# Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-22-104: Professional counselors - Fees - Qualifications

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## Section

- **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-22-104
- **Heading:** Professional counselors - Fees - Qualifications
- **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TN Code / Title 63 / Chapter 22 / Section 63-22-104

## Text

An applicant for licensure as a professional counselor shall pay the board a nonrefundable fee as set by the board and shall satisfy the board that the applicant: (1) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age; (2) Is of good moral character; (3) (A) Has a conferred graduate degree in counseling or a closely related field; (B) Has obtained a total of sixty (60) graduate hours in counseling or a closely related field; and (C) Has completed a supervised field experience as either a practicum or internship; (4) Has had at least two (2) years of professional experience of a type judged to be acceptable by the board subsequent to being granted a graduate degree and has not violated § 63-22-110 ; (5) Has passed the examination offered by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) or such other examination approved by the board; (6) Has passed the Tennessee jurisprudence exam; and (7) Has met any additional criteria of the board established by rule. Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1035,s 6, eff. 7/1/2024. Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1040, s 3, eff. 1/1/2023. Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1040, s 2, eff. 1/1/2023. Acts 1984, ch. 933, § 5; 1989, ch. 523, § 100; 1991, ch. 421, §§ 8-10; 1995, ch. 318, § 2.
An applicant for licensure as a professional counselor shall pay the board a nonrefundable fee as set by the board and shall satisfy the board that the applicant:
(1) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age;
(2) Is of good moral character;
(3) (A) Has a conferred graduate degree in counseling or a closely related field; (B) Has obtained a total of sixty (60) graduate hours in counseling or a closely related field; and (C) Has completed a supervised field experience as either a practicum or internship;
(A) Has a conferred graduate degree in counseling or a closely related field;
(B) Has obtained a total of sixty (60) graduate hours in counseling or a closely related field; and
(C) Has completed a supervised field experience as either a practicum or internship;
(4) Has had at least two (2) years of professional experience of a type judged to be acceptable by the board subsequent to being granted a graduate degree and has not violated § 63-22-110 ;
(5) Has passed the examination offered by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) or such other examination approved by the board;
(6) Has passed the Tennessee jurisprudence exam; and
(7) Has met any additional criteria of the board established by rule.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1035,s 6, eff. 7/1/2024.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1040, s 3, eff. 1/1/2023.
Amended by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1040, s 2, eff. 1/1/2023.
Acts 1984, ch. 933, § 5; 1989, ch. 523, § 100; 1991, ch. 421, §§ 8-10; 1995, ch. 318, § 2.

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