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Tennessee Tech – Education
Professional Licensure Disclosure
To be qualified for teacher licensure in the state of Tennessee, students must graduate from a college or university and meet all State Board of Education licensure requirements. Students who graduate from Tennessee Tech in one of our licensure programs also meet state licensure requirements. Additional information about teacher licensure in Tennessee is available through the State Board of Education through policy (https://www.tn.gov/sbe/rules--policies-and-guidance/policies.html) and the State Department of Education through guidance (https://www.tn.gov/education/educators/licensing.html).
Tennessee Tech has not determined whether all these programs meet the educational requirements for licensure in other U.S. states or territories. Tennessee Tech recommends that students who plan to seek licensure outside of Tennessee contact the appropriate state or territorial licensing agency to obtain current information about licensure requirements.
| State | Determination | Licensure Board |
| Alabama (AL) | Meets | Alabama State Department of Education |
| Alaska (AK) | Meets | Alaska Department of Education & Early Development |
| American Samoa (AS) | Undetermined | American Samoa Department of Education |
| Arizona (AZ) | Meets | Arizona Department of Education |
| Arkansas (AR) | Meets | Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education |
| California (CA) | Meets | California Board of Education |
| Colorado (CO) | Meets | Colorado Department of Education |
| Connecticut (CT) | Meets | Connecticut State Department of Education |
| Delaware (DE) | Meets | Delaware Board of Education |
| Department of Defense | Meets | Department of Defense Education Activity |
| District of Columbia (DC) | Meets | Office of the State Superintendent of Education |
| Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) | Undetermined | FSM Department of Education |
| Florida (FL) | Meets | Florida Department of Education |
| Georgia (GA) | Meets | Georgia Professional Standards Commission (Education) |
| Guam (GU) | Meets | Guam Department of Education |
| Hawaii (HI) | Meets | Hawaii Department of Education |
| Idaho (ID) | Meets | Idaho State Department of Education |
| Illinois (IL) | Meets | Illinois State Board of Education |
| Indiana (IN) | Meets | Indiana Department of Education |
| Iowa (IA) | Meets | Iowa Board of Educational Examiners |
| Kansas (KS) | Meets | Kansas State Department of Education |
| Kentucky (KY) | Meets | Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board |
| Louisiana (LA) | Meets | Louisiana Department of Education |
| Maine (ME) | Meets | Maine Department of Education |
| Maryland (MD) | Meets | Maryland State Department of Education |
| Massachusetts (MA) | Meets | Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education |
| Michigan (MI) | Meets | Michigan Department of Education |
| Minnesota (MN) | Meets | Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board |
| Mississippi (MS) | Meets | Mississippi Department of Education |
| Missouri (MO) | Meets | Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education |
| Montana (MT) | Meets | Montana Office of Public Instruction |
| Nebraska (NE) | Meets | Nebraska Department of Education |
| Nevada (NV) | Meets | Nevada Board of Education |
| New Hampshire (NH) | Meets | New Hampshire Department of Education |
| New Jersey (NJ) | Meets | New Jersey Department of Education |
| New Mexico (NM) | Meets | New Mexico Public Education Department |
| New York (NY) | Meets | New York State Department of Education |
| North Carolina (NC) | Meets | North Carolina Department of Public Instruction |
| North Dakota (ND) | Meets | North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board |
| Northern Mariana Islands (MP) | Meets | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands Public School System |
| Ohio (OH) | Meets | Ohio Department of Education |
| Oklahoma (OK) | Meets | Oklahoma State Department of Education |
| Oregon (OR) | Meets | Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission |
| Pennsylvania (PA) | Meets | Pennsylvania Department of Education |
| Puerto Rico (PR) | Undetermined | Puerto Rico Department of Education |
| Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) | Undetermined | RMI Board of Education |
| Republic of Palau (RP) | Undetermined | RP Ministry of Education |
| Rhode Island (RI) | Meets | Rhode Island Department of Education |
| South Carolina (SC) | Meets | South Carolina Department of Education |
| South Dakota (SD) | Meets | South Dakota Department of Education |
| Tennessee (TN) | Meets | Tennessee Department of Education |
| Texas (TX) | Meets | Texas Education Agency |
| Utah (UT) | Meets | Utah Board of Education |
| Vermont (VT) | Meets | Vermont Agency of Education Licensure |
| Virgin Islands (VI) | Meets | Virgin Islands Board of Education |
| Virginia (VA) | Meets | Virginia Department of Education |
| Washington (WA) | Meets | Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction |
| West Virginia (WV) | Meets | West Virginia Department of Education |
| Wisconsin (WI) | Meets | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction |
| Wyoming (WY) | Meets | Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board |
