Office of Teacher Education

Tennessee Tech offers a Job-Embedded Occupational Licensure Program for individuals who have the appropriate industry experience/certification and have been or will be hired as the teacher of record in a school system with which Tech holds a partnership.

For a breakdown of program requirements for admission/completion, please review the benchmark tracking form:

Occupational Licensure Benchmark Tracking Form

The Job-Embedded Occupational License Program may be completed at the undergraduate or graduate level.

Many of the required courses in the program are online, but some courses have in-person components that require students to come to Tech's main campus in Cookeville.

Candidates who are interested in beginning the Occupational Licensure program at Tech, please begin by fulfilling the Pre-OTE Admission Requirements.

For Assistance

Please contact Elora Davis, Test Preparation Coordinator / Advisor
Phone: 931-372-3860
Email: eldavis@tntech.edu
Fax: 931-372-6286

Pre-OTE Admission RequirementsOccupational Pathway Admission RequirementsOccupational Licensure Requirements