{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-63-22-104","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-22-104","heading":"Professional counselors - Fees - Qualifications","body":"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.\nAn 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:\n(1) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age;\n(2) Is of good moral character;\n(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;\n(A) Has a conferred graduate degree in counseling or a closely related field;\n(B) Has obtained a total of sixty (60) graduate hours in counseling or a closely related field; and\n(C) Has completed a supervised field experience as either a practicum or internship;\n(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 ;\n(5) Has passed the examination offered by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) or such other examination approved by the board;\n(6) Has passed the Tennessee jurisprudence exam; and\n(7) Has met any additional criteria of the board established by rule.","path":["TN Code","Title 63","Chapter 22"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"eda8a31eba7d6a46630a90cc3211fb0012093de282fd7a6c26be1557aa0ac06b","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-63-22-103","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-63-22-106"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}