Tennessee § 63-22-104 - Professional counselors — Fees — Qualifications.

§ 63-22-104. Professional counselors — Fees — Qualifications.

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: Is at least eighteen (18) years of age; Is of good moral character; Has obtained a minimum of sixty (60) graduate hours in counseling or a closely related field and which includes a master's degree in counseling; and Has completed a supervised field experience as either a practicum or internship that includes a minimum of five hundred (500) clock hours of training, at least three hundred (300) of which must be completed in a mental health or community agency setting. This field experience must be supervised by an individual with at least a master's degree in counseling, social work, psychology or psychiatry; 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 master's degree and has not violated § 63-22-110; Has passed the examination offered by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) or such other examination approved by the board; and Has met any additional criteria of the board established by rule. Acts 1984, ch. 933, § 5; 1989, ch. 523, § 100; 1991, ch. 421, §§ 8-10; 1995, ch. 318, § 2. Cross-References. Licensure, §§ 63-1-103 — 63-1-112 .