Undergraduate and graduate teacher education programs in the School of Education are approved by the Tennessee Department of Education and thus sufficient to meet teacher licensure requirements in Tennessee. Teacher candidates who complete an educator preparation program at Belmont but wish to teach in another state will be required to apply for licensure in the intended state. The state of Tennessee has signed both the NASDTEC Interstate Agreement which provides reciprocity in other states. For more information about the process of becoming a certified teacher in a state other than Tennessee, contact the state department of education or state educator professional licensing board in that state.
Click here to view a list of member states of the NASDTEC Interstate Agreement who have signed reciprocity agreements with Tennessee.
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Undergraduate Degree/Licensure Programs |
Positive Licensure Determinations |
Negative Licensure Determinations |
No Licensure Determinations
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Elementary Education, K-5 License |
TN |
None |
AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA,HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WV, WI, WY
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Elementary Education: Interdisciplinary Studies in Education, B.A./B.S. |
TN |
None |
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Secondary Education, 6-12 License |
TN |
None |
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Secondary Education, B.A./B.S. |
TN |
None |
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Graduate Degree/Licensure Programs |
Positive Licensure Determinations |
Negative Licensure Determinations |
No Licensure Determinations
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6-12 Job Embedded, M.A.T. |
TN |
None |
AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA,HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WV, WI, WY |
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6-12 Residency, M.A.T. |
TN |
None |
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6-12 Residency, M.A.T. |
TN |
None |
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English as a Second Language Initial Licensure Certification, M.A.T. |
TN |
None |
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English Language Learners Add-on Endorsement |
TN |
None |
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Internship Pathway, 6-12 Initial Licensure Certification, M.A.T. |
TN |
None |
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Internship Pathway, K-5 Initial Licensure Certification, M.A.T. |
TN |
None |
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K-12 Art Education Teaching Certification, M.A.T. |
TN |
None |
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K-5 Job Embedded, M.A.T. |
TN |
None |
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K-5 Residency, M.A.T. |
TN |
None |
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Student Teacher Pathway, 6-12 Initial Licensure Certification, M.A.T. |
TN |
None |
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Student Teacher Pathway, K-5 Initial Licensure Certification, M.A.T. |
TN |
None |
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6-12 Initial Licensure Certification, M.A.T., Post-bac |
TN |
None |
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English as a Second Language Initial Licensure |
TN |
None |
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K-5 Initial Licensure Certification, M.A.T., Post-bac |
TN |
None |
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