Post Baccalaureate Students Seeking Initial Licensure, Endorsement, or Highly Qualified Status in Teacher Education

Students who have a baccalaureate degree and who are seeking only initial licensure, endorsement, or highly qualified status and no additional degree from the University of Tennessee Southern will have all core requirements waived and need only complete the hours required for the desired licensure. However, a post baccalaureate student who seeks an additional degree is subject to the requirements for a second baccalaureate degree described above. If the first degree is from the University of Tennessee Southern, the core requirements generally shall be waived unless there are obvious weaknesses because of core changes since the original degree was earned. UT Southern has been approved to offer license job-embedded programs. Please see Teacher Education or check with the Director of Teacher Education or with the Chair of Grissom School of Education for more information.