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Teacher Licensure and Other School Service Endorsement
Angela Murray is the certification officer in the College of Education. She is available to assist you with teacher licensing and other school licensing application processes and related questions.

Contact Information:

Angela Murray
Box 70685, ETSU
Johnson City TN 37614
Telephone: (423) 439-7562
Email: murrayp@etsu.edu

Tennessee requires college recommendation and verification for most areas of PreK-12 teaching and school service licensure. Most licensure areas require qualifying scores on specified Praxis Series examinations. The Praxis Series is a division of the Educational Testing Service (ETS). Special Designated Institution Score Reports (DISR's) are needed for official verification. Examinees must instruct ETS to send a DISR to East Tennessee State University, College of Education Recipient Code 1198.  We suggest that candidates seeking Tennessee licensure also designate score reports be sent to Recipient Code 8190--Tennessee Dept. of Education.

Following are web links to forms and applications and other information regarding school licensure and endorsement:

Access Tennessee's current Praxis test requirements at the following web site: http://www.state.tn.us/education/lic/

Test requirements are subject to frequent revisions by the Tennessee Department of Education and we caution students to check for current requirements when registering for the tests and check back for possible revisions just before their scheduled test date. Required tests are often different than stated in the published Praxis Series Registration Bulletin. Our office strives to keep up with these revisions and has special information packets for our students. Please visit Education Student Services in Room 321 Warf-Pickel Bldg. and ask for Praxis II Information.

ETSU Transcript Request Form: http://www.etsu.edu/reg/records/transcripts.aspx

Web sites of interest to Tennessee teachers:

Add-on Endorsement Programs at East Tennessee State University

ETSU offers many "add-on" programs for teachers who hold valid Tennessee teaching licenses and wish to add additional teaching fields. Please be advised, add-on programs are subject to revisions. Teachers should check with the certification officer in the College of Education before enrolling in an add-on program. In some cases, previous coursework or teaching experience may be accepted in lieu of some of the specified courses.

Current Add-on Endorsement Programs and Other Information:

EXCEPTIONS AND SUBSTITUTIONS

SUBSTITUTION FORM

DECLARATION OF INTENT TO PURSUE ADD-ON ENDORSEMENT

BIOLOGY

CHEMISTRY

EARTH SCIENCE

ECONOMICS

ELEMENTARY K-6

ENGLISH

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE

FRENCH

GEOGRAPHY

GERMAN

GOVERNMENT

HEALTH K-12

HISTORY

MATHEMATICS

PHYSICAL EDUCATION K-12

PHYSICS

PRE K-3 EARLY CHILD (21 HR)

PRE K-3 EARLY CHILD (30 HR)

PSYCHOLOGY

SOCIAL STUDIES

SOCIOLOGY

SPANISH

SPECIAL EDUCATION

SPEECH

THEATRE K-12

VISUAL ARTS K-12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Claudius G. Clemmer College of Education
East Tennessee State University
319 Warf-Pickel Hall
PO Box 70685
Johnson City, TN 37614-0685
Phone: (423) 439-7626
Fax (423) 439-7560