Professional Licensure Disclosures

In compliance with the U.S. Department of Education, the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC), and the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (NC-SARA), Southwest Tennessee Community College provides information pertaining to professional licensure in correlation with programs offered through Southwest.

Southwest offers courses, associate’s degree and certificate programs that may lead to professional licensure and/or certification. Southwest programs are designed for professional licensure within the State of Tennessee. However, many of our programs meet all or a portion of the "educational" requirements for licensure in other States and territories. Therefore, it may be necessary for you to contact the licensing agency directly to find out if a Southwest program will meet educational requirements.

If you currently live in a state other than Tennessee or intend to move to a state other than Tennessee and you plan to use the education completed at Southwest to seek professional licensure in your state, be aware there may be additional requirements for obtaining licensure. Please contact the appropriate licensing agency in the state where you intend to seek licensure regarding the requirements in that state.

Southwest Academic Program	Determination of Licensure in 50 States	Accrediting Agency	State or National Licensing Board
Emergency Medical Technician Technical Certificate	No determination made. Check requirements in specific state: https://www.nremt.org/ Document/replica	N/A	https://www.tn.gov/health/ health-program- areas/health-professional- boards/ems-board.html
Emergency Medical Technician - Advanced Technical Certificate	No determination made. Check requirements in specific state: https://www.nremt.org/ Document/replica	N/A	https://www.tn.gov/health/ health-program- areas/health-professional- boards/ems-board.html
Funeral Services Education	No determination made. Check requirements in specific state: https://theconferenceonline. org/licensing-requirements/	ABFSE American Board of Funeral Service Education https://www.abfse.org	https://theconferenceonlin e.org/download/regulation s-in-licensing/ https://licenses.app.tn.gov/ licenses/index.html Application for a Funeral Director by Reciprocity Apply at: core.tn.gov Application for an Embalmer by Reciprocity Apply at: core.tn.gov https://www.tn.gov/comme rce/regboards/funeral/lice nsee-applicant- resources/forms-and- downloads.html
Medical Laboratory Technician, A.A.S	TN licensure is NOT accepted in any other state. Check requirements in specific state. The grads are required to be nationally certified www.ascp.org/boc	National Accreditation Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences www.naacls.org	https://www.tn.gov/health/cal endar.medical-laboratory.html
Laboratory Phlebotomy Technician Technical Certificate	No licensure required for phlebotomy in TN. Check requirements in specific state. Recommend national certification www.ascp.org/boc	National Accreditation Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences www.naacls.org	N/A
Nursing, A.A.S. Nursing AAS (tn.edu)	No determination made. Check requirements in specific state: State Boards of Nursing	Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) https://www.acenursing.org/	Tennessee Board of Nursing (TBON) https://www.tn.gov/health/ health-program- areas/health-professional- boards/nursing- board/nursing- board/about.html
Nursing, LPN Mobility Track, A.A.S. Nursing, LPN Mobility Track AAS (tn.edu)	No determination made. Check requirements in specific state: State Boards of Nursing	Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) https://www.acenursing.org/	Tennessee Board of Nursing (TBON) https://www.tn.gov/health/ health-program- areas/health-professional- boards/nursing- board/nursing- board/about.html
Nursing, Paramedic Mobility Track, A.A.S. Nursing, Paramedic Mobility Track AAS (tn.edu)	No determination made. Check requirements in specific state: State Boards of Nursing	Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) https://www.acenursing.org/	Tennessee Board of Nursing (TBON) https://www.tn.gov/health/ health-program- areas/health-professional- boards/nursing- board/nursing- board/about.html
Paramedic Technical Certificate	No determination made. Check requirements in specific state: https://www.nremt.org/ Document/replica	https://coaemsp.org/	https://www.tn.gov/health/ health-program- areas/health-professional- boards/ems-board.html
Pharmacy Technology Technical Certificate https://www.southwest.tn.edu /pharmacy	No determination made. Check requirements in specific state: https://www.ptcb.org/resourc es/state-regulations-and-map	American Society of Health- System Pharmacists https://www.ashp.org/professi onal-development/technician- program-accreditation	Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (National) https://www.ptcb.org/ Tennessee Department of Health Board of Pharmacy (State) https://www.tn.gov/health/ health-program- areas/health-professional- boards/pharmacy- board.html
Physical Therapist Assistant, A.A.S.	CAPTE accreditation of a physical therapist assistant program satisfies state educational requirements in all states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Thus, students graduating from CAPTE-accredited physical therapist assistant education programs are eligible to take the National Physical Therapy Examination and apply for licensure in all states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. For more information regarding state qualifications and licensure requirements, refer to the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy website at www.fsbpt.org	https://www.capteonline.org/	TN Board of Physical Therapy Email Unit2HRB.Health@tn.gov Phone (615) 741-3807 Fax (615) 253-8724 Websites Website Practice Act License Verification Legislative Links
Radiologic Technology, A.A.S.	American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) is the certifying agency for our profession which covers all 50 states. www.arrt.org	JRCERT www.jrcert.org	http://www.tennessee.gov/health Additional state licensure is needed for Tennessee.
Substance Abuse Counseling Technical Certification	This program satisfies the number of formal classroom training/education hours required by the State of Tennessee for state licensure as a Substance Abuse Counselor. However, this program does not include the State of Tennessee’s requirement for supervised clinical counseling work experience. No determination has been made for other states. Check requirements in specific states here.	None	TN Board of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors

Disclaimer

The hyperlinks above, as well as those included in each program’s licensure disclosure lists, lead to websites created and maintained by other public and private organizations. These links are provided for the user’s convenience. Southwest does not control or guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness, or completeness of this outside information.