Advisement and Enrollment Requirements

Advisement and Enrollment Requirements

Benchmark 3: Admission to the Educator Preparation Program (EPP)

Step 1: Apply for Admission Submit an online admission application:

Apply for Admission: Occupational Application  

Step 2: Advisement

• Once your occupational application is received, the Occupational Program Coordinator will reach out to complete advising and create a program of study with you.
• Sign and return the Program of Study (POS) to alternativelicesure@etsu.edu.
• Once you have a completed and signed program of study you will need to enroll in courses.

Step 3 :Enrollment

• After advisement is complete the candidate will need to enroll in courses.

Enrollment Guide

Step 4 :  Obtain Liability Insurance

• Obtain Liability Insurance
  • Click the embedded link above
    
    
  • Scroll down to "Professional Liability Insurance"
  • Obtain your liability insurance
    
    
• Submit proof of current Liability Insurance to alternativelicensure@etsu.edu

Benchmark 4: Prior to Beginning Coursework

Step 1: Declaration of Intent

• The Certification Coordinator will ask you to complete a Declaration of Intent to seek the Occupational License.

• An occupational license is recommended in TNCompass by the Certification Coordinator when the candidate is approved as a candidate for licensure by the Tennessee State Department of Education and is enrolled in an ETSU class.

Step 2: Personal Affirmation Statement

• Once this recommendation is made, the state will send an e-mail asking you to complete the Personal Affirmation section.
  • If you do not receive an e-mail, you can access TNCompass and submit the Personal Affirmation on TNCompass.
• Complete the Personal Affirmation Statement in TN Compass. The Personal Affirmation Statement is not available until a candidate has been fully admitted into the EPP and recommended for licensure by East Tennessee State University.

If ETSU procedures prevent the occupational program applicant from enrolling in a class prior to accepting a teaching position, the occupational license may be recommended in TNCompass if the following criteria are met:

1. The applicant is approved as a CTE Candidate in TNCompass
2. The applicant submitted an ETSU application
3. The program coordinator interviews the applicant and recommends approval to the department chair
4. The Certification Coordinator recommends applicant for initial licensure upon approval of department chair