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 and Certification in 50 States
(Non-TN Residence Only)
Accrediting Agency State of Tennessee
Licensing or Certification
Board
(TN Residence Only)
Emergency Medical Services

No determination made.
Check requirements in
specific state: https://www.nremt.org/EMT/Certification

EMT Disclosures by State (PDF)

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/

Funeral Service License by State

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/commerce/regboards/funeral.html

Medical Laboratory
Technician, A.A.S

Tennessee license is accepted in all states except New York and California, where one has to take their state license exam. https://ascls.org/licensure/

Check requirements in specific state.
The grads are required to be
nationally certified
www.ascp.org/boc

MLT Disclosures by State (PDF)

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.

No determination made.
Check requirements in
specific state:
Nursing Licensure by State

Nursing Disclosures by State (PDF)

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.

No determination made.
Check requirements in
specific state:
Nursing Licensure by State

Nursing Disclosures by State (PDF)

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/Paramedic/Certification

EMT Disclosures by State (PDF)

 

https://coaemsp.org/

https://www.tn.gov/health/
health-program-
areas/health-professional-
boards/ems-board.html

Pharmacy Technology
Technical Certificate

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

Physical Therapy Assistant Licensure by State

PTA Disclosures by State (PDF)

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

Radiologic Licensure by State

RADT Disclosures by State (PDF)

JRCERT

www.jrcert.org

http://www.tennessee.gov/health
Additional state licensure is
needed for Tennessee.

 

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.