DPSA Links and Forms

• Authorization
• Exemption
• Initial Authorization or New Program Application
• Committee Meeting Dates
• Minimum Standards
• Distance Education

• T.C.A. §49-7-2001 et seq
• T.C.A. §49-7-144
• Postsecondary Rules Chapter 1540-01-02 and 1540-01-10
• Training
  • May 2019 Initial Authorization Training
  • SARA Basics Workshop

• Institution Codes
• Program Codes

Per Rules 1540-01-02-.24 and 1540-01-10-.08, forms and application should be submitted per the delivery method listed in the form or application. The current delivery information is as follows:

Standard mail and hand delivery:
Attn: Stephanie Bellard Chase
Tennessee Higher Education Commission
Parkway Towers, Suite 1900
404 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243-0830

FedEx, DHL or UPS:
Attn: Stephanie Bellard Chase
Tennessee Higher Education Commission
Parkway Towers, Suite 1900
404 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37219-1585

Fax: (615) 532-8845

Email: thec.dpsa-application@tn.gov

Current Forms and Applications:

• Rule Chapter 1540-01-10 Optional Expedited Authorization (OEA) Institutions
  • Change of Ownership Application
  • Optional Expedited Authorization (OEA) Application​
    • Comprehensive Program List
      • Instructions for the Comprehensive Program List (PDF File)
      • Blank Comprehensive Program List (Excel file)
        (For use only by institutions seeking Tennessee authorization for the first time)
• • New Program Notification Form (Excel file)
    • Instructions for the New Program Notification Form (PDF file)
  • Individual Student Statistical Data
    • Sample: Instructions for Individuals Student Statistical Data (PDF File)
      • Sample: Blank Student Level Statistical Data Form (Excel file)
        

• Rule Chapter 1540-01-02 Institutions (Not OEA)

  • Initial Authorization Application
  • Initial Authorization Financial Excel Spreadsheet
    • Financial Statement Instructions for DPSA Financial Statements (PDF File)
  • New Program Application
  • School Personnel Application
  • Program Revision and Status Change Notification
  • Change of Ownership Application
  • Change of Institutional Location Application
  • Change of Name Application
  • Agent Permit Application
  • Surety Bond for Agents of Out-Of-State Postsecondary Institutions Form
  • Surety Bond for Postsecondary Educational Institutions

• Exemption Requests

  • ​Information Request Form (Applies to T.C.A. §49-7-2004(a)(6) Exemption Requests)
  • Exemption Determination Request

• Tuition Guaranty Fund (TGF)

  • Tuition Guaranty Fund (TGF) Claim Application
  • Tuition Guaranty Fund (TGF) Information Release Authorization

• Authorized Institutions
• Complaint Form
• Selecting an Institution
• Academic Transcripts
• School Authorization
• Frequently Asked Postsecondary Questions