DPSA Links and Forms

Filing and Fee Payment Instructions:

All applications, forms, notices, requests, and supporting documentation must be submitted to the
Division of Postsecondary State Authorization (DPSA) according to the following instructions. Failure to
file an application, form, notice, or request as instructed could result in delayed processing.

Fee Payments
            DPSA cannot accept electronic payments; therefore, any required fee in the form of business
            check, money order, or cashier’s check (no personal checks will be accepted), made payable to
            the State of Tennessee, must be mailed using the below address.

            Attn: Stephanie Bellard Chase
            Tennessee Higher Education Commission 
            9th Floor, Tennessee Tower
            312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue 
            Nashville, TN 37243-1102

Applications for Initial Authorization, Reauthorization, Optional Expedited Authorization or New Programs
            These must be submitted though the TN Cloud account provided to your institution in the email
            communication that includes your application and prepopulated materials. If you did not receive an 
            email, you can request the TN Cloud link and instructions from Michael.Barcroft@tn.gov. Please 
            include your Institution Name and DPSA Institution Code if you have been assigned a Code.

All Other Applications, Forms, Notices, and Requests 
            These documents must be emailed to thec.dpsa-application@tn.gov.  
                        1. The email subject line must include the title of the filing and the Institution Name and
                            Code, for example, “School Personnel Application - ABC University - Code 1234.”  
                        2. All documents must be scanned in PDF format except Excel files should remain in
                            Excel format.
                        3. If the application requires a notarized document, the notarized document must be
                            scanned in color or completed using an online notary. See the Tennessee Secretary of
                            State's Website for more information on this service.
                        4. If you are unable to submit the document(s) via email for technical reasons, for
                            example the size of the document, you should contact Michael Barcroft at
                            Michael.Barcroft@tn.gov to receive instruction for submitting your materials.