Educator Preparation Programs/Providers
Tennessee educators must complete an educator preparation program. The sortable/searchable table below is a list of all approved preparation programs and endorsement programs in Tennessee.
Provider |
Endorsement |
Grade Level |
King University 6-12 Trevecca Nazarene University Special Education Comprehensive Middle Grades Science Psychology Music - Instrumental/General Mathematics Tennessee State University (TSU) History Carson Newman University Lipscomb University English as a Second Language Russian Chinese University of Tennessee Martin (UTM) Middle Grades Social Studies Earth Science South College Maryville College Food Production & Management Services Integrated Early Childhood Education Reading Specialist Bethel University Biology Early Childhood Care and Services Special Education Early Childhood Health and Wellness Japanese 9-12 Special Education Hearing Library Information Specialist University of Memphis K-5 Lee University Teach for America (TFA) - Memphis Johnson University Aquinas College Other World Languages K-8 Welch College Knox County Schools Union University School Psychologist Vanderbilt University Government Physics Family and Consumer Sciences Special Education Early Childhood University of Tennessee Chattanooga (UTC) Visual Arts Special Education Vision Milligan University Biology Physical Education German Spanish Middle Grades Social Studies Tennessee Wesleyan University (TWU) French Visual Arts English Sociology School Psychologist Computer Science University of Tennessee Southern (UTS) Christian Brothers University Elementary Education School Social Worker Belmont University English as a Second Language 6-8 Government Special Education Gifted Rutherford Teach Now Middle Grades Social Studies Physics Earth Science Special Education Interventionist Special Education Speech Language Teacher Health and Wellness Southern Adventist University Tusculum University Spanish Dance Chinese Middle Grades English Language Arts B-K Latin Lemoyne-Owen College East Tennessee State University (ETSU) Chemistry K-8 Lane College Economics School Counselor Freed-Hardeman University French Special Education Comprehensive German Middle Grades English Language Arts French Spanish University of Tennessee Knoxville (UTK) Instructional Leader Economics Special Education Vision pre-K-12 & 6-12 pre-k-12 Special Education Hearing School Counselor Speech Language Pathologist Marketing Psychology Elementary Education Fisk University Music - Instrumental/General Chemistry English as a Second Language Physical Education Cumberland University Theatre Latin History Rhodes College K-12 American Sign Language Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) Chinese Music - Vocal/General Mathematics Music - Instrumental/General pre-K-12 School Social Worker Sociology Early Childhood Education Theatre Bryan College Special Education Early Childhood Speech Communication Career and Technical Education - Occupational Programs Business Education Early Childhood Education pre-K-3 Reading Specialist Instructional Leader Middle Grades Mathematics Agricultural Education Other World Languages Speech Communication Special Education Interventionist Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) Textile & Apparel Production & Services Management Western Governors University Music - Vocal/General Tennessee Technological University (TTU) Middle Grades Science English Geography Nashville Teacher Residency (NTR) Austin Peay State University (APSU) pre-K-K Agriculture/Agriscience Early Learning and Development Greek Arete Public Montessori Residency pre-K-12