Technical Certificate Student

Students who are pursuing a technical certificate must meet the following requirements:

-- Submission of a completed Application for  Admission (Apply Online).
A $10 non-refundable application fee will be assessed at the time of initial registration.

-- Submission of an official copy of GED test results indicating an average standard score of 45 or above and a minimum score of 40 on each GED sub score. For GED tests take in January, 2002, or thereafter, an average standard score of 450 or above and a minimum score of 410 on each GED sub score are required.

-- Transcripts of applicants who graduated from Tennessee public high schools in 1983 or after must include a transcript entry stating that a passing score was made on the proficiency test battery. If applicants have not passed the required proficiency test battery, they must submit an official GED score indicating a composite score of 45 or above before being considered for Regular admission.

-- Unless exempted under Tennessee Code Annotated, proof of immunization with two doses of Measles, Mumps, and Rubella vaccines, administered on or after the first birthday, is required for attendance to all universities and colleges with an enrollment of greater than two hundred students. Non-exempt students who do not provide the required proof will be restricted to 11 credit hours. 

 -- The General Assembly of the State of Tennessee mandates that public or private postsecondary institutions provide information concerning Hepatitis B infection to all students matriculating for the first time. Tennessee law requires that such students complete and sign a waiver form that includes detailed information about the disease.

The following forms are available as portable document files (PDF). To view these files, you will need a free PDF reader such as Adobe Acrobat Reader. Click  Acrobat Reader to download a free version.

Application for Admission

Transcript/ Test Scores Request Form

Proof of Immunization of Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)

Hepatitis B Form

With the exception of the EMT-Paramedic Technical Certificate, students pursuing a technical certificate are not required to submit ACT scores or take the Computerized Placement Assessment and Support System test (COMPASS), an assessment to determine course placement will be required if they later pursue a degree or academic certificate.