Licensure Details

Elementary Education

• Tennessee
• Bachelor of Science
• Undergraduate

WKU’s Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education is accredited by the Kentucky’s Education Professional Standards Board and the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). This program is designed to prepare students for licensure in Kentucky. Thus, we have not determined that this program will meet the educational requirements for teacher certification outside the state of Kentucky. Graduates of this program may be able to apply for licensure in Tennessee if the applicant holds a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university and submits a recommendation from the out-of-state Educator Preparation Program where the educator completed a preparation program OR if the applicant holds an initial level license in a state other than Tennessee.

Additional requirements for state certification may include background checks, official transcripts, fees, additional coursework, training, experience, and jurisprudence and board examination results. For more details about teacher certification requirements and board contact information, please visit the Tennessee Department of Education website.