Examinations

(1) Licensure Examinations - With the exception of applicants qualified pursuant to Rule 0150- 01-.05(3), all persons intending to apply for licensure as an athletic trainer in Tennessee must successfully complete the examinations pursuant to this rule as a prerequisite to licensure. Such examinations must be completed prior to application for licensure. Evidence of successful completion must be submitted by the examining agency directly to the Administrative Office as part of the application process contained in Rule 0150-01-.05. (2) Competency Examination GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING CHAPTER 0150-01 THE PRACTICE OF ATHLETIC TRAINERS (a) The Board adopts the BOC certification examination and/or its successor examination as its licensure competency examination. (b) The Board adopts the BOC’s determination as to the passing score on its examination. (c) Application for and fees necessary to take the BOC examination must be sent to the BOC and not the Board. (3) Jurisprudence Examination (a) An applicant must take and pass the Board-created and administered jurisprudence examination. (b) A score of seventy-five percent (75%) or above will be considered passing for this examination. (c) An examinee who fails this examination may subsequently retake it upon submitting payment of the licensure application-examination fee, as provided in Rule 0150-01-.06.