TN JURISPRUDENCE EXAM 2026 STATE LAW
AND REGULATORY PRACTICE ASSESSMENT
STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ Professional Experience – define. Answer: Minimum of 10 client
contact hours per week, and practice of counseling EXCLUDING
volunteer hours
◉ Group Supervision - define Answer: 3-8 participants. No more
than 50 hours total (out of 150 required)
◉ Triadic Supervision - define Answer: 2 participants, plus
supervisor. All 150 can be triadic.
◉ Professional Counselor by examination - what are the
requirements? Answer: 1. Must be 18
2. Evidence of high moral character
3. Education - 60 hours of grad education, must be CACREP or
Southern Association of Colleges and schools
4. Minimum 2 years supervised post master experience - not less
than 10 hours per week, and not less than 50 hours supervision per
year
,5. Pass exams
◉ Upgrading from CPC or CAC to LPC - what are the requirements?
Answer: Copy of current renewal certificate, and
1. verification of certification by NBCC
2. OR Verification of 5 years experience as CPC
3. OR following Professional Counseling by Examination rules above
*CAC can show PES examination rather than NCE
◉ LPC by Reciprocity - what are the requirements? Answer: 1. Hold
current license from another state which is in mutual reciprocity
agreement w/TN (if MHSP, current license must be MHSP)
2. Evidence of high moral character and professional ethics
3. Pass TN Jurisprudence Exam
◉ LPC with MHSP - What are the requirements? Answer: 1. 18+
2. High moral character/prof ethics
3. Education - 60 hours grad, INCLUDING 9 hours related to
diagnosis, treatment, appraisal, and assessment of mental
disorders."
4. Supervised experience
5. Pass NCE, NCMHCE, TN Jurisprudence
, ◉ Required Coursework includes: Answer: 1. Theories of human
behavior
2. Abnormal
3. Theories of counseling/psychotherapy
4. Evaluation/appraisal
5. Group
6. Counseling techniques
7. Multicultural
8. Ethics
9. Research
10. practicum/internship
11. Use of DSM
12. Treatment planning
◉ How many Post-masters Hours required for licensure? Answer:
3000 hours supervised professional experience
1500 must be face-to-face
1500 are clinically-related activities
150 hours of supervision (no more than 50 are group)
◉ NCMHCE - what does it stand for? Answer: National Clinical
Mental Health Counseling Examination
AND REGULATORY PRACTICE ASSESSMENT
STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ Professional Experience – define. Answer: Minimum of 10 client
contact hours per week, and practice of counseling EXCLUDING
volunteer hours
◉ Group Supervision - define Answer: 3-8 participants. No more
than 50 hours total (out of 150 required)
◉ Triadic Supervision - define Answer: 2 participants, plus
supervisor. All 150 can be triadic.
◉ Professional Counselor by examination - what are the
requirements? Answer: 1. Must be 18
2. Evidence of high moral character
3. Education - 60 hours of grad education, must be CACREP or
Southern Association of Colleges and schools
4. Minimum 2 years supervised post master experience - not less
than 10 hours per week, and not less than 50 hours supervision per
year
,5. Pass exams
◉ Upgrading from CPC or CAC to LPC - what are the requirements?
Answer: Copy of current renewal certificate, and
1. verification of certification by NBCC
2. OR Verification of 5 years experience as CPC
3. OR following Professional Counseling by Examination rules above
*CAC can show PES examination rather than NCE
◉ LPC by Reciprocity - what are the requirements? Answer: 1. Hold
current license from another state which is in mutual reciprocity
agreement w/TN (if MHSP, current license must be MHSP)
2. Evidence of high moral character and professional ethics
3. Pass TN Jurisprudence Exam
◉ LPC with MHSP - What are the requirements? Answer: 1. 18+
2. High moral character/prof ethics
3. Education - 60 hours grad, INCLUDING 9 hours related to
diagnosis, treatment, appraisal, and assessment of mental
disorders."
4. Supervised experience
5. Pass NCE, NCMHCE, TN Jurisprudence
, ◉ Required Coursework includes: Answer: 1. Theories of human
behavior
2. Abnormal
3. Theories of counseling/psychotherapy
4. Evaluation/appraisal
5. Group
6. Counseling techniques
7. Multicultural
8. Ethics
9. Research
10. practicum/internship
11. Use of DSM
12. Treatment planning
◉ How many Post-masters Hours required for licensure? Answer:
3000 hours supervised professional experience
1500 must be face-to-face
1500 are clinically-related activities
150 hours of supervision (no more than 50 are group)
◉ NCMHCE - what does it stand for? Answer: National Clinical
Mental Health Counseling Examination
