Tennessee Code Title 62. Professions, Businesses and Trades § 62-5-305

(1) Has attained eighteen (18) years of age;

(2) Is a citizen of the United States or an individual enumerated in 8 U.S.C. § 1622(b);

(3) Is of good moral character;

(4) Is properly protected against communicable diseases, either through immunization or education;

(5) Has graduated from a high school or has earned a high school equivalency credential approved by the state board of education;

(6) Has successfully completed a program of study in funeral service education consisting of no less than thirty (30) semester hours, forty-five (45) quarter hours or the equivalent from a school accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education and evidenced by an official transcript; and

(7) Has completed two (2) years of apprenticeship in the presence of and under the direction and supervision of a licensed funeral director. An associate's degree from a college accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education may be substituted for one (1) year of apprenticeship.