Tennessee Code Title 62. Professions, Businesses and Trades § 62-5-307

(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 disease, 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 obtained an associate degree by successfully completing a mortuary science program consisting of not less than sixty (60) semester hours, ninety (90) quarter hours or the equivalent, with a program accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education and evidenced by an official transcript; and

(7) Has completed one (1) year of apprenticeship in the presence of and under the direction and supervision of a licensed embalmer.