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Background Check

For Students Admitted to Programs Leading to Teacher Licensing

PROCEDURES FOR BACKGROUND CHECK

Tennessee Code Annotated (TCA) 49-5-5610 requires all students who wish to be admitted to teacher training program to:

1. Agree to the release of all investigative records to the administrator of the selected teacher training program;
2. Supply a fingerprint sample and submit to a criminal history records check to be conducted by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation; and
3. Sign an authorization and release form provided by the department or board authorizing a qualified Tennessee licensed private investigation company by and on behalf of the board to complete a criminal history records check.

 

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STUDENT PROCEDURE

As part of the admission process into the teacher training programs, the prospective student must:

> Submit to a fingerprint scan at one of Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s (TBI) scan locations.

2. 1. In order to be fingerprinted, students must register with Cogent Systems.  Pre-register for the fingerprinting scan online at www.tennessee.cogentid.com or by phone at 1-877-862-2425.  Upon calling, students will need to provide the ORI number, TNCC19138 and the transaction type, D.P.
   2. Students will be fingerprinted at their own expense.  The total cost for the criminal background check is $48.00.  If you registered online you can pay the $48 online or by calling 1-800-964-7690.  Credit cards Visa or MasterCard or money orders are the only form of payment received
   3. Proceed to one of the fingerprint scan sites (listed further below).  

> Sign the attached release and return with registration/fee payment receipts to 112 Clay Hall, TSU.

> After completing the process be sure to take your registration receipt (that you printed after registering online) and fingerprinting receipt to Ms. Nichole Brown in the Teacher Education and Certification office.  Access to public and/or private schools will not be granted until all appropriate documentation is on file in the Teacher Education office in Clay Hall. 

NOTE:  If for some reason a student has not been fingerprinted by the beginning of the fall semester, this must be completed no later than the 2^nd week in September.  For the spring semester, this must be completed no later than the 1^st week in February.

 

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Cogent Fingerprinting Locations
Region 7

LOCATION	CONTACT INFO	HOURS
Guns & Leather	2216 Hwy 41 South Greenbrier, TN 37073 615-643-4865	Mon, Tues, Thurs-Sat: 9am-9pm Wed: 9am-6pm Sun: 1-5 (appointment only)
Academy of Personal Protection & Security	336 Hill Ave Suite 102 Nashville, TN 37210 615-360-6002	Mon, Wed, Fri: 8am-4:30pm Tues, Thurs: 8am-6pm
Metro Nashville Public Schools	2601 Bransford Ave Nashville, TN 37204	Mon-Fri: 8am-4pm
Rutherford County Board of Education	2240B Southpark Blvd Murfreesboro, TN 37128 615-893-5815 ext. 22821	Mon-Fri: 7am-3:30pm
The Mail Room	102 Oak Street Lebanon, TN 37087 615-453-9942	Mon-Fri: 9:30am-4:30pm Sat: 9:30am-12:30pm
EC & C Enterprise	1415 Carthage Rd. Red Boiling Springs, TN 37150	Tues, Wed, Thurs: 8am-5pm