Section 7.01 - Eligibility to Take Examination(a) An applicant who has completed a course of study in and graduated from a law school in a foreign jurisdiction, which law school was then recognized and approved by the competent accrediting agency of such jurisdiction, may qualify for admission by bar examination under section 3.01 or for admission by transferred UBE score under section 3.05, provided that the applicant shall satisfy the Board that his or her undergraduate education and legal education were substantially equivalent to the requirements of sections 2.01 and 2.02 of this Rule by providing a Foreign-Education Report as detailed in paragraph (c) below.(b) In the alternative, an applicant who has completed a course of study in and graduated from a law school in a foreign jurisdiction, which law school was then recognized and approved by the competent accrediting agency of such jurisdiction, may qualify, for admission by bar examination under section 3.01, or for admission by transferred UBE score under section 3.05, provided that the applicant shall satisfy the Board that the applicant's legal education is equivalent to a first degree in law or a Juris Doctorate Degree by submitting a Foreign-Education Report as provided in paragraph (c), below, and by satisfying one of the following additional requirements: (1) The applicant has been admitted to the practice of law in at least one U.S. or foreign jurisdiction and is in good standing at the bar of each jurisdiction to which the applicant is admitted, as evidenced by a certificate from the highest court or agency of such jurisdiction having authority over admission to the practice of law, and the applicant has engaged in the active practice of law, as defined in section 5.01(c) of this Rule, for at least five of the eight years before applying for admission to the Tennessee bar; or.(2) The applicant has been awarded, by a law school fully accredited by the ABA or a Tennessee law school approved by the Board under section 17.01 of this Rule, an LL. M. Degree after completion of a Traditional LL. M. program that meets the following requirements: (A) The Traditional LL. M. program completed by the applicant, also known as an LL. M. in U.S. or American Law, is a program in American law designed for foreign-educated students to provide instruction in the fundamentals of U.S. law. An LL. M. Degree in a specialized area of the law, such as Tax or Environmental Law, does not meet the requirements for the Traditional LL. M. required by this Rule;(B) The foreign-educated lawyer must participate in the LL. M. program, either full-time or part time, in person in the United States at the ABA-accredited or Tennessee approved law school, and the instructions and assignments must be in English. If participating in a part-time program, the applicant must have completed the LL.M. program within thirty-six months after beginning the program; and(C) The degree program certifies to the Board, on such form prescribed by the Board, that the LL. M. Degree earned by the foreign-educated lawyer complies with the requirements of this Rule.(c) Foreign-Education Report. An applicant, in order to qualify for admission under paragraphs (a) or (b), above, shall submit a comprehensive evaluation that includes a course-by-course evaluation, determination of equivalency, plus authentication of transcripts ("Foreign-Education Report") from a Credential Evaluation Service that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services. Amended by Order filed and effective 3/29/2019; amended by Order filed and effective 4/26/2019; and as amended by order filed and effective 10/31/2023.