Examination
An applicant for initial licensure must pass the appropriate Association of Social Work (ASWB) exam.
The Board shall admit an applicant for licensure examination if the applicant:
Is at least twenty-one years of age
Has the appropriate social work degree from a CSWE accredited program or from a social work program whose standards are substantially similar
Successfully passes an examination prescribed by the Board
Specific Education Requirements:
An applicant must meet the following requirements to sit for an exam:
LBSW – Bachelor’s degree in social work
LMSW – Master’s degree in social work
LISW-CP– Master’s degree in social work plus forty-five academic contact hours each of psychopathology and psychodiagnostics from a CSWE accredited program or from a social work program whose standards are substantially similar, and
Satisfactory completion of three thousand hours of social work practice under clinical supervision in accordance with prescribed standards, or equivalent supervised experience in the practice of Clinical Social Work as determined by the Board.
LISW-AP - Master's degree in social work plus ninety academic contact hours of course work in advanced social work practice with communities and organizations, and
Satisfactory completion of three thousand hours of social work practice under advanced practice supervision in accordance with prescribed standards, or equivalent supervised experience in the practice of advanced practice social work as determined by the Board.
Bachelors Exam: $230
Masters Exam: $230
Clinical Exam: $260
Advanced Exam: $260
ASWB offers a suite of free resources to help prepare students for the exams: ASWB Exam Materials