Bachelor of Social Work

Please contact heidi.holzer@mso.umt.edu for questions regarding specific requirements for each sate and U.S. territory.
State Licensing Requirements
State State Licensing Board or Department State Licensing Requirements Notes
Alabama  Alabama State Board of Social Work Examiners Not determined  Degree from an accredited program OR a program approved by Alaska Board
Alaska  Alaska Board of Social Work Examiners Meets requirements  
American Samoa  None found    
Arizona  Arizona State Board of Behavior Health Examiners Meets requirements  BSW Licensee can engage in clinical practice under direct supervision, as described by the board
Arkansas  Arkansas Social Work Licensing Board Not determined  
California  California Board of Behavioral Sciences (Social Worker) Not determined  
Colorado  Colorado State Board of Social Work Examiners Not determined  
Connecticut  Connecticut State Department of Health – Social Worker Licensing Not determined  
Delaware  Delaware Board of Clinical Social Work Examiners Meets requirements  
District of Columbia  District of Columbia Board of Social Work Not determined  
Federated States of Micronesia None found    
Florida  Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling Not determined  
Georgia  Georgia Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists Not determined  
Guam Guam Board of Social Work Not determined  
Hawaii  Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Meets requirements  
Idaho  Idaho Board of Social Work Examiners Meets requirements  
Illinois  Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (Social Work) Not determined  
Indiana  Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board Not determined  
Iowa  Iowa Board of Social Work Not determined  
Kansas  Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board Not determined  
Kentucky  Kentucky Board of Social Work Not determined  
Louisiana  Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners Not determined  
Maine  Maine State Board of Social Work Licensure Meets requirements  
Maryland  Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners Not determined  
Massachusetts  Massachusetts Board of Registration of Social Work Not determined  
Michigan  Michigan Board of Social Work Not determined  
Minnesota  Minnesota Board of Social Work Meets requirements  
Mississippi  Mississippi State Board of Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists Not determined  
Missouri  Missouri Committee for Social Workers Not determined  
Montana  Montana Board of Behavioral Health Meets requirements  
Nebraska  Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (Mental Health and Social Work) Meets requirements  
Nevada  Nevada Board of Examiners for Social Workers Meets requirements  
New Hampshire  Board of Mental Health Practice Not determined  
New Jersey  New Jersey State Board of Social Work Examiners Not determined  
New Mexico  New Mexico Board of Social Work Examiners Meets requirements  
New York  New York State Office of the Professions: Social Work Not determined  
North Carolina  North Carolina Social Work Certification and Licensure Board Not determined  
North Dakota  North Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners meets requirements  
Northern Mariana Islands  Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands Health Care Professions Licensing Board Not determined  
Ohio  Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board Not determined  
Oklahoma  Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers Not determined  
Oregon  Oregon State Board of Licensed Social Workers Meets requirements  
Pennsylvania  Pennsylvania Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, Professional Counselors Not determined  
Puerto Rico  Board of Social Work Professionals of Puerto Rico Not determined  
Republic of Palau Palau Ministry of Health and Human Services Not determined  
Republic of the Marshall Islands Marshall Islands Board of Health Professions Not determined  
Rhode Island  Rhode Island Department of Health – Board of Examiners for Social Workers Not determined  
South Carolina  South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners Not determined  
South Dakota  South Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners Meets requirements  
Tennessee  Tennessee Department of Health – Board of Social Workers Not determined  
Texas  Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners Not determined  
US Virgin Islands  U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs Not determined  
Utah  Utah Division of Professional and Occupational Licensing (Social Work) Meets requirements  
Vermont  Vermont Office of Professional Regulation – Social Workers Not determined  
Virginia  Virginia Board of Social Work Not determined  
Washington  Washington State Department of Health (Social Worker) Not determined  
West Virginia  West Virginia Board of Social Work Not determined  
Wisconsin  Wisconsin Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Counseling, and Social Work Examining Board Not determined  
Wyoming  Wyoming Mental Health Professions Licensing Board Meets requirements