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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