Social work licensing requirements
The University of Nevada, Reno MSW program does not meet the requirements for CSW licensure in Florida.
| State | Does the Program Meet the Educational Requirements for Licensure? | Educational Exceptions | Available License | State Board Website | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Meets | None | LMSW LCSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | Alabama State Board of Social Work Examiners | |
| Alaska | Meets | None | LMSW LCSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | Alaska Board of Social Work Examiners | |
| Arizona | Meets | None | LMSW LCSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners | |
| Arkansas | Meets | None | LMSW LCSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | Arkansas Social Work Licensing Board | |
| California | Meets | California does not require licensure to practice social work outside of clinical practice. | ASW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) LCSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | California Board of Behavioral Sciences | |
| Colorado | Meets | None | LSW LCSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | Colorado State Board of Social Work Examiners | |
| Connecticut | Meets | None | LMSW LCSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | Connecticut State Department of Public Health | |
| District of Columbia | Meets | None | LGSW LISW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) LICSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | DC Health | |
| Delaware | Meets | None | LMSW LCSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | Delaware Board of Social Work Examiners | |
| Florida | Meets | Florida does not require licensure for social work practice outside of clinical practice. The University of Nevada, Reno MSW program does not meet the requirements for LCSW licensure in Florida. | CMSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) LCSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) RCSWI* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling | |
| Georgia | Meets | None | LMSW LCSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | Georgia Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage & Family Therapists | |
| Guam | Meets | None | LMSW LCSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | Guam Board of Social Work | |
| Hawaii | Meets | None | LSW LCSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | Hawaii Professional & Vocational Licensing Division Social Worker Program | |
| Idaho | Meets | None | LMSW LCSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | Idaho Board of Social Work Examiners | |
| Illinois | Meets | None | LSW LCSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | State of Illinois - Social Work | |
| Indiana | Meets | None | LSW LCSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services | |
| Iowa | Meets | None | LMSW LISW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | Iowa Board of Social Work | |
| Kansas | Meets | None | LMSW LSCSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board | |
| Kentucky | Meets | None | CSW LCSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | Kentucky Board of Social Work | |
| Louisiana | Meets | None | CSW/LMSW LCSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners | |
| Maine | Meets | None | LMSW LCSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | Maine State Board of Social Worker Licensure | |
| Maryland | Meets | None | LMSW LCSW* (additional requirements apply check with state board) LCSW-C* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners | |
| Massachusetts | Meets | None | LCSW LICSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | Massachusetts Board of Registration of Social Workers | |
| Michigan | Meets | None | LMSW - limited LMSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | Michigan Board of Social Workers | |
| Minnesota | Meets | None | LGSW LISW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) LCSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | Minnesota Board of Social Work | |
| Mississippi | Meets | None | LMSW LCSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | Mississippi Board of Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists | |
| Missouri | Meets | None | LMSW LCSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | Missouri Committee for Social Workers | |
| Montana | Meets | None | LMSW candidate LMSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) LCSW candidate* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) LCSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | Montana Board of Behavioral Health | |
| Nebraska | Meets | None | CSW CMSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) PCMSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) LIMHP* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | Nebraska Mental Health and Social Work Practice | |
| Nevada | Meets | None | LMSW LISW* (Additional course work/training req.- check with state board) LCSW* (Additional coursework/training req. - check with state board) | State of Nevada Board of Examiners for Social Workers | |
| New Hampshire | Meets | New Hampshire does not require licensure for social work practice outside of clinical practice. | LICSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | New Hampshire Board of Mental Health Practice | |
| New Jersey | Meets | None | LSW LCSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | New Jersey State Board of Social Work Examiners | |
| New Mexico | Meets | None | LMSW LCSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) LISW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | New Mexico Social Work Examiners | |
| New York | Meets | None | LMSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) LCSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | New York Social Work | |
| North Carolina | Meets | None | CMSW LCSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) CSWM* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | North Carolina Social Work Certification and Licensure Board | |
| North Dakota | Meets | None | LMSW LCSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | North Dakota Board of Social Work Examined | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Has not been determined | ||||
| Ohio | Meets | None | LSW LISW* (additional coursework/training req. - check with state board) | Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board | |
| Oklahoma | Meets | None | LMSW LSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) LCSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) LSW-Adm* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers | |
| Oregon | Meets | None | LMSW LCSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | Oregon Board of Licensed Social Workers | |
| Pennsylvania | Meets | None | LMSW LCSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | Pennsylvania Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors | |
| Rhode Island | Meets | None | LCSW LISW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | State of Rhode Island Department of Health: Social Work Licensing | |
| Puerto Rico | Meets | None | LSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | Puerto Rico Professional Social Workers | |
| South Carolina | Meets | None | LMSW LISW-CP* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) LISW-AP* (additional requirements apply- check with state board) | South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners | |
| South Dakota | Meets | None | CSW CSW-PIP* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | South Dakota Department of Social Services | |
| Tennessee | Meets | None | LMSW LCSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) LAPSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | Tennessee Department of Health Board of Social Workers | |
| Texas | Meets | None | LMSW LCSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners | |
| US Virgin Islands | Meets | None | CSW CISW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands Board Certification Social Workers | |
| Utah | Meets | None | CSW LCSW* (additional requirements apply- check with state board) | Utah Department of Commerce Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing | |
| Vermont | Meets | None | LMSW LICSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | Vermont Office of Professional Regulation: Social Workers | |
| Virginia | Meets | None | LMSW LCSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | Virginia Department of Health Professions Board of Social Work | |
| Washington | Meets | None | AAICSW LASW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) LICSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | Washington State Department of Health Social Worker and Social Worker Associate | |
| West Virginia | Meets | None | LGSW LCSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) LICSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | West Virginia Board of Social Work | |
| Wisconsin | Meets | None | APSW ISW* (additional requirements apply - check with stateboard) | State of Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services - Social Worker | |
| Wyoming | Meets | None | PCSW LCSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | Wyoming Mental Health Professions Licensing Board |