Determinations are based on educational requirements to be a Licensed Social Worker (or equivalent), which is required for employment/practice as a social worker in many states. The MSW Program at the University of Nevada, Reno is accredited by CSWE and will provide the education required for the optional high-level (clinical) licenses in most states, though some additional coursework may be required by some state licensing boards.
| State | Does the Program Meet the Educational Requirements for Licensure? | Additional Considerations | 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 |
| American Samoa | Has not been determined | Has not been determined | Has not been determined | American Samoa Goverment: Department of Human and Social Services |
| 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. | 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 Baord 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) | Division of Occupational & Professional Licenses |
| Illinois | Meets | None | LSW LCSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation |
| 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) | Department of Inspections, Appeals, & Licensing |
| 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) LSWA* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | 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 | 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 requirements apply - check with state board) LCSW* (additional requirements apply - 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 LCSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | Office of the Professions 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 Examiners |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Meets | None | LMSW LCSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | CNMI Board of Professional Licensing/Health Care Professions Licensing Board |
| Ohio | Meets | None | LSW LISW* (additional requirements apply - 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) | Board of Licensed Social Workers |
| Pennsylvania | Meets | None | LMSW LCSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors |
| Rhode Island | Meets | Rhode Island does not require licensure for social work practice outside of clinical practice. | LCSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) LICSW* (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) | Board of Social Work Examiners |
| South Dakota | Meets | None | CSW CSW-PIP* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | Board of Social Work Examiners |
| Tennessee | Meets | None | LMSW LCSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) LAPSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | Board of Social Workers |
| Texas | Meets | None | LMSW LCSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners |
| U.S. 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) | Office of Professional Regulation: Social Workers |
| Virginia | Meets | None | LMSW LCSW* (additional requirements apply - check with state board) | 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 state board) | 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 |