Social work licensing requirements
The University of Nevada, Reno MSW program does not meet the requirements for CSW licensure in Florida.
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 |
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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 | LMSW 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 Examiners |
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) | llr.sc.gov/sw/pub.aspx 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 Menthal Health Professions Licensing Board |