Licensing across the US for social workers requires a BSW or MSW from a Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) accredited Program. A Social Work degree from UWM meets this requirement; therefore, a social work degree obtained from UWM will meet the initial licensing requirements for all 50 states. Each state has additional requirements including an exam, and post-graduate professional experience for LCSW licensure. There is a national exam through the Association of Social Work Boards, but not all states have adopted this.
Please visit the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) website for more information regarding licensing requirements and other social work regulations.
Social Work, BSW
Meets Requirements
- Alabama (AL)
- Alaska (AK)
- Arizona (AZ)
- Arkansas (AR)
- California (CA)
- Colorado (CO)
- Connecticut (CT)
- Florida (FL)
- Georgia (GA)
- Hawaii (HI)
- Idaho (ID)
- Illinois (IL)
- Indiana (IN)
- Iowa (IA)
- Kansas (KS)
- Kentucky (KY)
- Louisiana (LA)
- Maine (ME)
- Maryland (MD)
- Massachusetts (MA)
- Minnesota (MN)
- Mississippi (MS)
- Missouri (MO)
- Nebraska (NE)
- Nevada (NV)
- New Hampshire (NH)
- New Jersey (NJ)
- New York (NY)
- North Carolina (NC)
- North Dakota (ND)
- Ohio (OH)
- Oklahoma (OK)
- Oregon (OR)
- Rhode Island (RI)
- South Carolina (SC)
- South Dakota (SD)
- Tennessee (TN)
- Texas (TX)
- Utah (UT)
- Vermont (VT)
- Virginia (VA)
- Washington (WA)
- West Virginia (WV)
- Wisconsin (WI)
- Wyoming (WY)
US Territories
- American Samoa (AS)
- Guam (GU)
- Northern Mariana Islands (MP)
- Puerto Rico (PR)
- Virgin Islands (VI)
Does Not Meet Requirements
- Michigan (MI)
- Montana (MT)
- New Mexico (NM)
- Pennsylvania (PA)
Social Work, MSW
Meets Requirements
- Alabama (AL)
- Alaska (AK)
- Arizona (AZ)
- Arkansas (AR)
- Connecticut (CT)
- Florida (FL)
- Georgia (GA)
- Hawaii (HI)
- Idaho (ID)
- Illinois (IL)
- Indiana (IN)
- Iowa (IA)
- Kansas (KS)
- Kentucky (KY)
- Louisiana (LA)
- Maine (ME)
- Maryland (MD)
- Massachusetts (MA)
- Minnesota (MN)
- Mississippi (MS)
- Missouri (MO)
- Montana (MT)
- Nebraska (NE)
- Nevada (NV)
- New Hampshire (NH)
- New Jersey (NJ)
- New York (NY)
- North Carolina (NC)
- North Dakota (ND)
- Ohio (OH)
- Oklahoma (OK)
- Rhode Island (RI)
- South Carolina (SC)
- South Dakota (SD)
- Tennessee (TN)
- Texas (TX)
- Utah (UT)
- Vermont (VT)
- Virginia (VA)
- Washington (WA)
- West Virginia (WV)
- Wisconsin (WI)
- Wyoming (WY)
US Territories
- American Samoa (AS)
- Guam (GU)
- Northern Mariana Islands (MP)
- Puerto Rico (PR)
- Virgin Islands (VI)
Does Not Meet Requirements
- California (CA)
- Colorado (CO)
- Michigan (MI)
- New Mexico (NM)
- Oregon (OR)
- Pennsylvania (PA)
Social Work, MSW: School Social Work
Meets Requirements
- Arizona (AZ)
- Arkansas (AR)
- California (CA)
- Colorado (CO)
- Florida (FL)
- Hawaii (HI)
- Illinois (IL)
- Iowa (IA)
- Kansas (KS)
- Kentucky (KY)
- Michigan (MI)
- Minnesota (MN)
- Missouri (MO)
- Montana (MT)
- Nebraska (NE)
- Nevada (NV)
- New Hampshire (NH)
- New Jersey (NJ)
- New Mexico (NM)
- Ohio (OH)
- Oklahoma (OK)
- Pennsylvania (PA)
- South Carolina (SC)
- South Dakota (SD)
- Tennessee (TN)
- Utah (UT)
- Virginia (VA)
- Washington (WA)
- West Virginia (WV)
- Wisconsin (WI)
- Wyoming (WY)
Does Not Meet Requirements
- Alabama (AL)
- Alaska (AK)
- Connecticut (CT)
- Georgia (GA)
- Idaho (ID)
- Indiana (IN)
- Louisiana (LA)
- Maine (ME)
- Maryland (MD)
- Massachusetts (MA)
- Mississippi (MS)
- New York (NY)
- North Carolina (NC)
- North Dakota (ND)
- Oregon (OR)
- Rhode Island (RI)
- Texas (TX)
- Vermont (VT)
US Territories
- American Samoa (AS)
- Guam (GU)
- Northern Mariana Islands (MP)
- Puerto Rico (PR)
- Virgin Islands (VI)