Boards and Commissions: Board of Social Work Examiners

This is the State's Licensing Authority. The rules and regulations for Social Work Licensing and Practice are found on the website linked in the logo to the left.

To apply for your initial license, you must create an account in the Licensing Portal.

The first time you apply for an LBSW, LMSW or LISW/LCSW. 

If you are renewing any SW license, you must do so online through the licensing portal.

A.  for examination for any level of licensure other than initial licensure, two hundred dollars ($200);

B.  for initial licensure following an examination as a licensed bachelor of social work, two hundred dollars ($200);

C.  for initial licensure following an examination as a licensed master of social work, three hundred dollars ($300);

D.  for initial licensure following an examination as a licensed independent social worker, three hundred dollars ($300);

E.  for licensure by credentials at any level, three hundred dollars ($300);

F.   for licensure without  examination, including a provisional license, as a licensed bachelor of  social work, one hundred fifty dollars ($150);

G.  for licensure without  examination, including a provisional license, as a licensed master of  social work, two hundred fifty dollars ($250);

H.  for licensure without  examination, including a provisional license, as a licensed independent  social worker, three hundred dollars ($300);

I.    for renewal of a license as a licensed bachelor of social work, one hundred dollars ($100);

J.   for renewal of a license as a licensed master of social work, two hundred dollars ($200);

K.  for renewal of a license as a licensed independent social worker, three hundred dollars ($300);

L.   for a late fee for failure to renew within the allotted grace period, one hundred dollars ($100); and

M.  for a duplicate license, twenty-five dollars ($25.00).