Last revised: February 17, 2025
Bachelor of Arts in Social Work
Stender School of Leadership, Business & Professional Studies
This guide is provided for students planning to graduate from The College of St. Scholastica in the undergraduate Social Work program that leads to licensure. Standard licensure titles among U.S. states and territories include Licensed Bachelor Social Worker (LBSW), Licensed Social Worker (LSW), Registered Social Worker (RSW), Certified Social Worker (CSW), and Licensed Social Work Associate (LSWA).
✓ The College meets licensure requirements
The list below outlines the state or U.S. territory in which the Bachelor's of Social Work meets licensure requirements.
State or Territory:
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Guam
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Puerto Rico
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Utah
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
×The College does not meet licensure requirements
The list below outlines the state or U.S. territory in which the Bachelor's of Social Work does not meet licensure requirements.
×Licensure not offered
The list below outlines the state or U.S. territory in which college research deemed there was not a license offered at the bachelor's degree level.
- American Samoa
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Republic of Marshall Islands
- Republic of Palau
The U.S. Department of Education, under regulation 34 CFR 668.43 (a) (5) (v), requires the College to disclose whether or not our programs will meet the educational requirements for professional licensure or certification in all of the U.S. states and territories. However, please note that licensing requirements can vary drastically by state and change over time.
While CSS researches licensure requirements annually, the College cannot guarantee licensure for any student. In addition to educational requirements for licensure, other requirements such as exams, specialized training, supervised post-graduation clinical experience, criminal background checks with fingerprinting, U.S. citizenship, and additional requirements may apply.
We encourage students who may live out-of-state or intend to test or apply for licensure or certification outside of Minnesota to review the educational program licensure requirements in the state they intend to practice and share the out-of-state information with College representatives and program officials.