Date of Last Review: June 30, 2024

  • The Master of Social Work program does not result in state licensure. Licensure is issued by each individual state. The name of the license and the requirements are determined by each state.
  • The list of states below identifies if the MSW at Eastern meets the educational requirement for licensure.

Master of Social Work (MSW)

Alabama

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Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?
This program meets educational requirement

Alaska

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Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?
This program meets educational requirement

Arizona

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Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?
This program meets educational requirement

Arkansas

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Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?
This program meets educational requirement

California

Link to State Licensure Minimum Qualifications

Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?

  • No. Please note that licensure is not required to be a social worker in this state. Some additional training/coursework is required to be able to sit for the licensure exam in this state.

California: Additional Courses

  • Suicide Risk Assessment and Intervention- 6 hours of coursework or applied experience
  • Child Abuse Assessment and Reporting in California - 7 hours
  • Human Sexuality- 10 hours
  • Aging, Long Term Care, and Elder/Dependent Abuse - 10 hours
  • Spousal/Partner Abuse Assessment, Detection, and Intervention - 15 hours
Colorado

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Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?
This program meets educational requirement

Connecticut

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Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?
This program meets educational requirement

Delaware

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Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?
This program meets educational requirement

Florida

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Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?
This program meets educational requirement

Georgia

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Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?
This program meets educational requirement

Hawaii

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Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?
This program meets educational requirement

Idaho

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This program meets educational requirement

Illinois

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Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?
This program meets educational requirements

Indiana

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Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?
This program meets educational requirement

Iowa

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Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?
This program meets educational requirement

Kansas

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Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?
This program meets educational requirement

Kentucky

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Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?
This program meets educational requirement

Louisiana

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Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?
This program meets educational requirement

Maine

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Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?
This program meets educational requirement

Maryland

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Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?
This program meets educational requirement

Massachusetts

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Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?
This program meets educational requirement

Michigan

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Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?
This program meets educational requirement

Minnesota

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Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?
This program meets educational requirement

Mississippi

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Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?
This program meets educational requirement

Missouri

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Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?
This program meets educational requirement

Montana

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Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?
This program meets educational requirement

Nebraska

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Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?
This program meets educational requirement

Nevada

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Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?
This program meets educational requirement

New Hampshire

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Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?
This program meets educational requirement

New Jersey

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Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?
This program meets educational requirement

New Mexico

Link to State Licensure Minimum Qualifications

Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?

  • No

New Mexico: Additional Course

  • New Mexico Culture-3 hours
New York

Link to State Licensure Minimum Qualifications

Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?

  • No. Some additional training/coursework is required to be able to sit for the licensure exam in this state.

New York: Additional Coursework or Training

  • Identification and reporting of child abuse and maltreatment from a state-approved provider - 2 hours
North Carolina

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Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?
This program meets educational requirement

North Dakota

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Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?
This program meets educational requirement

Ohio

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Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?
This program meets educational requirement

Oklahoma

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This program meets educational requirement

Oregon

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Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?
This program meets educational requirement

Pennsylvania

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Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists and Professional Counselors

Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?
This program meets educational requirement

Rhode Island

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Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?
This program meets educational requirement

South Carolina

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This program meets educational requirement

South Dakota

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This program meets educational requirement

Tennessee

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This program meets educational requirement

Texas

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This program meets educational requirement

Utah

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This program meets educational requirement

Vermont

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Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?
This program meets educational requirement

Virginia

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Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?
This program meets educational requirement

Washington

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This program meets educational requirement

Washington DC

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This program meets educational requirement

West Virginia

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This program meets educational requirement

Wisconsin

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Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?
This program meets educational requirement

Wyoming

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Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?
This program meets educational requirement

U.S. Territories

American Samoa

Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?
This program meets educational requirement

The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?
This program meets educational requirement

The District of Columbia, Guam

Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?
This program meets educational requirement

The Virgin Islands

Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?
This program meets educational requirement

The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?
This program meets educational requirement

The Republic of the Marshall Islands

Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?
This program meets educational requirement

The Federated States of Micronesia

Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?
This program meets educational requirement

The Republic of Palau

Does EU meet minimum Qualifications for State Licensure?
This program meets educational requirement