Getting licensed as a social worker in Idaho
Checked against the Idaho State Board of Social Work Examiners on .
Get your Idaho licensing checklist
Your board, the portal you apply in, the fees, the supervised hours, and the order to do them in.
Your first license
Licensed Master Social Worker
LMSWExam required before the license
The ASWB Masters exam is required before the license.
Known fees
| Application fee | $70 |
|---|---|
| Licensed Master Social Worker initial license fee (IDAPA 24.14.01 ceiling: not to exceed $70) | Not checked yet |
| ASWB Masters examination | $230 |
| Known total | $300 |
Plus 1 fee this board does not publish an amount for.
What else it takes
- Supervised hours
- 3,000 hours, 1,750 client contact, 100 supervision, for the LCSW
- ASWB exam level
- Masters
- Licensure compact
- Not a memberMultistate licenses are not yet being issued. Last checked against the compact's own site.
- Last checked
Next step
Hold a master's degree or doctorate in social work from a college or university approved by the Board (Idaho Code 54-3206(2)). Submit the application and fees to the Board and clear the required criminal history check.
The ladder
Idaho has 3 rungs. 3 need an ASWB exam.
bachelors
LBSW
ASWB Bachelors
Licensed Bachelor Social Worker.
masters
LMSW
ASWB Masters
Licensed Master Social Worker.
clinical
LCSW
ASWB Clinical
Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
Requirements change
Nothing on our law calendar changes Idaho's exam requirement today. The change that does touch you is national: ASWB launched the 2026 exams on August 3, 2026 with three content areas and 122 items, and held fees at $230 Masters and $260 Clinical. ASWB's announcement.
Law calendar read . If Idaho moves, this page moves with it.
Already passed? Track your supervised hours toward your clinical license.
Idaho asks for 3,000 hours of supervised experience and 100 hours of supervision.
Checked against the published rule. Last checked September 27, 2026.
Join the Hours waitlistPrograms in Idaho
How first-timers from each accredited program here did on the ASWB exam. A rate built on fewer than 10 first-time exams is one or two people, so those programs show how close they are to that floor instead of a percent. Source: ASWB, 2025 report.
Boise State University
Idaho
- Clinical first-time
- 88.4% of 199national 75.7%
- Masters first-time
- 92.6% of 122national 73.9%
88.4% of Clinical first-timers from here passed in 2025. National rate 75.7%.
Brigham Young University - Idaho
Idaho
- Clinical first-time
- No exams reportednational 75.7%
- Masters first-time
- No exams reportednational 73.9%
No Clinical first-time exams in the 2025 report for this school.
Idaho State University
Idaho
- Clinical first-time
- 90.9% of 22national 75.7%
- Masters first-time
- 93.9% of 33national 73.9%
90.9% of Clinical first-timers from here passed in 2025. National rate 75.7%.
Lewis-Clark State College
Idaho
- Clinical first-time
- No exams reportednational 75.7%
- Masters first-time
- No exams reportednational 73.9%
No Clinical first-time exams in the 2025 report for this school.
Northwest Nazarene University
Idaho
- Clinical first-time
- 83.3% of 36national 75.7%
- Masters first-time
- 90.9% of 33national 73.9%
83.3% of Clinical first-timers from here passed in 2025. National rate 75.7%.
Sources
We read the board's own pages. Nothing here is a guess.
- Idaho State Board of Social Work Examiners · LMSW applicant resourcesdopl.idaho.gov · Last checked
- IDAPA 24.14.01 Rules of the State Board of Social Work Examinersproddfmmainsa.blob.core.windows.net · Last checked
- Idaho Code Title 54, Chapter 32, Social Work Licensing Act (Idaho Legislature)legislature.idaho.gov · Last checked
- LMSW fees · ASWB Masters examinationwww.aswb.org · Last checked
- Social Work Licensure Compact · member jurisdictionsswcompact.org · Last checked
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