{ "_schema": { "about": "Social work licensing requirements per US jurisdiction, for the FIRST credential an MSW graduate holds in that jurisdiction.", "nullRule": "null means we have not read that figure off the board's own page. It never means zero. Do not substitute a default, an average or another state's number.", "attribution": "Social Work Test Prep Academy is not affiliated with any state licensing board or with ASWB. We read each board's published pages and record what they say; the board's page is the source of record. Requirements change.", "fields": { "abbr": "Two-letter USPS code, uppercase.", "name": "Jurisdiction name.", "url": "Absolute URL of the human-readable page.", "json": "Absolute URL of the full record for this jurisdiction.", "checked": "true when we have read this board's own pages and published the record. false means no data yet, not \"no requirements\".", "firstCredential": "The first credential an MSW graduate holds here (abbreviation, title, and the ASWB exam category needed to hold it, null when none is).", "examRequiredFirst": "true when the ASWB exam gates that first credential. false when the jurisdiction licenses or registers you first and the exam comes later (Michigan, California, Florida, Illinois).", "knownFeesUsd": "Sum of ONLY the fees the board publishes for that first credential, in US dollars. null when it publishes none.", "hours": "Plain-language supervised-hour requirement on the path, or the not-checked sentence.", "lastChecked": "ISO date WE last read the board pages behind this record. It is not a board review, approval or sign-off.", "ladder": "Every rung of the licensure ladder in order. `exam` is the ASWB category required to HOLD that rung (null = none); `supervised` means practice only under supervision.", "fees": "The board's own fee lines for the first credential, each with the page it was read from. amount_usd is null when the board does not publish the amount.", "supervision": "The supervised-experience package on the path, each figure with its own source page. A figure the board does not publish is null.", "applicationSequence": "The board's published order of operations, in the board's own terms.", "sources": "The board and statute pages this record was read from.", "records": "The raw rulebook records for this jurisdiction, unmodified." } }, "abbr": "OH", "name": "Ohio", "url": "https://www.socialworktestprepacademy.com/licensing/oh", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "checked": true, "lastChecked": "2026-09-06", "board": { "name": "Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist (CSWMFT) Board", "url": "https://cswmft.ohio.gov/get-licensed/social-workers" }, "firstCredential": { "abbr": "LSW", "title": "Licensed Social Worker (MSW route: the same license, sat with the ASWB Masters exam)", "rung": "masters", "exam": "Masters" }, "examRequiredFirst": true, "summary": "The ASWB Masters exam is required before the license.", "aswbExam": { "level": "Masters", "feeUsd": null }, "knownFeesUsd": 313.5, "unknownFeeCount": 0, "fees": [ { "name": "LSW application fee", "amount_usd": 80, "source_url": "https://cswmft.ohio.gov/get-licensed/social-workers", "verified_date": "2026-09-06" }, { "name": "eLicense processing fee (LSW application)", "amount_usd": 3.5, "source_url": "https://cswmft.ohio.gov/get-licensed/social-workers", "verified_date": "2026-09-06" }, { "name": "ASWB Bachelors or Masters examination (LSW may sit for either, per degree level)", "amount_usd": 230, "source_url": "https://www.aswb.org/exam/", "verified_date": "2026-09-06" } ], "supervision": null, "hours": "Supervised hours not checked yet", "compactMember": true, "applicationSequence": [ "Meet Ohio LSW education requirements (CSWE-accredited bachelor's or master's social work degree, or qualifying coursework).", "Complete the LSW application and pay the $80 fee plus $3.50 processing fee on eLicense.", "Select the appropriate exam: Bachelor's-level applicants take the Bachelor's exam; Master's-level applicants take the Master's exam.", "Receive exam pre-approval email from the Board and register with ASWB.", "Pass the ASWB exam and submit an official transcript showing the degree conferred before the LSW is issued." ], "ladder": [ { "rung": "bachelors", "abbr": "LSW", "title": "Licensed Social Worker (BSW route: the same license, sat with the ASWB Bachelors exam)", "exam": "Bachelors", "supervised": false, "source": "https://cswmft.ohio.gov/get-licensed/social-workers" }, { "rung": "masters", "abbr": "LSW", "title": "Licensed Social Worker (MSW route: the same license, sat with the ASWB Masters exam)", "exam": "Masters", "supervised": false, "source": "https://cswmft.ohio.gov/get-licensed/social-workers" }, { "rung": "clinical", "abbr": "LISW", "title": "Licensed Independent Social Worker", "exam": "Clinical", "supervised": false, "source": "https://cswmft.ohio.gov/get-licensed/social-workers" } ], "sources": [ { "label": "Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist (CSWMFT) Board · LSW applicant resources", "url": "https://cswmft.ohio.gov/get-licensed/social-workers" }, { "label": "OAC 4757-19-07 - Applications for a reciprocal social work license", "url": "https://law.cornell.edu/regulations/ohio/Ohio-Admin-Code-4757-19-07" }, { "label": "ORC 4757.52 - Social work licensure compact", "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4757.52" }, { "label": "LSW fees · ASWB Bachelors or Masters examination (LSW may sit for either, per degree level)", "url": "https://www.aswb.org/exam/" }, { "label": "Social Work Licensure Compact · member jurisdictions", "url": "https://swcompact.org/compact-jurisdictions/" }, { "label": "OAC 4757-19-02 - Requirements for licensure as an independent social worker", "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-administrative-code/rule-4757-19-02" }, { "label": "OAC 4757-23-01 - Social work supervision rules", "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-administrative-code/rule-4757-23-01" }, { "label": "ORC 4757.18 - Reciprocity; endorsement of out-of-state license or certificate", "url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/ohio/2006/orc/jd_475718-f9b7.html" } ], "records": [ { "state": { "name": "Ohio", "postal_code": "OH" }, "license_target": { "track": "masters", "title": "Licensed Social Worker", "abbreviation": "LSW" }, "board": { "name": "Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist (CSWMFT) Board", "source_url": "https://cswmft.ohio.gov/get-licensed/social-workers" }, "fees": [ { "name": "LSW application fee", "amount_usd": 80, "source_url": "https://cswmft.ohio.gov/get-licensed/social-workers", "verified_date": "2026-09-06" }, { "name": "eLicense processing fee (LSW application)", "amount_usd": 3.5, "source_url": "https://cswmft.ohio.gov/get-licensed/social-workers", "verified_date": "2026-09-06" }, { "name": "ASWB Bachelors or Masters examination (LSW may sit for either, per degree level)", "amount_usd": 230, "source_url": "https://www.aswb.org/exam/", "verified_date": "2026-09-06" } ], "application_sequence": [ "Meet Ohio LSW education requirements (CSWE-accredited bachelor's or master's social work degree, or qualifying coursework).", "Complete the LSW application and pay the $80 fee plus $3.50 processing fee on eLicense.", "Select the appropriate exam: Bachelor's-level applicants take the Bachelor's exam; Master's-level applicants take the Master's exam.", "Receive exam pre-approval email from the Board and register with ASWB.", "Pass the ASWB exam and submit an official transcript showing the degree conferred before the LSW is issued." ], "aswb_exam": { "level": "Bachelors or Masters, depending on degree held", "fee_usd": 230, "source_url": "https://www.aswb.org/exam/", "verified_date": "2026-09-06" }, "supervision_requirement": null, "supervisor_eligibility": null, "forms": [ { "name": "Online LSW application (eLicense)", "source_url": "https://elicense.ohio.gov/OH_HomePage" } ], "processing_benchmark": null, "endorsement_rules": [ "OAC 4757-19-07 provides a reciprocal social work license pathway for both LSW and LISW: applicant must submit a completed licensure application, the required fee under rule 4757-1-05, proof of current licensure and good standing in another jurisdiction, disciplinary history statements, transcripts, and documentation of passing an examination the Board finds substantially similar to Ohio's required exam.", "ORC 4757.18 authorizes the Board to enter reciprocal agreements with other states that regulate the profession." ], "compact_status": { "member": true, "multistate_licenses_available": false, "source_url": "https://swcompact.org/compact-jurisdictions/", "verified_date": "2026-09-06" }, "last_verified": "2026-09-06", "sources": [ { "label": "CSWMFT Board - Social Workers get-licensed page (LSW, LISW, LISW-S instructions, all on one page)", "url": "https://cswmft.ohio.gov/get-licensed/social-workers" }, { "label": "OAC 4757-19-07 - Applications for a reciprocal social work license", "url": "https://law.cornell.edu/regulations/ohio/Ohio-Admin-Code-4757-19-07" }, { "label": "ORC 4757.52 - Social work licensure compact", "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4757.52" } ] }, { "state": { "name": "Ohio", "postal_code": "OH" }, "license_target": { "track": "clinical", "title": "Licensed Independent Social Worker", "abbreviation": "LISW" }, "board": { "name": "Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist (CSWMFT) Board", "source_url": "https://cswmft.ohio.gov/get-licensed/social-workers" }, "fees": [ { "name": "LISW application fee", "amount_usd": 100, "source_url": "https://cswmft.ohio.gov/get-licensed/social-workers", "verified_date": "2026-09-06" }, { "name": "eLicense processing fee (LISW application)", "amount_usd": 3.5, "source_url": "https://cswmft.ohio.gov/get-licensed/social-workers", "verified_date": "2026-09-06" }, { "name": "ASWB Clinical examination", "amount_usd": 260, "source_url": "https://www.aswb.org/exam/", "verified_date": "2026-09-06" } ], "application_sequence": [ "Hold an active Ohio LSW and complete a CSWE-accredited master's degree in social work (e.g., MSW or MSSA).", "Complete at least two full years (24 unique months) and 3,000 hours of supervised social work experience, with a minimum of 150 total hours of training supervision, supervised by an LISW-S.", "Have the last training supervisor submit a Professional Employment Reference and attestation via eLicense documenting the supervision hours.", "Complete the LISW application online and pay the $100 fee plus $3.50 processing fee on eLicense; attach the social work master's degree transcript.", "Receive exam pre-approval from the Board and register with ASWB.", "Pass the ASWB Clinical examination (Advanced Generalist exam pathway is being discontinued for Ohio LISW purposes effective 2026-07-10, with case-by-case exceptions for those who began qualifying training supervision before that date)." ], "aswb_exam": { "level": "Clinical (Advanced Generalist accepted only under a Board-approved exception for supervision begun before 2026-07-10)", "fee_usd": 260, "source_url": "https://www.aswb.org/exam/", "verified_date": "2026-09-06" }, "supervision_requirement": { "experience_hours": { "value": 3000, "source_url": "https://cswmft.ohio.gov/get-licensed/social-workers", "verified_date": "2026-09-06" }, "client_contact_hours": null, "supervision_hours": { "value": 150, "source_url": "https://cswmft.ohio.gov/get-licensed/social-workers", "verified_date": "2026-09-06" }, "minimum_months": { "value": 24, "source_url": "https://cswmft.ohio.gov/get-licensed/social-workers", "verified_date": "2026-09-06" }, "maximum_months": null, "notes": [ "OAC 4757-19-02 (fetched directly this pass, codes.ohio.gov, 200): '(a) Two years employment experience means at least two complete years supervised experience which includes three thousand hours of work for a fee, salary or other consideration ... except that no applicant may be credited with more than fifteen hundred hours of experience during any twelve-month period.' Matches the 3,000-hour / 1,500-hour-per-12-months figures exactly.", "OAC 4757-23-01(F)(1) (fetched directly this pass, codes.ohio.gov, 200): 'One hour of individual and/or group supervision for each twenty hours of work by the supervisee with no less than one hundred fifty hours total.' Matches the 150-hour minimum and 1:20 ratio exactly.", "Part-time practice 1,500-hour/12-month extension language confirmed on cswmft.ohio.gov Board instructions page, verbatim.", "As of July 1, 2024, all training-supervision hours not already reported to the Board by an LISW-S must be submitted by the last supervising LISW-S - confirmed verbatim on cswmft.ohio.gov.", "OAC 4757-23-01(A) (fetched directly this pass): Individual supervision defined as one supervisor with no more than two supervisees, face-to-face; group supervision as one supervisor with no more than eight supervisees, face-to-face. Confirmed exactly.", "The ASWB Advanced Generalist examination sunsets in Ohio effective 2026-07-10: the Board aligned with the Social Work Licensure Compact and will no longer accept Advanced Generalist for LISW, with case-by-case exceptions only for candidates whose supervision had already begun." ] }, "supervisor_eligibility": [ "Confirmed verbatim on cswmft.ohio.gov: training supervision must be provided by an LISW-S unless a hardship request is granted.", "Confirmed verbatim: LISW-S eligibility = 'One year post-licensure experience as an Ohio LISW, or independent licensee in another state' plus 'at least nine hours of supervision continuing education units earned after your independent license was issued; or ... a master's-level social work supervision course from an accredited university (completed within the last three years).'", "Confirmed verbatim: LISW-S renewal requires three hours of Board-approved continuing professional education in supervision each renewal period, or a master's-level supervision course.", "Rule cite 4757-23-01(E)(3)(b) is stated by the Board page but that specific paragraph letter was not independently located in the fetched rule text this pass (the rule text as rendered by codes.ohio.gov does not show subsection (E)(3)(b) verbatim in the excerpt reviewed) - NOT ON PAGE as cited; the CE substance itself (9 hrs / master's course / 3 hrs renewal) IS confirmed on the Board's own instructions page, which is authoritative regardless of the exact subsection pointer." ], "forms": [ { "name": "Online LISW application (eLicense)", "source_url": "https://elicense.ohio.gov/OH_HomePage" }, { "name": "Professional Employment Reference / supervision attestation (submitted by last training supervisor via eLicense)", "source_url": "https://cswmft.ohio.gov/get-licensed/social-workers" }, { "name": "LISW-S Supervision Endorsement application (eLicense, with supervision CE certificates or CE Broker transcript attached)", "source_url": "https://cswmft.ohio.gov/get-licensed/social-workers" } ], "processing_benchmark": null, "endorsement_rules": [ "OAC 4757-19-07 provides a reciprocal social work license pathway for both LSW and LISW: applicant must submit a completed licensure application, the required fee under rule 4757-1-05, proof of current licensure and good standing in another jurisdiction, disciplinary history statements, transcripts, and documentation of passing an examination the Board finds substantially similar to Ohio's required exam.", "ORC 4757.18 authorizes the Board to enter reciprocal agreements with other states that regulate the profession.", "CONFIRMED verbatim on cswmft.ohio.gov: the Advanced Generalist exam sunset (effective 2026-07-10) was done 'to better align Ohio with the requirements for multi-state licensure through the Social Work Compact,' and applicants approved for an exception must acknowledge that qualifying via the Advanced Generalist exam 'may limit their ability to obtain a multi-state license through the Social Work Compact or to obtain a comparable license in other states through reciprocity or endorsement.'" ], "compact_status": { "member": true, "multistate_licenses_available": false, "source_url": "https://swcompact.org/compact-jurisdictions/", "verified_date": "2026-09-06" }, "last_verified": "2026-09-06", "sources": [ { "label": "CSWMFT Board - Social Workers get-licensed page (LSW, LISW, LISW-S instructions, all on one page)", "url": "https://cswmft.ohio.gov/get-licensed/social-workers" }, { "label": "OAC 4757-19-02 - Requirements for licensure as an independent social worker", "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-administrative-code/rule-4757-19-02" }, { "label": "OAC 4757-23-01 - Social work supervision rules", "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-administrative-code/rule-4757-23-01" }, { "label": "OAC 4757-19-07 - Applications for a reciprocal social work license", "url": "https://law.cornell.edu/regulations/ohio/Ohio-Admin-Code-4757-19-07" }, { "label": "ORC 4757.52 - Social work licensure compact", "url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4757.52" }, { "label": "ORC 4757.18 - Reciprocity; endorsement of out-of-state license or certificate", "url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/ohio/2006/orc/jd_475718-f9b7.html" } ] } ] }