Social Work Licensure Determinations State social work licensing standards vary by state. Some states only require the completion of an MSW degree from a CSWE accredited program to be eligible for social work licensure in that state. These states have a Brown School “positive determination” — as seen in the table below. Other states require specific curricular paths (a mixture of courses), explicit course content, and/or other state-specific requirements. States that require explicit content or additional requirements have a Brown School “negative determination” —as seen in the table below. A “negative determination” does not mean that your Brown School program prevents social work license eligibility in your state. This designation simply means that there are additional requirements, specific content, and/or state-specific requirements that you must meet in order to be eligible for licensure, if you choose to pursue it. This document provides information on additional requirements from each state with a negative determination. If you have questions about specific requirements, please contact the Brown School MSW program office at mswprogram@wustl.edu. STATES WITH POSITIVE DETERMINATIONSTATES WITH NEGATIVE DETERMINATION AlabamaCaliforniaAlaska ColoradoArizonaFlorida*ArkansasIndiana*ConnecticutKansasDelawareNew Jersey*GeorgiaNew MexicoHawaiiNew York**IdahoSouth CarolinaIllinoisTexasIowaVermontKentuckyVirginia**Louisiana Washington MaineWisconsin*MarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouri MontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth DakotaTennesseeUtah West VirginiaWyoming*Negative determination unless Mental Health concentration**Positive determination for LMSW; Negative determination for LCSW unless Mental Health concentration TERRITORIES WITH POSITIVE DETERMINATIONTERRITORIES WITH NEGATIVE DETERMINATIONDistrict of ColumbiaAmerican SamoaGuamRepublic of the Marshall IslandsNorthern Mariana IslandsRepublic of PalauPuerto RicoVirgin Islands