Department

Behavioral Sciences

Program

Social Work, BSSW

Contact Information

Dr. Justin Martin, Dept. Chair

Email: jmart140@utm.edu

Phone: 731-881-7519

Professional Licensure & Educational Requirements by State

These “Determinations” are accurate to the best of our abilities. These licensure disclosures will be reviewed annually in May and June and updated/published in July.

StateProfessional AgencyDetermination: Meets / Does Not Meet
AlabamaBoard of Social Work ExaminersMeets
AlaskaBoard of Social Work ExaminersMeets
ArizonaBoard of Behavioral Health ExaminersMeets
ArkansasSocial Work Licensing BoardDoes Not Meet
CaliforniaBoard of Behavioral SciencesDoes not meet because the state does not license bachelor’s level social workers
ColoradoDept of Regulatory AgenciesDoes not meet because the state does not license bachelor’s level social workers
ConnecticutDept of Public HealthDoes not meet because the state does not license bachelor’s level social workers
DelawareBoard of Social Work ExaminersDoes not meet because the state does not license bachelor’s level social workers
District of ColumbiaDC HealthMeets
FloridaBoard of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy and Mental Health CounselingDoes not meet because the state does not license bachelor’s level social workers
GeorgiaBoard for Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage & Family TherapistsDoes not meet because the state does not license bachelor’s level social workers
HawaiiDept of Commerce & Consumer AffairsMeets
IdahoBoard of Social Work ExaminersMeets
IllinoisIDFPR Social WorkDoes not meet because the state does not license bachelor’s level social workers
IndianaBehavior Health & Human Services Licensing BoardMeets
IowaHealth & Human ServicesMeets
KansasBehavioral Sciences Regulatory BoardMeets
KentuckyBoard of Social WorkMeets
LouisianaBoard of Social Work ExaminersMeets
MaineBoard of Social Work LicensureMeets
MarylandBoard of Social Work ExaminersMeets
MassachusettsBoard of Registration of Social WorkersMeets
MichiganLicensing & Regulatory AffairsMeets
MinnesotaBoard of Social WorkMeets
MississippiBoard of Social Workers and Marriage & Family TherapistsMeets
MissouriCommittee for Social WorkersMeets
MontanaBoard of Behavioral HealthMeets
NebraskaMental Health & Social Work PracticeMeets
NevadaBoard of Examiners for Social WorkersMeets
New HampshireBoard of Mental Health PracticeDoes not meet because the state does not license bachelor’s level social workers
New JerseyBoard of Social Work ExaminersMeets
New MexicoSocial Work ExaminersMeets
New YorkLicensed ProfessionsDoes not meet because the state does not license bachelor’s level social workers
North CarolinaSocial Work Certification & Licensure BoardMeets
North DakotaBoard of Social Work ExaminersMeets
OhioCounselor, Social Worker, and Marriage & Family Therapist BoardMeets
OklahomaBoard of Licensed Social WorkersMeets
OregonBoard of Licensed Social WorkersMeets
PennsylvaniaBoard of Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists, and Professional CounselorsMeets
Puerto Rico Does not meet because the state does not license bachelor’s level social workers
Rhode IslandDept of HealthDoes not meet because the state does not license bachelor’s level social workers
South CarolinaBoard of Social Work ExaminersMeets
South DakotaBoard of Social Work ExaminersMeets
TennesseeDept of HealthMeets
TexasBoard of Social Worker ExaminersMeets
U.S. Virgin IslandsLicensing and Consumer AffairsMeets
UtahCommerce: Division of Professional LicensingMeets
VermontNASW VermontDoes not meet because the state does not license bachelor’s level social workers
VirginiaBoard of Social WorkMeets
WashingtonDept of HealthDoes not meet because the state does not license bachelor’s level social workers
West VirginiaBoard of Social WorkMeets
WisconsinDept of Safety & Professional ServicesMeets
WyomingMental Health Professions Licensing BoardMeets

(Last Updated Sep 19, 2025)