Exam Levels & General Requirements

Associates- Non-social work-degreed applicants

Bachelors- Intended for individuals who hold a BSW and 0-2 years’ experience.

Masters- Candidate holds an MSW with 0-2 years’ experience. 

Advanced Generalist- Candidate holds MSW with 2+ years of experience in non-clinical setting

Clinical- Candidate holds MSW with 2+ years’ experience in clinical setting

 

Rotating Tests

  • Masters, Bachelors & clinical – 4 versions in circulation

    • Adv. Gen has 2 versions

  • New version comes out each quarter

  • Content updated every 5-7 years

  • Raw score variation- difficulty rating assigned to each question

    • Higher the difficulty the less questions you need correct.

  • 90-day wait between testing prevents over exposure to testing

    • Not getting same exam & prep time for candidate.