645—280.5(154C) Educational qualifications.
	280.5(1) Bachelor level social worker. An applicant for a license as a bachelor level social worker shall present evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant possesses a bachelor’s degree in social work from a college or university accredited by the Council on Social Work Education at the time of graduation.
	280.5(2) Master level social worker. An applicant for a license as a master level social worker shall present evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant:
	a. 	Possesses a master’s degree in social work from a college or university accredited by the Council on Social Work Education at the time of graduation; or
	b. 	Possesses a doctoral degree in social work from a college or university approved by the board at the time of graduation.
	280.5(3) Independent level social worker. An applicant for a license as an independent level social worker shall present evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant:
	a. 	Possesses a master’s degree in social work from a college or university accredited by the Council on Social Work Education at the time of graduation; or
	b. 	Possesses a doctoral degree in social work from a college or university approved by the board at the time of graduation.
	280.5(4) Foreign-trained social workers shall:
	a. 	Provide an equivalency evaluation of their educational credentials by International Educational Research Foundations, Inc., Credentials Evaluation Service, P.O. Box 3665, Culver City, California 90231-3665, telephone (310)258-9451, website www.ierf.org or email at info@ierf.org; or obtain a certificate of equivalency from the Council on Social Work Education, 1701 Duke Street, Suite 200, Alexandria, Virginia 22314-3457, telephone (703)683-8080, website www.cswe.org. The professional curriculum must be equivalent to that stated in these rules. The candidate shall bear the expense of the curriculum evaluation.
	b. 	Receive a final determination from the board regarding the application for licensure.
[ARC 3744C, IAB 4/11/18, effective 5/16/18; ARC 6996C, IAB 4/19/23, effective 5/24/23]