645—280.5(154C) Educational qualifications.
	280.5(1) Bachelor level social worker. An applicant for a license will possess 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 and independent level social worker. An applicant for a license will 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) Foreign-trained social workers shall provide an equivalency evaluation of their educational credentials by International Education Research Foundation, 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 applicant shall bear the expense of the curriculum evaluation.
[ARC 8057C, IAB 6/12/24, effective 7/17/24]