1). Complete education in
an approved school.
Receive a master's degree in
social work from a program accredited by, or a preaccreditation
program of, the Council on
Social Work Education or a doctoral degree in social work
2). Complete appropriate
application form .
An applicant for permanent
certification may apply for a temporary certificate
at the same time.
The temporary certificate may
be issued to an individual who pays the required fee and meets all
the qualifications for the permanent certificate except for passing
the required national examination. The temporary credential expires
upon notification of successful completion of the national examination
or expiration of the 9 month period, whichever is earlier. A temporary
credential may not be renewed.
3). Submit
completed application including all required documentation and fee.
4). Pass
the state open book examination.
The passing
score for Social Work is 85%. You will receive your exam name, password,
and applicant ID which you will use as your student ID to take this
test after you submit your application.
• You
cannot access the entire exam using a Mac computer.
• You
must use internet explorer as your browser.
• Go
to http://exam.drl.wi.gov
• Select:
“ test launching ”
• Your
instructor is “gsp”
• If
you are unable to access the exam, try again later. Refresh your internet
explorer browser.
• The
answers to the exam questions are in the codebook which is free and
online at http://drl.wi.gov . It
may be helpful to print out the chapters from the “excerpts of the
Wisconsin Administrative Code.”
• The
exam is un-timed. You may exit and return to the test any time over
the next 3 months. Exit by clicking the “X” at the top right hand
corner of any screen.
• Do
not click “done” until you are ready to submit the exam. If you accidentally
click done before you are ready to submit your exam, just go back
in and start again. Your first score will be deleted.
• Print
out a copy of your score report and retain it for your own records.
• Additional
technical or exam content-related questions can be directed to: gail.pizarro@wisconsin.gov
