Individual & Family Clinical – Alabama

LU’s MSW program offers all the courses and internships necessary to meet education requirements for licensure in Alabama* for any of the following credentials. Students are encouraged to meet with their gate advisor by contacting msw@liberty.edu for course selection and sequencing information to ensure they will meet the requirements for their specific license of choice.

*Please note that state licensure regulations and requirements are subject to change. Students are encouraged to consult their state licensing board (Alabama) regularly for updated information.

Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) – Non-Clinical AND Clinical

• Exam Requirement: The candidate must pass an ASWB exam for the appropriate licensure level.
• Postgraduate Supervised Experience Requirement: No postgraduate supervised experience required before licensure.
• Additional requirements may apply.

Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW)

• Exam Requirement: The candidate must pass an ASWB exam for the appropriate licensure level.
• Postgraduate Supervised Experience Requirement: The candidate must have completed at least 3,000 hours of postgraduate supervised experience in social work. This must be concurrent with a minimum of 96 hours of clinical supervision.
• Additional Requirements:
  • Must hold a current, active LMSW license.

Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker – Private Independent Practice (LICSW-PIP)

• Exam Requirement: No exam required.
• Postgraduate Supervised Experience Requirement: The candidate must have completed either: at least three (3) years full-time, OR five (5) years part-time postgraduate experience in the specified social work method; in addition, one (1) year full-time, OR two (2) years part-time postgraduate experience in the specified social work method after receiving the LICSW license.
• Additional Requirements:
  • Must hold a current, active LICSW license.