Association of Social Works Board  (ASWB)

The Association of Social Works Board issues licences to candidates in the field of social work and regulates their activities. The ASWB conducts five exams, namely Associate, Bachelors, Masters, Advanced Generalist, and Clinical. All the exams are designed to measure a candidate's competence at entry level and the expected minimum competence practice level.
                                                                                 
Exam Registration Details

• Candidates can register online at www.aswb.org.
• An authorization letter is sent to the candidates with a list of test centers to schedule an exam date and location.
• Some jurisdictions require that the candidate seek approval from the relevant Social Work Board to take the exam.
• The Board informs the students which of the 5 exams they must sit for.

• The fees for taking the Exam currently is $ 175

• All the five Exams comprise of 170 questions, in multiple-choice format.
• 20 questions of these are experimental questions and are not added to scores of the present test.
• An unofficial score is provided to candidates right after the exam and the official score is sent to the respective jurisdiction which then issues the licensure to the successful candidates
• Special arrangements are made to accommodate candidates with disabilities or those not having English as their first language.
• ACT Inc administers the exam via computers in test sites across the United States. In Canada, the exam can be taken in pencil- paper format on request.

Exam Duration

      The duration of each ASWB Exam is four hours.

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