ILLINOIS LSW APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION LSW Required

ILLINOIS LSW APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION

LSW Required Materials The LSW only requires you to fill out 3 forms and submit a $50 application fee. The forms are: 1) Application for Licensure and/or Examination 4 pages, complete on your own 2) Health Care Workers Charged with or Convicted of Criminal Acts (CCA form) 1 page, complete on your own 3) Certification of Education (ED) Form. Loyola fills out the second half of this form for you, entitled "School Official" 2 pages, filled out by you, completed by Loyola

Scan and send via email to Doris Hernandez at dhernandez 10@luc. edu by May 1 st!

The School of Social Work will process your licensure form within 30 - 45 days after your degree has been conferred. Approximate timeframe is mid-June or early July for Spring graduates. Summer graduates can expect to receive their form in September. All materials must be completed in black ink only. There are no refunds on application fees so be sure to submit all paperwork correctly.

Application for Licensure Write N/A for Part 7 on the 4 th page of the application.

CCA form Make sure to complete this form in its entirety

Once you have received the completed Certification of Education form in the mail from the SSW; open the envelope. You will get a memo from the SSW with a reminder to add your social security number, and the proper date. Compile all your materials; the application, CCA form and Certification of Education form- mail them to the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation (IDFPR). The address is included in your packet as well as in the memo that you will receive in the mail. Visit: www. luc. edu/socialwork/student-support/licensure/illinoislicensure-lsw for more information

Get Approved to Sit for the Exam Once the IDFPR receives your application and supporting documentation, the IDFPR notifies the Association of Social Work Boards (www. aswb. org) when you are approved to sit for the exam. Once an application is approved, you will receive a candidate handbook, a letter of approval, and a test code. (Turnaround time is approximately two-three weeks).

Exam Prep Information The ASWB (Association of Social Work Board) offers study guides and practice tests. The ASWB Guide to the Social Work Exams (print edition $20 and the e-book edition $15) is the only guide published by the creators of the social work examinations. You can order the ASWB online practice test for $85. Loyola Prep Course - more details to come

Next Steps: Please fil out your certificate of education form and send a scanned copy via email to Program Coordinator, Doris Hernandez directly at dhernandez 10@luc. edu by May 1 st After your degree is conferred, Doris will process your certificate of education form within 30 -45 days.

LUC Contact Information Questions about your degree conferral? Contact your academic advisor: Verónica Arreola, varreola@luc. edu Jennifer Bernecker, jbernecker@luc. edu Part-time, Advanced Standing, Online Bilingual, and Evening Cohort Program students 5 -year MSW students Tim Feltman, tfeltman@luc. edu Full-time MSW students Questions about licensure or your Certificate of Education form? Contact Doris Hernandez at dhernandez 10@luc. edu Questions about your PEL? Contact Amy Greenberg at agreenberg 2@luc. edu