License examination

1. The license examination must be approved by the board. A passing examination score is valid only if the licensure application is postmarked or delivered to the board's office within one year from the date of the examination. The board shall certify the eligibility of all applicants and determine uniform passing and failing cutoff points. 2. Students currently enrolled and in good standing in accredited social work programs may apply for and take the appropriate examination during the semester or quarter in which they will graduate. A license may not be granted until proof of graduation is received by the board. 3. With the exception of students in good standing in the last semester or quarter of an accredited social work program, only applicants who meet the educational requirements of a baccalaureate or graduate degree in social work from an accredited social work program may take the qualifying examination. 4. An applicant who fails the examination may retake the examination after ninety days from the initial examination date.