S.C. Code Ann. § 40-63-230
Licensure requirements; Masters Social Worker.
To be licensed as a Masters Social Worker, an applicant must: (1) have submitted a written application in the form prescribed by the board; (2) be at least twenty-one years of age; (3) be of good moral character; (4) have received a masters or doctorate degree in social work from a program accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting body for social work programs, or from a social work program whose standards are at least equivalent to the minimum standards required by the nationally recognized accrediting body as approved by the board; (5) have successfully passed an examination prescribed by the board; (6) have paid all applicable fees specified by the board.