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The ASWB Bachelors exam is the licensing exam for basic generalist BSW practice, used where boards license at that level. Here is what it covers, who approves you for it, and what it shares with the Associate and Masters exams.
Read the guideRegister for the ASWB Bachelors exam in the right order: board approval or ASWB preapproval, the US$230 ASWB fee, the Authorization to Test, then a Pearson appointment. Every ASWB charge and every deadline that can forfeit your fee.
Read the guideThe ASWB Bachelors exam has 122 multiple-choice questions, 110 of them scored, in two 61-question sections of two hours each. Here is how the four hours run, the break and no-return rules, and how to tell whether your prep material describes the retired version.
Read the guideBuild your ASWB Bachelors study plan from the free ASWB guidebook: rate yourself on the outline, weight your weeks to Values and Ethics, Assessment and Planning, and Intervention and Practice, and finish with timed mixed practice. Includes 4-, 8- and 12-week versions.
Read the guideASWB reports the Bachelors exam as pass/fail, and the number of correct answers you need depends on your exam form. Here is the range in percentages, why it moves, what you see on screen and in your score report, and how a pass reaches your board.
Read the guideAfter an unsuccessful ASWB Bachelors attempt, you wait 90 days unless your board allows a waiver and you were within 10 correct answers of passing. Here is the retake timeline, the waiver limits, the cost, and how to turn your score report into a plan.
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