Personal License
A person is entitled to receive a license if the person:
1. Submits to the board an application on a form supplied by the board.
2. Does either of the following:
(a) Completes and receives appropriate credits for at least two years of high school education or its equivalent as prescribed by the board in its rules and submits to the board satisfactory evidence that the person is at least sixteen years of age.
A.A.C. R4-10-101(35) “Two years of high school or its equivalent” means one of the following:
- Ten high school credits attained by an individual;
- If the individual is homeschooled, a copy of the Affidavit of Intent filed with the county school superintendent and proof the individual is at least 16 years old;
- Proof of being at least 18 years old; or
- Obtaining a passing score on a high school equivalency general educational development (GED) test or its equivalent as required by the Department of Education.
(b) Submits to the board satisfactory evidence that the person is at least eighteen years of age.
3. Submits to the board satisfactory evidence of any of the following:
(a) That the person is a graduate of a school in another state or country that has substantially the same requirements as this state for schools licensed by the board.
(b) That the person is a graduate of a course consisting of the required hours:
- Aesthetics: 600 hours
- Barbering: 1,200 hours
- Cosmetology: 1,500 hours
- Hairstyling: 1,000 hours
- Nail Technology: 600 hours
(c) That the person completed a United States department of labor-approved or a department of economic security-approved apprenticeship program in aesthetics that includes at least two hundred hours of infection protection and law review instruction. The person shall complete the instruction prescribed by this subdivision through either:
(i) A school that is licensed by the board or a school or program in another state that has, in the board's opinion, licensure requirements that are substantially equivalent to the requirements of this state.
(ii) A department of economic security-approved apprenticeship program.
4. Passes the examination.
Licenses expire every two years on your birthday. Initial licenses may not be valid for a full two years, they will expire on your second birthday, whichever comes first.
| Step | Description | Resource/Additional Information |
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| 1 | Take and pass both the written and practical exams through Virtual Inc. (PCS) | |
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Create an account in the portal.
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| 3 | Select 'Applications.' Then, select the 'New Application' button and use the drop-down arrow to select your application type. | |
| 4 | The application you selected will pop up. Select 'Continue.' | |
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Fill out the required information and upload the required documents.
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*If your photo is not being accepted, it may be because your file size is too large.
You can return to your application at any point if you need to finish at a later date.
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Pay the application fee of $60.
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| After Application Submittal |
It currently takes up to 4 weeks for a completed application to be processed. If any additional information is needed from you, you will receive an email from the licensing portal notifying you that you have a message in the portal under the Communications Center. You can check your application status by logging into the licensing portal. Upon being licensed, you will receive an email from the portal notifying you that you have a message in the portal under the Communications Center. When you receive the notification that your application has been accepted, you can then print your license by clicking on ‘Print License’ on the left-hand side navigation menu. |
Licenses expire every two years on your birthday. Initial licenses may not be valid for a full two years, they will expire on your second birthday, whichever comes first.
| Step | Description | Resource/Additional Information |
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| 1 | Take and pass both the written and practical exams through Virtual Inc. (PCS) | |
| 2 |
Create an account in the portal.
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| 3 | Select 'Applications.' Then, select the 'New Application' button and use the drop-down arrow to select 'Barber Application.' | |
| 4 | The application you selected will pop up. Select 'Continue.' | |
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Fill out the required information and upload the required documents.
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Pay the application fee of $40
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| After Application Submittal |
It currently takes up to 4 weeks for a completed application to be processed. If any additional information is needed from you, you will receive an email from the licensing portal notifying you that you have a message in the portal under the Communications Center. You can check your application status by logging into the licensing portal. Upon being licensed, you will receive an email from the portal notifying you that you have a message in the portal under the Communications Center. When you receive the notification that your application has been accepted, you can then print your license by clicking on ‘Print License’ on the left-hand side navigation menu.
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