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Arkansas Code Title 17. Professions, Occupations, and Businesses § 17-26-304. Prerequisites to examination for cosmetologist, manicurist, aesthetician, or instructor

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

The Department of Health shall admit to examination for a license as a cosmetologist, manicurist, aesthetician, or instructor a person who has made application to the department in proper form, has paid the fee required, and who:

(1) Is not less than sixteen (16) years of age;

(2) Has completed two (2) years of high school in the public schools of this state or its equivalent; and

(3) Has completed one (1) of the following:

(A) For a cosmetologist, training of at least one thousand two hundred (1,200) hours;

(B) For a manicurist, training of at least four hundred eighty (480) hours;

(C) For an aesthetician, training of at least four hundred eighty (480) hours;

(D) For an instructor, training of at least four hundred eighty (480) hours; or

(E) The prescribed course of study in cosmetology under the laws of another state whose licensing requirements are equal to or stricter than those in Arkansas.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 17. Professions, Occupations, and Businesses § 17-26-304. Prerequisites to examination for cosmetologist, manicurist, aesthetician, or instructor - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-17-professions-occupations-and-businesses/ar-code-sect-17-26-304/

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