North Dakota Century Code Title 43. Occupations and Professions § 43-11-27. Instructor's license--Student instructor's license--Registration--Qualifications (Effective after December 31, 2025)

1. No individual may be licensed as an instructor of cosmetology unless the individual passes a theory and a practical examination required by the board after paying the examination fee set forth in section 43-11-28. An applicant shall:

2. An instructor or student instructor may not practice cosmetology on a patron at a school other than as part of practical work pertaining directly to the teaching of students.

3. Each school of enrollment shall submit to the board a student instructor registration form for each student instructor. The registration form must be accompanied by a fee for a student instructor in an amount determined by the board under section 43-11-28. A student instructor shall possess, at the time of enrollment, a general education equivalent to the completion of four years in high school and hold a license as a cosmetologist, esthetician, advanced esthetician, or manicurist. Upon completion of the course prescribed for student instructors, the student instructor shall make an application to the board and pay a fee as provided in section 43-11-28. The board then shall cause the applicant to be examined for an instructor's license. Upon successfully passing the theoretical and practical examinations, the board shall issue an instructor's license to the applicant.

4. No individual is entitled to renew an instructor's license unless the instructor has furnished to the board evidence of completion of the continuing education established by the board by rule.

5. Licensed estheticians and manicurists may only provide instruction within the scope of practice of the respective licenses determined under this chapter.