54-805. Requirements for license. Except as herein otherwise provided, the following shall be considered minimum requirements for license in the respective categories, and all applicants shall be of good moral character and temperate habits:
(1) As a registered cosmetologist:
(a) Be sixteen and one-half (16 1/2) years of age.
(b) Completion of two (2) years' high school education or its equivalent.
(c) Graduation from and completion of a two thousand (2,000) hour course of instruction in a school of cosmetology, or a four thousand (4,000) hour course of instruction as an apprentice covering all phases of the practice of cosmetology.
(d) Successful passage of an examination for cosmetologist conducted by or acceptable to the board.
(2) As an instructor of cosmetology, nail technology, esthetics or electrology: twelve (12) semester college credit hours or equivalent as approved by the board or successful completion of the examination required by board rules, and
(a) Hold a current license as a cosmetologist, nail technologist, esthetician or electrologist and satisfactory completion of a six (6) month teacher's course of instruction in a school of cosmetology, or
(b) Two (2) years' experience as a licensed cosmetologist, nail technologist, esthetician or electrologist in a registered cosmetological establishment and a three (3) month teacher's course of instruction in a school of cosmetology, or
(c) Five (5) years' experience as a licensed cosmetologist, nail technologist, esthetician or electrologist immediately preceding the application for license.
(3) As an apprentice:
(a) Be sixteen and one-half (16 1/2) years of age.
(b) Have completed at least two (2) years of high school education or its equivalent.
(4) As a nail technician:
(a) Be sixteen and one-half (16 1/2) years of age.
(b) Have completed at least two (2) years of high school education or its equivalent.
(c) Have completed and graduated from at least a four hundred (400) hour course of instruction and graduated from such training in a board approved school, or an eight hundred (800) hour course of instruction as an apprentice in a specified cosmetological establishment under the direct personal supervision of a licensed cosmetology instructor, who shall have at least one (1) licensed nail technician on-site in the specified cosmetological establishment for each student being trained.
(d) Successful passage of an examination for nail technician conducted by or acceptable to the board.
(5) As an electrologist:
(a) Be sixteen and one-half (16 1/2) years of age.
(b) Have completed at least two (2) years of high school education or its equivalent.
(c) Have completed and graduated from at least an eight hundred (800) hour course of instruction and graduated from such training in a school approved by the board to teach electrology, or a one thousand six hundred (1,600) hour course of instruction as an apprentice in a specified cosmetological establishment under the direct personal supervision of a licensed electrologist instructor, who shall have at least one (1) licensed electrologist on-site in the specified cosmetological establishment as established by board rules.
(d) Successfully passed an examination for electrologist conducted by or acceptable to the board.
(6) As an esthetician:
(a) Be sixteen and one-half (16 1/2) years of age.
(b) Have completed at least two (2) years of high school education or its equivalent.
(c) Have completed and graduated from at least a six hundred (600) hour course of instruction for such in a school approved by the board to teach esthetics or a one thousand two hundred (1,200) hour course of instruction as an apprentice in a specified cosmetological establishment under the direct personal supervision of a licensed cosmetology instructor, who shall have at least one (1) licensed esthetician on-site in the specified cosmetological establishment for each student being trained.
(d) Successfully passed an examination for esthetician conducted by or acceptable to the board.
(7) As a haircutter:
(a) Be sixteen and one-half (16 1/2) years of age.
(b) Have completed at least two (2) years of high school education or its equivalent.
(c) Have completed and graduated from at least a nine hundred (900) hour course of instruction for such in a school approved by the board to teach haircutting.
(d) Successfully passed an examination for haircutter conducted by or acceptable to the board.
