Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 30 - Mississippi State Board of Public Accountancy
Part 2101 - Cosmetology, Board of
Chapter 2 - Licensure
Rule 30-2101-2.10 - Examination Eligibility for Out-of-Country Applicants
Universal Citation: MS Code of Rules 30-2101-2.10
Current through December 10, 2024
A. Eligibility Requirements for Examination - Practitioner
1. Any person who is licensed or
registered to practice by a country other than the United States, or any person
who has successfully completed a course of training in a country other than the
United States, which meets this state's minimum requirements, may submit an
application for approval for examination.
The state's minimum requirements are:
|
Cosmetologist |
1500 hours |
|
Manicurist |
350 hours |
|
Esthetician |
600 hours |
2.
The required documentation includes notification of intent,
affidavit/certification of training, and affidavit/certification of current
licensure.
a. Notification of Intent. The
form must be completed in its entirety and submitted to the Board.
b. The affidavit/certificate of training. An
affidavit or certification of the applicant's course of training must be
submitted to the Board office by the board in the country or province in which
the training was acquired. The affidavit/certification of training should, at a
minimum contain:
(1) Applicant's name and
address
(2) Applicant's
Registration Number or license identification number (if applicable)
(3) The course in which applicant was
enrolled
(4) Total clock hours
earned
(5) Date of completion or
last attendance (Non licensed individuals only)
(6) Information regarding current license (if
applicable), including expiration date and whether the licensee is in good
standing.
c. The
affidavit/certification of licensure. The applicant must cause an
affidavit/certification of licensure to be issued by the board in which the
license is held.
d. The
affidavits/certifications must be mailed directly to the Board by the licensing
authority, bear the seal-impress of the licensing authority, and bear at least
one signature of an official of the licensing authority.
e. In the event the information cannot be
provided by the licensing authority, it may be obtained from the attendant
school. In this case, the attendant school must submit the information directly
to the Board. The information must:
(1) be
submitted in an envelope bearing the attendant school's letterhead,
(2) bear the seal-impress of the school,
and
(3) be certified by an agent of
the attendant school. The Board reserves the right to deny Certification of
Training submitted by a school if it is determined that the information can be
provided by the appropriate licensing authority.
3. Appear for an Application Eligibility
Interview
a. Upon receipt of a completed
Applicant of Intent and Affidavit/Certification of Training, which meets the
examination requirements for Mississippi, the applicant is scheduled for an
interview, and notified of the date and time.
b. The applicant must present the following
documents at the time of the interview:
(1)
Photographic identification.
(a) Applicant
must present two (2) current passport photographs to be attached to his or her
application for approval for examination. The person who is making application
for examination must be recognizable in the photograph.
(b) Applicant must present a
government-issued photographic identification card which contains the
applicant's signature and date of birth. In the event of a name change, legal
proof of the change must be presented.
(2) Two additional forms of identification
must be presented by the applicant. In the event of a name change, legal proof
of the name change must be presented.
(3) Any applicant who uses or proposes to use
a specific device in any practice area of discipline, must present the required
certification of proficiency attesting to proper training in the use of the
instrument.
c. The
applicant will be interviewed to determine his or her eligibility to apply for
approval for examination. The following determinations will be made:
(1) The applicant is at least 17 years of
age.
(2) The applicant is able to
read, write and speak English.
(3)
The applicant has a 12
th grade education or its equivalent.
The applicant must present, at the time of the interview, acceptable
documentation evidencing completion of the 12
th grade, or its equivalent. Where the
secondary education was obtained outside of the United States, the applicant
must present a copy of the proof of completion, along with an original
translation which has been prepared by an approved translation or credentialing
service, and which certifies that the document is considered to be the
equivalent of a 12
th grade education.
d. If an applicant is deemed to meet all
examination eligibility requirements, he or she will be required to submit an
out-of-country Application for Approval for Examination, which must be
completed in its entirety.
5. If the applicant is deemed to meet all
examination eligibility requirements, he or she will be required to submit an
out-of-country Application for Approval for Examination, which must be
completed in its entirety.
B. Eligibility Requirements for Examination - Instructor (First-Time Licensure)
1.
Eligibility requirements that must be met in order to take the examination:
a. Must be at least 21 years of age
b. Must be able to read, write and
speak English.
c. Must possess a
high school education or its equivalency.
d. Must possess a current practitioner's
license.
e. Must have completed six
(6) semester hours in college courses approved by the Board.
f. Must have successfully completed a course
of training for which application for licensure is being made.
g. Must have the following hours of
instructor training:
(1) Cosmetologist -
1,000 hours of instructor training in a licensed school of cosmetology.
(2) Esthetician - 1,000 hours of
instructor training in a licensed school in which the practice of esthetics is
taught.
(3) Manicurist - 1,000
hours of instructor training in a licensed school in which the practice of
manicuring is taught.
h.
Must have attended at least one mandatory Board approved "Methods of Teaching"
seminar earning a minimum of five (5) continuing education
hours.
2. The application
packet must be accompanied by:
a. Two (2)
recent passport photographs, taken within 90 days prior to
application.
b. Proof of
eligibility requirements.
c. An
affidavit completed and signed by the board official in the country or province
from which the current license is held, attesting to licensure status and any
disciplinary action within the past five (5) years.
d. Certified transcript of completion of the
course of training for which application for approval for examination being
made or an affidavit attesting to education.
e. Certified original transcript evidencing
successful completion of six (6) semester hours in college courses approved by
the Board.
f. In the event of a
name change, legal proof of the name change.
g. Copy of current practitioner's
license.
h. Any applicant who uses
or proposes to teach a specific device in any practice area of discipline must
present the required certification of teaching proficiency from Mississippi or
another country or province attesting to proper training in the use and/or
teaching of the device.
C. The application must be submitted on a form prescribed by the Board and must be accompanied by:
1. Two passport photographs taken prior to
application.
2. A copy of current
out-of-country license or certificates.
3. Proof of completion of high school
education or GED by way of certified high school transcript, certified GED
transcript or other means as the Board may deem acceptable. All transcripts
must be submitted by the applicant in sealed envelopes from the school in which
the degree was obtained.
4.
Certification from the registering agency or the school in which the training
was acquired, reflecting the number of training hours earned, and the
curriculum subjects.
Miss. Code Ann. §§ 73-7-7, 73-7-16 (Rev. 2012)
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