Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 30 - Mississippi State Board of Public Accountancy
Part 2101 - Cosmetology, Board of
Chapter 2 - Licensure
Rule 30-2101-2.8 - Examination Eligibility for In-State Applicants
Universal Citation: MS Code of Rules 30-2101-2.8
Current through December 10, 2024
A. Eligibility Requirements for Practitioner
1.
Cosmetologists, manicurists, and estheticians must:
a. Be at least 17 years of age.
b. Be able to read, write and speak
English.
c. Have at least a twelfth
(12
th) grade education or its equivalent.
(1) Proof of completion of high school
education shall be submitted in the form of a diploma, or certified transcript
which reflects graduation data. If the education was acquired by GED, original
GED transcript must be submitted to the Board.
(2) 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 proof of the equivalent of a 12
th grade education.
(3) A high school education received from a
distance learning entity will only be accepted if that entity is accredited by
an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education
(4) Any other document and/or affidavit which
constitutes reliable proof of completion of high school education shall be
required by the Board.
d.
Must have successfully completed a course of training for which application for
licensure is being made.
2. An application for examination must be
submitted on a form prescribed by the Board and accompanied by the following:
a. Two recent passport photographs of the
applicant, taken within 90 days prior to application.
b. In the event of a name change, legal proof
of the name change.
B. Eligibility Requirements for Instructor
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 Mississippi 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.
Miss. Code Ann. §§ 73-7-7, 73-7-13, 73-7-18, 73-7-15, 73-7-21 (Rev. 2013)
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