Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE
Division 2085 - Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners
Chapter 12 - Schools and Student Rules-Barber and Cosmetology
Section 20 CSR 2085-12.035 - Requirements for Barber Students

(1) It shall be the responsibility of the school to submit to the board at least two (2) weeks prior to the anticipated date of student barber training the following:

(2) For any person enrolling in a postsecondary barber school, the completed student application must indicate that the individual: has earned a high school diploma; has earned a general education development (GED) certification; has completed a home schooling program meeting the requirements of the state in which it occurred and has provided to the board office a written notarized statement from his/her principal instructor demonstrating completion of at least twelve (12) high school credits; or has provided to the barber school proof of a prior enrollment, commencing at any date prior to July 1, 2012, at a Title IV eligible post-secondary institution in a Title IV eligible academic program.

(3) Any person desiring to enroll in a secondary barber school shall meet all of the requirements set forth in subsections (1)(A)- (E) of 20 CSR 2085-12.035.

(4) Upon board approval of a student application for admission to barber training, the board shall issue to the school a student registration which shall be conspicuously posted at each student's work station.

(5) Upon a successfully completed course of barber training, provided the board is in receipt of a completed student transcript and student registration, the student may apply for the barber examination by submitting to the board at least fourteen (14) days prior to examination date, a completed application and applicable fee.

(6) Upon graduation from barber training, the student registration to work under the supervision of a licensed barber operating in a current licensed barber establishment may be extended by the board to ten (10) days following the date of the first available examination for licensure. Extended student registration shall be posted in front of the working chair. Extended student registration shall be received by the board upon its expiration.

(7) No training received in a school may be credited towards the fulfillment of the hours necessary in an apprenticeship program and no training received in a barber establishment may be credited towards the hours necessary in a school to meet the minimum requirements necessary to qualify for a state examination.