Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health
Chapter 210 - Barber
Subchapter 3 - Examinations
Section 310:210-3-3 - Examination prerequisite

(1) Complete fifteen hundred (1,500) clock hours in no less than nine (9) months from an approved Oklahoma licensed barber school or college; or

(2) Complete eighteen (18) months and three thousand (3,000) clock hours as a licensed barber apprentice over a period of at least eighteen (18) months, and not more than two (2) years, under an Oklahoma licensed barber who has engaged in the practice of barbering for at least two (2) years. An applicant for examination shall not combine school and apprentice hours to meet the examination prerequisite. A barber apprentice who does not complete and file an examination application within five (5) years of completing the apprenticeship shall lose all accumulated apprenticeship hours;

(3) Hold a valid current license in good standing to practice barbering issued by another state or entity, which has been determined by the Department to not meet the eligibility requirements for reciprocal licensing. If the documents are not written in English, the person shall provide a certified English translation; or

(4) Hold a current Oklahoma cosmetologist license pursuant to the cosmetology rules and complete a seven hundred fifty (750) hour course of study consisting of barbering techniques in a barber school or college licensed pursuant to this Chapter; and

(5) Pay a fee established by the Board.

(1) Verify four (4) years experience as a licensed barber; or

(2) Complete a six hundred (600) clock hour instructor course in no less than four (4) months from an approved Oklahoma licensed barber school or college and verify one (1) year as a licensed barber. Applicants may enroll and begin the instructor course at a licensed barber school upon passing the barber examination; and

(3) Pay a fee established by the board.