§ 17-26-304 - Prerequisites to examination for a cosmetologist, manicurist, or aesthetician. - Arkansas Statutes

17-26-304. Prerequisites to examination for a cosmetologist, manicurist, or aesthetician.

The Department of Health shall admit to examination for a license as a cosmetologist, manicurist, or aesthetician a person who has made application to the department in proper form, has paid the fee required, and who:

(1) Is not less than sixteen (16) years of age;

(2) Has completed two (2) years of high school in the public schools of this state or its equivalent; and

(3) Has completed one (1) of the following:

(A) For a cosmetologist, training of at least one thousand five hundred (1,500) hours;

(B) For a manicurist, training of at least six hundred (600) hours;

(C) For an aesthetician, training of at least six hundred (600) hours; or

(D) The prescribed course of study in cosmetology under the laws of another state whose licensing requirements are equal to or stricter than those in Arkansas.