Arkansas Reciprocity
Any answers that I give I locate from the respective state sites that perhaps students and others just can’t seem to locate and I really don’t mind trying to find answers for anyone that takes the time to ask, but the best thing is always to try and get in touch with the administrator of your school and if they are not easy to access then always try your state board of cosmetology.
Crystall: I’ve been thinking about moving to Ft. Smith, AK. What website could I go to or what phone number could I call to get all the information about transferring my cosmetology License. Aren’t the hours the same in Arkansas as they are in Texas?
Answer: This is the form you need, but read all the directions and you will have to get the state board in Texas to send certification of your license to Arkansas. This form gives you all the information you need. Arkansas Reciprocity Application.
Send a $ 15.00 money order and request a certified transcript of hours. In the letter, specify where the transcript needs to be mailed. Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
P.O. Box 12157
Austin, Texas 78711
I am thinking about moving to AK but i’m not to sure how to go about getting my license changed over i have a cosmetology license issued from IL, is there a site i can go to that will explain everything needed to do this and tell me if i need to retake stateboards?
Hi Melissa,
If you have passed a written and practical national examination, then you will only be required to pass an Arkansas state law
exam.
If you have not passed a written and practical national examination, then you will be required to pass the written, practical and
state law exams administered in Arkansas.
An applicant must complete the following process to be eligible for an Arkansas license through reciprocity:
1. Contact the State Board in which you are currently licensed and request that they send your license certification to the Arkansas State Board of Cosmetology,101 EAST CAPITOL, SUITE 108
LITTLE ROCK, AR 72201
(501) 682-2168
2. Complete the Reciprocity Form you will find from the link below or the form link from the post above and submit it to their office, along with the following:
a. A copy of your current out-of-state license;
b. A copy of your social security card;
c. A 2 x 2 colored head and shoulder photograph;
d. A copy of your driver’s license or other government issued photo-identification license;
e. A check or money order for the $50 reciprocity fee.
To read everything required by Arkansas for reciprocity follow the links on that page for everything you need to know they are in the process of updating due to recent changes in the law.