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• I would like to renew my license from Pa. I dont have a copy of my license so I dont know the number. My D.O.B. is 2-13-44. I believe I was licensed in October,1963 and have kept it since then but moving around have gotten lost in transit. Please reply. Thank you, Donna L. Boettger

  Comment by Donna Louise Boettger — February 14, 2008 @ 12:58 pm

• Hi Donna,
  You will find my answer here Find Your Cosmetology License Number Easily

  Comment by jude8753 — February 14, 2008 @ 2:39 pm

• Hello,
  I currently live in California and relocating to Utah in the summer. I have a question regarding the hours do I have to go back to school to finish the extra 400 hours that Utah needs to get my license transfered to Utah? Please reply. Thank you, Renee M. Waite

  Comment by Renee M. Waite — April 10, 2008 @ 10:00 pm

• Hi Renee,
  If you have work history almost all states will give credit for the hours you have worked. You would have to have those work years verified and sent to the state you are moving to. Utah says to “Contact your current state licensing agency and request a verification of license be sent to the state of Utah. Download the application from the Cosmetology/Barbering web page, complete the application and submit it for review and processing with the required fees. Applicants must meet the educational or the experience requirement. ”

  Pay attention to section C you need to have at least 4,000 full time working hours if not then you would probably be required to do the hours.

  Comment by jude8753 — April 11, 2008 @ 2:18 am

• I went to school around 2002 and didn’t finish and i’m now going to go back in the fall to hopefully finish. I need to know if my hours can be transfered over to my new school and where i can look this up at??? Can u help me?

  Comment by Lori Montoya — May 7, 2008 @ 10:17 am

• Hi Lori,
  Schools are required to record your hours and send them to the state board so depending on whether your hours are still good depends on the state you reside in. You need to contact your state board or the school you attended and ask them how to proceed. If you have a transcript of the hours completed that will be very helpful and your new school can work all of that out for you.

  Not all schools are diligent in record keeping, but it is required by law however records and transcripts do get lost so hopefully it will work out for you.

  Comment by jude8753 — May 7, 2008 @ 10:35 am

• I did not pass my Ohio State Baord of Cosmetology exam in 1999, and in 2001 I was told I have no hrs ,so I went back to school ,and my school closed for alot of reasons . My ? is should I stil be able to retake the baord exam or maybe have some hrs?

  Comment by Ebonie — May 15, 2008 @ 3:43 am

• Hi Ebonie,
  If you took it the first time you should be able to redo the parts you failed and the state board should already have your hours and test scores so I don’t understand why they would say you have no hours. Your school has to send a record of your hours and from this portion of the Ohio Admin Code if you failed 3 times you would need 75 hours more. Get in touch with your state board and get this cleared up.

  (E) Cosmetologists who fail the test for the third time will be required to take seventy-five hours additional instruction in theory, rules, sanitation, etc. If they fail the written section and seventy-five hours in cosmetology clinic if they failed the practical. These hours may be met through an equivalent credit hour course.

  Comment by jude8753 — May 15, 2008 @ 11:07 am

• trying to see if anyone can tell me how to find hours that were received in 1985. Test was taken but not passed for license at the time it was called State Board(Texas). Tdlr cannot find any records on me nor any of my hours. Hopefully you can help. I have contacted my high school and they can”t find the records.

  Comment by ja — June 11, 2008 @ 12:40 pm

• Ja,
  Records often get lost and if you don’t have a transcript and they have lost them, then I’m trully sorry there really isn’t anything I can suggest.

  Comment by jude8753 — June 13, 2008 @ 9:40 am

• Hi i was wondering if you could help me. I am about to take my practical exam (texas) . My teacher didn’t know what she was doing so can you give me something that i can refer to to get ready. Thanks a lot.

  Comment by yolanda — June 27, 2008 @ 3:12 pm

• Yolanda,
  Texas Cosmetology Exam Information

  Comment by jude8753 — July 1, 2008 @ 2:33 pm

• Hello, On 01/31/07 I sent my renewal info and check to State Board to renew my license. I had not received the renewal form they usually send, because of moving. So in error I sent a check for $60 when it was only $45. State Board returned everything to me with a letter saying I now owe $90 because I didn’t send the correct amount a $45 late fee. For what ever reason I never followed up and I need my license. Do I renew this year as normal and included last times $90 and ce hours or is there something else I need to do?

  Comment by chandra — August 15, 2008 @ 9:54 pm

• This will be my first year renewing my license. I’ve been told you can do it online. I have since moved and have not received my reservation number. How do I go about changing my address and renewing my license?

  Comment by Kellye — September 4, 2008 @ 12:09 pm

• hello, i will be taking the california cosmetology exam soon and am in desperate need for a crash/prep course. i haven’t been able to find any in no. california. do you have any suggestions on where i can find such a course or a tutor?

  Comment by macctaz — September 24, 2008 @ 12:13 am

• I live in California. I let my manicuring license expire a number of years ago because I was no longer doing nails and didn’t think I ever would again. Circumstances have changed, and in looking into renewing my license I’ve learned that it was cancelled. To replace it I have to retake the written and the practical tests, and may have to go back to cosmetology school. Do you know how many hours I will need to go for, if I do have to go? Is there any way to avoid this?

  Comment by Laura — October 8, 2008 @ 6:44 pm

• I & my sister have CA cosmetology &manicurist license. We’ll move to New Jersey next month. Will we have to repeat training or take a test for New Jersey license? Are our CA licenses reciprocal?

  Comment by Gina Le — October 16, 2008 @ 3:31 pm

• I would like to renew my license for cosmetology/instructor as well. I didn’t keep them up to date due to being heavily involved in family business. Can you please help. My d.o.b 05/01/1959 Indiana

  Comment by Carolyn — October 19, 2008 @ 4:48 pm

• I have a NY cosmetology license. According to the state I need another 200 hours in order to obtain a NJ cosmetology license. However, yesterday I met with the admissions rep told me in order to do my 200 hours I needed to pass the written and practical state test BEFORE I take my 200 hours. I took it today and of couse didn’t pass the 150 written test because I had no time to study and took the NY state board over a year ago. Why would I have to take a test before I even take the extra 200 hours…..? I am going to have to pass the state board at the end of the 200 hours anyway? PLEASE HELP!!!!!

  Comment by Natalia Belyaeva — October 30, 2008 @ 10:44 pm

• Nataliia,
  You would be better off sending your question to askconsumeraffairs@dca.lps.state.nj.us because I don’t have an answer for you. Rules and regulations change constantly so go directly to the source. NJ requires a barber/cosmetology license combined that’s why I would imagine you need the extra hours, but I don’t know why they require testing before you even start, sorry I can’t help.

  Comment by jude8753 — October 30, 2008 @ 11:36 pm

• Thank you Jude8753. I sent an email to that address this morning. Waiting to hear….

  Has anyone out there ever have a NY cosmetology license and then went to NJ to work? Please, if you did this can you please tell me how? Nobody knows anything and I just spent $150 on a test that I don’t even think I need and I can’t spend the $2200 for 200 hours until someone can tell me what to do!!!!

  Nat

  Comment by Natalia Belyaeva — November 1, 2008 @ 1:17 am

• I currently live in California and just graduated from beauty school out here. I’m moving very soon to Colorado so do not have time to take state board in California. My hours do transfer to Colorado so I can take state board there….I need a tudor though and having a very tough time finding one. Do you have suggestions? I need to pass because have a job waiting for me already.

  Tennille

  Comment by Tennille — December 1, 2008 @ 5:21 pm

• Hi Tennile,
  You can write the Colorada state board and ask if they have a list of qualified teachers and then go from there. I doubt that you will be able to work in Colorada even though you have a promise of a job you need your license. You can ask the person that promised you the job if they have a teaching license and if they would be able to help you with what you need. Sorry I can’t be of more help.

  Comment by jude8753 — December 2, 2008 @ 7:29 pm

• hey everyone i will be finished with school in alabama this week and will be getting state board but will be moving to Cal what will i need to do if i have around 6month in job will that help

  Comment by brittney — December 3, 2008 @ 12:10 am

• Hi I hope you can help me as I have spent hours on the phone with the California Department of Consumer Affairs enduring several transfers and wrong information. I obtained my license in San Francisco, CA approx. 1972. Due to an allergic reation to some of the chemicals I left the industry and did not renew my license after approx. 1976. I no longer have a copy of my license or number and am interested in possibly returning to the industry. I am unclear about the requirements for renewal with an expired license and I have gotten several different answers. Any help you can give me to locate my expired license number would be greatly appreciated.
  The name on the liicense would have been either Janice L. Gallo or Janice L. Sickly. DOB 04-03-1952. Thank you.

  Janice Gallo

  Comment by Janice Gallo — December 4, 2008 @ 4:19 pm

• Hi Janice,
  I tried to find your license, but since it was longer than 2 years ago it didn’t return any. I’m sorry I really can’t do anything I wish I could.

  Comment by jude8753 — December 5, 2008 @ 12:32 am

• I went to Cosmetology school in Michigan in 2007, graduated, but never took my michigan state board exam because i had plans to move and not practice in MI. I moved to Chicago, IL and am trying to figure out if i am able to take a state board exam to get an IL license here. The Amount of hours is the same needed, 1500 which i completed… But when i tried to enroll online to take my exam i needed to add in an ILLINOIS state certified school. Is there any way i can take an IL exam to get my license here?

  Comment by Emily — December 14, 2008 @ 5:17 pm

• Hi Janice,

  I have my California license but am moving to Washington state, which unfortunately does not have reciprocity to California. Do you know where I might find a tutor to prepare me for their exam?

  Thanks

  Comment by Rachael — December 15, 2008 @ 11:36 pm

• I would suggest you contact the stateboard and ask if they have a booklet and or a list of tutors. Sorry I can’t help more.

  Comment by jude8753 — December 16, 2008 @ 12:26 am

• I was curious if you knew a site I could go to-to find exactly what I need to know t pass the iowa state boards?
  thanks,
  bizzy

  Comment by bizzy — December 17, 2008 @ 8:50 pm

• Contact them directly and ask them if they can send you a handbook of what you need to know.
  Iowa Dept. of Public Health
  Board of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences
  Lucas Bldg., 5th Floor
  321 E. 12th Street
  Des Moines, IA 50319-0075
  515-281-4416 (phone)

  Comment by jude8753 — December 18, 2008 @ 2:10 pm

• I have a full course Oregon cosmetology license. I live in California right now and did not obtain a license here, but am now moving to indiana. Does reciprocity work in my case??

  Comment by dustin — January 7, 2009 @ 4:53 pm

• I & my sister have CA cosmetology &manicurist license. We’ll move to New Jersey next month. Will we have to repeat training or take a test for New Jersey license? Are our CA licenses reciprocal?

  Comment by bill — January 11, 2009 @ 1:16 am

• I am going to soon be moving to South Carolina from NY. And I am trying to get information on transfering my cosmetology license. According to SC they require 500 more hrs then what I got. Please help. I have 8 years this April in this industry, does that count for something? please help!! ~Amanda W~

  Comment by Amanda W — January 11, 2009 @ 9:56 pm

• Amanda your work history will make up for the hours needed.

  Comment by jude8753 — January 12, 2009 @ 10:16 am

• My friend and I will be moving to California soon. We live in New Jersey we both have our cosmetology licenses and we’re wondering what we have to do to get a California one. Would we have to go back to school, take the test over or both. We both have been working full time at a salon with our licenses for about 3 years. I know that California has 1600 hours and New jersey has 1200 but i didn’t no if us working for 3 years would make a difference.

  Nicole

  Comment by Nicole — January 14, 2009 @ 1:55 am

• Nothing seems to be easier than seeing someone whom you can help but not helping.
  I suggest we start giving it a try. Give love to the ones that need it.
  God will appreciate it.

  Comment by Duroneerb — January 22, 2009 @ 2:05 am

• Thank you for helping. I will be in South Carolina in about a week or soo, do I need to contact the state or just put a resume together ? This is a great place to get info. Thank you again

  Comment by Amanda W — January 25, 2009 @ 11:41 pm

• Amanda W,
  This link http://judesmultiinfo.com/Beauty_Denominator/2007/11/09/reciprocity-a-few-things-to-do-if-your-moving-out-of-state/ is on the sidebar over there——————> just click where it says moving from 1 state to another or click this one.

  Comment by jude8753 — January 26, 2009 @ 7:18 am

• I have a NJ cosmo license and a NJ cosmetology instructor license. i have about 3 years work experience in a salon. I will be moving to Washington, DC very soon. D.C. requires 1500 hrs, while NJ requires 1200. Could my 3 year work experience and additional instructor course hours(600) completed make up for the 300 hours difference in these state requirements? How would i go about getting licensed in D.C.?

  Comment by Cierra — February 4, 2009 @ 2:11 am

• Hello! I received my license in 2000 for manicuring and stop doing nails for a year and let my license expire. well i’m moving to oregon. do i have to retake the test here in michigan 1st, apply for my license, then apply in oregon for a license? i hope it will not be too difficult. please tell me what i have to do.

  Comment by Ebony — February 26, 2009 @ 12:19 pm

• hi,
  i am currently licensed in new jersey and have been for three years. in the next year or so i will be moving to texas. i wasnt sure if i had to take the exam again since nj is 1200 hrs and tx is 1500 hrs. i was told that having the jersey license and working for two yrs that i wouldnt have a problem going to another state. is that true???

  Comment by krizia S. — March 11, 2009 @ 3:31 pm

• I am a student in WV I have 1500+ hours and in may I Will have my 2000 hrs needed for WV boards. I will not be able to take my WV exam until AUG. I am getting a job in OHIO. My question is will I be able to use a WV work permit in ohio or can I take OHIO exam since I have the required hours for OHIO? I really need this job before aug. can you help me…

  Comment by michelle marker — March 15, 2009 @ 11:32 pm

• I have a valid calif. license and I want to work in Oregon.What would be involved in getting a oregon license?

  Comment by sue serio — March 27, 2009 @ 12:24 pm

• I am licensed cosmetologist currently living in Oklahoma but I am considering moving to Illinois. What would I need to do to obtain a cosmetology license in Illinois?

  Comment by Sarah — April 2, 2009 @ 10:57 am

• i am currently a licensed cosmetologist in Illinois. I have worked in a salon in downtown Chicago apprenticing to be a colorist for the past year. I started cosmetology school February 6th of 2007 and graduated with 1500 hours on February 14th of 2008. i started working at my salon on March 11th 2008. I have also taken one continuing education class since then. I am planning on moving to California within the next year or so and was wondering if there is anything i need to do to get licensed in California before moving there?

  Comment by Jamie Wasinski — April 13, 2009 @ 9:54 pm

• i finished and graduated with 400-hours of nail technology, which is required in california. my school forgot to pre-apply me, so by the time i did everything myself and finally got my test date, i had already gotten a job and ended up not going. now i’ve moved to New York and want to get my liscence. there’s really very little information about the process of preparing for the New York state board exam.

  so my question is generally about the kit i will use for my state board exam. in california, you can rent a kit and it’s all state board qualified tools, and there’s really nothing like that online. my school back in san francisco is of no help. do i have to get the tools myself? and what tools do i need to have for the test? if you have any kind of list or a website that gives further details about the materials you need to do the new york state board examination, i would really appreciate it. thank you.

  Comment by allison — April 15, 2009 @ 10:22 pm

• Hi I just got my cosmetology license in Florida and want to move to Indiana. Will I have to go back to school since Indiana requires 1500 hours and I have 1200. Do school’s even do that where they will let you go for 300 hrs or do I have to do a whole course because I don’t want to go back to school. Thanks,Christine

  Comment by christine — May 22, 2009 @ 5:33 pm

• I have 1600 hours of school and my certificate of hours from California dated 2005. I now live in Florida and wanted to take the state board here. I did not get licensed in CA. Is there a state board review book of exam questions for Florida? We had a great one for CA, but I cannot find one for Florida. Does Florida have a practical? From the state cosmo website I can only see that there is a written test. Is it true there isn’t a practical exam in FL?
  Thanks, Kim

  Comment by Kim Mayer — June 3, 2009 @ 2:57 pm

• Hi,

  I am sure that I you have probally answered this question before. But I will ask anyway. I obtained my lic. back in 02. I got preg. and had a baby so when my lis came up to be renewed I lost track of everything. I have check the state site to see that is shows non-renewed. I need to knwo what I have to do to get it back it expired 09-30-07. Please let me know. I appreciate your help!

  Aimee

  P.S. I have tried to look at the laws and it is not exactly clear. Thanks so much!

  Comment by Aimee — June 7, 2009 @ 11:53 pm

• oh sorry… I live in Il.

  

  Comment by Aimee — June 7, 2009 @ 11:54 pm

• I currently live in Michigan and just received my Michigan Cosmetology License.. I am moving to Utah in August (My husband is in the US Air Force). Michigan requires 1500 hours, and Utah is 2000 hours.. I have not worked in a salon since obtaining my license, due to the fact that we are moving very soon and I don’t have a vehicle.. What are my options for getting Licensed in Utah?!?!

  Comment by Amanda — June 9, 2009 @ 12:07 pm

• Hi..my name is vicky and i just got my michigan license in cosmetology(1500hrs) and i will be moving to texas what do i have to do? i reallly need help, please help me….

  Comment by vicky — June 24, 2009 @ 2:29 pm

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