State Board Nail Tech EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2025/2026 ACCURATE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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1. How many sq ft is required for a school? - ANSWER ✓ 2750 sq ft
2. How long are temp licenses valid? - ANSWER ✓ 9 months
3. When was the beauty culture law enacted - ANSWER ✓ may 3rd 1933
4. When was the beauty culture law revised? - ANSWER ✓ july 7th 2006
5. How many hours must an esthetician serve? - ANSWER ✓ 300 hours
6. Who provides examiners for state board exams? - ANSWER ✓ testing org
7. Is booth rental permitted in pa? - ANSWER ✓ no
8. How many sq ft is needed for a 6 operator salon? - ANSWER ✓ 420 sq ft
9. How is the fee to take the teachers exam? - ANSWER ✓ $118
10.Can food be prepared in a salon? - ANSWER ✓ no
11.Can a nail tech wax eyebrows? - ANSWER ✓ no
12.Where should licenses be placed in a salon? - ANSWER ✓ in a conspicuous
place near the front desk
13.What must be in a first aid kid? - ANSWER ✓ cotton balls, blood spill kit,
eyewash, gloves, waste bag, gauze pads, band aids, burn ointment,
antiseptic, talc powder
,14.Can a cosmetologist substitute for a manager? - ANSWER ✓ yes
15.What type of immunity is developed through the injection of antigens that
stimulate the body's immune system? - ANSWER ✓ Passive
16.What kind of parasites are plants or animals that live on or obtain nutrients
from another organism? - ANSWER ✓ External
17.What does CDC stand for? - ANSWER ✓ Center For Disease Control
18.The common cold, hepatitis, and measles are examples of what? - ANSWER
✓ Viruses or contagious diseases
19.What is a highly infectious disease that affects the liver? - ANSWER ✓
HBV
20.List the 3 main categories of infection control from lowest to highest -
ANSWER ✓ Sanitation, disinfection, sterilization
21.What federal agency sets national standards for environmental programs and
approves the efficacy of products used for infection control? - ANSWER ✓
EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
22.What agency was used to ensure health and safety in the workplace? -
ANSWER ✓ OSHA
23.Which agency classified people in the beauty industry as personal service
workers? - ANSWER ✓ The center for disease control and prevention
24.What level of infection control destroys all living organisms including
bacterial spores? - ANSWER ✓ Sterilization
25.What type of muscle tissue responds to commands regulated by will
(striped) - ANSWER ✓ Striated
26.What type of muscle tissue responds involuntarily (smooth) - ANSWER ✓
Non-striated
,27.What type of muscle tissue is the heart made of (functions involuntarily) -
ANSWER ✓ Cardiac
28.Which of the 3 parts of a muscle is the nonmoving (fixed) portion? -
ANSWER ✓ Origin
29.What muscle separates the fingers? - ANSWER ✓ Abductor
30.affiliation - ANSWER ✓ Any person who is an owner, stockholder, member
of a board of trustees, any professional employee, or any non-professional
personnel employed by a school of cosmetology
31.Board - ANSWER ✓ State board of cosmetology
32.Department - ANSWER ✓ Commissioner of professional and occupational
affairs in the department of state
33.Bureau - ANSWER ✓ Bureau of professional and occupational affairs in the
department of state
34.Booth space - ANSWER ✓ The area of a salon in which a licensed
cosmetologist or a holder of a limited license provides to a client a service
for which a license is required.
35.Limited license - ANSWER ✓ A license issued by the Board to an
individual which permits that individual to engage in the practice of
esthetics, natural hair braiding or nail technology.
36.Limited practice salon - ANSWER ✓ A salon licensed by the Board for the
provision of esthetician services, nail technology services or natural hair
braiding services only.
37.Limited practice teacher - ANSWER ✓ A teacher licensed by the Board for
the purpose of providing instruction in the area of esthetics, nail technology
or natural hair braiding only.
, 38.13 members of the cosmetology board - ANSWER ✓ Commissioner of
professional and occupational affairs
Director of bureau of consumer protection in the office of attorney general
3 public members and 8 professional members
39.Term of office for board members - ANSWER ✓ Two professional and one
public members serve one year
Two professional and one public member serve two years
Two professional and one public serve 3 years
None are allowed to serve more then two consecutive terms.
40.The board shall select from among their members what 3 officers? -
ANSWER ✓ Chairman, vice-chairman, secretary
41.How many board me members equal a quorum? - ANSWER ✓ 7
42.What happens in the event of a board member resigning, dies, or is
removed? - ANSWER ✓ A successor is appointed in the same way and with
the same qualifications as prior and hold term for the expiration of term.
43.Requirements to practice - ANSWER ✓ File written application, pay the fee,
pass exam, and completion of required hours
44.Eligibility requirements for exam. - ANSWER ✓ 16 years old, 10th grade or
equivalent, completed 1250 of school hours or 200 as apprentice
45.How long is a Temporary license valid? - ANSWER ✓ 9 months
46.Purpose of temporary license - ANSWER ✓ Allow qualified applicant to
practice pending a passing grade on the exam.
47.A person holding a temporary license must practice under who's
supervision? - ANSWER ✓ Licensed cosmetology teacher, cosmetologist,
limited practice teacher in field, or hold of corresponding limited license.
48.Requirements for taking teaching exam? - ANSWER ✓ 18 years old,
completed 12th grade of equivalent, current cos or limited license holder,
completed 500 hours of instruction.
2025/2026 ACCURATE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<NEWEST VERSION>
1. How many sq ft is required for a school? - ANSWER ✓ 2750 sq ft
2. How long are temp licenses valid? - ANSWER ✓ 9 months
3. When was the beauty culture law enacted - ANSWER ✓ may 3rd 1933
4. When was the beauty culture law revised? - ANSWER ✓ july 7th 2006
5. How many hours must an esthetician serve? - ANSWER ✓ 300 hours
6. Who provides examiners for state board exams? - ANSWER ✓ testing org
7. Is booth rental permitted in pa? - ANSWER ✓ no
8. How many sq ft is needed for a 6 operator salon? - ANSWER ✓ 420 sq ft
9. How is the fee to take the teachers exam? - ANSWER ✓ $118
10.Can food be prepared in a salon? - ANSWER ✓ no
11.Can a nail tech wax eyebrows? - ANSWER ✓ no
12.Where should licenses be placed in a salon? - ANSWER ✓ in a conspicuous
place near the front desk
13.What must be in a first aid kid? - ANSWER ✓ cotton balls, blood spill kit,
eyewash, gloves, waste bag, gauze pads, band aids, burn ointment,
antiseptic, talc powder
,14.Can a cosmetologist substitute for a manager? - ANSWER ✓ yes
15.What type of immunity is developed through the injection of antigens that
stimulate the body's immune system? - ANSWER ✓ Passive
16.What kind of parasites are plants or animals that live on or obtain nutrients
from another organism? - ANSWER ✓ External
17.What does CDC stand for? - ANSWER ✓ Center For Disease Control
18.The common cold, hepatitis, and measles are examples of what? - ANSWER
✓ Viruses or contagious diseases
19.What is a highly infectious disease that affects the liver? - ANSWER ✓
HBV
20.List the 3 main categories of infection control from lowest to highest -
ANSWER ✓ Sanitation, disinfection, sterilization
21.What federal agency sets national standards for environmental programs and
approves the efficacy of products used for infection control? - ANSWER ✓
EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
22.What agency was used to ensure health and safety in the workplace? -
ANSWER ✓ OSHA
23.Which agency classified people in the beauty industry as personal service
workers? - ANSWER ✓ The center for disease control and prevention
24.What level of infection control destroys all living organisms including
bacterial spores? - ANSWER ✓ Sterilization
25.What type of muscle tissue responds to commands regulated by will
(striped) - ANSWER ✓ Striated
26.What type of muscle tissue responds involuntarily (smooth) - ANSWER ✓
Non-striated
,27.What type of muscle tissue is the heart made of (functions involuntarily) -
ANSWER ✓ Cardiac
28.Which of the 3 parts of a muscle is the nonmoving (fixed) portion? -
ANSWER ✓ Origin
29.What muscle separates the fingers? - ANSWER ✓ Abductor
30.affiliation - ANSWER ✓ Any person who is an owner, stockholder, member
of a board of trustees, any professional employee, or any non-professional
personnel employed by a school of cosmetology
31.Board - ANSWER ✓ State board of cosmetology
32.Department - ANSWER ✓ Commissioner of professional and occupational
affairs in the department of state
33.Bureau - ANSWER ✓ Bureau of professional and occupational affairs in the
department of state
34.Booth space - ANSWER ✓ The area of a salon in which a licensed
cosmetologist or a holder of a limited license provides to a client a service
for which a license is required.
35.Limited license - ANSWER ✓ A license issued by the Board to an
individual which permits that individual to engage in the practice of
esthetics, natural hair braiding or nail technology.
36.Limited practice salon - ANSWER ✓ A salon licensed by the Board for the
provision of esthetician services, nail technology services or natural hair
braiding services only.
37.Limited practice teacher - ANSWER ✓ A teacher licensed by the Board for
the purpose of providing instruction in the area of esthetics, nail technology
or natural hair braiding only.
, 38.13 members of the cosmetology board - ANSWER ✓ Commissioner of
professional and occupational affairs
Director of bureau of consumer protection in the office of attorney general
3 public members and 8 professional members
39.Term of office for board members - ANSWER ✓ Two professional and one
public members serve one year
Two professional and one public member serve two years
Two professional and one public serve 3 years
None are allowed to serve more then two consecutive terms.
40.The board shall select from among their members what 3 officers? -
ANSWER ✓ Chairman, vice-chairman, secretary
41.How many board me members equal a quorum? - ANSWER ✓ 7
42.What happens in the event of a board member resigning, dies, or is
removed? - ANSWER ✓ A successor is appointed in the same way and with
the same qualifications as prior and hold term for the expiration of term.
43.Requirements to practice - ANSWER ✓ File written application, pay the fee,
pass exam, and completion of required hours
44.Eligibility requirements for exam. - ANSWER ✓ 16 years old, 10th grade or
equivalent, completed 1250 of school hours or 200 as apprentice
45.How long is a Temporary license valid? - ANSWER ✓ 9 months
46.Purpose of temporary license - ANSWER ✓ Allow qualified applicant to
practice pending a passing grade on the exam.
47.A person holding a temporary license must practice under who's
supervision? - ANSWER ✓ Licensed cosmetology teacher, cosmetologist,
limited practice teacher in field, or hold of corresponding limited license.
48.Requirements for taking teaching exam? - ANSWER ✓ 18 years old,
completed 12th grade of equivalent, current cos or limited license holder,
completed 500 hours of instruction.
