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PA STATE LAWS ESTHETICIAN EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
Age to take state board exam: - ✔✔16
Students practicing on the public for compensation is - ✔✔strictly prohibited
Max. hours a full time student can earn: - ✔✔8
Clients at school must be informed that: - ✔✔this is a school, all services are performed by students,
charges are for materials only
Define reciprocity - ✔✔when one state recognizes the license of another state
How long are temporary licenses good for? - ✔✔9 months
How many hours must an apprentice have to qualify for boards? - ✔✔2000
Apprentice grade requirement? - ✔✔10th grade
Powers of the board: - ✔✔refuse, revoke, suspend
Temporary licenses: - ✔✔cosmetology, nail tech, esthetician
When can a shop or school be inspected? - ✔✔any time
Where must a sign be? - ✔✔Visible at the entrance
Who do you register a fictitious name with? - ✔✔Department of State Corporations Bureau
One-operator salon measurements: - ✔✔180 sq. feet
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Additional sq. feet per operator: - ✔✔60 sq. feet
Floor requirements for a school with min. 25 students: - ✔✔2750 sq. feet
An unlicensed personal can: - ✔✔shampoo ONLY
A licensed professional can refuse client if: - ✔✔it is believed they have a contagious disease
A quorum consists of - ✔✔7 members
How many hours can a night school student earn daily? - ✔✔4
Min. months of a full time day student? - ✔✔8 months
Min. months of a night school student? - ✔✔16 months
Requirements to practice cosmetology: - ✔✔file a written application, pass exam, be issued a license
Who are the educational requirements waived for? - ✔✔35 years old or older, and veterans
How long do you have to repeat your failed boards? - ✔✔1 year
Theory room sq. feet: - ✔✔Min. of 750 sq. feet
Additional sq. feet per student? - ✔✔9 sq. feet
How often are state boards held? - ✔✔every month
Where must a license be displayed? - ✔✔In a conspicuous place
Prohibited in a salon: - ✔✔powder puffs, styptic pencils
What do you do after a license is revoked? - ✔✔retake exam after 5 years
Max. number of students per teacher: - ✔✔5 students
Created by Katelyn Whitman © 2025, All Rights Reserved. 100% PASS GUARANTEE
PA STATE LAWS ESTHETICIAN EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
Age to take state board exam: - ✔✔16
Students practicing on the public for compensation is - ✔✔strictly prohibited
Max. hours a full time student can earn: - ✔✔8
Clients at school must be informed that: - ✔✔this is a school, all services are performed by students,
charges are for materials only
Define reciprocity - ✔✔when one state recognizes the license of another state
How long are temporary licenses good for? - ✔✔9 months
How many hours must an apprentice have to qualify for boards? - ✔✔2000
Apprentice grade requirement? - ✔✔10th grade
Powers of the board: - ✔✔refuse, revoke, suspend
Temporary licenses: - ✔✔cosmetology, nail tech, esthetician
When can a shop or school be inspected? - ✔✔any time
Where must a sign be? - ✔✔Visible at the entrance
Who do you register a fictitious name with? - ✔✔Department of State Corporations Bureau
One-operator salon measurements: - ✔✔180 sq. feet
Created by Katelyn Whitman © 2025, All Rights Reserved. 100% PASS GUARANTEE
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Additional sq. feet per operator: - ✔✔60 sq. feet
Floor requirements for a school with min. 25 students: - ✔✔2750 sq. feet
An unlicensed personal can: - ✔✔shampoo ONLY
A licensed professional can refuse client if: - ✔✔it is believed they have a contagious disease
A quorum consists of - ✔✔7 members
How many hours can a night school student earn daily? - ✔✔4
Min. months of a full time day student? - ✔✔8 months
Min. months of a night school student? - ✔✔16 months
Requirements to practice cosmetology: - ✔✔file a written application, pass exam, be issued a license
Who are the educational requirements waived for? - ✔✔35 years old or older, and veterans
How long do you have to repeat your failed boards? - ✔✔1 year
Theory room sq. feet: - ✔✔Min. of 750 sq. feet
Additional sq. feet per student? - ✔✔9 sq. feet
How often are state boards held? - ✔✔every month
Where must a license be displayed? - ✔✔In a conspicuous place
Prohibited in a salon: - ✔✔powder puffs, styptic pencils
What do you do after a license is revoked? - ✔✔retake exam after 5 years
Max. number of students per teacher: - ✔✔5 students
Created by Katelyn Whitman © 2025, All Rights Reserved. 100% PASS GUARANTEE
