PA COSMETOLOGY EXAMINATION SET 2025/2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Where in a salon must the customer complaint phone number posted? - ✔✔At or
near main entrance
✔✔Where do you register a fictitious name? - ✔✔Corporation Bureau of Department of
State
✔✔What are the floor space requirements for one-operator salon? - ✔✔180 square feet
✔✔What duties can a shampoo person do? - ✔✔Shampoo hair, answer phones, clean,
sell retail
✔✔What is used to remove creams from a jar? - ✔✔Spatula
✔✔What happens if a member of the Board dies or resigns? - ✔✔The governor
appointment a new one
✔✔List five requirements of a school of Cosmetology - ✔✔1.) Maintain regular class
hours
2.) Keep daily record of attendance
3.) Establish grades
4.) Provide the Board quarterly reports
5.) Employ sufficient number of teachers
✔✔Are shared shops permitted? - ✔✔As long as the requirements for each shop are
met
✔✔Who provides the proctors for the State Board exam? - ✔✔The testing organization
✔✔When do licenses expire? - ✔✔Every two years, on January 31st
✔✔How long do you have to retake a failed portion of the exam? - ✔✔1 year
✔✔What three types of records must a school keep? - ✔✔1.) Attendance
2.) Academic
3.) Financial
✔✔What equipment must be in a first aid kit? - ✔✔-Antiseptic
-Cotton balls
-Blood spill kit
-Burn ointment
-Gloves
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Where in a salon must the customer complaint phone number posted? - ✔✔At or
near main entrance
✔✔Where do you register a fictitious name? - ✔✔Corporation Bureau of Department of
State
✔✔What are the floor space requirements for one-operator salon? - ✔✔180 square feet
✔✔What duties can a shampoo person do? - ✔✔Shampoo hair, answer phones, clean,
sell retail
✔✔What is used to remove creams from a jar? - ✔✔Spatula
✔✔What happens if a member of the Board dies or resigns? - ✔✔The governor
appointment a new one
✔✔List five requirements of a school of Cosmetology - ✔✔1.) Maintain regular class
hours
2.) Keep daily record of attendance
3.) Establish grades
4.) Provide the Board quarterly reports
5.) Employ sufficient number of teachers
✔✔Are shared shops permitted? - ✔✔As long as the requirements for each shop are
met
✔✔Who provides the proctors for the State Board exam? - ✔✔The testing organization
✔✔When do licenses expire? - ✔✔Every two years, on January 31st
✔✔How long do you have to retake a failed portion of the exam? - ✔✔1 year
✔✔What three types of records must a school keep? - ✔✔1.) Attendance
2.) Academic
3.) Financial
✔✔What equipment must be in a first aid kit? - ✔✔-Antiseptic
-Cotton balls
-Blood spill kit
-Burn ointment
-Gloves
