Requirements for Cosmetology Students

PURPOSE: This rule establishes qualifications and requirements for cosmetology students. (1) Registration. (A) Any person desiring to enroll in a school of cosmetology shall contact the school of intended enrollment and obtain an enrollment form supplied by the board. At least two (2) weeks prior to the commencement of any program of instruction, that person shall return the completed enrollment form to the school of intended enrollment and, if the student is accepted, that school shall approve it and submit it to the board. The form shall be accompanied by the proper fee(s) and include the following information: 1. The applicant’s name and address; 2. The name and address of the school or cosmetology establishment of enrollment; 3. Proof of age—copy of a birth certificate or driver’s license (applicant must be seventeen (17) years of age by the time application is made for examination); 4. Proof of successful completion of the tenth grade (completion of at least ten (10) high school credits as defined by law)—diploma, general educational development (GED) certification, or official school transcript indicating student’s name, grade level, and number of credits completed. Individuals who did not attend an official high school or GED program may submit a written notarized statement from his/ her principal instructor demonstrating completion of at least ten (10) high school credits. The notarized statement must include the date(s) credits were earned, the subject areas in which credits were earned, and the year(s) of instruction. All foreign documents or documents not in the English language must be certified by a board-approved credential evaluating service; 5. Two (2) or more character references; 6. Two (2) United States passport photographs measuring two inches by two inches (2" × 2" which have been taken within the last five (5) years; 7. Signature of applicant; and 8. Signature of school owner/representative and school seal. (B) Any person desiring to enroll in a postsecondary school of cosmetology shall meet all of the requirements set forth in subsection (1)(A) of this rule concerning completion of an enrollment form, except that, in lieu of the information set forth in paragraph (1)(A)4. of this rule, the enrollment form completed by the person shall indicate that the person: has earned a high school diploma; has earned a general education development (GED) certification; has completed a home schooling program meeting the requirements of the state in which it occurred and has provided to the board office a written notarized statement from his/her principal instructor demonstrating completion of at least twelve (12) high school credits; or has provided to the cosmetology school proof of a prior enrollment, commencing at any date prior to July 1, 2012, at a Title IV eligible postsecondary institution in a Title IV eligible academic program. (C) Any person desiring to enroll in a secondary school of cosmetology shall meet all of the requirements set forth in subsection (1)(A) of this rule. (D) No person shall be given credit for any training received by a school until a properly completed student enrollment form has been received and approved by the board and a student license is returned to the school or cosmetology establishment. The student license shall expire on the expiration date. A new application shall be submitted should the student or apprentice wish to continue training beyond the expiration date. (E) Change of Status. For any student desiring to change the course in which he/she is currently enrolled or who wishes to obtain additional hours beyond the hours required by the board (even if license is still within the five (5)-year limit), he/ she will be required to apply to the board for a change of status. Any other alteration (such as change of school and/or location) will require a termination. A student license will be good for a maximum of five (5) years from the date of issuance of the license at that location, unless terminated from the school. An application for change of status shall be made to the board on a form supplied by the board. The form shall be accompanied by the student license and the enrollment application fee and shall be postmarked no later than three (3) days from the effective date of the change of status. The change of status application shall include an interim certificate which shall be valid for twenty (20) days from the date of application and shall be retained by the school to serve as the training license for the student until the amended license is received from the board. (2) Transfer of Students. (A) Any student desiring to change schools shall contact the school in which he/she is currently enrolled and request termination. The school shall terminate the student as required by 20 CSR 2085-12.010(9)(C) within two (2) weeks of the student’s request to be terminated. After the proper termination papers and the student license have been received by the board, the student may make application for enrollment with another school in accordance with this rule and 20 CSR 2085-12.060(1). (B) For the purposes of meeting the minimum requirements for examination, training completed by a student who has transferred between schools or has had a lapse of time between enrollments in the same school shall be recognized by the board for a period of no more than five (5) years from the date it was received. (3) All students in any cosmetology school shall wear washable clothing while in attendance. (4) No training received in a school may be credited towards the fulfillment of the hours necessary in an apprenticeship program and no training received in a beauty cosmetology establishment may be credited towards the hours necessary in a school to meet the minimum requirements necessary to qualify for a state examination. AUTHORITY: sections 329.025.1, 329.040, and 329.050, RSMo Supp. 2013.* Original rule filed Aug. 1, 2007, effective Feb. 29, 2008. Amended: Filed April 3, 2009, effective Sept. 30, 2009. Emergency amendment filed May 28, 2015, effective June 7, 2015, expired Feb. 25, 2016. Amended: Filed May 28, 2015, effective Nov. 30, 2015. *Original authority: 329.025, RSMo 2005, amended 2008; 329.040, RSMo 1939, amended 1945, 1959, 1979, 1981, 1987, 1989, 1995, 1997, 2001; and 329.050, RSMo 1939, amended 1945, 1949, 1961, 1981, 1989, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2005.