Minimum age: At least 18, or at least 16 with two years of high school or its equivalent; Required hours: School route: at least 1,500 hours in a board-licensed cosmetology school; equivalent out-of-state schooling and approved apprenticeships are alternatives; Exam: Pass the cosmetologist licensing examination. Except as provided in section 32-4301, a barber, a cosmetologist, an aesthetician, a nail technician or a hairstylist must renew the person's license on or before the person's birthday once every two years.
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At least 18, or at least 16 with two years of high school or its equivalent.
Completes and receives appropriate credits for at least two years of high school education or its equivalent as prescribed by the board in its rules and submits satisfactory evidence that the person is at least sixteen years of age. Submits to the board satisfactory evidence that the person is at least eighteen years of age.Official source
School route: at least 1,500 hours in a board-licensed cosmetology school; equivalent out-of-state schooling and approved apprenticeships are alternatives.
a graduate of a cosmetology course consisting of at least one thousand five hundred hours of training in a school licensed by the board. a graduate of a cosmetology school in another state or country that had at the time of the person's graduation substantially the same requirements as this state completed a United States department of labor-approved or a department of economic security-approved apprenticeship program in cosmetologyOfficial source
Pass the cosmetologist licensing examination.
Passes the examination for a cosmetologist license.Official source
Submit an application and evidence of licensure in another state or country, complete the board-provided infection protection and law review class, and pay reciprocity fees.
Submits to the board an application Submits to the board satisfactory evidence that the person is licensed in another state or country. Takes and completes a class relating to infection protection and law review that is provided by the board or its designee. Pays the prescribed reciprocity license fees.Official source
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Except as provided in section 32-4301, a barber, a cosmetologist, an aesthetician, a nail technician or a hairstylist must renew the person's license on or before the person's birthday once every two years.
Except as provided in section 32-4301, a barber, a cosmetologist, an aesthetician, a nail technician or a hairstylist shall renew the person's license on or before the person's birthday once every two years.Official source
2 years
shall renew the person’s license on or before the person’s birthday once every two years.Official source
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Except as provided in section 32-4301, a barber, a cosmetologist, an aesthetician, a nail technician or a hairstylist must renew the person's license on or before the person's birthday once every two years.
Except as provided in section 32-4301, a barber, a cosmetologist, an aesthetician, a nail technician or a hairstylist shall renew the person's license on or before the person's birthday once every two years.Official source
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Arizona Barbering and Cosmetology Board
Arizona Barbering and Cosmetology Board
Board: Barbering and Cosmetology BoardOfficial source
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At least 18, or at least 16 with two years of high school or its equivalent.
At least 18, or at least 16 with two years of high school or its equivalent.
Completes and receives appropriate credits for at least two years of high school education or its equivalent as prescribed by the board in its rules and submits satisfactory evidence that the person is at least sixteen years of age. Submits to the board satisfactory evidence that the person is at least eighteen years of age.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
School route: at least 1,500 hours in a board-licensed cosmetology school; equivalent out-of-state schooling and approved apprenticeships are alternatives.
School route: at least 1,500 hours in a board-licensed cosmetology school; equivalent out-of-state schooling and approved apprenticeships are alternatives.
a graduate of a cosmetology course consisting of at least one thousand five hundred hours of training in a school licensed by the board. a graduate of a cosmetology school in another state or country that had at the time of the person's graduation substantially the same requirements as this state completed a United States department of labor-approved or a department of economic security-approved apprenticeship program in cosmetologyOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Pass the cosmetologist licensing examination.
Pass the cosmetologist licensing examination.
Passes the examination for a cosmetologist license.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Except as provided in section 32-4301, a barber, a cosmetologist, an aesthetician, a nail technician or a hairstylist must renew the person's license on or before the person's birthday once every two years.
Except as provided in section 32-4301, a barber, a cosmetologist, an aesthetician, a nail technician or a hairstylist shall renew the person's license on or before the person's birthday once every two years. Applies to: Cosmetologist license
Except as provided in section 32-4301, a barber, a cosmetologist, an aesthetician, a nail technician or a hairstylist shall renew the person's license on or before the person's birthday once every two years.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Submit an application and evidence of licensure in another state or country, complete the board-provided infection protection and law review class, and pay reciprocity fees.
Submit an application and evidence of licensure in another state or country, complete the board-provided infection protection and law review class, and pay reciprocity fees.
Submits to the board an application Submits to the board satisfactory evidence that the person is licensed in another state or country. Takes and completes a class relating to infection protection and law review that is provided by the board or its designee. Pays the prescribed reciprocity license fees.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
2 years
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shall renew the person’s license on or before the person’s birthday once every two years.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
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