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All applicants go to MyLicense One to submit your application.

Barber by Examination
1. Application - Applicants must be at least 18 years of age; or 17 years of age and a graduate of high school or equivalent. If you have ever held a license as a beauty culture professional previously in Indiana, you may login to your account and renew your license.
2. Application Fee of $40.00 - Pay by credit or debit card for applications submitted online. All application fees are nonrefundable.
3. Positive Response Documentation: If you answer "Yes" to any questions on the application, explain fully in a statement that includes all details. Include the violation, location, date, cause number, and disposition. Submit copies of court documents for each instance to support the statement. Please upload at the time of application.
4. Name Change Documentation: Documentation of any legal name change if your name differs from that on any of your documents. Documentation may include a copy of your marriage certificate or divorce decree. Please upload at the time of application.
5. Beauty Culture Education Certification - You must 1500 hours of barbering education completed at an Indiana beauty culture school. Have your Indiana approved beauty culture school complete the Beauty Culture Education Certification form and upload the document as part of the application process.
6. Examination Pass Notice - You must pass the written examination through PSI [those that have graduated before the exam was part of graduation (7/1/2013) will need to apply for a waiver of the 3 year deadline if they failed to meet it.] and upload your examination pass notice or submit to our office as part of your application.
The Fair Information Practice Act: In compliance with Ind. Code 4-1-6, this agency is notifying you that you must provide the requested information, or your application will not be processed. You have the right to challenge, correct, or explain information maintained by this agency. The information you provide will become public record. Your examination scores and grade transcripts are confidential except in circumstances where their release is required by law, in which case you will be notified.
Mandatory Disclosure of U.S. Social Security Number: Your social security number is being requested by this state agency in accordance with Ind. Code 4-1-8-1 and 25-1-5- 11(a). Disclosure is mandatory, and this record cannot be processed without it. Failure to disclose your U.S. social security number will result in the denial of your application. Application fees are not refundable.
Abandon Applications: If an applicant does not submit all requirements within one (1) year after the date on which the application is filed, the application for licensure is abandoned without any action of the Board. An application submitted after an abandoned application shall be treated as a new application.
Barber by Reciprocity
If an applicant comes from a jurisdiction that issues a barber license but does not meet Indiana’s minimum reciprocity requirements, they may transfer their hours from their original out-of-state school to a beauty culture school in Indiana. The applicant would need to graduate from the Indiana approved beauty culture school and then apply by examination. Beauty culture schools may accept hours from an out-of-state school, but are not required by the board to do so. If the applicant’s jurisdiction does not issue a license to practice barbering, the applicant may apply for a provisional barber license (see below).
1. Application - Applicants must be at least 18 years of age; or 17 years of age and a graduate of high school or equivalent. If you have ever held a license as a beauty culture professional previously in Indiana, you may login to your account and renew your license.
2. Application Fee of $40.00 - Pay by credit or debit card for applications submitted online. All application fees are nonrefundable.
3. Positive Response Documentation: If you answer "Yes" to any questions on the application, explain fully in a statement that includes all details. Include the violation, location, date, cause number, and disposition. Submit copies of court documents for each instance to support the statement. Please upload at the time of application.
4. Name Change Documentation: Documentation of any legal name change if your name differs from that on any of your documents. Documentation may include a copy of your marriage certificate or divorce decree. Please upload at the time of application.
5. Verification of State Licensure(s) - Include a license certification from the state(s) or country you hold, or have held, a license in. (if from a foreign country, must include an English translation of the documents). Online certification is acceptable if it provides a field for possible disciplinary action. All forms of certification must come directly from the state/country. A copy of your license will not suffice.
  - Minimum education requirements:
    - The state or country you hold a license in must require at least 1500 hours of education or one (1) year of licensed practice is equal to one hundred (100) hours of education to an applicant who has completed a minimum of one thousand (1000) hours of education. The jurisdiction must also require at least 70% passing on the written and practical exams.
    - The number of hours reflects the applicant’s state’s minimum education requirement rather than the actual number of hours that were obtained. If the applicant completed extra hours above and beyond the state’s minimum requirement, the extra hours would not apply.
    - If the applicant’s jurisdiction accepts apprenticeship hours as an option for licensure, the applicant should submit documentation showing proof of completing the education requirement; this may include a transcript from the applicant’s beauty culture school, an official certification from the original jurisdiction that indicates the applicant received 1500 hours of barber education from a beauty culture school, or a letter from the jurisdiction indicating that the applicant received 1500 hours of barber education from a beauty culture school.
  - If an applicant comes from a jurisdiction that issues a barber license but does not meet Indiana’s minimum reciprocity requirements, they may transfer their hours from their original out-of-state school to a beauty culture school in Indiana. The applicant would need to graduate from the Indiana approved beauty culture school and then apply by examination. Beauty culture schools may accept hours from an out-of-state school, but are not required by the board to do so.
The Fair Information Practice Act: In compliance with Ind. Code 4-1-6, this agency is notifying you that you must provide the requested information, or your application will not be processed. You have the right to challenge, correct, or explain information maintained by this agency. The information you provide will become public record. Your examination scores and grade transcripts are confidential except in circumstances where their release is required by law, in which case you will be notified.
Mandatory Disclosure of U.S. Social Security Number: Your social security number is being requested by this state agency in accordance with Ind. Code 4-1-8-1 and 25-1-5- 11(a). Disclosure is mandatory, and this record cannot be processed without it. Failure to disclose your U.S. social security number will result in the denial of your application. Application fees are not refundable.
Abandon Applications: If an applicant does not submit all requirements within one (1) year after the date on which the application is filed, the application for licensure is abandoned without any action of the Board. An application submitted after an abandoned application shall be treated as a new application.
Barber by Upgrade
To apply by Upgrade, the applicant must hold a barber license in Indiana.
1. Application - Applicants must be at least 18 years of age; or 17 years of age and a graduate of high school or equivalent. If you have ever held a license as a beauty culture professional previously in Indiana, you may login to your account and renew your license.
2. Application Fee of $40.00 - Pay by credit or debit card for applications submitted online. All application fees are nonrefundable.
3. Positive Response Documentation: If you answer "Yes" to any questions on the application, explain fully in a statement that includes all details. Include the violation, location, date, cause number, and disposition. Submit copies of court documents for each instance to support the statement. Please upload at the time of application.
4. Name Change Documentation: Documentation of any legal name change if your name differs from that on any of your documents. Documentation may include a copy of your marriage certificate or divorce decree. Please upload at the time of application.
5. Beauty Culture Provisional Verification: Section A - Experience in Your Jurisdiction and the Indiana Supervising Licensing and Beauty Culture Salon Sections are required for Provisional License Applicants. Section B - Provisional Upgrade Supervisor Verification of Experience is required for Upgrade Applicants. Please upload at the time of application.
The Fair Information Practice Act: In compliance with Ind. Code 4-1-6, this agency is notifying you that you must provide the requested information, or your application will not be processed. You have the right to challenge, correct, or explain information maintained by this agency. The information you provide will become public record. Your examination scores and grade transcripts are confidential except in circumstances where their release is required by law, in which case you will be notified.
Mandatory Disclosure of U.S. Social Security Number: Your social security number is being requested by this state agency in accordance with Ind. Code 4-1-8-1 and 25-1-5- 11(a). Disclosure is mandatory, and this record cannot be processed without it. Failure to disclose your U.S. social security number will result in the denial of your application. Application fees are not refundable.
Abandon Applications: If an applicant does not submit all requirements within one (1) year after the date on which the application is filed, the application for licensure is abandoned without any action of the Board. An application submitted after an abandoned application shall be treated as a new application.
Provisional Barber
The applicant’s jurisdiction does not issue a license to practice barbering (has only a school certificate to practice in the jurisdiction.) Applicant must provide proof of sufficient training or experience as a barber.
1. Application - Applicants must be at least 18 years of age; or 17 years of age and a graduate of high school or equivalent.
2. Application Fee of $40.00 - Pay by credit or debit card for applications submitted online. If applying by paper/mail make checks or money orders payable to Indiana Professional Licensing Agency. All application fees are nonrefundable.
3. Positive Response Documentation: If you answer "Yes" to any questions on the application, explain fully in a statement that includes all details. Include the violation, location, date, cause number, and disposition. Submit copies of court documents for each instance to support the statement. Please upload at the time of application.
4. Name Change Documentation: Documentation of any legal name change if your name differs from that on any of your documents. Documentation may include a copy of your marriage certificate or divorce decree. Please upload at the time of application.
5. Proof of Training/Experience: Applicant must provide proof of experience, such as proof of salon experience. Applicant must submit transcript of training from a beauty culture school. All transcripts must be accompanied by a certified translation in English. Please upload at the time of application.
  - The applicant must have completed at least 1500 hours of education or one (1) year of licensed practice is equal to one hundred (100) hours of education to an applicant who has completed a minimum of one thousand (1000) hours of education.
  - Beauty Culture Provisional Verification: Section A - Experience in Your Jurisdiction and the Indiana Supervising Licensing and Beauty Culture Salon Sections are required for Provisional License Applicants. Section B - Provisional Upgrade Supervisor Verification of Experience is required for Upgrade Applicants.
An applicant who has been granted an initial provisional license must work under the supervision of a licensed barber.
The Fair Information Practice Act: In compliance with Ind. Code 4-1-6, this agency is notifying you that you must provide the requested information, or your application will not be processed. You have the right to challenge, correct, or explain information maintained by this agency. The information you provide will become public record. Your examination scores and grade transcripts are confidential except in circumstances where their release is required by law, in which case you will be notified.
Mandatory Disclosure of U.S. Social Security Number: Your social security number is being requested by this state agency in accordance with Ind. Code 4-1-8-1 and 25-1-5- 11(a). Disclosure is mandatory, and this record cannot be processed without it. Failure to disclose your U.S. social security number will result in the denial of your application. Application fees are not refundable.
Abandon Applications: If an applicant does not submit all requirements within one (1) year after the date on which the application is filed, the application for licensure is abandoned without any action of the Board. An application submitted after an abandoned application shall be treated as a new application.
Beauty Culture Instructor by Examination
1. Application - Applicants must be a graduate of high school or equivalent. If you have ever held a license as a beauty culture professional previously in Indiana, you may login to your account and renew your license.
2. Application Fee of $40.00 - Pay by credit or debit card for applications submitted online. All application fees are nonrefundable.
3. Positive Response Documentation: If you answer "Yes" to any questions on the application, explain fully in a statement that includes all details. Include the violation, location, date, cause number, and disposition. Submit copies of court documents for each instance to support the statement. Please upload at the time of application.
4. Name Change Documentation: Documentation of any legal name change if your name differs from that on any of your documents. Documentation may include a copy of your marriage certificate or divorce decree. Please upload at the time of application.
5. Beauty Culture Instructor Certification: You must have 1000 hours of education completed at an Indiana beauty culture school.
6. Examination Pass Notice: Pass written examination through PSI [those that have graduated before the exam was part of graduation (71/2013) will need to apply for waiver of the 3 year deadline if they failed to meet it.]
The Fair Information Practice Act: In compliance with Ind. Code 4-1-6, this agency is notifying you that you must provide the requested information, or your application will not be processed. You have the right to challenge, correct, or explain information maintained by this agency. The information you provide will become public record. Your examination scores and grade transcripts are confidential except in circumstances where their release is required by law, in which case you will be notified.
Mandatory Disclosure of U.S. Social Security Number: Your social security number is being requested by this state agency in accordance with Ind. Code 4-1-8-1 and 25-1-5- 11(a). Disclosure is mandatory, and this record cannot be processed without it. Failure to disclose your U.S. social security number will result in the denial of your application. Application fees are not refundable.
Abandon Applications: If an applicant does not submit all requirements within one (1) year after the date on which the application is filed, the application for licensure is abandoned without any action of the Board. An application submitted after an abandoned application shall be treated as a new application.
Beauty Culture Instructor by Reciprocity
1. Application - Applicants must be a graduate of high school or equivalent. If you have ever held a license as a beauty culture professional previously in Indiana, you may login to your account and renew your license.
2. Application Fee of $40.00 - Pay by credit or debit card for applications submitted online. All application fees are nonrefundable.
3. Positive Response Documentation: If you answer "Yes" to any questions on the application, explain fully in a statement that includes all details. Include the violation, location, date, cause number, and disposition. Submit copies of court documents for each instance to support the statement. Please upload at the time of application.
4. Name Change Documentation: Documentation of any legal name change if your name differs from that on any of your documents. Documentation may include a copy of your marriage certificate or divorce decree. Please upload at the time of application.
5. For Jurisdictions outside the United States only: Please submit high school diploma (or record of last year attended) and beauty culture school transcript. If your original documents are in a foreign language, a certified translation in English must accompany the original documents.
6. Verification of State Licensure(s) - Include a license certification from the state(s) or country you hold, or have held, a license in. (if from a foreign country, must include an English translation of the documents). Online certification is acceptable if it provides a field for possible disciplinary action. All forms of certification must come directly from the state/country. A copy of your license will not suffice.
7. - Jurisdiction must require 1000 hours* of beauty culture instructor education in a beauty culture school. Indiana does not accept apprenticeship hours.** One (1) year of licensed practice may substitute for one hundred (100) hours of education to an applicant who has completed a minimum of 700 hours of instructor education
    - The number of hours reflects the applicant’s state’s minimum education requirement rather than the actual number of hours that were obtained. If the applicant completed extra hours above and beyond the state’s minimum requirement, the extra hours would not apply.
    - If the applicant’s jurisdiction accepts apprenticeship hours as an option for licensure, the applicant should submit documentation showing proof of completing the education requirement; this may include a transcript from the applicant’s beauty culture school, an official certification from the original jurisdiction that indicates the applicant received 1000 hours of instructor education from a beauty culture school, or a letter from the jurisdiction indicating that the applicant received 700 hours of beauty culture instructor education from a beauty culture school.
  - Must require at least 70% passing on both written and practical licensing exams
  - If an applicant comes from a jurisdiction that issues a beauty culture instructor license but does not meet Indiana’s minimum reciprocity requirements, they may transfer their hours from their original out-of-state school to a beauty culture school in Indiana. The applicant would need to graduate from the Indiana approved beauty culture school and then apply by examination. Beauty culture schools may accept hours from an out-of-state beauty culture school, but are not required by the board to do so.
The Fair Information Practice Act: In compliance with Ind. Code 4-1-6, this agency is notifying you that you must provide the requested information, or your application will not be processed. You have the right to challenge, correct, or explain information maintained by this agency. The information you provide will become public record. Your examination scores and grade transcripts are confidential except in circumstances where their release is required by law, in which case you will be notified.
Mandatory Disclosure of U.S. Social Security Number: Your social security number is being requested by this state agency in accordance with Ind. Code 4-1-8-1 and 25-1-5- 11(a). Disclosure is mandatory, and this record cannot be processed without it. Failure to disclose your U.S. social security number will result in the denial of your application. Application fees are not refundable.
Abandon Applications: If an applicant does not submit all requirements within one (1) year after the date on which the application is filed, the application for licensure is abandoned without any action of the Board. An application submitted after an abandoned application shall be treated as a new application.
Cosmetologist by Examination
1. Application - Applicants must have completed 10th grade education or equivalent. If you have ever held a license as a beauty culture professional previously in Indiana, you may login to your account and renew your license.
2. Application Fee of $40.00 - Pay by credit or debit card for applications submitted online. All application fees are nonrefundable.
3. Positive Response Documentation: If you answer "Yes" to any questions on the application, explain fully in a statement that includes all details. Include the violation, location, date, cause number, and disposition. Submit copies of court documents for each instance to support the statement. Please upload at the time of application.
4. Name Change Documentation: Documentation of any legal name change if your name differs from that on any of your documents. Documentation may include a copy of your marriage certificate or divorce decree. Please upload at the time of application.
5. Beauty Culture Education Certification - You must have 1500 hours of cosmetology education completed at an Indiana beauty culture school. Have your Indiana approved beauty culture school complete the Beauty Culture Education Certification form and upload the document as part of the application process.
6. Examination Pass Notice - You must pass the written examination through PSI [those that have graduated before the exam was part of graduation (71/2013) will need to apply for a waiver of the 3 year deadline if they failed to meet it.] and upload your examination pass notice or submit to our office as part of your application.
The Fair Information Practice Act: In compliance with Ind. Code 4-1-6, this agency is notifying you that you must provide the requested information, or your application will not be processed. You have the right to challenge, correct, or explain information maintained by this agency. The information you provide will become public record. Your examination scores and grade transcripts are confidential except in circumstances where their release is required by law, in which case you will be notified.
Mandatory Disclosure of U.S. Social Security Number: Your social security number is being requested by this state agency in accordance with Ind. Code 4-1-8-1 and 25-1-5- 11(a). Disclosure is mandatory, and this record cannot be processed without it. Failure to disclose your U.S. social security number will result in the denial of your application. Application fees are not refundable.
Abandon Applications: If an applicant does not submit all requirements within one (1) year after the date on which the application is filed, the application for licensure is abandoned without any action of the Board. An application submitted after an abandoned application shall be treated as a new application.
Cosmetologist by Reciprocity
If the applicant’s jurisdiction does not issue a license to practice cosmetology, the applicant may apply for a provisional cosmetologist license (see below).
1. Application - Applicants must have completed 10th grade education or equivalent. If you have ever held a license as a beauty culture professional previously in Indiana, you may login to your account and renew your license.
2. Application Fee of $40.00 - Pay by credit or debit card for applications submitted online. All application fees are nonrefundable.
3. Positive Response Documentation: If you answer "Yes" to any questions on the application, explain fully in a statement that includes all details. Include the violation, location, date, cause number, and disposition. Submit copies of court documents for each instance to support the statement. Please upload at the time of application.
4. Name Change Documentation: Documentation of any legal name change if your name differs from that on any of your documents. Documentation may include a copy of your marriage certificate or divorce decree. Please upload at the time of application.
5. For Jurisdictions outside the United States only: Please submit high school diploma (or record of last year attended) and beauty culture school transcript. If your original documents are in a foreign language, a certified translation in English must accompany the original documents.
6. Verification of State Licensure(s) - Include a license certification from the state(s) or country you hold, or have held, a license in. (if from a foreign country, must include an English translation of the documents). Online certification is acceptable if it provides a field for possible disciplinary action. All forms of certification must come directly from the state/country. A copy of your license will not suffice.
7. - The state or country you hold a license in must require at least 1500 hours of education or one (1) year of licensed practice is equal to one hundred (100) hours of education to an applicant who has completed a minimum of one thousand (1000) hours of education. The jurisdiction must also require at least 70% passing on the written and practical exams.
    - The number of hours reflects the applicant’s state’s minimum education requirement rather than the actual number of hours that were obtained. If the applicant completed extra hours above and beyond the state’s minimum requirement, the extra hours would not apply.
    - If the applicant’s jurisdiction accepts apprenticeship hours as an option for licensure, the applicant should submit documentation showing proof of completing the education requirement; this may include a transcript from the applicant’s beauty culture school, an official certification from the original jurisdiction that indicates the applicant received 1500 hours of cosmetologist education from a beauty culture school, or a letter from the jurisdiction indicating that the applicant received 1500 hours of cosmetologist education from a beauty culture school.
  - If an applicant comes from a jurisdiction that issues a cosmetologist license but does not meet Indiana’s minimum reciprocity requirements, they may transfer their hours from their original out-of-state school to a beauty culture school in Indiana. The applicant would need to graduate from the Indiana approved beauty culture school and then apply by examination. Beauty culture.
The Fair Information Practice Act: In compliance with Ind. Code 4-1-6, this agency is notifying you that you must provide the requested information, or your application will not be processed. You have the right to challenge, correct, or explain information maintained by this agency. The information you provide will become public record. Your examination scores and grade transcripts are confidential except in circumstances where their release is required by law, in which case you will be notified.
Mandatory Disclosure of U.S. Social Security Number: Your social security number is being requested by this state agency in accordance with Ind. Code 4-1-8-1 and 25-1-5- 11(a). Disclosure is mandatory, and this record cannot be processed without it. Failure to disclose your U.S. social security number will result in the denial of your application. Application fees are not refundable.
Abandon Applications: If an applicant does not submit all requirements within one (1) year after the date on which the application is filed, the application for licensure is abandoned without any action of the Board. An application submitted after an abandoned application shall be treated as a new application.
Cosmetologist by Upgrade
1. Application - Applicants must have completed 10th grade education or equivalent. If you have ever held a license as a beauty culture professional previously in Indiana, you may login to your account and renew your license.
2. Application Fee of $40.00 - Pay by credit or debit card for applications submitted online. All application fees are nonrefundable.
3. Positive Response Documentation: If you answer "Yes" to any questions on the application, explain fully in a statement that includes all details. Include the violation, location, date, cause number, and disposition. Submit copies of court documents for each instance to support the statement. Please upload at the time of application.
4. Name Change Documentation: Documentation of any legal name change if your name differs from that on any of your documents. Documentation may include a copy of your marriage certificate or divorce decree. Please upload at the time of application.
5. Beauty Culture Provisional Verification: Section A - Experience in Your Jurisdiction and the Indiana Supervising Licensing and Beauty Culture Salon Sections are required for Provisional License Applicants. Section B - Provisional Upgrade Supervisor Verification of Experience is required for Upgrade Applicants. Please upload at the time of application.
The Fair Information Practice Act: In compliance with Ind. Code 4-1-6, this agency is notifying you that you must provide the requested information, or your application will not be processed. You have the right to challenge, correct, or explain information maintained by this agency. The information you provide will become public record. Your examination scores and grade transcripts are confidential except in circumstances where their release is required by law, in which case you will be notified.
Mandatory Disclosure of U.S. Social Security Number: Your social security number is being requested by this state agency in accordance with Ind. Code 4-1-8-1 and 25-1-5- 11(a). Disclosure is mandatory, and this record cannot be processed without it. Failure to disclose your U.S. social security number will result in the denial of your application. Application fees are not refundable.
Abandon Applications: If an applicant does not submit all requirements within one (1) year after the date on which the application is filed, the application for licensure is abandoned without any action of the Board. An application submitted after an abandoned application shall be treated as a new application.
Provisional Cosmetologist
The applicant’s jurisdiction does not issue a license to practice cosmetology (has only a school certificate to practice in the jurisdiction.) Applicant must provide proof of sufficient training or experience as a cosmetologist.
1. Application - Applicants must be at least 18 years of age; or 17 years of age and a graduate of high school or equivalent.
2. Application Fee of $40.00 - Pay by credit or debit card for applications submitted online. If applying by paper/mail make checks or money orders payable to Indiana Professional Licensing Agency. All application fees are nonrefundable.
3. Positive Response Documentation: If you answer "Yes" to any questions on the application, explain fully in a statement that includes all details. Include the violation, location, date, cause number, and disposition. Submit copies of court documents for each instance to support the statement. Please upload at the time of application.
4. Name Change Documentation: Documentation of any legal name change if your name differs from that on any of your documents. Documentation may include a copy of your marriage certificate or divorce decree. Please upload at the time of application.
5. Proof of Training/Experience: Applicant must provide proof of experience, such as proof of salon experience. Applicant must submit transcript of training from a beauty culture school. All transcripts must be accompanied by a certified translation in English. Please upload at the time of application.
  - The applicant must have completed at least 1500 hours of education or one (1) year of licensed practice is equal to one hundred (100) hours of education to an applicant who has completed a minimum of one thousand (1000) hours of education.
  - Beauty Culture Provisional Verification: Section A - Experience in Your Jurisdiction and the Indiana Supervising Licensing and Beauty Culture Salon Sections are required for Provisional License Applicants. Section B - Provisional Upgrade Supervisor Verification of Experience is required for Upgrade Applicants.
An applicant who has been granted an initial provisional license must work under the supervision of a licensed cosmetologist.
The Fair Information Practice Act: In compliance with Ind. Code 4-1-6, this agency is notifying you that you must provide the requested information, or your application will not be processed. You have the right to challenge, correct, or explain information maintained by this agency. The information you provide will become public record. Your examination scores and grade transcripts are confidential except in circumstances where their release is required by law, in which case you will be notified.
Mandatory Disclosure of U.S. Social Security Number: Your social security number is being requested by this state agency in accordance with Ind. Code 4-1-8-1 and 25-1-5- 11(a). Disclosure is mandatory, and this record cannot be processed without it. Failure to disclose your U.S. social security number will result in the denial of your application. Application fees are not refundable.
Abandon Applications: If an applicant does not submit all requirements within one (1) year after the date on which the application is filed, the application for licensure is abandoned without any action of the Board. An application submitted after an abandoned application shall be treated as a new application.
Electrologist by Examination
Must hold a valid Indiana cosmetologist or esthetician license.
1. Application - Applicants must have completed 10th grade education or equivalent. If you have ever held a license as a beauty culture professional previously in Indiana, you may login to your account and renew your license.
2. Application Fee of $40.00 - Pay by credit or debit card for applications submitted online. All application fees are nonrefundable.
3. Positive Response Documentation: If you answer "Yes" to any questions on the application, explain fully in a statement that includes all details. Include the violation, location, date, cause number, and disposition. Submit copies of court documents for each instance to support the statement. Please upload at the time of application.
4. Name Change Documentation: Documentation of any legal name change if your name differs from that on any of your documents. Documentation may include a copy of your marriage certificate or divorce decree. Please upload at the time of application.
5. Beauty Culture Education Certification - You must have 300 hours of electrology education completed at an Indiana beauty culture school.. Have your Indiana approved beauty culture school complete the Beauty Culture Education Certification form and upload the document as part of the application process.
6. Examination Pass Notice - You must pass the written examination through PSI [those that have graduated before the exam was part of graduation (71/2013) will need to apply for a waiver of the 3 year deadline if they failed to meet it.] and upload your examination pass notice or submit to our office as part of your application.
The Fair Information Practice Act: In compliance with Ind. Code 4-1-6, this agency is notifying you that you must provide the requested information, or your application will not be processed. You have the right to challenge, correct, or explain information maintained by this agency. The information you provide will become public record. Your examination scores and grade transcripts are confidential except in circumstances where their release is required by law, in which case you will be notified.
Mandatory Disclosure of U.S. Social Security Number: Your social security number is being requested by this state agency in accordance with Ind. Code 4-1-8-1 and 25-1-5- 11(a). Disclosure is mandatory, and this record cannot be processed without it. Failure to disclose your U.S. social security number will result in the denial of your application. Application fees are not refundable.
Abandon Applications: If an applicant does not submit all requirements within one (1) year after the date on which the application is filed, the application for licensure is abandoned without any action of the Board. An application submitted after an abandoned application shall be treated as a new application.
Electrologist by Reciprocity
If an applicant comes from a jurisdiction that issues an electrologist license but does not meet Indiana’s minimum reciprocity requirements, they may transfer their hours from their original out-of-state school to a beauty culture school in Indiana. The applicant would need to graduate from the Indiana approved beauty culture school and then apply by examination. Beauty culture schools may accept hours from an out-of-state school, but are not required by the board to do so.
If the applicant’s jurisdiction does not issue a license to practice, the applicant may apply for a provisional electrologist license (see below).
1. Application - Applicants must have completed 10th grade education or equivalent. If you have ever held a license as a beauty culture professional previously in Indiana, you may login to your account and renew your license.
2. Application Fee of $40.00 - Pay by credit or debit card for applications submitted online. All application fees are nonrefundable.
3. Positive Response Documentation: If you answer "Yes" to any questions on the application, explain fully in a statement that includes all details. Include the violation, location, date, cause number, and disposition. Submit copies of court documents for each instance to support the statement. Please upload at the time of application.
4. Name Change Documentation: Documentation of any legal name change if your name differs from that on any of your documents. Documentation may include a copy of your marriage certificate or divorce decree. Please upload at the time of application.
5. For Jurisdictions outside the United States only: Please submit high school diploma (or record of last year attended) and beauty culture school transcript. If your original documents are in a foreign language, a certified translation in English must accompany the original documents.
6. Verification of State Licensure(s) - Include a license certification from the state(s) or country you hold, or have held, a license in. (if from a foreign country, must include an English translation of the documents). Online certification is acceptable if it provides a field for possible disciplinary action. All forms of certification must come directly from the state/country. A copy of your license will not suffice.
7. - Applicant’s jurisdiction must require 300 hours of education. Indiana does not accept apprenticeship hours.** One (1) year of licensed practice may substitute for one hundred (100) hours of education to an applicant who has completed a minimum of 200 hours of education. The jurisdiction must also require at least 70% passing on the written and practical exams.
    - The number of hours reflects the applicant’s state’s minimum education requirement rather than the actual number of hours that were obtained. If the applicant completed extra hours above and beyond the state’s minimum requirement, the extra hours would not apply.
    - If the applicant’s jurisdiction accepts apprenticeship hours as an option for licensure, the applicant should submit documentation showing proof of completing the education requirement; this may include a transcript from the applicant’s beauty culture school, an official certification from the original jurisdiction that indicates the applicant received 300 hours of electrology education from a beauty culture school, or a letter from the jurisdiction indicating that the applicant received 300 hours of electrology education from a beauty culture school.
  - If an applicant comes from a jurisdiction that issues a electrologist license but does not meet Indiana’s minimum reciprocity requirements, they may transfer their hours from their original out-of-state school to a beauty culture school in Indiana. The applicant would need to graduate from the Indiana approved beauty culture school and then apply by examination. Beauty culture
The Fair Information Practice Act: In compliance with Ind. Code 4-1-6, this agency is notifying you that you must provide the requested information, or your application will not be processed. You have the right to challenge, correct, or explain information maintained by this agency. The information you provide will become public record. Your examination scores and grade transcripts are confidential except in circumstances where their release is required by law, in which case you will be notified.
Mandatory Disclosure of U.S. Social Security Number: Your social security number is being requested by this state agency in accordance with Ind. Code 4-1-8-1 and 25-1-5- 11(a). Disclosure is mandatory, and this record cannot be processed without it. Failure to disclose your U.S. social security number will result in the denial of your application. Application fees are not refundable.
Abandon Applications: If an applicant does not submit all requirements within one (1) year after the date on which the application is filed, the application for licensure is abandoned without any action of the Board. An application submitted after an abandoned application shall be treated as a new application.
Electrologist by Upgrade
1. Application - Applicants must have completed 10th grade education or equivalent. If you have ever held a license as a beauty culture professional previously in Indiana, you may login to your account and renew your license.
2. Application Fee of $40.00 - Pay by credit or debit card for applications submitted online. All application fees are nonrefundable.
3. Positive Response Documentation: If you answer "Yes" to any questions on the application, explain fully in a statement that includes all details. Include the violation, location, date, cause number, and disposition. Submit copies of court documents for each instance to support the statement. Please upload at the time of application.
4. Name Change Documentation: Documentation of any legal name change if your name differs from that on any of your documents. Documentation may include a copy of your marriage certificate or divorce decree. Please upload at the time of application.
5. Beauty Culture Provisional Verification: Section A - Experience in Your Jurisdiction and the Indiana Supervising Licensing and Beauty Culture Salon Sections are required for Provisional License Applicants. Section B - Provisional Upgrade Supervisor Verification of Experience is required for Upgrade Applicants. Please upload at the time of application.
The Fair Information Practice Act: In compliance with Ind. Code 4-1-6, this agency is notifying you that you must provide the requested information, or your application will not be processed. You have the right to challenge, correct, or explain information maintained by this agency. The information you provide will become public record. Your examination scores and grade transcripts are confidential except in circumstances where their release is required by law, in which case you will be notified.
Mandatory Disclosure of U.S. Social Security Number: Your social security number is being requested by this state agency in accordance with Ind. Code 4-1-8-1 and 25-1-5- 11(a). Disclosure is mandatory, and this record cannot be processed without it. Failure to disclose your U.S. social security number will result in the denial of your application. Application fees are not refundable.
Abandon Applications: If an applicant does not submit all requirements within one (1) year after the date on which the application is filed, the application for licensure is abandoned without any action of the Board. An application submitted after an abandoned application shall be treated as a new application.
Provisional Electrologist
The applicant’s jurisdiction does not issue a license to practice electrology (has only a school certificate to practice in the jurisdiction.) Applicant must provide proof of sufficient training or experience as an electrologist.
1. Application - Applicants must be at least 18 years of age; or 17 years of age and a graduate of high school or equivalent.
2. Application Fee of $40.00 - Pay by credit or debit card for applications submitted online. If applying by paper/mail make checks or money orders payable to Indiana Professional Licensing Agency. All application fees are nonrefundable.
3. Positive Response Documentation: If you answer "Yes" to any questions on the application, explain fully in a statement that includes all details. Include the violation, location, date, cause number, and disposition. Submit copies of court documents for each instance to support the statement. Please upload at the time of application.
4. Name Change Documentation: Documentation of any legal name change if your name differs from that on any of your documents. Documentation may include a copy of your marriage certificate or divorce decree. Please upload at the time of application.
5. Proof of Training/Experience: Applicant must provide proof of experience, such as proof of salon experience. Applicant must submit transcript of training from a beauty culture school. All transcripts must be accompanied by a certified translation in English.
6. Beauty Culture Provisional Verification: Section A - Experience in Your Jurisdiction and the Indiana Supervising Licensing and Beauty Culture Salon Sections are required for Provisional License Applicants. Section B - Provisional Upgrade Supervisor Verification of Experience is required for Upgrade Applicants. Please upload at the time of application.
An applicant who has been granted an initial provisional license must work under the supervision of a licensed cosmetologist or electrologist.
The Fair Information Practice Act: In compliance with Ind. Code 4-1-6, this agency is notifying you that you must provide the requested information, or your application will not be processed. You have the right to challenge, correct, or explain information maintained by this agency. The information you provide will become public record. Your examination scores and grade transcripts are confidential except in circumstances where their release is required by law, in which case you will be notified.
Mandatory Disclosure of U.S. Social Security Number: Your social security number is being requested by this state agency in accordance with Ind. Code 4-1-8-1 and 25-1-5- 11(a). Disclosure is mandatory, and this record cannot be processed without it. Failure to disclose your U.S. social security number will result in the denial of your application. Application fees are not refundable.
Abandon Applications: If an applicant does not submit all requirements within one (1) year after the date on which the application is filed, the application for licensure is abandoned without any action of the Board. An application submitted after an abandoned application shall be treated as a new application.
Esthetician by Examination
1. Application - Applicants must have completed 10th grade education or equivalent. If you have ever held a license as a beauty culture professional previously in Indiana, you may login to your account and renew your license.
2. Application Fee of $40.00 - Pay by credit or debit card for applications submitted online. All application fees are nonrefundable.
3. Positive Response Documentation: If you answer "Yes" to any questions on the application, explain fully in a statement that includes all details. Include the violation, location, date, cause number, and disposition. Submit copies of court documents for each instance to support the statement. Please upload at the time of application.
4. Name Change Documentation: Documentation of any legal name change if your name differs from that on any of your documents. Documentation may include a copy of your marriage certificate or divorce decree. Please upload at the time of application.
5. Beauty Culture Education Certification - You must have 700 hours of esthetics education completed at an Indiana beauty culture school. Have your Indiana approved beauty culture school complete the Beauty Culture Education Certification form and upload the document as part of the application process.
6. Examination Pass Notice - You must pass the written examination through PSI [those that have graduated before the exam was part of graduation (7/1/2013) will need to apply for a waiver of the 3 year deadline if they failed to meet it.] and upload your examination pass notice or submit to our office as part of your application.
The Fair Information Practice Act: In compliance with Ind. Code 4-1-6, this agency is notifying you that you must provide the requested information, or your application will not be processed. You have the right to challenge, correct, or explain information maintained by this agency. The information you provide will become public record. Your examination scores and grade transcripts are confidential except in circumstances where their release is required by law, in which case you will be notified.
Mandatory Disclosure of U.S. Social Security Number: Your social security number is being requested by this state agency in accordance with Ind. Code 4-1-8-1 and 25-1-5- 11(a). Disclosure is mandatory, and this record cannot be processed without it. Failure to disclose your U.S. social security number will result in the denial of your application. Application fees are not refundable.
Abandon Applications: If an applicant does not submit all requirements within one (1) year after the date on which the application is filed, the application for licensure is abandoned without any action of the Board. An application submitted after an abandoned application shall be treated as a new application.
Esthetician by Reciprocity
If the applicant’s jurisdiction does not issue a license to practice cosmetology, the applicant may apply for a provisional cosmetologist license (see below).
1. Application - Applicants must have completed 10th grade education or equivalent. If you have ever held a license as a beauty culture professional previously in Indiana, you may login to your account and renew your license.
2. Application Fee of $40.00 - Pay by credit or debit card for applications submitted online. All application fees are nonrefundable.
3. Positive Response Documentation: If you answer "Yes" to any questions on the application, explain fully in a statement that includes all details. Include the violation, location, date, cause number, and disposition. Submit copies of court documents for each instance to support the statement. Please upload at the time of application.
4. Name Change Documentation: Documentation of any legal name change if your name differs from that on any of your documents. Documentation may include a copy of your marriage certificate or divorce decree. Please upload at the time of application.
5. For Jurisdictions outside the United States only: Please submit high school diploma (or record of last year attended) and beauty culture school transcript. If your original documents are in a foreign language, a certified translation in English must accompany the original documents.
6. Verification of State Licensure(s) - Include a license certification from the state(s) or country you hold, or have held, a license in. (if from a foreign country, must include an English translation of the documents). Online certification is acceptable if it provides a field for possible disciplinary action. All forms of certification must come directly from the state/country. A copy of your license will not suffice.
7. - The state or country you hold a license in must require at least 700 hours of education. If not, One (1) year of licensed practice may substitute for one hundred (100) hours of education to an applicant who has completed a minimum of 400 hours of education. The jurisdiction must also require at least 70% passing on the written and practical exams.
    - The number of hours reflects the applicant’s state’s minimum education requirement rather than the actual number of hours that were obtained. If the applicant completed extra hours above and beyond the state’s minimum requirement, the extra hours would not apply.
    - If the applicant’s jurisdiction accepts apprenticeship hours as an option for licensure, the applicant should submit documentation showing proof of completing the education requirement; this may include a transcript from the applicant’s beauty culture school, an official certification from the original jurisdiction that indicates the applicant received 700 hours of esthetics education from a beauty culture school, or a letter from the jurisdiction indicating that the applicant received 700 hours of esthetician education from a beauty culture school.
  - If an applicant comes from a jurisdiction that issues an esthetician license but does not meet Indiana’s minimum reciprocity requirements, they may transfer their hours from their original out-of-state school to a beauty culture school in Indiana. The applicant would need to graduate from the Indiana approved beauty culture school and then apply by examination. Beauty culture schools may accept hours from an out-of-state school, but are not required by the board to do so.
  The Fair Information Practice Act: In compliance with Ind. Code 4-1-6, this agency is notifying you that you must provide the requested information, or your application will not be processed. You have the right to challenge, correct, or explain information maintained by this agency. The information you provide will become public record. Your examination scores and grade transcripts are confidential except in circumstances where their release is required by law, in which case you will be notified.
Mandatory Disclosure of U.S. Social Security Number: Your social security number is being requested by this state agency in accordance with Ind. Code 4-1-8-1 and 25-1-5- 11(a). Disclosure is mandatory, and this record cannot be processed without it. Failure to disclose your U.S. social security number will result in the denial of your application. Application fees are not refundable.
Abandon Applications: If an applicant does not submit all requirements within one (1) year after the date on which the application is filed, the application for licensure is abandoned without any action of the Board. An application submitted after an abandoned application shall be treated as a new application.
Esthetician by Upgrade
1. Application - Applicants must have completed 10th grade education or equivalent. If you have ever held a license as a beauty culture professional previously in Indiana, you may login to your account and renew your license.
2. Application Fee of $40.00 - Pay by credit or debit card for applications submitted online. All application fees are nonrefundable.
3. Positive Response Documentation: If you answer "Yes" to any questions on the application, explain fully in a statement that includes all details. Include the violation, location, date, cause number, and disposition. Submit copies of court documents for each instance to support the statement. Please upload at the time of application.
4. Name Change Documentation: Documentation of any legal name change if your name differs from that on any of your documents. Documentation may include a copy of your marriage certificate or divorce decree. Please upload at the time of application.
5. Beauty Culture Provisional Verification: Section A - Experience in Your Jurisdiction and the Indiana Supervising Licensing and Beauty Culture Salon Sections are required for Provisional License Applicants. Section B - Provisional Upgrade Supervisor Verification of Experience is required for Upgrade Applicants. Please upload at the time of application.
The Fair Information Practice Act: In compliance with Ind. Code 4-1-6, this agency is notifying you that you must provide the requested information, or your application will not be processed. You have the right to challenge, correct, or explain information maintained by this agency. The information you provide will become public record. Your examination scores and grade transcripts are confidential except in circumstances where their release is required by law, in which case you will be notified.
Mandatory Disclosure of U.S. Social Security Number: Your social security number is being requested by this state agency in accordance with Ind. Code 4-1-8-1 and 25-1-5- 11(a). Disclosure is mandatory, and this record cannot be processed without it. Failure to disclose your U.S. social security number will result in the denial of your application. Application fees are not refundable.
Abandon Applications: If an applicant does not submit all requirements within one (1) year after the date on which the application is filed, the application for licensure is abandoned without any action of the Board. An application submitted after an abandoned application shall be treated as a new application.
Provisional Esthetician
The applicant’s jurisdiction does not issue a license to practice esthetics (has only a school certificate to practice in the jurisdiction.) Applicant must provide proof of sufficient training or experience as a esthetician.
1. Application - Applicants must be at least 18 years of age; or 17 years of age and a graduate of high school or equivalent.
2. Application Fee of $40.00 - Pay by credit or debit card for applications submitted online. If applying by paper/mail make checks or money orders payable to Indiana Professional Licensing Agency. All application fees are nonrefundable.
3. Positive Response Documentation: If you answer "Yes" to any questions on the application, explain fully in a statement that includes all details. Include the violation, location, date, cause number, and disposition. Submit copies of court documents for each instance to support the statement. Please upload at the time of application.
4. Name Change Documentation: Documentation of any legal name change if your name differs from that on any of your documents. Documentation may include a copy of your marriage certificate or divorce decree. Please upload at the time of application.
5. Proof of Training/Experience: Applicant must provide proof of experience, such as proof of salon experience. Applicant must submit transcript of training from a beauty culture school. All transcripts must be accompanied by a certified translation in English.
6. Beauty Culture Provisional Verification: Section A - Experience in Your Jurisdiction and the Indiana Supervising Licensing and Beauty Culture Salon Sections are required for Provisional License Applicants. Section B - Provisional Upgrade Supervisor Verification of Experience is required for Upgrade Applicants. Please upload at the time of application.
An applicant who has been granted an initial provisional license must work under the supervision of a licensed esthetician or cosmetologist.
The Fair Information Practice Act: In compliance with Ind. Code 4-1-6, this agency is notifying you that you must provide the requested information, or your application will not be processed. You have the right to challenge, correct, or explain information maintained by this agency. The information you provide will become public record. Your examination scores and grade transcripts are confidential except in circumstances where their release is required by law, in which case you will be notified.
Mandatory Disclosure of U.S. Social Security Number: Your social security number is being requested by this state agency in accordance with Ind. Code 4-1-8-1 and 25-1-5- 11(a). Disclosure is mandatory, and this record cannot be processed without it. Failure to disclose your U.S. social security number will result in the denial of your application. Application fees are not refundable.
Abandon Applications: If an applicant does not submit all requirements within one (1) year after the date on which the application is filed, the application for licensure is abandoned without any action of the Board. An application submitted after an abandoned application shall be treated as a new application.
Manicurist by Examination
1. Application - Applicants must have completed 8th grade education or equivalent. If you have ever held a license as a beauty culture professional previously in Indiana, you may login to your account and renew your license.
2. Application Fee of $40.00 - Pay by credit or debit card for applications submitted online. All application fees are nonrefundable.
3. Positive Response Documentation: If you answer "Yes" to any questions on the application, explain fully in a statement that includes all details. Include the violation, location, date, cause number, and disposition. Submit copies of court documents for each instance to support the statement. Please upload at the time of application.
4. Name Change Documentation: Documentation of any legal name change if your name differs from that on any of your documents. Documentation may include a copy of your marriage certificate or divorce decree. Please upload at the time of application.
5. Beauty Culture Education Certification - You must have 450 hours of manicuring education completed at an Indiana beauty culture school. Have your Indiana approved beauty culture school complete the Beauty Culture Education Certification form and upload the document as part of the application process.
6. Examination Pass Notice - You must pass the written examination through PSI [those that have graduated before the exam was part of graduation (71/2013) will need to apply for a waiver of the 3 year deadline if they failed to meet it.] and upload your examination pass notice or submit to our office as part of your application.
The Fair Information Practice Act: In compliance with Ind. Code 4-1-6, this agency is notifying you that you must provide the requested information, or your application will not be processed. You have the right to challenge, correct, or explain information maintained by this agency. The information you provide will become public record. Your examination scores and grade transcripts are confidential except in circumstances where their release is required by law, in which case you will be notified.
Mandatory Disclosure of U.S. Social Security Number: Your social security number is being requested by this state agency in accordance with Ind. Code 4-1-8-1 and 25-1-5- 11(a). Disclosure is mandatory, and this record cannot be processed without it. Failure to disclose your U.S. social security number will result in the denial of your application. Application fees are not refundable.
Abandon Applications: If an applicant does not submit all requirements within one (1) year after the date on which the application is filed, the application for licensure is abandoned without any action of the Board. An application submitted after an abandoned application shall be treated as a new application.
Manicurist by Reciprocity
If the applicant’s jurisdiction does not issue a license to practice manicuring the applicant may apply for a provisional manicurist license (see below).
1. Application - Applicants must have completed 8th grade education or equivalent. If you have ever held a license as a beauty culture professional previously in Indiana, you may login to your account and renew your license.
2. Application Fee of $40.00 - Pay by credit or debit card for applications submitted online. All application fees are nonrefundable.
3. Positive Response Documentation: If you answer "Yes" to any questions on the application, explain fully in a statement that includes all details. Include the violation, location, date, cause number, and disposition. Submit copies of court documents for each instance to support the statement. Please upload at the time of application.
4. Name Change Documentation: Documentation of any legal name change if your name differs from that on any of your documents. Documentation may include a copy of your marriage certificate or divorce decree. Please upload at the time of application.
5. Verification of Licensure - Include a license certification from the state(s) or country you hold, or have held, a license in. (if from a foreign country, must include an English translation of the documents). Online certification is acceptable if it provides a field for possible disciplinary action. All forms of certification must come directly from the state/country. A copy of your license will not suffice.
The Fair Information Practice Act: In compliance with Ind. Code 4-1-6, this agency is notifying you that you must provide the requested information, or your application will not be processed. You have the right to challenge, correct, or explain information maintained by this agency. The information you provide will become public record. Your examination scores and grade transcripts are confidential except in circumstances where their release is required by law, in which case you will be notified.
Mandatory Disclosure of U.S. Social Security Number: Your social security number is being requested by this state agency in accordance with Ind. Code 4-1-8-1 and 25-1-5- 11(a). Disclosure is mandatory, and this record cannot be processed without it. Failure to disclose your U.S. social security number will result in the denial of your application. Application fees are not refundable.
Abandon Applications: If an applicant does not submit all requirements within one (1) year after the date on which the application is filed, the application for licensure is abandoned without any action of the Board. An application submitted after an abandoned application shall be treated as a new application.
Manicurist by Upgrade
1. Application - Applicants must have completed 8th grade education or equivalent. If you have ever held a license as a beauty culture professional previously in Indiana, you may login to your account and renew your license.
2. Application Fee of $40.00 - Pay by credit or debit card for applications submitted online. All application fees are nonrefundable.
3. Positive Response Documentation: If you answer "Yes" to any questions on the application, explain fully in a statement that includes all details. Include the violation, location, date, cause number, and disposition. Submit copies of court documents for each instance to support the statement. Please upload at the time of application.
4. Name Change Documentation: Documentation of any legal name change if your name differs from that on any of your documents. Documentation may include a copy of your marriage certificate or divorce decree. Please upload at the time of application.
5. Beauty Culture Provisional Verification: Section A - Experience in Your Jurisdiction and the Indiana Supervising Licensing and Beauty Culture Salon Sections are required for Provisional License Applicants. Section B - Provisional Upgrade Supervisor Verification of Experience is required for Upgrade Applicants. Please upload at the time of application.
The Fair Information Practice Act: In compliance with Ind. Code 4-1-6, this agency is notifying you that you must provide the requested information, or your application will not be processed. You have the right to challenge, correct, or explain information maintained by this agency. The information you provide will become public record. Your examination scores and grade transcripts are confidential except in circumstances where their release is required by law, in which case you will be notified.
Mandatory Disclosure of U.S. Social Security Number: Your social security number is being requested by this state agency in accordance with Ind. Code 4-1-8-1 and 25-1-5- 11(a). Disclosure is mandatory, and this record cannot be processed without it. Failure to disclose your U.S. social security number will result in the denial of your application. Application fees are not refundable.
Abandon Applications: If an applicant does not submit all requirements within one (1) year after the date on which the application is filed, the application for licensure is abandoned without any action of the Board. An application submitted after an abandoned application shall be treated as a new application.
Provisional Manicurist
The applicant’s jurisdiction does not issue a license to practice manicuring (has only a school certificate to practice in the jurisdiction.) Applicant must provide proof of sufficient training or experience as a manicurist.
1. Application - Applicants must have completed 8th grade education or equivalent.
2. Application Fee of $40.00 - Pay by credit or debit card for applications submitted online. If applying by paper/mail make checks or money orders payable to Indiana Professional Licensing Agency. All application fees are nonrefundable.
3. Positive Response Documentation: If you answer "Yes" to any questions on the application, explain fully in a statement that includes all details. Include the violation, location, date, cause number, and disposition. Submit copies of court documents for each instance to support the statement. Please upload at the time of application.
4. Name Change Documentation: Documentation of any legal name change if your name differs from that on any of your documents. Documentation may include a copy of your marriage certificate or divorce decree. Please upload at the time of application.
5. Proof of Training/Experience: Applicant must provide proof of experience, such as proof of salon experience. Applicant must submit transcript of training from a beauty culture school. All transcripts must be accompanied by a certified translation in English.
6. Beauty Culture Provisional Verification: Section A - Experience in Your Jurisdiction and the Indiana Supervising Licensing and Beauty Culture Salon Sections are required for Provisional License Applicants. Section B - Provisional Upgrade Supervisor Verification of Experience is required for Upgrade Applicants. Please upload at the time of application.
An applicant who has been granted an initial provisional license must work under the supervision of a licensed manicurist or cosmetologist.
The Fair Information Practice Act: In compliance with Ind. Code 4-1-6, this agency is notifying you that you must provide the requested information, or your application will not be processed. You have the right to challenge, correct, or explain information maintained by this agency. The information you provide will become public record. Your examination scores and grade transcripts are confidential except in circumstances where their release is required by law, in which case you will be notified.
Mandatory Disclosure of U.S. Social Security Number: Your social security number is being requested by this state agency in accordance with Ind. Code 4-1-8-1 and 25-1-5- 11(a). Disclosure is mandatory, and this record cannot be processed without it. Failure to disclose your U.S. social security number will result in the denial of your application. Application fees are not refundable.
Abandon Applications: If an applicant does not submit all requirements within one (1) year after the date on which the application is filed, the application for licensure is abandoned without any action of the Board. An application submitted after an abandoned application shall be treated as a new application.
Beauty Culture Salons
The beauty culture salon must be under the personal supervision of a person who is licensed as a beauty culture professional.
1. Application
2. Application Fee of $40.00 - Pay by credit or debit card. All application fees are nonrefundable.
3. Beauty Culture Salon Minimum Requirements - The Inspection Checklist Example is available for review.
  - Applicant must select a site for the salon; if the site is in the same building as a residence, it must be separated from the residence by a substantial floor to ceiling partition and have a separate entry.
  - Applicant must obtain any building permit, certificate of occupancy, or other approval action required under IC 22-15-3 and IC 36-7-4 to operate the cosmetology salon.
  - Applicant must install the furnishings and obtain the salon equipment required under rules adopted by the board.
4.  Please DO NOT apply for the salon license until your facility is ready to open.  Temporary permits are issued upon receipt of a complete application and are valid for three (3) months.  If your salon is not ready to open when you apply, you are limiting the time your salon may operate on the temporary permit and you may have to close until your salon license is issued.  Operating a salon without a temporary permit will result in your application for license being denied.
5.  Please DO NOT allow individuals that are not licensed as Indiana beauty culture professionals to practice beauty culture in your salon.   Doing so will result in denial of your application for salon license.
6.  All beauty culture professional licensees must post their Indiana license at their workstation.  Expired licenses posted at the salon will result in your application for salon license being denied.  You may check the status of a license on our website using the Free Search and Verify page.
The Fair Information Practice Act:  In compliance with Ind. Code 4-1-6, this agency is notifying you that you must provide the requested information, or your application will not be processed. You have the right to challenge, correct, or explain information maintained by this agency. The information you provide will become public record. Your examination scores and grade transcripts are confidential except in circumstances where their release is required by law, in which case you will be notified.
Abandon Applications:  If an applicant does not submit all requirements within one (1) year after the date on which the application is filed, the application for licensure is abandoned without any action of the Board. An application submitted after an abandoned application shall be treated as a new application.
Mobile Salons
The beauty culture salon must be under the personal supervision of a person who is licensed as a beauty culture professional.
1. Application
2. Application Fee of $40.00 - Pay by credit or debit card. All application fees are nonrefundable.
3. Mobile Salon Minimum Requirements-
  - A mobile salon/shop may be;
    - (1) a self-contained facility that may be moved, towed, or transported from one location to another and in which cosmetology, electrology, esthetics, manicuring or barbering is practiced, or;
      (2) A business in which cosmetology, electrology, esthetics, manicuring, or barbering equipment is transported to and used on a temporary basis at a location other than a selected salon site, including:
      (A) other cosmetology, electrology, esthetic, manicuring, or barbering salons/shops;
      (B) clients' homes; and
      (C) nursing homes.
  - Applicants must comply with the rules adopted by the board (820 IAC 2-1, 3-1, and 3-2)
The Fair Information Practice Act: In compliance with Ind. Code 4-1-6, this agency is notifying you that you must provide the requested information, or your application will not be processed. You have the right to challenge, correct, or explain information maintained by this agency. The information you provide will become public record. Your examination scores and grade transcripts are confidential except in circumstances where their release is required by law, in which case you will be notified.
Abandon Applications: If an applicant does not submit all requirements within one (1) year after the date on which the application is filed, the application for licensure is abandoned without any action of the Board. An application submitted after an abandoned application shall be treated as a new application.
Beauty Culture Schools
1. Application
2. Application Fee of $400.00 - Pay by credit or debit card. All application fees are nonrefundable.
3. Additional Documentation to Upload -
  - The contract which is to be used between the beauty culture school and its students which must include the school's refund policy;
  - A copy of the beauty culture school's deed for the property where the cosmetology school is located or a lease for at least one year showing that the premises are to be used as a cosmetology school;
  - A budget for the first year of operation of the cosmetology school;
  - A financial statement on a form provided by the board: Financial Statement Supplemental Form
  - A floor plan of the beauty culture school of which shall show, in detail, the following;
    - The placement of students
    - Classroom entrances and exits
    - Space for waiting customers (indicating number of chairs)
    - Separate student and public cloakroom spaces
    - Two separate restrooms
  - A list of licensed instructors to be added on the online application; and
  - Fire Marshal Report
Additional Documents -
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Abandon Applications: If an applicant does not submit all requirements within one (1) year after the date on which the application is filed, the application for licensure is abandoned without any action of the Board. An application submitted after an abandoned application shall be treated as a new application.
Tanning Facilities
1. Application
2. Application Fee of $200.00 - Pay by credit or debit card. All application fees are nonrefundable.
IC 16-1-47, Section 18(A) the operator of a tanning facility must report each known: (1) injury; or (2) complaint of an injury; that results from the use of a tanning device in the tanning facility to the State Board.
- Report of Complaint or Injury
The Fair Information Practice Act: In compliance with Ind. Code 4-1-6, this agency is notifying you that you must provide the requested information, or your application will not be processed. You have the right to challenge, correct, or explain information maintained by this agency. The information you provide will become public record. Your examination scores and grade transcripts are confidential except in circumstances where their release is required by law, in which case you will be notified.
Abandon Applications: If an applicant does not submit all requirements within one (1) year after the date on which the application is filed, the application for licensure is abandoned without any action of the Board. An application submitted after an abandoned application shall be treated as a new application.

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Renewal Information
Renewal notices are sent approximately ninety (90) days prior to the expiration date. Licensees with a valid email address on file will be emailed the renewal information. Licensees that do not have a valid email address on file will be mailed license renewal information. This notice is mailed to the licensee's address of record with the Board.
Individual Licenses Online Renewal
Renew your License online using https://mylicense.in.gov/eGov/ML1PLA.html. You must create an Access Indiana account and then link your license record with your license number and registration code as provided in the renewal notice. Please contact pla12@pla.in.gov if you cannot locate your registration code.
Reinstating a Beauty Culture Professional License
IC 25-1-8-6 provides for the reinstatement of a beauty culture professional license that has been expired beyond three (3) years. If you would like to reinstate your beauty culture professional license that has been expired for more than three (3) years, please follow the steps below:
- Reinstate online at MyLicense
- Payment of the reinstatement fee of $80.00 (Cost of the current renewal fee of $40.00 plus cost of the current application fee of $40.00). All fees are non-refundable.
- Complete such remediation and additional training as deemed appropriate by the board given the lapse of time involved
- Expired five (5) or more years:
  - The board has determined that taking and passing the written licensing examination is appropriate remediation for those expired for five (5) or more years).
    - Schedule your examination using the registration information contained in the eligibility letter that you will receive upon receipt of the application.
    - Take and pass your examination within one year of application to reinstate your license. Log back into your MyLicense.IN.gov account and use the License Update feature to upload your exam pass notification to complete your reinstatement.
If your license cannot be verified by the State Board of Cosmetology and Barber Examiners and you do not have an actual expired license to submit, you will need to complete the appropriate course at a cosmetology or barber school and apply for licensure by examination.
Reinstating a Beauty Culture Facility License

Reinstatement
If your salon, school, or tanning facility has been expired for three or more years, you may now reinstate online at MyLIcense.IN.gov. In order to do this, you must have your license number and Registration Code. If you need your registration code, contact PLA at 317-232-2960 for the Call Center or email pla12@pla.in.gov.
Once your reinstatement has been submitted online, you will have an inspection scheduled for your facility in order to complete the reinstatement process.
Renewal Documents

The Professional Licensing Agency is beginning a paperless initiative and paper renewal forms are no longer available. Please use the above links to renew and/or reinstate your license(s).

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Examination Information
- Examination Registration Information
- Examination Content Outline Changes Effective March 8, 2017

Fee Schedule

Cosmetology and Barber Applications/Renewal

	Fee	Penalty	Total
Cosmetologist, Barber Esthetician, Manicurist, Electrologist, Instructor License Application	$40	NA	$0
Cosmetologist, Barber Esthetician, Manicurist, Electrologist, Instructor License Renewal - Unexpired	$40	NA	$40
Cosmetologist, Barber Esthetician, Manicurist, Electrologist, Instructor License Renewal - Expired	$40	$50	$90
Cosmetologist, Barber Esthetician, Manicurist, Electrologist, Instructor License Renewal - Expired > 3 years	$80	NA	$80
Beauty Culture School Application	$400	NA	$400
Beauty Culture School Renewal - Unexpired	$400	NA	$400
Beauty Culture School Renewal - Expired	$400	$50	$450
Beauty Culture Salon Application	$40	NA	$40
Beauty Culture Salon Renewal - Unexpired	$40	NA	$40
Beauty Culture Salon Renewal - Expired	$40	$50	$90
Tanning Facility Application	$200	NA	$200
Tanning Facility Renewal - Unexpired	$200	NA	$200
Tanning Facility Renewal - Expired	$200	$50	$250

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