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Transferring Your Cosmetology License From Another State
License holders from other states and territories may be eligible for a Texas license if their state has education and examination requirements substantially equivalent to Texas license requirements. Your work experience in certain states may also be credited toward the substantially equivalent requirement.
If you are a Texas licensee moving to another state, please check with that state's licensing agency concerning your Texas license. The information on this page does not reflect whether other states recognize Texas licenses.
States and Territories with Substantially Equivalent Requirements as Texas
Texas Cosmetology Operator license: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Guam, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Texas Manicurist license: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Kentucky, Nevada, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Washington.
Texas Esthetician license: Alabama, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Nevada, Tennessee.
Texas Cosmetology Instructor license: Alabama, District of Columbia, Georgia, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Wyoming.
If you found your state listed for your current occupation above (States and Territories with Substantially Equivalent Requirements as Texas), download the reciprocity cosmetology license application or the reciprocity cosmetology instructor license application to apply.
States and Territories Which Require One Year of Experience to Be Eligible for a Texas License
Texas Cosmetology: Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virgin Islands.
Texas Manicurist license: Alaska, California, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
Texas Esthetician license: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah (Utah Master Esthetician requires 1-year experience), Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
Texas Cosmetology Instructor license: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Guam, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin.
If you found your state listed for your current occupation above (States and Territories Which Require One Year of Experience to Be Eligible for a Texas License), download the reciprocity cosmetology license application or the reciprocity cosmetology instructor license application to apply. Your one year of experience will be proven by the letter of certification required from the state in which you are currently licensed (see #4 in the application instructions).
Note: Cosmetology Instructor applicants must provide the number of years teaching/instructing (not Operator, Manicurist or Esthetician occupation experience).
Note: Texas does not accept training by apprenticeship.
States and Territories Which Require Two Years of Experience to Be Eligible for a Texas License
Texas Cosmetology: Florida, New York
Texas Manicurist license: Florida, New York
Texas Esthetician license: Florida, New York
Texas Cosmetology Instructor license: Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, New York
If you found your state listed for your current occupation above (States and Territories Which Require Two Years of Experience to Be Eligible for a Texas License), download the reciprocity cosmetology license application or the reciprocity cosmetology instructor license application to apply. Your two years of experience will be proven by the letter of certification required from the state in which you are currently licensed (see #4 in the application instructions).
Note: Cosmetology Instructor applicants must provide the number of years teaching/instructing (not Operator, Manicurist or Esthetician occupation experience).
Note: Texas does not accept training by apprenticeship.
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