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License Description An applicant for Connecticut barber licensure must meet the following requirements: Successful completion of at least the 8th grade or its equivalent; Equivalency may be demonstrated by successful completion of General Educational Development Test or one of the following Ability to Benefit Examinations: -Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE)-Forms 5 and 6, Level A -Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE)-Forms 7 and 8, Level A -Wonderlic Basic Skills Test (WSBT ) - Verbal Forms VS-1 & 2, Quantitative Forms Qs-1 &QS-2; Successful completion a course of study of not less than 1,000 hours in a school approved by the Connecticut State Board for Barbers, Hairdressers and Cosmeticians. Education completed outside of Connecticut is acceptable provided the school was approved by the appropriate regulatory body of the state in which the school was located; and Successful completion of the Connecticut barber examination administered by Prometric. Scores are submitted directly to the Department subsequent to the examination administration. Please visit Prometric to obtain a candidate information bulletin which provides information relative to registering for the examination. The examination is available in both the English and Spanish languages.
Licensing Agency
Department of Public Health
Health Care Systems Branch
Practitioner Licensing & Investigations Section
410 Capitol Avenue, P.O.Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134-0308
(860) 509 7603
olpc.dph@po.state.ct.us
Active Status Active
Continuing Education Continuing education required to maintain license
Criminal Record No criminal record prohibitions
Education Specific course required
Exam State exam required
License Type Stand-alone license
License Updated 03/09/2021
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