To receive a cosmetology license in New Hampshire or a license in one of the other beauty practitioner disciplines in this state you have to attend a licensed school and complete the minimum required training hours before you can take the state’s board exams. These required training hours are specified by the New Hampshire Board of Barbering, Cosmetology, and Esthetics. After you pass the exam you can apply for the license. The fee for the license application is $100. Additional fees for the examination may also apply.
Minimum required training hours
- Cosmetologist license: 1500 hours
- Baber license: 1500 hours
- Esthetician license: 600 hours
- Manicurist license: 300 hours
Examinations are already stressful but a lack of information or misinformation only adds unnecessary stress. The exams are administered by DL Roope Administrations, Inc.Therefore, we advise every applicant to carefully read the examination information on the DL Roope Administrations website and contact the Board or DL Roope if you have further questions.
Contact Information New Hampshire Board of Barbering, Cosmetology, and Esthetics
Address
NH Board of Barbering, Cosmetology, and Esthetics
121 S Fruit St,
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: (603) 271-3608
Fax: (603) 271-8889
Cosmetology License Renewal
Cosmetology licenses in New Hampshire are renewed every two years in the licensee’s birth month. The renewal fees are $40 for all beauty practitioner disciplines. New Hampshire does not require continuing education (CE) hours are for individual license renewals. Instructors, however, have to complete 24 CE hours within each renewal period.
Out-of-state license / Out-of-country license
An out-of-state license does not automatically qualify you for a cosmetology license in New Hampshire. But you may be able to obtain a license by reciprocity.
Together with the application form, $100 fee, a passport photo, proof of High School Education, GED, or if you are 21 or more years of age a photocopy of your birth certificate or driver’s license you need also provide the board with following:
- Certification of State Licensure form. This must be obtained from the State Board in which license is held and must have the embossed State Seal. It has to be sent from your home state’s board directly to the NH Board.
- Exam information which states the type of exams and language exams were taken in. In order to receive reciprocity, you must have taken a hands-on practical exam and a national written exam taken in English.
- Transcripts of Training: (From training school with hours and subjects listed) If the school has closed you need a notarized letter indicating this with school name and address;
- If you don’t have the required training hours as shown above a notarized letter from a previous employer or co-worker stating you have at least twice as many hours work experience regardless of the years of work experience.
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Disclaimer: We don’t guarantee the accuracy of the above information. Ultimately the New Hampshire Board of Barbering, Cosmetology, and Esthetics determines license requirements and will provide you with all needed information. We are not affiliated with the Board in any way. If you have questions or comments please contact us here. The information on this page was last updated on 9/20/2017.