Indiana § 25-8-5-3 - Contents of application; required course work hours

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§ 25-8-5-3. Contents of application; required course work hours

Sec. 3. (a) The application described in section 2 of this chapter must state that:

(1) as a requirement for graduation, the proposed school will require its students to successfully complete the hours of course work required by the student's specific course of study to be eligible to sit for the licensing examination;

(2) no more than ten (10) hours of course work may be taken by a student during one (1) day;

(3) the course work will instruct the students in all theories and practical application of the students' specific course of study;

(4) the school will provide an adequate number of instructors based on the subject matter and manner by which the material is being taught;

(5) the school will be operated under the personal supervision of a licensed beauty culture instructor;

(6) the proposed school has obtained any building permit, certificate of occupancy, or other planning approval required under IC 22-15-3 and IC 36-7-4 to operate the school;

(7) the school, if located in the same building as a residence, will:

(A) be separated from the residence by a substantial floor to ceiling partition; and

(B) have a separate entry;

(8) as a requirement for graduation, the proposed school must administer and require the student to pass:

(A) a final practical demonstration examination of the acts permitted by the license; and

(B) the written examination required under IC 25-8-4-7(b).

(9) the applicant has paid the fee set forth in IC 25-8-13-3.

(b) The hours of course work required under subsection (a)(1) for a student to sit for a licensing examination must be at least one thousand five hundred (1,500) hours if the student's course of study leads to the student sitting for either the cosmetology or barber licensing examination.

As added by P.L.257-1987, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.184-1991, SEC.21; P.L.113-1999, SEC.6; P.L.157-2006, SEC.42; P.L.197-2007, SEC.33; P.L.170-2013, SEC.33; P.L.158-2016, SEC.7.

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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