TN Code § 62-4-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 62 - Professions, Businesses and Trades|Chapter 4 - Tennessee Cosmetology Act of 1986|§ 62-4-110. Application and Qualifications for Practicing or Teaching — Fees

  Any person who desires a cosmetologist's license shall submit an application for examination to the board on the prescribed form. The application shall be accompanied by:  A nonrefundable, nontransferable application/examination fee as set by the board;   Satisfactory proof that the applicant has attained the age of at least sixteen (16) years; and   Satisfactory proof that the applicant either:  Has completed and passed a course of instruction of no less than one thousand five hundred (1,500) hours in practice and theory at a school of cosmetology; or   Holds a valid Tennessee master barber registration and has completed three hundred (300) hours in a licensed school of cosmetology learning the fundamentals of cosmetology technique and pedicuring.       Any person who desires a license to practice manicuring only shall submit an application for examination to the board on the prescribed form. The application shall be accompanied by:  A nonrefundable, nontransferable application/examination fee as set by the board; and   Satisfactory proof that the applicant has attained the age of at least sixteen (16) years and has completed and passed a course of instruction of no less than six hundred (600) hours in the practice and theory of manicuring at a school of cosmetology.     Any person who desires a license to instruct in a school shall submit an application for examination to the board on the prescribed form. The application shall be accompanied by:  A nonrefundable, nontransferable application/examination fee as set by the board; and   Satisfactory proof that the applicant:  Is a high school graduate, evidenced by a certificate or diploma or possesses a general equivalency diploma (GED(R));   Holds a valid cosmetologist's, manicurist's, aesthetician's or natural hair stylist's license issued by the board;   Has completed and passed a board-approved course in instructor training of at least three hundred (300) hours within a period of six (6) months as an instructor trainee or has served as a junior instructor for a minimum of one (1) year;   Has been licensed as a cosmetologist, aesthetician, manicurist, or natural hair stylist pursuant to this chapter for at least three (3) continuous years; and   Seeks to instruct only in the area in which the applicant is currently licensed.       Any person who desires a license to practice aesthetics only shall submit an application for examination to the board on the prescribed form. The application shall be accompanied by:  A nonrefundable, nontransferable application/examination fee as set by the board; and   Satisfactory proof that the applicant has attained the age of at least sixteen (16) years and has completed and passed a course of instruction of no less than seven hundred fifty (750) hours in the practice and theory of aesthetics at a school of cosmetology.     Any person who desires a natural hair styling license shall submit an application for examination to the board on the prescribed form. The application shall be accompanied by:  A nonrefundable, nontransferable application/examination fee as set by the board; and   Satisfactory proof that the applicant has attained the age of at least sixteen (16) years and has completed and passed a course of instruction of no less than three hundred (300) hours in the practice and theory of natural hair styling at a school of cosmetology.