{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-88b-11","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 88B-11","heading":"Qualifications for licensing teachers.","body":"(a)\tApplicants for any teacher's license issued by the Board shall meet all of the following requirements:\n(1)\tPossession of a high school diploma or a high school graduation equivalency certificate.\n(2)\tPayment of the fees required by G.S. 88B-20.\n(b)\tThe Board shall issue a license to practice as a cosmetology teacher to any individual who meets the requirements of subsection (a) of this section and who meets all of the following:\n(1)\tHolds in good standing a cosmetologist license issued by the Board.\n(2)\tSubmits proof of either practice of cosmetic art in a cosmetic art shop, or any Board-approved employment capacity in the cosmetic arts industry, for a period equivalent to one year of full-time work immediately prior to application or successful completion of at least 800 hours of a teacher curriculum in an approved cosmetic art school.\n(3)\tPasses an examination for teachers conducted by the Board.\n(c)\tThe Board shall issue a license to practice as an esthetician teacher to any individual who meets the requirements of subsection (a) of this section and who meets all of the following:\n(1)\tHolds in good standing a cosmetologist or an esthetician license issued by the Board.\n(2)\tSubmits proof of either practice as an esthetician in a cosmetic art shop, or any Board-approved employment capacity in the cosmetic arts industry, for a period equivalent to one year of full-time work immediately prior to application or successful completion of at least 650 hours of a teacher curriculum in an approved cosmetic art school.\n(3)\tPasses an examination for teachers conducted by the Board.\n(d)\tThe Board shall issue a license to practice as a manicurist teacher to any individual who meets the requirements of subsection (a) of this section and who meets all of the following:\n(1)\tHolds in good standing a cosmetologist or manicurist license issued by the Board.\n(2)\tSubmits proof of either practice as a manicurist in a cosmetic art shop, or any Board-approved employment capacity in the cosmetic arts industry, for a period equivalent to one year of full-time work immediately prior to application or successful completion of at least 320 hours of a teacher curriculum in an approved cosmetic art school.\n(3)\tPasses an examination for teachers conducted by the Board.\n(e)\tThe Board shall issue a license to practice as a natural hair care teacher to any individual who meets the requirements of subsection (a) of this section and who meets all of the following:\n(1)\tHolds in good standing a natural hair care license issued by the Board.\n(2)\tSubmits proof of either practice as a natural hair care specialist in a cosmetic art shop or any Board-approved employment capacity in the cosmetic art industry for a period equivalent to one year of full-time work immediately prior to application or successful completion of at least 320 hours of a teacher curriculum in an approved cosmetic art school.\n(3)\tPasses an examination for teachers conducted by the Board. (1998-230, s. 2; 2006-212, s. 5; 2009-521, s. 3; 2022-75, s. 15(a).)","path":["Chapter 88B. Cosmetic Art."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_88B/GS_88B-11.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:12:02Z","sha256":"b2b208da4b7264c355b7e5777154c9157642293656246c76a2c851e14c73eecf","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-88b-10.1","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-88b-12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}