Look up a current license status and view the minimum exam score requirements for licensure.
License certification documentation
If you are looking to get licensed in another state or to get a license by reciprocity, a representative from that state may use our professional license lookup to find:
- Current license status
- Date the license was first issued
- Types of licenses held in Washington
Upon request, we can email verification to confirm license status, education hours completed, or examination results. We do not provide verification letters through the mail.
Minimum exams and scores
Learn more about the cosmetology exams Washington requires.
Applicants must meet these minimum exam and score requirements to be issued their first license in Washington:
October 1, 2013 to Present
- Exams: NIC Practical and NIC Written
- Score: 75%
October 1, 2010 to September 20, 2013
- Exams: State Practical and State Written
- Score: 75%
February 1, 2006 to September 30, 2010
- Exams: NIC Practical and NIC Written
- Score: 75%
July 1, 2002 to January 31, 2006
- Exams: NIC Practical and State Written
- Score: 76%
July 1, 1984 to June 30, 2002:
- Exams: State Written
- Score: 76%
Before July 1, 1984
- Exams: State Practical and State Written
- Score: 76%