The state may refuse to grant a license if a student has been convicted of a crime; committed any act involving dishonesty, fraud, or deceit; or committed any act that, if committed by a licentiate of the business or profession in question, would be grounds for the Missouri Division of Professional Registration to deny licensure. The Missouri Division of Professional Registration denies licensure on the grounds that the applicant knowingly made a false statement of fact required to be revealed in the application for such license. Students who are not U.S. citizens or who do not have documented authority to work in the United States will not be eligible to apply to take the state licensure examination. Paul Mitchell The School St. Louis is not responsible for students denied licensure.
Any student that fails any portion of the cosmetology examination three (3) times shall be required to obtain additional training of not less than forty (40) hours in each of those subjects failed, not to exceed one hundred sixty (160) hours total. The additional training shall be certified by any school of cosmetology licensed by the board. After additional training has been obtained, any person desiring to retake the examination will be required to submit a Re-Examination Application to the test administrator’s office, along with the regular examination fee. Contact the school Admission Leader for further information.