Dear jdcbgsp57,
From the research I've done for you, it is basically possible to
covert your school diplom into American one (granted you had a certain
number of hours, and from what I understand, also if the school is
known). However, that would probably wouldn't exempt you from the
exam, nor would it exempt you from the duty to file for a licence. The
only good news here are that by filing for an exam you can get a
temporary license.
In all two states and the district, cosmetologists must be tested and
licensed. I hereby add contact details about each specific state.
Virginia
You can also the board here:
Virginia Board of Cosmetology
3600 West Broad Street
Richmond Virginia 23230-4917
(804) 367-8500
This page also have more details on the regulations:
http://www.state.va.us/dpor/bnc_main.htm
Another useful site is http://www.experioronline.com/vacosmo.htm (this
is a commercial service, not part of the State Board of Cosmetology).
Maryland
In Maryland, the demands from a Cosmetologist is "Must be at least 17
years of age and have completed 9th grade or G.E.D. Applicant must
submit proof of completion of 1500 hours of training in a cosmetology
school or 24 months as a registered apprentice in a licensed beauty
salon".<http://www.dllr.state.md.us/license/cosmet/cosreq.htm>. I
don't know if this description fits you (that your school in Peru is
recognised and the course consisted 1500 hours), but if you need an
Apprentice License, you can apply heer:
https://www.dllr.state.md.us/cgi-bin/ElectronicLicensing/COS/COSAoriginal1.cgi?type=apprentice
(this is only if you don't fit their requirements!). If you have to
take the exam, you can check about it at 1-800-359-1313, the exam
itself costs $63. After the exam, the Cosmetologist license fees are
$25 <http://www.dllr.state.md.us/license/cosmet/cosfees.htm>, for
apprentice $10.
More information is available from the board:
State Board of Cosmetologists
500 N. Calvert Street
Room 307
Baltimore, Maryland 21202-3651
(410) 230-6320
e-mail: cos@dllr.state.md.us
Washington, DC
In the DC, you can contact Vivian Martin, at 442-4459; here, too, you
have to complete 1,500 hours of cosmetology studies before getting the
license.
The full addess is
District of Columbia
Department of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs
Occupational & Professional Licensing
941 North Capitol Street Northeast
Washington, DC 20002-4259
Phone: (202) 727-7454
Fax: (202) 727-7662
My search strategy, that might also help you, was the names of the
states/district with the words "cosmetology" and "lisence". Before you
clarified the answer, I also used other terms - about licensure of
diploms, such as "foreign diplom" cosmetology +[name of the state].
I think that answered your question. Feel free to contact me if you
need clrifications on the answer. I'll be happy to give you more
information regarding this question before you rate my answer. Thanks
for using Google Answers, please come again and of course - good luck
in the beauty business - BEAUTIFY AMERICA :-) |
