What North Carolina requires to license an electrologist in 2026 — training hours, the written exam, the passing score, and what our practice tests do and do not cover. Verified against North Carolina Board of Barber and Electrolysis Examiners.
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The exam
North Carolina licenses electrologists through North Carolina Board of Barber and Electrolysis Examiners. Candidates sit a Board-written written exam and a practical exam.
Training: 600 hours of school or a 625-hour apprenticeship. G.S. 86B-65 sets a range of 120 to 600 hours, so 600 is the top of the range rather than a fixed requirement, and the apprenticeship route is the longer of the two; $150 to apply, then $125 for licensure and $125 at each renewal (21 NCAC 06U .0101). A laser hair practitioner must be a licensed electrologist with a 30-hour laser course and a physician supervisory agreement.
North Carolina tests electrologists with a Board-written written exam; North Carolina Board of Barber and Electrolysis Examiners publishes no content outline. This practice test follows the NIC National Electrology theory model (45 % scientific concepts · 55 % electrology procedures and services), the national blueprint NIC publishes for it. PSI publishes a separate National Electrology outline, which California, Michigan and Massachusetts sit; Hawaii sits its own PSI form.
Prep for this state
One electrology bank serves every state we cover — ten practice tests over the six NIC electrology domains, with flashcards for each. What your state sets on top of that differs: the board, the hours before you sit, and in some states the paper itself. The exam section below names the examination this state uses.
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