Cosmetologist license in Illinois
1500Training hours or experience
Complete 1500 clock hours of instruction of a cosmetology curriculum from a licensed cosmetology school1
The details
- License name
- Cosmetologist.1
- Education or training
- 1500 clock hours of a cosmetology curriculum at a licensed school. Barbers may complete a 500 hour supplemental program.1
- Exam
- The cosmetology examination given by the Division or its testing service.1
- Moving from another state
- Illinois does not reciprocate licenses, but offers endorsement for substantially similar licenses and acceptance of another exam passed within 12 months.1
- Licensing board
- Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.1
The sources we read do not say: fees, renewal.
Requirements document effective 3/2025, revised 9/2025.
Sources
- Cosmetologist qualifications for licensure, Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, checked 1 November 2026
Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a source used only because the official page could not be read.