Florida Cosmetology Licensure Examinations — Written Theory and Written Clinical (DBPR)
Florida's cosmetology licensure examinations, delivered by Pearson VUE for the DBPR, include a written theory exam and a written clinical exam covering safety and sanitation, client services, haircutting, styling, coloring and chemical services, skin care and hair removal, nail services, and Florida laws and rules. Passing both is required before the DBPR issues a cosmetologist license. SummitCert's portal helps you prepare with practice questions and explanations, flashcards, video lessons and timed mock exams.
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Your full practice pool — 350 questions total, written to mirror the real exam blueprint, with full answer explanations for every question.
Including General Safety and Sanitation Procedures, Client Services, Facials, Make-up and Hair Removal, and more.
A complete, realistic exam-day simulation with the same question count and time limit as the real thing.
Covering every key term, concept, and framework you're expected to know.
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Topics you'll drill
8 core topics pulled straight from the real question bank.
- General Safety and Sanitation Procedures
- Client Services
- Facials, Make-up and Hair Removal
- Manicuring and Pedicuring
- Professional/Legal and Ethical/Laws and Rules
- Hair Coloring and Lightening
- Permanent Waving and Chemical Relaxing
- Scalp and Hair Care
Florida Cosmetology Licensure Exam exam requirements & cost
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The Florida Cosmetology licensure examinations are the written theory and written clinical examinations for the Florida cosmetologist license. They are issued under the authority of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) and its Board of Cosmetology and are delivered by Pearson VUE. The Written Clinical Examination is a 1.5-hour examination of 65 questions (DBPR candidate information booklet); the Written Theory Examination's length is given in the same booklet. This portal's practice mock has 130 questions across the content areas. The DBPR candidate information booklet states that the minimum passing score has been scaled to 75 percent. The exam fee is not quoted here; confirm the current amount with the exam provider before you register. The content outline spreads questions across 10 areas; the largest are Hair Coloring and Lightening (19.5%); General Safety and Sanitation Procedures (17.0%); Permanent Waving and Chemical Relaxing (17.0%). The DBPR sets the education, application and fee requirements for a cosmetology license and approves you to schedule with Pearson VUE; confirm the current requirements with the DBPR before you apply. This portal prepares you for the written examinations; it does not replace cosmetology school training or the DBPR application.
Florida Cosmetology Licensure Exam exam blueprint
Real domain weighting from the certifying body's own published exam syllabus.
- General Safety and Sanitation Procedures17%
- Client Services12%
- Facials, Make-up and Hair Removal8%
- Manicuring and Pedicuring8%
- Professional/Legal and Ethical/Laws and Rules5%
- Hair Coloring and Lightening19.5%
- Permanent Waving and Chemical Relaxing17%
- Scalp and Hair Care2.5%
- Hair Cutting/Shaping5%
- Hair Styling6%
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