Registered Barber Examination — Written Portion — Information & Free Practice
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Registered Barber Examination — Written Portion
- Provider
- Minnesota Board of Barber Examiners
- Format
- Written examination
- Passing score
- 75 percent
Examination outline
- Scientific fundamentals for barbering
- Hygiene
- Practical study of the hair, skin, muscles, and nerves
- Structure of the head, face, and neck
- Elementary chemistry relating to sanitation
- Disinfection
- Sterilization and antiseptics
- Diseases of the skin, hair, and glands
- Massaging and manipulating the muscles of the face and neck
- Haircutting
- Shaving
- Trimming the beard
- Bleaching, tinting and dyeing the hair
- Chemical waving and straightening of hair
- Applicable Minnesota state statutes and rules
Examination sources
- Laws 2026 chapter 119, signed May 27, 2026; article 3 read with Minnesota Statutes 645.02
Laws 2026 chapter 119 article 3 section 12, 154.09 subdivision 5
- Laws 2026 chapter 119, signed May 27, 2026; article 3 read with Minnesota Statutes 645.02
Laws 2026 chapter 119 article 3 section 9, 154.07 subdivision 1 curriculum
- Board examination instructions, January 2019; format evidence read with 2026 statutory scoring and scope
Page 1, Written Examination
- Laws 2026 chapter 119, signed May 27, 2026; article 3 read with Minnesota Statutes 645.02
Laws 2026 chapter 119 article 3 section 12, 154.09 subdivision 6
- Laws 2026 chapter 119, signed May 27, 2026; article 3 read with Minnesota Statutes 645.02
Laws 2026 chapter 119 article 3 section 12, 154.09 subdivision 7
- Board-published 2026 Registered Barber Examination Application
Page 2, independent written and practical application choices
- Laws 2026 chapter 119, signed May 27, 2026; article 3 read with Minnesota Statutes 645.02
Chapter 119 enactment title and final enactment date
- Laws 2026 chapter 119, signed May 27, 2026; article 3 read with Minnesota Statutes 645.02
Chapter 119 governor signature
- 2025 Minnesota Statutes section 645.02
645.02, appropriation acts effective date
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