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Licensing for Out of State Applicants

If you have a current license from another state as a cosmetologist, esthetician or nail technician and your out-of-state license has equal or greater requirements compared to those of South Dakota, please see our Reciprocity Licensing for Applicants Licensed Out-of-State page.

If you do not have a license from another state, please see our Out-of-State Applicants - Not Licensed (Student Applications) page.