The purpose of the timed exams is to simulate the pressure of completing the state board exam accurately and in plenty of time.
No one knows what the exact questions will be on your state board exam - so it is imperative to study all of your subjects and make good use of the different types of exams available to you here. These are designed to simulate a state board exam as much as possible. We strongly recommend you take one of the 5 Timed Exams. Feedback is provided with each incorrect answer. You will be able to review the outline of the test as you take it, and also review the entire exam once it has been passed. If you had any doubts in your ability to pass a written state board exam - you can overcome those doubts by passing at least one of the California Grand Exams. Passing one of these exams not only increases your memory and knowledge, but also your confidence. Focus Exams: (1) Anatomy & Physiology 1 - 77 (2) Anatomy & Physiology 2 - 78 (3) Chemistry - 105 (4) Consultation, Ethics & Ergonomics - 39 (5) Electricity - 55 (6) Microbiology - 59 (7) Salon Business - 30 (8) Sanitation & Disinfection - 72 Nail Care Focus Exams: (1) Manicuring & Pedicuring - 57 (2) Nail Care Products - 64 (3) Nail Disorders - 91 (4) Nail Service Tools - 33 (5) Nail Wraps & Overlays - 69 (6) Specialty Nails - 32
Skin Care Focus Exams: (1) Facials - 51 (2) Hair Removal - 30 (3) Makeup & Color - 95 (4) Massage - 44 (5) Skin Care Tools - 58 (6) Skin Conditions - 78 (7) Skin Histology - 84 Hair Care Focus Exams: (1) Chemical Services - 94 (2) Extensions & Wigs - 59 (3) Hair Coloring - 94 (4) Hair Cutting - 58 (5) Hair Design - 39 (6) Hair Styling - 62 (7) Shampooing, Brushing, Draping - 71 (8) Trichology - 77 The 28 Focus Exams are listed below with the number of questions: Each and every test will randomize the questions and answers when it is retaken. If you choose an incorrect answer, in one of these exams, you will be able to view the correct answer immediately. They will not be timed, and will show you whether you have chosen the correct answer or the incorrect answer immediately. These exams focus on the indicated subject matter. To assist in increasing your knowledge in subjects you may have struggled in, we recommend you take any of the Focus Exams. All of the exams available in the California cosmetology Total Access online cosmetology exams are explained below: Our California Cosmetology Total Access does not expire. Questions are randomized every time you start an exam. Once you have purchased California Cosmetology Total Access to our exam service, you will be able to practice from any one or all of the exams for as many attempts as you need to improve your knowledge and memory. jury duty, death in the immediate family, military deployment, etc.).Įxam fees are non-refundable and if a “NO SHOW” is recorded, candidates will have to submit another application and exam fee to ABOCB before they can reschedule through Prometric.Ĭandidates MUST have an email address on file to schedule an exam! Candidate Handbooks and Candidate Information BulletinsĬandidate Handbooks and Candidate Information Bulletins can be found at Prometric's ABOCB site.About California Cosmetology Exam Practice with Total access: Our online California cosmetology practice exams are designed to help cosmetology students and graduates apprentices in a CA cosmetology apprenticeship cosmetologists/hair stylists moving to California and those needing a refresher course in CA cosmetology theory to prepare for the written state board cosmetology licensing exam.
Exceptions to the 5-calendar day policy will be made on a limited basis (i.e. Failure to reschedule an exam in a timely manner will result in a “NO SHOW” being recorded. Prometric’s reschedule policy is shown on the Candidate Admission Letter, but a summary of it is that candidates who are unable to attend their exam must reschedule the exam through Prometric no less than 5-calendar days prior to the exam date. Failure to bring these items will result in entrance denial and you will be marked as a “NO SHOW” for the exam. Please note that candidates MUST bring their Candidate Admission Letter (provided to the candidate by Prometric after the exam is scheduled) and two forms of identification (one must be government issued with photo) to the exam. If you have any questions, please call Ms. Creating an account before receiving the confirmation email may delay the examination confirmation date and direct the candidate to the practice test which has a $39.00 fee.
We are excited to work with our current exam testing vendor, Prometric! Below is the information on how to schedule written and practical exams, once a candidate has been approved by ABOCB to test.Įxam Candidates should not create an account with Prometric BEFORE receiving the contact email from Prometric. Updated: THE PRACTICAL EXAM IS GIVEN ONLY IN ENGLISH