Free Practice Questions for VA Master Esthetics

Prov administers the NIC Esthetics Advanced Practice written and practical examinations for the Virginia Board for Barbers and Cosmetology. Use the current Prov Virginia bulletin and linked NIC materials. The national NIC theory bulletin specifies 90 minutes, 110 items with 100 weighted, and a 30% Scientific Concepts / 70% Services outline. Virginia includes ten state questions within theory. The current state bulletin does not explain the combined item/scoring structure or publish a passing cut score; confirm the applicable score standard with Prov/DPOR.

Current 18VAC41-70 provides approved Virginia-school, registered-apprenticeship, and specified documented out-of-state routes. The approved master school curriculum is 600 hours with 215 minimum practical performances. Follow the current application for basic and master qualification requirements; do not assume every alternative route is identical to the common school path.

Theory is $99 and practical is $95, totaling $194 for both. Licensing fees and applicable licensing surcharges are separate. Check the current bulletin and application before payment.

Preparation time depends on your completed training, current knowledge, and weaknesses; the school curriculum is not a prescribed exam-review timetable. Use the national 30% science / 70% services split for theory review, then add Virginia law and rehearsal of all eleven practical services. For example, divide ten national-theory review hours into three for science and seven for services, and adjust after checking missed questions and practical tasks.

Prov permits retesting without a waiting period, subject to approval and appointment availability, and charges the applicable component fee again. Under 18VAC41-70-40, both components must be passed within one year of the initial examination date for a passed component to be retained; an unsuccessful applicant outside that year must submit a new application. A person who does not apply for initial licensure within five years after passing both must retake both. Current cancellation deadlines are three days before theory and seven before practical.

Section 250 permits TCA concentrations strictly below 20%, alongside other listed exfoliators. Exactly 20% does not meet that condition. A lower concentration does not alone establish safe depth, client suitability, or permission for a medical procedure. The standalone master license does not establish medical authority. Virginia defines esthetics without laser technology and provides a separate laser hair-removal statute specifying trained medical professionals or properly trained persons under the listed direction and supervision. Injections and medical needling require their own appropriate authority; a theory topic or vendor certificate does not supply it.

Use the DPOR Board for Barbers and Cosmetology page, the current Prov Virginia candidate bulletin, its linked NIC Advanced Practice theory and practical materials, and current 18VAC41-70. Rehearse all eleven current assigned services: setup, face cleansing, MLD, particle microdermabrasion of the forehead, LED, new-client setup, ultrasonic forehead/upper-lip exfoliation, upper-orbicularis-oculi microcurrent, AHA, décolletage dry exfoliation/mud mask, and the stated blood-exposure procedure. Follow the current bulletin for supplies, protection, labels, and demonstration details.