Nail Technician (Manicurist) in Georgia
GA Secretary of State — Board of Cosmetology & Barbers
Georgia licenses nail technicians through the Secretary of State's Board of Cosmetology and Barbers, with the exam administered by PSI using National-Interstate Council (NIC) content. You must pass both a written (theory) exam and a practical exam. The NIC theory exam has 110 items (100 scored) and is reported as a scaled score — Georgia does not publish a passing percentage, so we don't quote one. You need 525 school hours (or 20 semester credit hours). Georgia's official PSI bulletins do not state the written exam is offered in any language other than English, so we do not claim a Spanish exam — our multilingual practice questions are a study aid to help you learn the content. Re-examination is through PSI within a 4-year eligibility period.
📋 Exam facts
Real Georgia exam administration — from the official source
- Practice questions (this site)
- 401
- Testing agency
- PSI (NIC content)
- Real written-test languages
- English
- To pass
- Written (theory) + practical both required; NIC theory 110 items (100 scored); scaled score, no published passing %
- Fee
- PSI exam: written-only $45 / written+practical $109; state license fee separate
- Retake policy
- Re-examine through PSI within a 4-year eligibility period
- Training hours
- 525 school hours (or 20 semester credit hours)
- Exam structure
- Written (theory) exam + practical exam
🗓️ Last updated: 2026-07-03
📄 Based on: PSI GA State Board of Cosmetology & Barbers CIB (942, NIC 2022, eff. 7/1/2022), checked 2026-07-03
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