Minnesota's instructor practical is a taught lesson rather than a service — you present for 20 to 60 minutes and are graded on teaching as well as technique.
PSI exam
1 kit list
This is the only teaching exam covered on this site. The packing list is five entries; the rules are what fail people, starting with a 20-minute floor that is an outright fail rather than a deduction.
Minnesota has a standalone board rather than a division of a commerce department, and the exam is PSI's under client code MNCOS. Straight to the Board of Cosmetologist Examiners.
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