Examinations: Retaking after failure to pass

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, an applicant for a license as a barber who fails to pass the examination conducted by the Board may retake the examination for a license as a barber. If the applicant retakes the examination: (a) Not later than 1 year after taking the initial examination, the applicant is not required to complete any additional period of practice as a licensed apprentice before he or she may retake the examination; and (b) Later than 1 year after taking the initial examination, the applicant must continue to practice as a licensed apprentice for an additional 3 months each time before he or she may retake the examination for a license as a barber. 2. An applicant for a license as a barber who is a cosmetologist licensed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 644A of NRS and who fails to pass the examination conducted by the Board may retake the examination for a license as a barber. The applicant may, without completing further study in a barber school, retake the examination not more than three times within 6 months after taking the initial examination. If the applicant retakes the examination later than 6 months after taking the initial examination, the applicant must complete 250 hours of further study in a barber school approved by the Board each time before he or she may retake the examination for a license as a barber. 3. An applicant for a license as an apprentice who fails to pass the examination provided for in NRS 643.080 may retake the examination for a license as an apprentice. The applicant may, without completing further study in a barber school, retake the examination not more than three times within 6 months after taking the initial examination. If the applicant retakes the examination later than 6 months after taking the initial examination, the applicant must complete 250 hours of further study in a barber school approved by the Board each time before he or she may retake the examination for a license as an apprentice. 4. An applicant for a license as an instructor who fails to pass the examination provided for in NRS 643.1775 may retake the examination for a license as an instructor. If the applicant retakes the examination: (a) Not later than 1 year after taking the initial examination, the applicant is not required to complete further study in a barber school before he or she may retake the examination; and (b) Later than 1 year after taking the initial examination, the applicant must complete 250 hours of further study in a barber school approved by the Board each time before he or she may retake the examination for a license as an instructor.