LICENSING GUIDE
Minnesota
— Advanced Practice Esthetician
Minnesota’s Advanced Practice Esthetician license supersedes the Esthetician license and adds advanced services such as dermaplaning or machine exfoliation, chemical peels, energy-based modalities, advanced extractions, lymphatic drainage, and skin needling within the regulated scope. Each three-year renewal cycle requires four hours of core continuing education and four hours of professional-practice continuing education.
Renewal Period:
36 months
Last Verified:
September 17, 2026
PATHWAYS TO LICENSURE
School Pathway
Training Hours:
500
Complete a Board-approved 500-hour advanced practice curriculum after completing esthetician or cosmetologist training within the previous five years, or while holding an active Minnesota esthetician or cosmetologist license. Applicants must pass the advanced practice general theory and written practical examinations. A combined esthetician and advanced practice program totals 1,100 hours.
Apprenticeship Pathway
Minnesota does not list a separate apprenticeship route for the Advanced Practice Esthetician license.
SOURCES & VERIFICATION
License Sources
Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes
Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes
Minnesota Board of Cosmetology
No treatment scope rules have been published for this license type yet.