How long is the haircutting section of the Barber 1 practical in the bulletin posted for Delaware?NIC Barber 1 (No Chemical) Practical bulletin posted for Delaware (effective November 1, 2023)
How many items does the Barber 1 (No Chemical) theory bulletin posted for Delaware list, and how many count?NIC Barber 1 (No Chemical) Theory bulletin posted for Delaware (effective November 1, 2023)
How much time does the Barber 1 (No Chemical) theory bulletin allow?NIC Barber 1 (No Chemical) Theory bulletin posted for Delaware (effective November 1, 2023)
How often must each Delaware licensing examination be offered, by statute?24 Del. C. section 5108(a)
Since what date have all NIC examinations in Delaware been given on the newer version, by the Division's page?Delaware Division of Professional Regulation, License by Examination page
What share of the Barber 1 (No Chemical) theory outline is Hair Care Services?NIC Barber 1 (No Chemical) Theory bulletin posted for Delaware (effective November 1, 2023)
What share of the Barber 1 (No Chemical) theory outline is Scientific Concepts?NIC Barber 1 (No Chemical) Theory bulletin posted for Delaware (effective November 1, 2023)
When does a Delaware theory candidate first see a result, by the vendor's candidate manual?Delaware Cosmetology and Barber Board candidate manual, Candidate Results
Which examinations does the Division's License by Examination page say Delaware requires for a license?Delaware Division of Professional Regulation, License by Examination page
Which section of the Barber 1 practical has variable timing in the bulletin posted for Delaware?NIC Barber 1 (No Chemical) Practical bulletin posted for Delaware (effective November 1, 2023)
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Barber and master barber licenses 15
A barber licensed in another state enters Delaware to consult with a Delaware barber. How long may that go on without a Delaware license?24 Del. C. section 5103(c)(1)
A Delaware apprentice barber moves into a school program. At what rate do apprentice hours transfer?24 Del. C. section 5107(a)(3)f
A Delaware barber's license has been lapsed for more than 5 years. How is it reinstated?24 Del. C. section 5111(b)
A Delaware cosmetologist wants a shaving certification. What course does the statute ask?24 Del. C. section 5107(a)(3)a
A Delaware master barber wants the skin and nails certification by way of school. How many hours of instruction?24 Del. C. section 5107(a)(3)d
A licensed Delaware barber wants a master barber license. Besides the master barber's examination, what does the statute ask?24 Del. C. section 5107(a)(3)d
After apprentice hours are transferred, how much course work must still be completed at a Delaware school?24 Del. C. section 5107(a)(3)f
How long a school course does Delaware require for a barber license?24 Del. C. section 5107(a)(3)e
How long a teacher training course does Delaware ask of a barbering instructor who offers no experience in its place?24 Del. C. section 5107(a)(3)j
How long is the apprenticeship that takes the place of barber school in Delaware?24 Del. C. section 5107(a)(3)e
How many hours a week may a Delaware barber apprentice work toward the 3,000 hours?24 Del. C. section 5107(a)(3)e
What does Delaware's statute say of a barber whose license was issued before April 28, 2008?24 Del. C. section 5107(a)(3)d
What is a classroom hour in Delaware's statute?24 Del. C. section 5101(5)
Which service is in Delaware's definition of a master barber and not in its definition of a barber?24 Del. C. section 5101(12)
Who may supervise the holder of a Delaware temporary work permit for barbering?24 DE Admin. Code 5100, section 2.5
Apprenticeship and school 16
A Delaware apprentice teacher names a temporary apprentice teacher in writing. For how long in a calendar year may the substitute serve?24 DE Admin. Code 5100, section 3.2.4
A Delaware barber apprentice changes apprentice teacher. Within how long must a new application reach the Board?24 DE Admin. Code 5100, section 3.1.2
A Delaware shop has one licensed barber and so may take an apprentice. How many more may it register for each additional licensed professional on staff?24 Del. C. section 5118(d)
The Board may extend a Delaware apprenticeship's time frame for good cause. By how much at most?24 DE Admin. Code 5100, section 3.3.10
Delaware lists the supplies a barber apprentice must have. Which mannequin is on the list besides a plain one?24 DE Admin. Code 5100, section 4.4
For how long must a Delaware shop keep apprentice records?24 DE Admin. Code 5100, section 3.3.12
How many hours does shaving get in Delaware's 3,000 hour barbering apprenticeship curriculum?24 DE Admin. Code 5100, section 4.3.9
How many towels are on Delaware's list of barbering apprenticeship supplies?24 DE Admin. Code 5100, section 4.4.17
How much licensed work experience must a Delaware apprentice teacher have?24 DE Admin. Code 5100, section 3.2.2
How often must a Delaware apprentice send the Board written documentation of clock hours, signed by the apprentice teacher?24 DE Admin. Code 5100, section 3.3.11
May a Delaware apprentice be charged for accumulating apprenticeship hours?24 DE Admin. Code 5100, section 3.3.1
What must the sign in the clinic area of a Delaware barber school say?24 Del. C. section 5119(c)
Where may a Delaware barber apprenticeship be completed?24 DE Admin. Code 5100, section 3.1.4
Which razor is on Delaware's list of barbering apprenticeship supplies?24 DE Admin. Code 5100, section 4.4.5
Which subject has the most practical hours in Delaware's barbering apprenticeship curriculum?24 DE Admin. Code 5100, section 4.3.10
Within what span of time must a Delaware barber apprentice complete the apprentice hours?24 DE Admin. Code 5100, section 3.3.4
Shops, the Board and discipline 24
A Delaware barbershop gets a new professional-in-charge. How soon must the Board be notified in writing?24 Del. C. section 5118(b)
A Delaware license is temporarily suspended pending a hearing. For how long may the order stay in effect unless the licensee asks for a continuance?24 Del. C. section 5115
A Delaware shop draws its water from a private supply. How often must the water be analyzed?16 DE Admin. Code 4453, section 4.7.3
A Delaware shop lets its license lapse. How long does it have to apply for reinstatement before it must reapply?24 Del. C. section 5111(c)
A member of the Delaware Board misses 3 consecutive regular business meetings. What follows?24 Del. C. section 5104(f)
A practitioner disagrees with a decision of the Delaware Board after a hearing. Where and when is the appeal taken?24 Del. C. section 5116(c)
For how many Delaware shops may one licensee serve as professional-in-charge at a time?24 Del. C. section 5118(b)
For what term does a member of the Delaware Board serve?24 Del. C. section 5104(b)
How large must the potable water tanks of a Delaware mobile barbering unit be?16 DE Admin. Code 4453, section 4.15.1
How long must a mobile unit be to meet the definition in Delaware's sanitation regulation?16 DE Admin. Code 4453, section 2.0
How many combs and brushes must be available for each barber in a Delaware facility?16 DE Admin. Code 4453, section 7.5.1
How many members sit on Delaware's Board of Cosmetology and Barbering?24 Del. C. section 5104(a)
How many of the Delaware Board's 13 seats are for a barber?24 Del. C. section 5104(a)
How many people may one hand washing sink serve under Delaware's sanitation regulation?16 DE Admin. Code 4453, section 4.9
How many votes does the Delaware Board need to take disciplinary action?24 Del. C. section 5105(c)
How much notice must a Delaware licensee receive before a temporary suspension order is issued?24 Del. C. section 5115
How must a Delaware mobile salon show its name and license number?24 DE Admin. Code 5100, section 10.6.6
How often must the Delaware Board hold a regularly scheduled business meeting?24 Del. C. section 5105(b)
May a licensed shop, a barbershop included, be operated in a person's home in Delaware?24 Del. C. section 5118(c)
Under Delaware's statute, what is a place where barbering is performed for compensation called?24 Del. C. section 5101(8)
What does Delaware's statute name as the Board's primary objective?24 Del. C. section 5100
What is the largest civil penalty the Delaware Board may impose for each violation of the chapter?24 Del. C. section 5114(a)(2)
What must a Delaware mobile barbering unit carry for hair clippings and other waste?16 DE Admin. Code 4453, section 4.15.3
When must a shampoo bowl be cleansed with soap and water or other detergent in a Delaware shop?16 DE Admin. Code 4453, section 5.1.10
How this list was compiled: Exam facts: the Division of Professional Regulation's License by Examination page for the Board of Cosmetology and Barbering (https://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/cosmetology/cosmoexam/), which says Delaware requires the written theory and practical NIC examinations for the license type; 24 Del. C. section 5108; and the bulletins the examination vendor posts for Delaware (https://www.prometric.com/exams/nicde/): the National Barber 1 (No Chemical) Theory Examination bulletin of the National-Interstate Council of State Boards of Cosmetology (NIC), 60 items of which 50 are weighted, 90 minutes, and the Barber 1 (No Chemical) Practical bulletin, both effective November 1, 2023 and used in Delaware from August 1, 2024, with the vendor's candidate manual. Questions: Title 24, Chapter 51, Subchapter I of the Delaware Code (https://delcode.delaware.gov/title24/c051/sc01/index.html); 24 DE Admin. Code 5100, the Board's rules (as amended 27 DE Reg. 888, 05/01/24); 16 DE Admin. Code 4453, Cosmetology and Barbering (as amended 29 DE Reg. 615, 01/01/26); and the bulletins. Each question names its section and links to the document it is in. Read 2026-10-16. Licence: Own work. Every question, wrong choice and explanation was written for this site from the statute, the regulations, the Division page and the bulletins named. Nothing comes from the examination, a textbook, a prep course or a question pool.
How it works
This unofficial Delaware barber practice test asks our own questions on Title 24, Chapter 51 of the Delaware Code, the Board's rules and the sanitation regulation. It is not affiliated with the Delaware Board of Cosmetology and Barbering or NIC.
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What the Delaware barber exam is
The Division of Professional Regulation's page (opened October 16, 2026) says Delaware requires the written theory and practical NIC examinations. The Barber 1 (No Chemical) theory bulletin posted for Delaware weights scientific concepts at 40 percent, hair care services 30, facial hair and skin care 20, implements and equipment 10.
What this page practices
That outline lists no Delaware law. This bank asks the state's own text: the barber and master barber licenses, the 3,000 hour apprenticeship and its curriculum, shop and mobile unit sanitation, the Board and discipline. Hair, skin and shaving theory is not asked.
A classroom hour is 50 minutes of each 60-minute hour (24 Del. C. 5101).
Each barber needs at least 8 combs and 4 brushes on hand (16 DE Admin. Code 4453, 7.5.1).
Questions and answers
How many questions are on the Delaware barber exam?
The Barber 1 (No Chemical) theory bulletin posted for Delaware lists 60 items in 90 minutes, of which 50 are weighted. The practical has five sections, with 40 minutes for haircutting.
What is the passing score on the Delaware barber exam?
Delaware's statute, the Board's rules, the Division's page and the candidate manual print no pass mark, so this page does not state one. Rounds here end with a score and no verdict.
What is the difference between a barber and a master barber in Delaware?
A master barber may also curl, permanently wave, press, and chemically bleach, color or straighten hair (24 Del. C. 5101). A licensed barber gets there by a 600 hour apprenticeship for chemicals and the master barber's examination.
Are these the real Delaware barber exam questions?
No. Each was written for this page from the Delaware Code, the Board's rules, the sanitation regulation and the published bulletins, with the section under each answer. Nothing comes from the examination or a textbook.
How many hours do you need for a barber license in Delaware?
A minimum of 1,250 classroom hours in a barbering course, or 3,000 hours in an apprenticeship to a licensed barber, completed in 18 to 36 months (24 Del. C. 5107; Board rule 3.3.4).