What is the process called when Texas grants a license to someone who already holds a cosmetology license in another jurisdiction without re-examination?

• A. License by reciprocity
• B. License by endorsement
• C. License by transfer
• D. Provisional license

Answer: (A)

License by reciprocity. This concept means a state recognizes another jurisdiction’s active, in-good-standing license and issues its own license without requiring the applicant to re-take the exam. In practice, the applicant’s existing cosmetology license is verified for current status and credentials meet Texas’ standards, so no re-examination is needed. Endorsement can involve verification and meeting state-specific requirements and may or may not require an exam; license by transfer isn’t the standard term for recognizing another state’s license without re-testing; provisional license is only a temporary status. So the scenario fits license by reciprocity.