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Can you take the esthetician state board exam in Spanish or another language?

Esthetician exams offer Spanish in California, Texas, and Michigan, while Georgia offers the written exam in English only.

Updated October 18, 2026

Can you take the esthetician state board exam in another language?

Yes. California’s Esthetician state board exam offers Spanish, Vietnamese, Korean, and Simplified Chinese, alongside English.

Practice skin analysis and infection control questions in your preferred language. Say the trade terms aloud, then explain each answer in plain words.

How do you choose in California?

For California’s state board exam, confirm your preferred language when calling to book.

California’s computer tutorial uses English and lasts up to 15 minutes. The exam clock starts with the first question.

What does Texas offer?

Texas’s Esthetician state board written exam offers English, Spanish, Vietnamese, and Korean.

Tell PSI your language choice when booking the Texas state board exam.

Texas allows requests for paid translation into languages beyond English, Spanish, or Vietnamese.

Texas permits a bound word-to-word translation dictionary. It cannot include definitions or pictures.

For Texas, keep extra papers out of your dictionary. Do not highlight, underline, index, or mark it before or during testing.

What about Georgia?

Georgia’s Esthetician state board written exam is offered in English only. Its bulletin lists no foreign-language option.

For English practice, focus on consultation, skin conditions, and hair removal terms. Read the question silently, then explain what it asks before choosing.

What does Michigan offer?

Michigan’s Esthetician state board offers English, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, and Vietnamese. Choose the language through the application and scheduling selections.

Michigan dictionaries cannot include pictures or definitions. After approval, the state sends the dictionary to the test site.

The numbers on this page are read from each state's own candidate bulletin and were checked on 2026-10-18.

Common questions

Can I use a translation dictionary on the Texas esthetician exam?
Texas permits a bound word-to-word translation dictionary. It cannot include definitions or pictures. For Texas, keep extra papers out of your dictionary. Do not highlight, underline, index, or mark it before or during testing.
Is the California exam tutorial in my chosen language?
California’s computer tutorial uses English and lasts up to 15 minutes. The exam clock starts with the first question.