PSI delivers the exam. Your state board sets the rules.
PSI is a testing vendor that delivers licensing exams for many state boards, including the Texas cosmetology written exam for TDLR. If you were told to book your cosmetology exam with PSI, you are not taking a different exam: PSI runs the test center and the computer, while your state board decides what the exam covers and what score passes. This page explains the split and how to prepare for the written test itself.
The written exam is computer based and multiple choice, taken at a PSI test center or through PSI's proctoring options where a state offers them. You book a slot with PSI once your state board approves you to test, and PSI's candidate information bulletin for your state lists the exam day rules: what identification to bring, when to arrive, and what is allowed in the room. Read your state's bulletin the week before, not the morning of.
On screen, the exam is plain: one question at a time, four choices, a clock. That is exactly the format worth rehearsing, which is why timed practice at realistic length matters more than any summary sheet in your final two weeks.
People search for a PSI practice test as if PSI wrote a separate exam. The content comes from your state's exam outline, so the right practice is state board style questions: infection control, hair and scalp, skin, nails, and your state's law where the state includes it. In Texas the exam runs 100 questions in 120 minutes with a 70 percent pass mark, including Texas law and rules.
Start with the free 25 question practice test in your browser, with an explanation after every answer. The app it samples adds full length timed mock exams, which is the closest rehearsal of the PSI screen you can get without paying an exam fee.
Is this site affiliated with PSI?
No. This is an independent study aid, not connected to PSI, TDLR, or any state licensing board. PSI's official exam day rules are in its candidate information bulletin for your state.
Is the PSI cosmetology exam different from the state board exam?
No. PSI delivers the exam on behalf of your state board. The content follows your state's exam outline, so preparing for the state board written exam is preparing for the PSI exam.
How do I know the exact rules for my state's exam day?
Read the PSI candidate information bulletin for your state and license type, and your state board's exam page. Those two documents are the authority on identification, arrival, and what happens in the testing room.
The app is an independent study aid. Not affiliated with or endorsed by any licensing board or exam provider. Practice content is aligned to publicly available exam outlines and standard cosmetology science.