COSMETOLOGY COURSE DESCRIPTION
COSMETOLOGY: Standard Occupational Classification (SOC 39-5012.00):
Classification of Instructional Program (CIP 12.0401)
The state of California requires 1000 hours of education to become licensed as a cosmetologist, however, the school offers a 1200 hour cosmetology program. The 1200 hour course includes extensive instruction and practical experience in cutting, hair coloring, perming, customer service, personal appearance and hygiene, personal motivation and development, retail skills, client record keeping, business ethics, sanitation, state laws and regulations, salon-type administration, and job interviewing.
Within the additional 200 hours the course will include additional instruction and practical experience within the cosmetology field. The additional hours will also help with those students looking at getting licensed in other states
*Graduates are prepared to be an entry level cosmetologist.
This course is taught in English. Textbooks and Course Materials are taught in the English Language.
COSMETOLOGY COURSE Overview
Course Hours: 1200 clock hours
The course is divided into pre-clinical classroom instruction and clinical service learning experiences.
- Pre-clinical Classroom Instruction: The first 210 hours are devoted to classroom workshops where students learn design principles, technical information, and professional practices.
- Clinic Classroom Learning Experience: The remaining 990 hours are spent in the clinic area where practical experience is gained.
COSMETOLOGY COURSE Outline
Your time at Paul Mitchell The School - Pasadena for the 1200 hour cosmetology program will be divided into six designations:
- Core Curriculum: A 210-hour orientation, known as the Core program, instills the basic fundamentals. Students are graded and evaluated using written, oral, and practical testing methods. Students must successfully complete the Core curriculum prior to attending regularly scheduled daily classes in cutting, coloring, permanent waving, and chemical texture services.
- Protégé Learning Experience: Your experience as a Protégé produces a smooth transition from Core student to Adaptive student. You spend 70 hours as a Protégé preparing you for the clinic classroom experience.
- Clinic Classroom Learning Experience: Your clinic classroom time from 280 to 12 00 hours will be guided with individual attention and group learning experiences using mini-classes, monthly worksheets, and periodic evaluations developed specifically for this monitoring progress. This is when you begin experiencing your clinic classroom education on paying clients in the clinic classroom area.
- Classroom Learning Experience: Your classroom time from 280 to 1200 hours is divided into six (6) areas: cutting, coloring, texture, makeup, skin, and nails. Each area has an instructor who conducts the different specialty classes each week; Classroom Learning Experiences may also include retail, motivation, self improvement, professional development, and attendance education which may be conducted by an instructor, non-licensed staff member or guest artist.
- Adaptive Curriculum: From 280 to 600 hours you will enter a new phase of elective classroom workshops coupled with challenging practical services designed to continue building you into a confident designer.
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Creative Curriculum: You will spend your last 400 hours at Paul Mitchell The School - Pasadena in “high gear” by dressing, acting, and working like a true professional. You will use your own artistic and creative abilities, coupled with the assistance of the Learning Leaders, to prepare yourself for your future beauty industry career.
COSMETOLOGY COURSE Subjects
The instructional program of Paul Mitchell The School - Pasadena meets or exceeds the state requirements.
| Subject | State Minimum Requirement |
|---|---|
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Health and Safety: Including instruction on hazardous substances, chemical safety, safety data sheets, protection from hazardous chemicals, preventing chemical injuries, health and safety laws and regulations, and preventing communicable diseases. Board Approved Health & Safety Course (B&P 7389(a)): Including instruction on hazardous substances, basic labor laws, and physical and sexual assault awareness. |
100 |
| Disinfection and Sanitation: Including instruction on disinfection procedures to protect the health and safety of consumers as well as the technician and proper disinfection procedures for equipment used in establishments. | 100 |
| Chemical Hair Services (200 hours): This includes coloring, straightening, waving, bleaching, hair analysis, predisposition and strand tests, safety precautions, formula missing, and the use of dye removers. Instruction must include services for individuals with all hair types and textures. | 200 |
| Hairstyling Services (200 hours): This includes arranging, blow-drying, cleansing, curling, dressing, hair analysis, shampooing, waving, non-chemical straightening, and hair cutting. Instruction must include services for individuals with all hair types and textures. | 200 |
| Skin Care: Including instruction on chemical and manual facials and massaging, stimulating, exfoliating, cleansing, or beautifying the face, scalp, neck, or body by the use of hands, esthetic devices, cosmetic products, antiseptics, lotions, tonics, or creams that do not result in the ablation or destruction of the live tissue. | 150 |
| Hair Removal and Lash and Brow Beautification: Including instruction on tinting and perming eyelashes and brows and applying eyelashes to any person, and includes removing superfluous hair from the body of any person by use of depilatories, tweezers, sugaring, nonprescription chemicals, or waxing, or by the use of devices and appliances of any kind or description, except by the use of lasers or light waves, which are commonly known as rays. | 50 |
| Manicure and Pedicure: Including instruction on water and oil manicures, hand and arm massage, foot and ankle massage, nail analysis, and artificial nail services, including, but not limited to, acrylic, liquid and powder brush-ons, dip, tips, wraps, and repairs. | 100 |
| Additional Training | 100 |
| ADDITIONAL 200 HOURS FOR COSMETOLOGY | |
| Shaving and Trimming of the Beard: Including instruction on preparing the client’s hair for shaving, assessing the condition of the client’s skin, performing shaving techniques, applying aftershave antiseptic following facial services, and massaging the face and rolling cream massages. | 200 |
| TOTAL HOURS OF TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION | 1200 |
The institution offers employment assistance to help graduates’ efforts to secure education-related employment that includes, but is not limited to training in professionalism, resume’ development, job interview preparation and job search skills.
No additional hours will be required to complete the additional training and these additional course are not a requirement for state licensure.
Exceeds means that during the course of your training you may complete more services then what is listed, however no additional hours, over the 1200 required by the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology (BBC) will be required.
COSMETOLOGY program testing and grading procedures
The following tests and grading procedures are used to assess student learning and mastery of course content in the 1200-hour course.
- Academic theory exams: Students must receive a grade of 80% or higher on each assigned theory exam.
- Core written and practical skills evaluation test: Students must receive a grade of 80% or higher on each written exam and each practical skill exam in order to complete the Core program. The exams are an overview of instruction taught during the Core schedule. All Core written and practical skill exams must be passed with a 80% in order to transition to the Clinic Classroom. If students are unable to pass each exam after two attempts, the student may be asked to withdraw from the program and re-enroll in the next available Core class start date.
- Final exam 1: This test covers an overview of all related cosmetology subjects (e.g., anatomy, chemistry, etc.). Students must receive a grade of 80% or higher on all final exams.
- Final exam 2: The written exam covers an overview of all theory instruction, California state law, and other items covered on the state cosmetology exam. Students must receive a grade of 80% or higher on all final exams.
- Clinic Practical Skill Assessments: Future Professionals progress in practical skill assessments and theory hours will be digitally monitored on a weekly bases by the Future Professional Advisor using the CourseKey app. All assigned practical skill assessments must be completed in order to complete the program.
COSMETOLOGY INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES AND METHODS
The 1200 cosmetology programs are provided through a sequential set of learning steps which address specific tasks necessary for State Board preparation, graduation, and job entry level skills. Clinic equipment, implements and products are comparable to those used in the industry. Each student will receive instruction that relates to the performance of useful, creative and productive career-oriented activities. The course is presented through well-developed lesson plans that reflect the latest educational methods. Subjects are presented by means of lectures, demonstration, distance education, and student participation. Audio-visual aids, guest speakers, field trips, and other related learning methods are used in the course.