R4-10-B302. Cosmetology School and 1500-hour Curriculum Requirements

A. School requirements. The licensee of a school that provides cosmetology 1500-hour training for students, 350-hour training for instructors, or both, shall ensure the following minimum facilities, equipment, supplies, and materials are provided in addition to those specified under R4-10-305 and R4-10-306: 1. A workstation for each student in attendance to perform cosmetology services for the public for a fee, each having: a. A mirror for client services; b. A table top or counter; c. An industry standard chair for the service being provided; d. A dry, disinfected, covered receptacle to store disinfected tools and instruments as specified under R4- 10-112; and e. A container for contaminated tools and instruments as specified under R4-10-112; 2. One shampoo basin for each group of 10 students in attendance during classroom or clinic instruction; 3. One hand-held hair dryer for each student in attendance during classroom or clinic instruction; 4. Two electric clippers in the school; 5. Chemical hair straighteners; 6. One nail technology table for each group of 10 students in attendance during practical instruction; 7. A facial workstation for each group of 10 students in attendance and receiving classroom or clinic aesthetics instruction; 8. A receptacle large enough to completely immerse two feet for each group of 10 students in attendance during classroom or clinic nail technology instruction; 9. One electronic nail file for filing and buffing; and 10. Nail products for acrylics, gels, tips, wraps, and polishing. B. Curriculum requirements. The licensee shall ensure students in a cosmetology course are provided the following 1500-hour curriculum: 1. Theory of cosmetology, infection control, anatomy, physiology and histology of the body, diseases and disorders, and Board statutes and rules; and 2. Clinical and classroom cosmetology including theory that involves nails, hair, and skin: a. Principles and practices of infection control and safety; b. Recognition of diseases and the treatment of disorders of the hair, skin, and nails; c. Morphology and treatment of hair, skin, and nails; d. Interpersonal skills and professional ethics; e. Product pharmacology and chemistry interaction, formulation, composition, and hazards; f. Cosmetology machines, tools, and instruments and their uses; g. Chemical texturizing; h. Changing existing hair color; i. Hair and scalp care; j. Fundamentals of hairstyling including braiding and extensions; k. Body, scalp, and facial massage and manipulations; l. Hair cutting fundamentals; m. Fundamental aesthetics of the body and face; n. Fundamentals of nail technology; o. Clinical and classroom practice that includes hair, skin, and nails; p. Alternative hair, skin, and nail technology; q. Client pre- and post- service consultation, documentation, and analysis; r. Body and facial hair removal except by electrolysis; s. Cosmetology technology; and t. Required industry standards and ecology, including monitor duties.