Barber Course Information

Barber Course Descriptions

Barber: Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 39-5011.00
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP ) Code 12.0402
The curriculum involves 1100 hours to satisfy State of Virginia state requirements. The program includes extensive instruction and practical experience in men’s cutting, hair coloring, perming, men’s grooming, customer service, personal appearance and hygiene, personal motivation and development, retail skills, client record keeping, and business ethics, as well as sanitation, state laws and regulations, salon-type administration, and job interviewing.

*Students are prepared to be an entry level barber.

This course is taught in English.

Barber Course Overview

Course Hours: 1100 clock hours

The course is divided into pre-clinical classroom instruction and clinical service learning experiences.

1. Pre-clinical Classroom Instruction: The first 125 hours are devoted to classroom workshops where students learn design principles, technical information, and professional practices.
2. Clinic Classroom Learning Experience: The remaining 975 hours are spent in the clinic floor area where practical experience is gained.

Barber Course Outline

Your time at Paul Mitchell The School Roanoke for the Barber program will be divided into six designations:

1. Core Curriculum: A 125-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, color, permanent waving, and chemical texture services.
2. 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 for the clinic classroom.
3. Clinic Classroom Learning Experience: Your clinic classroom time from 195 to 1100 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.
4. Classroom Learning Experience: Your classroom time from 195 to 1100 hours is divided into three (3) areas: cutting, coloring, and texture. 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.
5. Adaptive Curriculum: From 195 to 500 hours, you will enter a new phase of specialty classroom workshops coupled with challenging practical services designed to continue building your skills as a future beauty industry professional.
6. Creative Curriculum: You will spend your last 600 hours in “high gear” by dressing, acting, and working like a true beauty industry 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.

BARBER Course REQUIREMENTS

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.

 BARBER Program Testing And Grading Procedure

The following tests and grading procedures are incorporated during the student’s 1100-hour course:

1. Academic theory exams: Students must receive a grade of 75% or higher on each assigned theory exam.
2. Core written and practical skills evaluation: Students must receive a grade of 75% 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 75% 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.
3. Final exam 1 (approximately 550-hour written test): This test covers an overview of all related barber subjects (e.g., anatomy, chemistry, etc.). Students must receive a grade of 75% or higher on all Theory final exams.
4. Final exam 2 (approximately 1000-hour written test): The written exam covers an overview of all theory instruction, Virginia state law, and other items covered on the state basic barber exam. Students must receive a grade of 75% or higher on all final exams.
5. Clinic Practical Skill Assessments: Students progress in practical skill assessments and theory hours will be digitally monitored on a weekly basis by the Future Professional Advisor using the Course Key app. All assigned practical skill assessments must be completed in order to complete the program.