Basic Cosmetology Course Information

Basic Cosmetology Course Description

Basic Cosmetology: Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 39-5012.00
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Code 12.0401
The curriculum involves 1000 hours to satisfy Virginia state requirements. The 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.

*Graduates are prepared to be entry level cosmetologist.

This course is taught in English. Textbooks and course materials are only offered in the English Language.
The basic cosmetology course is an approved program through DPOR, COE, SCHEV, and USDE.

Basic Cosmetology Course Overview

Course Hours: 1000 clock hours

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

1. Pre-clinical Classroom Instruction: The first 200 hours are devoted to classroom workshops where students learn design principles, technical information, and professional practices.
2. Clinic Learning Experience: The remaining 800 hours are spent in the clinic classroom area where practical experience is gained.

Basic Cosmetology Course Outline

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

1. Core Curriculum: A 160-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.
2. Protégé Learning Experience: Your experience as a Protégé produces a smooth transition from Core student to Adaptive student. You spend 40 hours as a Protégé preparing you for the clinic classroom experience.
3. Clinic Classroom Learning Experience: Your clinic time from 200 to 1000 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: From 200 to 1000 hours, your weekly classroom sessions will be led by an instructor who will teach specialty classes based on cosmetology curriculum requirements. These sessions may also cover topics like retail, motivation, self-improvement, professional development, and attendance education, and may be conducted by an instructor, non-licensed staff, or a guest artist.
5. Adaptive Curriculum: From 200 to 600 hours you will enter a new phase of specialty classroom workshops coupled with challenging practical services designed to continue building you into a beauty industry professional.
6. Creative Curriculum: You will spend your last 400 hours in Paul Mitchell The School Roanoke in “high gear” by dressing, acting, and working like a 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.

Basic Cosmetology Course Subjects 

The instructional program at Paul Mitchell The School Roanoke meets or exceeds state requirements. The following subjects are taught in both the brick-and-mortar and hybrid programs:

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.

BASIC COSMETOLOGY PROGRAM TESTING AND GRADING PROCEDURE

Paul Mitchell The School Roanoke offers Future Professionals the option to enroll in either a traditional brick-and-mortar program or a hybrid program that includes distance education. In the hybrid program, only the theory portions of the curriculum can be completed online, while practical instruction must take place in a traditional classroom setting.:

1. Academic theory exams: Students must achieve a grade of 75% or higher on each assigned theory exam. Depending on the length of the module, theory exams will be administered weekly or bi-monthly, and are completed at the conclusion of each theory module. Additionally, students must
   demonstrate competency through an exam based on the information taught via distance education, which must be completed within the school facility.
2. Core written and practical skills evaluation: Students must achieve a grade of 75% or higher on both written and practical skill exams to complete the Core program. These exams provide an overview of the instruction covered during the Core schedule. All Core written and practical skill exams must be passed with a minimum score of 75% in order for students to transition to the Clinic Classroom. If a student fails to pass either exam after two attempts, they may be asked to withdraw from the program and re-enroll in the next available Core class. Core written and practical skills evaluations must be completed within the school facility and cannot be taken through distance education.
3. Mock State Board evaluation test: The practical evaluation covers all technical areas of the Virginia Department of Professional & Occupational Regulation State Board Cosmetology exam. Students must achieve a score of 75% or higher on this exam.
4. Final written exam: This written test provides an overview of all theory instruction, as well as additional topics covered on the Virginia Department of Professional & Occupational Regulation State Board Cosmetology exam. Students must achieve a score of 75% or higher on this exam.
5. Clinic Practical Skill Assessments: Progress in practical skill assessments and instructional hours will be digitally tracked by the Future Professional Advisor using the Course Key app. All assigned practical skill assessments must be completed to fulfill the program requirements.

The following grading scale is used for theory progress:
A = 90 – 100% B = 80 – 89% C = 75 – 79% Failing = Below 75%