Rule 30-2101-6.3 - Credit for CEIT/MC/MM/ME HoursCredit is given for CEIT/MC/MM/ME hours in the following CATEGORIES, providing all requirements set forth by the Board have been met and pre-approved:
A. Category One: Organized course work or activities in cosmetology or cosmetology related subject matter. Included are seminars, short courses, workshops, and on-line continuing education, as well as technical sessions of MSBC meetings or conferences. 1. Credit accrues at the rate of one hour for each hour of contact, rounded off to the nearest quarter hours. a. An individual must actually be in attendance for each contact hour claimed. No credit is given for missed sessions, social hours, breaks and related activities, or business meetings. 2. In order for an activity to be approved for CEIT/MC/MM/ME hours in this category, the following criteria must be met: a. The activity must have significant intellectual or practical content and its primary objective must be to increase the participant's professional competency as an instructor, master cosmetologist, master manicurist, or master esthetician. b. The activity must be offered by a provider having substantial, recent experience in offering CEIT/MC/MM/ME courses. Demonstrated ability arising partly from the extent to which individuals with training or educational experience are involved in the planning, instruction, and supervision of the activity. c. The activity itself must be conducted by an individual or group qualified by practical or academic experience. The program, including the named advertised educators, must be conducted substantially, as planned, subject to emergency withdrawals and alterations. d. Thorough, high quality, readable, and carefully prepared written materials must be made available to all participants at or before the time the course is presented, unless the absence of such materials is recognized as reasonable and approved by the Board; mere outline without citations or explanatory notations are not sufficient. e. The activity must be conducted in a physical setting conducive to learning. f. At a minimum, the activity must consist of not less than four (4) hours of actual instruction. g. Activities that cross academic lines, such as a financial aid seminar, may be considered for approval. h. The activity must deal primarily with matters related to the enhancement of the participants knowledge (MC/MM/ME) or to the teaching of cosmetology, manicuring, esthetics, professional responsibility or ethical obligations of master cosmetologists, master manicurists, master estheticians or instructors, or any related field of expertise. 3. Any provider or licensee desiring approval of a course, program, or other activity, must apply to the Board on a form approved by the Board by submitting all supporting documentation no less than forty-five (45) days prior to the date for which the course or program is scheduled. a. The Board will advise the applicant in writing within thirty (30) days of the receipt of the completed application whether the activity is approved or disapproved. Applicants denied approval of a program or activity may appeal such decision by submitting a letter of appeal to the Board within fifteen (15) days of the receipt of the notice of the approval or disapproval. b. The provider of an approved CEIT/MC/MM/ME activity may advertise in informational brochures and programs provided by the provider, as follows: This course has been approved by the Mississippi State Board of Cosmetology for credit in continuing education at a maximum of: _____ hours for instructor; _____ hours for master cosmetologist; _____ hours for master manicurist; and _____ hours for master esthetician. |
c. The Board approves only those activities in which the board or its employees can verify that the subjects being presented conform to the Board's policies. The Board has the right to freely enter and observe all or appropriate portions of such activities. d. The Board may at any time re-evaluate and revoke approval of a particular activity.C. Category Three: Holding an elected or appointed office or active committee assignment in the MSBC or allied professional organization, such as (M.C.A., M.C.S.A., M.I.B.A. and S.O.T.A.). 1. Credit accrues at the rate of five (5) hours per year for holding office. 30 Miss. Code. R. 2101-6.3
Miss. Code Ann. § 73-7-7 (Rev. 2013)