The cosmetology program of all schools shall include no less than eight (8) months of study and no less than sixteen hundred (1600) hours of instruction.
(a) One thousand five hundred (1500) hours shall consist of the following: - (i) The science of cosmetology, hair, skin and nails, two hundred (200) hours of theory work, and ninety (90) hours of practical work. In this section students will learn:
- (A) Health, safety and infection control;
- (B) General anatomy and physiology;
- (C) Skin diseases, disorders and structure;
- (D) Properties of the hair and scalp;
- (E) Nail structure, growth, diseases, and disorder;
- (H) Basics of chemistry; and
- (I) Basics of electricity.
- (ii) General cosmetology, twenty (20) hours of theory work, and four hundred eighty (480) hours of practical work. In this section the students will learn:
- (A) Principles of hair design;
- (B) Scalp care, shampooing, and conditioning;
- (E) Braiding and extensions; and
- (F) Wigs and hair additions.
- (iii) Chemical services, seventy five (75) hours of theory work, and one hundred seventy five (175) hours of practical work. In this section students will learn:
- (A) Chemical texture services; and
- (iv) Skin sciences, fifty (50) hours of theory work, and twenty (20) hours of practical work. In this section the students will learn:
- (A) Physiology and histology of the skin;
- (C) Skin care products: chemistry, ingredients, and selection.
- (v) General esthetics, thirty (30) hours of theory work, and one hundred fifty (150) hours of practical work. In this section students will learn:
- (E) Advanced topics and treatments; and
- (vi) General nail technology, fifteen (15) hours of theory work, and seventy five (75) hours of practical work. In this section the students will learn:
- (A) Pre and post service procedures;
- (B) Performing basic manicures and pedicures;
- (C) Hand, arm, foot, and leg message;
- (D) Wraps, tips, and paraffin wax treatments; and
- (E) Polishing, UV gel, and design.
- (vii) The art of nail technology, twenty (20) hours of theory work, and one hundred (100) hours of practical work. In this section the students will learn:
- (C) Monomer liquid and polymer powder nail enhancement;