Hair Designer Course Information

Course Description 

HAIR DESIGNER: Standard Occupational Classification SOC 39-5012.00, CIP 12.0407
This program is not being offered at this time.
The curriculum involves 1000 hours to satisfy Ohio State Cosmetology and Barber Board 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 will be prepared to be an entry level hair designer

This course is taught in English. Textbooks and Course Materials are only offered in the English Language.

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 210 hours are devoted to classroom workshops where students learn design principles, technical information, and professional practices.
2. Clinic Classroom Learning Experience: The remaining 1080 hours are spent in the classroom and clinic classroom area where practical experience is gained.

Course Outline

Your time at Paul Mitchell The School Cleveland and Paul Mitchell The School Columbus for the hair designer program will be divided into six designations:

1. Core Curriculum: A 5 week orientation for full time 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 a Core student to an Adaptive student. You spend time as a Protégé preparing you for the clinic experience.
3. Clinic Classroom Learning Experience: Your clinic time from 210 to 1000 hours will be guided with individual attention and group learning experiences using mini-classes, clinic classroom 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 210 to 1000 hours is divided into six (6) areas: theory, cutting, coloring, texture, makeup, and nails. Each area has an instructor in the field 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 210 to 700 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 300 hours in Paul Mitchell The School Cleveland and Paul Mitchell The School Columbus 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.

Course Subject

The instructional program of Paul Mitchell The School Cleveland and Paul Mitchell The School Columbus meets or exceeds the state requirements.

If utilizing Distance Learning, hours cannot exceed 20% of program total hours. The platform used for Distance Learning must be specified in the curriculum submitted for approval.

PROGRAM TESTING AND GRADING PROCEDURE

The following tests and grading procedures are used to assess student learning and mastery of course content in the 1000-hour course.

1. Academic theory exams: Students must receive a grade of 80% or higher on each assigned theory exam. 
2. Core written and practical skill exams: Students must receive a grade of 80% 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 80% 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. The Core practical skills evaluation must be completed within the school facility and cannot be taken through distance education.
3. Final exam 1: This test covers an overview of all related hair designer subjects (e.g., anatomy, chemistry, etc.). Students must receive a grade of 80% or higher on all final exams. 
4. Final exam 2: The written exam covers an overview of all theory instruction, Ohio state law, and other items covered on the state hair designer exam. Students must receive a grade of 80% or higher on all final exams. 
5. Practical clinic classroom worksheets: Students must complete all assigned practical clinic classroom worksheets. 
6. Practical skills test (mock state board): Students must receive a 80% or higher grade on all final tests.