Barbering Course Information

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BARBERING COURSE DESCRIPTION

Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 39.5011.00

Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) Code: 12.0402

The curriculum involves 1500 hours to satisfy South Carolina state requirements. The program includes extensive instruction and practical experience in: men’s cutting, color, texture, men's grooming, customer service, personal appearance and hygiene, personal motivation and development, retail (Take Home) skills, guest record-keeping, and business ethics, sanitation, state laws and regulations, salon-type administration, and job interviewing.

*Graduates are prepared to be entry-level barbers.

This course is taught in English.

Columbia campus only.

BARBERING COURSE OVERVIEW

Course Hours: 1500 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 Floor Learning Experience: The remaining 1290 hours are spent in the clinic classroom area where practical experience is gained.

BARBERING COURSE OUTLINE

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

  1. Core Curriculum: A 210-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 experience.
  3. Clinic Floor Learning Experience: Your clinic floor time from 280 to 1500 hours will be guided with individual attention and group learning experiences using workshops, monthly worksheets, and periodic exams developed specifically for monitoring progress. This is when you begin working on paying service guests in the clinic classroom area.
  4. Classroom Learning Experience: Your classroom time from 280 to 1500 hours is divided into four (4) areas: cutting, color, texture, and men’s grooming. Each area has a Skill Specialist in the field who conducts the different specialty classes once a week; these may include guest artists, retail (Take Home), motivation, self-improvement, nail artistry, makeup, etc.
  5. Adaptive Curriculum: From 280 to 700 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 700 hours in Paul Mitchell The School Columbia 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.

Barbering Course Subjects

The instructional Program meets or exceeds the state requirements.

Subject Minimum Hours
1. Hygiene and Good Grooming - hair, nails, skin and posture 45
2. Professional Ethics - ethical conduct and attitudes 30
3. Bacteriology, Sterilization and Sanitation - types of bacteria, methods of sterilization 35
4. Implements - introduction and use 8
5. Shaving - fundamentals, implements, preparation 10
6. Men's Haircutting-fundamentals, implements, preparation, tapered cuts, clipper cuts, clipper techniques, shear and comb, thinning, facial types and modern trends 450
7. Cutting and Styling Curly and Over-Curly Hair - hair structure, special problems and methods 150
8. Mustaches and Beards - designing and techniques of cutting 15
9. Shampooing and Rinsing - methods, positions and types 50
10. Hair and Scalp Treatments - recommended treatements and massage methods 35
11. Facial Treatment - theory of massage, benefits and results, procedures and nerves 15
12. Razor Haircutting - men's and women's principles, types of razor and safety 45
13. Hair Waving and Curling - blow drying and curling iron techniques 50
14. Permanent Waving - men and women, type of perms, sectioning and blocking, special problems and aftercare 150
15. Men's Hairpieces - fitting, types of hairpieces and service 25
16. Disorders of the Skin, Scalp and Hair - diseases and treatments 35
17. Anatomy and Physiology - the body and its functions 10
18. Shop Management 35
19. Retailing 35
20. Licensing Laws 5
21. History of Barbering 5
22. Orientation and Introduction of School Staff and Policy 5
23. Honing and Stropping 8
24. Chemical Hair Relaxing - introduction, chemical processing and safety precautions 40
25. Hair Coloring - temporary, permanent, semi-permanent, application and lighting 90
26. Electricity and Light Therapy- usage and precautions 5
27. Chemistry - product knowledge, organic and inorganica chemistry reaction to hair and skin 90
28. Testing 24
TOTAL HOURS 1500

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.

BARBERING PROGRAM TESTING AND GRADING PROCEDURE

The following tests and grading procedures are used to assess student learning and mastery of course content in the 1500-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: This test covers an overview of all related barbering subjects (e.g., anatomy, chemistry, etc.). Students must receive a grade of 75% or higher on all final exams.
  4. Final exam 2: The written exam covers an overview of all theory instruction, South Carolina state law, and other items covered on the state barbering exam. Students must receive a grade of 75% or higher on all final exams.
  5. Final Practical exam: The practical covers practical application to help prepare the student to take the state barber practical exam. Students must receive a grade of 75% or higher on all final exams.
  6. Monthly clinic practical worksheets: Students must complete all monthly clinic practical worksheets.

The following grading scale is used for theory progress:

     A: 90 – 100%     B: 80 – 89%     C: 75 – 79%     Failing: Below 75%

BARBERING INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES AND METHODS

The Barbering 1500 clock hour course is provided through a sequential set of learning steps which address specific tasks necessary for State Board preparation, graduation and job entry level skills. Clinic equipment, implements and products are comparable to those used in the industry. Each student will receive instruction that relates to the performance of useful, creative and productive career oriented activities. The course is presented through well-developed lesson plans that reflect the latest educational methods. Subjects are presented by means of lecture, demonstration, and student participation. Audio-visual aids, guest speakers, field trips, and other related learning methods are used in the course.