Esthetics & Esthetics with 20% Hybrid Distance Education Course Information

COURSE DESCRIPTION

ESTHETICS: SOC 39-5094.00, CIP Code 12.0409:
Paul Mitchell The School Columbus is currently not offered at this time.

The curriculum involves 600 hours to satisfy Ohio state Cosmetology and Barber Board requirements. The course includes extensive instruction and practical experience in facials, hair removal, makeup application, customer service, personal appearance and hygiene, personal motivation and development, retail skills, client record keeping, business ethics, state laws and regulations, salon-type administration, and job interviewing. The Esthetics are taught within the brick & mortar program and the hybrid distance education program:

*Graduates are prepared to become an entry level esthetician.

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

**The school is seeking State and NACCAS approval for the 20% Esthetics hybrid distance education program and is not being offered at this time.  

COURSE OVERVIEW 

Course Hours: 600 clock hours

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

  1. Pre-clinical Classroom Instruction: The first 190 hours are devoted to classroom workshops where students learn design principles, technical information, and professional practices.
  2. Clinic Classroom Learning Experience: The remaining 410 hours are spent in the clinic area where practical experience is gained.

COURSE OUTLINE

Your time at Paul Mitchell The School Cleveland and Paul Mitchell The School Columbus for the esthetics program will be divided into four designations:

  1. Core Curriculum: This 190 hour time period is dedicated to exploring foundational knowledge and basic esthetics facial, hair removal, and makeup procedures. You will receive individual attention in practical workshops, and you will complete monthly worksheets and periodic tests throughout the course. This is an intense and exciting portion of your experience. 
  2. Clinic Classroom Learning Experience: You will enter a new phase of elective classroom workshops coupled with challenging practical services that will continue to build you into a confident skin care therapist.
  3. Classroom Learning Experience: During this phase of your learning, you will be introduced to guest speakers, prescriptive selling, motivation, self-improvement, body treatments, and emerging technologies. You will use your own technical and therapeutic abilities, coupled with the assistance of Learning Leaders, to provide service to guests. You will make discoveries and learn relationship-building skills that will ensure your success in this exciting, diverse field.
  4. Creative Curriculum: You will dress, act, and work like a true professional. You will use your own technical and therapeutic abilities, coupled with the assistance of Paul Mitchell The School Cleveland Learning Leaders, to prepare for your future salon and spa career.

COURSE SUBJECT

The instructional program of Paul Mitchell The School Cleveland and Paul Mitchell The School Columbus meets or exceeds the state requirements: The following subjects are taught within the brick & mortar program and the hybrid program:

Subjects 600 Hour Clinic 50% Theory 25%
General Sciences 50 25 12.5
Infection Control Principles / Practices      
Universal Precautions      
Anatomy      
Electricity Basics      
Chemistry Basics      
Skin Sciences  60 30 15
Diseases and Disorders      
Skin Analysis      
Physiology and Histology of the Sun      
Skin Care Products / Chemistry / Ingredients      
Skin Care Practices & Procedures 320 160 80
Basic Facials      
Massage      
Mask      
Chemical Peels      
Chemistry      
Products      
Hair Removal  40 20 10
Makeup 30 15 7.5
Products      
Application      
Color Theory      
Brow Tinting      
Facial Machines & Equipment 40 20 10
Artificial Lashes / Extensions 10 5 2.5
Salon Operations & Communication Skills 50 25 12.5
Salon Operation & Management      
Career Development / Professional Image      
Communication / Life Skills      
Ohio Administrative Code & Ohio Revised Code      
Inspection / Enforcement / Policies / Procedures      
Continuing Education      
Human Trafficking  - One (1) Hour Required      
TOTAL CLOCK HOURS 600 300 150
Flexible Learning Hours 150
**Annually, each school must provide the Board with a course curriculum for review and approval that takes into consideration the subject area and hours required. 
Flexible Learning Hours may be used:
  1. At the school’s discretion throughout the curriculum.
  2. To create an Individualized Learning Plan.
  3. For internship Hours.

If utilizing Distance Learning, hours cannot exceed 20% of program total hours. The platform used for Distance Learning will be provided through zoom technology.

TESTING AND GRADING PROCEDURE

The following tests and grading procedures are used to assess student learning and mastery of course content in the 600-hour course.

  1. Weekly theory exams: Students must receive a grade of 80% or higher on each theory exam. The theory exams will evaluate the student’s academic performance for each subject of the distance education curriculum
  2. Midterm written and practical Exam: Students must receive a grade of 80% or higher on their midterm exams. The theory exams will evaluate the student’s academic performance for each subject of the distance education curriculum
  3. Final written and practical:  This test covers an overview of all theory instruction, Ohio state law, and other items covered on the state esthetics exams. Students must receive a grade of 80% or higher on all final exams. The theory exams will evaluate the student’s academic performance for each subject of the distance education curriculum
  4. Monthly clinic practical worksheets: Students must complete all clinic practical worksheets.
Areas of Evaluation - Esthetics
Core Clinic Classroom Evaluations
Core Skin Clinic Classroom Practical Evaluation Cleansing Evaluation Hair Removal Evaluation
Core Written Exam Consultation and Skin Analysis Evaluation Massage Technique Evaluation
Core Skin Worksheet Electric Modality Evaluation Skin Practical Worksheet
  European Massage Evaluation Theory Knowledge Inventory
  Extraction Evaluation Final Skin Practical Exam
    Final Skin Theory Exam