Current through all regulations passed and filed through December 16, 2024
The following program requirements apply to schools licensed by
the board. Paragraphs (A) to
(G) of this rule apply only to cosmetology
schools, and paragraphs (L) to (O) of this rule apply only to barber schools.
Paragraphs (H) to (K) of this rule apply to all schools
licensed by the board.
(A)
Proprietary schools may offer clock hours, credit hours, or competency-based
credit. Competency-based credit only applies to academic courses identified
under paragraph (B)(3) of rule
4713-5-03
of the Administrative Code.
(B)
Career technical schools shall comply with the ODE/Ohio state cosmetology and
barber board program curriculum requirements and may offer clock hours, credit
hours, or competency-based credit. Competency-based credit only applies to
academic courses identified under paragraph (B)(3) of rule
4713-5-03
of the Administrative Code.
(C)
Upon enrolling in a school of cosmetology, a cosmetology student shall be
assigned to study theory and perform clinic practice.
(D) A student shall not perform any service
on a patron until they are certified to do so. The student shall be supervised
by an instructor when performing services.
The instructor may supervise more than one student at a time as
permitted by rule
4713-5-17
of the Administrative Code.
(E) Clinic services shall be equitably
assigned to all students in a manner to provide clinic practice on the basis of
student training needs. A student may provide cosmetology services or branches
of cosmetology services on the public, if the student has been certified in
accordance paragraph (A) of rule
4713-5-01 of the
Administrative Code. A student who has not been certified to perform
cosmetology services or branches of cosmetology services is prohibited from
providing services on the public until the student is duly certified.
(F) All schools shall ensure each program
offered is comprised of at least twenty-five per cent theory and non-clinic
practice.
(G) All schools shall
ensure each program offered is comprised of at least fifty per cent clinic work
performed on patrons, other students or mannequins. If patrons are not
available, the student shall only receive credit for clinic work if the student
is actively engaged in training within the clinic related to the student's
course of study.
(H) A school may
award hours to students that are obtained during official school field trips
if the
activity provides specific training related to the school's course outline.
(1) Notice of such official field trips shall
be sent to the board fifteen days in advance of the trip.
(2) The request shall list the date, time,
location, activity, and number of hours to be credited to cosmetology
or barbering study.
(3) Board approval of such requests is not
required; however, the board reserves the right to challenge official field
trip activities as not being directly related to cosmetology
or barbering study. The final determination of
the award of hours associated with such field trips shall be made by the
board.
(4) For any activity
attended by students outside of a school's official program or classes and for
which students may receive hours, a licensed cosmetology instructor
or barber teacher from the school shall be at the
activity with the students.
(5)
Students shall only receive credit for hours obtained outside the school during
official field trips if the hours extend beyond or are outside of the regularly
scheduled program day. A maximum of three hours shall be approved for travel
time during the field trip.
(6)
Schools may award hours to students participating in a themed event involving
the use of their cosmetology or barbering skills,
if an instructor is present and if the board has been notified fifteen days in
advance of the field trip.
(I) A school may award up to ten hours to
students for educational salon or barber shop
visits under the following conditions:
(1)
For each salon or barber shop visited, an
individual holding a current, valid license must complete and sign a
board-approved form documenting the details of the visit;
(2) Any such forms must be submitted to the
board as part of the student's certified training record under rule
4713-5-11
of the Administrative Code.
(J) Any school offering a
career-based intervention (CBI) program approved by
the ODE may allow a student to participate for no more than forty-five clock
hours in a program approved by the board. A student participating in the CBI
program, but not officially enrolled in a program approved by the board, may do
so under the following limitations:
(1) The
CBI student shall participate in no more than forty-five clock hours of theory
based lessons and practical lessons combined. Participation shall only cover
the course's basic lessons.
(2) The
CBI student shall not perform services on any individual.
(3) A CBI student may only perform services
on a mannequin or an artificial hand.
(4) The school shall document any
participation time a CBI student spends in the theory and in the practical
lessons. The school shall make this information available to the board upon
request.
(5) Upon the conclusion of
forty-five clock hours of participation, the student shall no longer be
eligible to participate in theory or practical lessons unless
enrolled.
(K) Any school
that wishes to implement distance learning as part of
its curriculum must adhere to the following guidelines:
(1) The contracted course or program length
must meet the board requirements set forth in rule
4713-5-03
of the Administrative Code.
(2)
Clock hours or credit hour equivalence
earned through distance learning shall not exceed
twenty per
cent of the required program hours.
(3) If distance learning is made
available to students, the student contract must clearly state that any hours
or equivalent credit hours attained in this manner may not be recognized by
other states or schools.
(4) The
school must determine if prospective students have the skills and comprehension
to succeed in a distance learning environment and the school must
maintain in each student's record, documentation of the method used to
determine the student's skill and comprehension.
(5) The school must provide students with
textbooks, supplementary instructional materials, and any additional equipment
necessary to fulfill the program and course requirements.
(6) Students and instructors must have access
to technical support for the educational course(s) or program(s) during the
designated educational time frame established by the school to complete the
assigned distance learning materials.
(7) Observable, measurable, and achievable
student performance outcomes shall be identified so that courses and programs
offered through distance learning can be compared to courses and
programs with similar subject matter and objectives offered through traditional
means. Schools must track and record student performance outcomes in such a
manner as to allow an agent of the board to review the record for progress of
any student engaged in distance learning.
(8) The school shall be responsible for the
quality of the courses of study and programs offered through
distance learning methods and the achievement of
student performance outcomes, irrespective of any contractual arrangements,
partnerships, or consortia entered into with third parties for the provision of
components of a distance learning program or course of study. All
distance
learning content must be approved by the board before it is offered to
students, and any changes in curriculum must be
approved before being offered.
(9)
The instructional staff that provides instruction in distance
learning programs must have the qualifications, experience, and
credentials to support the program or course of study.
(L) Each barber school shall conduct a course
of study and training consisting of the following:
(1) At least one hundred hours of theoretical
study.
(2) At least two hundred
hours of scientific barber practice.
(3) At least twelve hundred hours of general
barber practice.
(4) At least three
hundred hours that may be allocated to theoretical study, scientific barber
practice, or general barber practice, as deemed appropriate by the
school.
(M) Each barber
school may conduct a course of study and training for licensed cosmetologists
and hair designers under the following hour requirements:
(1) At least thirty-five hours of theoretical
study;
(2) At least one hundred
hours of scientific barber practice;
(3) At least eight hundred hours of general
barber practice; and
(4) At least
sixty-five hours that may be allocated to theoretical study, scientific barber
practice, or general barber practice, as deemed appropriate by the
school.
(N) All general
barber practice on clinic patrons shall be supervised by a licensed barber
teacher, and shall be inspected and approved by the barber teacher unless the
patron refuses to permit inspection and/or approval.
(O) If clinic patrons are not available, the
student shall only receive credit for clinic work if the student is actively
engaged in training within the clinic related to the student's course of
study.
Effective: 11/23/2020
Five Year
Review (FYR) Dates: 12/5/2021
Promulgated Under:
119.03
Statutory
Authority: 4709.05(E),
4713.08(A)(13),
4713.08(A)(20)
Rule Amplifies:
4709.05,
4709.10,
4713.44,
4713.45
Prior
Effective Dates: 11/19/1987, 10/23/1992, 01/26/1997, 08/01/1999, 08/05/2001,
08/09/2002, 05/01/2003, 11/02/2007, 12/23/2010, 07/20/2013, 02/28/2014,
12/05/2016, 02/21/2019, 12/19/2019, 04/08/2020
(Emer.)