BARBERING COURSE DESCRIPTION
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC 39-5011.00):
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP 12.0402)
The curriculum involves 1000 hours to satisfy Missouri 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 taught in English. Textbooks and Course Materials are only offered in the English Language.
BARBERING COURSE OVERVIEW
Course Hours: 1000 clock hours
The course is divided into pre-clinical classroom instruction and clinical service learning experiences.
- Pre-clinical Classroom Instruction: The first 210 hours are devoted to classroom workshops where students learn design principles, technical information, and professional practices.
- Clinic Classroom Learning Experience: The remaining 790 hours are spent in the clinic classroom floor area where practical experience is gained.
BARBERING COURSE OUTLINE
Your time at Paul Mitchell the School Missouri Columbia for the barbering program will be divided into six designations:
- 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.
- 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 floor experience.
- Clinic Classroom Learning Experience: Your clinic floor time from 280 to 1000 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 floor area.
- Classroom Learning Experience: Your classroom time from 280 to 1000 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.
- Adaptive Curriculum: From 280 to 500 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.
- Creative Curriculum: You will spend your last 500 hours in Paul Mitchell The School Missouri Columbia in “high gear” by dressing, acting, and working like a true 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 of Paul Mitchell the School Missouri Columbia meets or exceeds the state requirements:
| Subject | Minimum Theory Hour Requirements | Minimum Practical Hour Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| History | 5 | 0 |
| Professional Image | 5 | 0 |
| Bacteriology | 5 | 0 |
| Sterilization, Sanitation, and Safe Work Practices | 10 | 10 |
| Implements, Tools, and Equipment | 15 | 0 |
| Properties and Disorders of the Skin, Scalp, and Hair | 15 | 0 |
| Facial Massage and Treatments | 3 | 2 |
| Shaving | 10 | 25 |
| Haircutting | 95 | 330 |
| Mustache and Beard Design | 3 | 2 |
| Hairstyling | 70 | 255 |
| Permanent Waving | 15 | 15 |
| Chemical Hair Relaxing and Soft Curl Permanents | 15 | 15 |
| Hair Coloring | 15 | 15 |
| Hair Pieces | 5 | 0 |
| Chemistry | 5 | 0 |
| Anatomy and Physiology | 5 | 0 |
| Salesmanship and Establishment Management | 5 | 0 |
| State Law | 10 | 0 |
| Treatment of Hair and Scalp | 10 | 10 |
| TOTAL | 321 | 679 |
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 COURSE MISSOURI STATE LAW REQUIREMENTS
Missouri State Law requires that students have 1000 clock hours of training and be graduated from a licensed barbering school to qualify for an initial barbering license. Following graduation, Students are required to take a State Board Practical and Written Examination before receiving their Missouri Barbering License. This license is a protected license, but it must be renewed every two years. The State Board examinations are held every week. The State Board handles scheduling of examinations. The school is obligated to report the completion of the course, total hours accumulated, breakdown of hours, and forward the application for the examination to the board. The State Board then issues the student a permit to work until examination date. Passing percentages for the examination are: 75% Theory and 75% Practical.
BARBERING COURSE 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:
- Academic weekly theory exams: Students must receive 75% or higher on each assigned weekly theory exam. Students must receive a 75% or higher grade on all tests given. If they score below a 75% then they must repeat the test.
- Core written and practical skill exams: 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.
- 800 hour (mock state board) practical skill test and final exam (1000 hour written test): This test covers all phases of what is to be expected on the Missouri State Board Examination. The practical also covers all phases of what is to be expected on the Missouri State Board Examination.
- Clinic Practical Skill Assessments: Future Professionals progress in practical skill assessments and theory hours will be digitally monitored on a weekly basis by the Future Professional Advisor using the Course Key app. All assigned practical skill assessments must be completed in order to complete the program.
BARBERING COURSE INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES AND METHODS
The 1000 hour barbering program 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 lectures, demonstration, and student participation. Audio-visual aids, guest speakers, field trips, and other related learning methods are used in the course.