Alternative Hair Design Course Information

Alternative Hair Design Course Description

Alternative Hair Design: Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 39-5012.00
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Code 12.0407
The curriculum involves 600 hours to satisfy Louisiana state requirements. The course includes extensive instruction and practical experience in hair braiding, sculpting techniques, 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 are prepared to be entry level alternative hair designers.

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

Alternative Hair Design 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 210 hours are devoted to classroom workshops where students learn design principles, technical information, and professional practices.
2. Clinic Classroom Learning Experience: The remaining 390 hours are spent in the clinic classroom where practical experience is gained, and in the classroom to receive one (1) hour state required Theory class and specialty (hands on) class.

Alternative Hair Design Course Outline 

Your time at The Celebrity A Paul Mitchell Franchise School for the alternative hair design program will be divided into three (3) designations:

1. Core Experience: 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 taking guests in the clinic classroom.
2. Clinic Classroom Learning Experience: Your Clinic Classroom time will be guided with Individual attention and group learning experiences using mini-classes and 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.
3. Classroom Learning Experience: Your classroom time may include retail, motivation, self-improvement, professional development, and attendance education which may be conducted by an instructor, non-licensed staff member, or guest artist.

Alternative Hair Design Course Subjects

The instructional program of The Celebrity A Paul Mitchell Franchise School meets or exceeds the state requirements:

The institution offers employment assistance to help graduates’ efforts to secure education-related employment that includes, but is not limited to training in salon management, professionalism, resume’ development, job interview preparation and job search skills.

Each of the units of instruction listed above will be covered in theory and practical instruction.

Alternative Hair Design Program 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. Academic theory exams: Students must receive a grade of 70% or higher on each assigned theory exam.
2. Core written and practical skills evaluation: Students must receive a grade of 70% 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 70% 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: The written exam covers an overview of all theory instruction, Louisiana state law, and other items covered on the state cosmetology exam. Students must receive a grade that will result in a 70% or higher cumulative at the time of graduation.
4. Practical clinic classroom worksheets: Students must complete all clinic classroom practical worksheets. Practical worksheet completion must reflect student’s Clinic Classroom performance and guest count.

A = 90 – 100%          B = 80 – 89%          C = 70 – 79%          Failing = Below 69%