Aesthetics Course Information

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AESTHETICS COURSE DESCRIPTION

AESTHETICS: SOC 39-5094.00, CIP Code 12.0409
The curriculum involves 600 hours to satisfy Arkansas state 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.

Graduates are prepared to become entry level aestheticians.

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

AESTHETICS 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.

AESTHETICS COURSE OUTLINE

Our cosmetology program is 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 practical skill assessments, 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 - Little Rock Learning Leaders, to prepare for your future salon and spa career.

AESTHETICS COURSE SUBJECTS

The instructional program of Paul Mitchell the School - Little Rock meets or exceeds the state requirements:

Units of Instruction Hours
Chemistry 40
Physiology 35
Bacteriology & Sanitation 35
Introduction of Skin Care 45
Skin Care 150
Makeup and Corrective Makeup 50
Eyebrow and Lashes 40
Hair Removal 40
Safety Precautions 20
Professional & Personality Development 20
Management 20
Salesmanship 15
State Laws and Rules and Regulations 10
Testing Evaluation 15
Instructor's Discretion 65
TOTAL AESTHETICS HOURS 600

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.

AESTHETICS 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 90% or higher on each assigned theory exam.  
  2. Core written and practical skill exams: Students must receive a grade of 90% 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 90% 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. Midterm written and practical: Students must receive a grade of 90% or higher on all final exams.
  4. Final written and practical: The written test covers an overview of all theory instruction, Arkansas state law, and other items covered on the state esthetics exam. Students must receive a grade of 90% or higher on all final exams.
  5. 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.