Esthetician Course Information

Esthetician Course Description

Esthetician: Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 39-5094.00 Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Code 12.0409

The curriculum involves 1000 hours to satisfy Alabama state requirements. The course includes 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. This license is renewed every two (2) years.

*Graduates are prepared to be an entry-level esthetician.

This course is taught in English.

ESTHETICIAN COURSE OVERVIEW

Course Hours: 1000 clock hours

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

1. Pre-clinical Classroom Instruction: The first 190 hours are devoted to classroom workshops, demonstration, and practical experience. You will learn esthetics principles, technical information, and professional practices.
2. Clinic Classroom Learning Experience: The remaining 810 hours are spent in the clinic classroom area, gaining practical experience.
3. Distance Education Learning Experience: Students enrolled in the program with distance education will complete a portion of their education through online learning.

ESTHETICIAN COURSE OUTLINE

Your time at Paul Mitchell The School Birmingham Esthetician 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 Experience: You will enter a new phase of specialty classroom workshops coupled with challenging practical services that will continue to build you into a confident skin industry professional.
3. Classroom 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 Birmingham Learning Leaders, to prepare yourself for your future salon industry career.

Esthetician Course Subjects

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

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.

Distance Education hours and assignments are graded and recorded daily. Theory chapter exams, final exams and final practical evaluations must be completed in the school facility.

ESTHETICIAN 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:

1. Academic theory exams: Students must receive a grade of 70% or higher on each assigned theory exam. Depending on the length of the module, theory exams will occur weekly or bi-monthly, within the distance education hours. The theory exams will evaluate the student’s academic performance for each subject of the distance education curriculum.
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. The Core practical skills evaluation must be completed within the school facility and cannot be taken through distance education.
3. Final exam 1: This test covers an overview of all related esthetic subjects (e.g., anatomy, chemistry, etc.). Students must receive a grade of 70% or higher on all final exams. Final Exam 1 written test must be completed within the school facility and cannot be taken through distance education.
4. Final exam 2: The written exam covers an overview of all theory instruction, Alabama state law, and other items covered on the state esthetician exam. Students must receive a grade of 70% or higher on all final exams. Final Exam 2 written test must be completed within the school facility and cannot be taken through distance education.
5. Monthly practical worksheets: Students must complete all hourly worksheets.
6. Distance education assessments: Students must complete a distance education written assessment and practical skill assessment. These are based on performance and must be completed on-campus each month. The distance education assessment will focus on the distance education subjects covered during that time period. Students must receive a grade of 70% or higher on each distance education written assessment and each practical skill assessment. Only students enrolled in the distance education program are required to complete these assessments.