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2024-2025 Academic Catalog

Cosmetology for Licensure, Technical Certificate of Credit

Overview

Offered at the Augusta Campus and Waynesboro Site.

Entrance Dates: Fall (Day and Evening): Augusta
Spring and Summer (Day Only): Augusta
Fall (Day): Waynesboro
Length of Program: Four Terms
Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 44

Program Description: The Cosmetology for Licensure program is a sequence of courses that prepares students for careers in the field of cosmetology. Learning opportunities develop professional knowledge and skills required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. The program emphasizes specialized training in safety, sanitation, state laws, rules, and regulations, chemistry, anatomy and physiology, skin, hair, and nail diseases and disorders, hair treatments and manipulations, hair shaping, hair styling, artificial hair, braiding/intertwining hair, chemical reformation and application, skin and nail care, hair coloring, hair lightening, reception, sales, management, employability skills, and work ethics. The curriculum meets state licensing requirements of the State Board of Cosmetology. Program graduates will receive a Cosmetology for Licensure and are employable as a cosmetology salesperson, cosmetologist, salon manager, or a salon owner.

Employment Opportunities: The cosmetology for licensure graduate will be employable as a cosmetology sales person, hairstylist, salon manager, salon owner, platform artist, color technician, or make-up artist. The graduate may work in another specialized area within the cosmetology field. After additional experience/training, a graduate may become an instructor.

Credentialing (Required):  The curriculum meets state licensing requirements of the State Board of Cosmetology.  

Curriculum Outline

Occupational Courses, 44 credits

COSM 1000INTRODUCTION TO COSMETOLOGY THEORY

4

COSM 1010CHEMICAL TEXTURE SERVICES

3

COSM 1020HAIR CARE AND TREATMENT

3

COSM 1030HAIRCUTTING

3

COSM 1040STYLING

3

COSM 1050HAIR COLOR

3

COSM 1060FUNDAMENTALS OF SKIN CARE

3

COSM 1070NAIL CARE AND ADVANCED TECHNIQUES

3

COSM 1080PHYSICAL HAIR SERVICES PRACTICUM

3

COSM 1090HAIR SERVICES PRACTICUM I

3

COSM 1100HAIR SERVICES PRACTICUM II

3

COSM 1110HAIR SERVICES PRACTICUM III

3

COSM 1115HAIR SERVICES PRACTICUM IV

2

COSM 1120SALON MANAGEMENT

3

COSM 1125SKIN AND NAIL CARE PRACTICUM

2

Note:

  • A grade of “C” or higher is required for all courses.

Guided Pathway

You may click on any course below to view the course description and prerequisite information.

Students who do not follow the Course Sequence listed below may not be able to complete the program in the number of semesters shown.

Augusta Day and Evening Program, Fall Start

PROGRAM NAME: Cosmetology for Licensure

AWARD: Technical Certificate of Credit

CAMPUS: Augusta Day and Evening Program

Year 1 Fall Semester

COSM 1000INTRODUCTION TO COSMETOLOGY THEORY

4

COSM 1020HAIR CARE AND TREATMENT

3

COSM 1030HAIRCUTTING

3

COSM 1040STYLING

3

Year 1 Spring Semester

COSM 1010CHEMICAL TEXTURE SERVICES

3

COSM 1050HAIR COLOR

3

COSM 1080PHYSICAL HAIR SERVICES PRACTICUM

3

COSM 1120SALON MANAGEMENT

3

Year 1 Summer Semester

COSM 1060FUNDAMENTALS OF SKIN CARE

3

COSM 1070NAIL CARE AND ADVANCED TECHNIQUES

3

COSM 1090HAIR SERVICES PRACTICUM I

3

Year 2 Fall Semester

COSM 1100HAIR SERVICES PRACTICUM II

3

COSM 1110HAIR SERVICES PRACTICUM III

3

COSM 1115HAIR SERVICES PRACTICUM IV

2

COSM 1125SKIN AND NAIL CARE PRACTICUM

2

 

Augusta Program, Spring Start

PROGRAM NAME: Cosmetology for Licensure

AWARD: Technical Certificate of Credit

CAMPUS: Augusta Day Program

    Waynesboro Day Program

Year 1 Spring Semester

COSM 1000INTRODUCTION TO COSMETOLOGY THEORY

4

COSM 1020HAIR CARE AND TREATMENT

3

COSM 1030HAIRCUTTING

3

COSM 1040STYLING

3

Year 1 Summer Semester

COSM 1010CHEMICAL TEXTURE SERVICES

3

COSM 1050HAIR COLOR

3

COSM 1120SALON MANAGEMENT

3

Year 1 Fall Semester

COSM 1060FUNDAMENTALS OF SKIN CARE

3

COSM 1070NAIL CARE AND ADVANCED TECHNIQUES

3

COSM 1080PHYSICAL HAIR SERVICES PRACTICUM

3

COSM 1090HAIR SERVICES PRACTICUM I

3

Year 2 Spring Semester

COSM 1100HAIR SERVICES PRACTICUM II

3

COSM 1110HAIR SERVICES PRACTICUM III

3

COSM 1115HAIR SERVICES PRACTICUM IV

2

COSM 1125SKIN AND NAIL CARE PRACTICUM

2