Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4713 - State Cosmetology and Barber Board › Chapter 4713-3 - Schools › Section 4713-3-12 - School catalogue and handbook requirements

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Each school shall annually provide to
				the board a copy of their school catalogue and handbook for review and
				approval. The catalogue shall include the following information:
(A) Name and address of the institution for
			 each location.
(B) Date of
			 publication.
(C) The admission
			 requirements (criteria) used by the institution for each course. The
			 institution's admission policy must comply with the board's laws and
			 rules.
(D) The name of each program
			 and the nature and minimum level of training required for licensure and
			 employment in the occupation for which training is provided must be
			 identified.
(E) Length of program:
			 Number of clock hours in each program offered by the institution in sufficient
			 detail to show the scope and sequence of units included (clearly identify the
			 coverage of each course).
(F)
			 Description of the institution's general facilities and equipment.
(G) The grading system used by the
			 institution. Identify the full range of grades that students may earn (must be
			 consistent with the institution's satisfactory progress policy).
(H) Graduation requirements for each program.
			 List any special conditions or requirements.
(I) Type of document (certificate, diploma,
			 etc.) awarded upon graduation from each program.
(J) Refund policy: Refund policy must comply
			 with rule
			 4713-3-11
			 of the Administrative Code or its accrediting agency, if any.
(K) Employment assistance: A clear statement
			 that the institution does not guarantee employment. Extent and nature of
			 employment assistance.
(L) A school
			 calendar of beginning dates of classes for each program. Indicate holidays and
			 school closures.
(M) Statement that
			 the institution does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, age, color,
			 ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion.
(N) Name of the legal entity that owns the
			 school.
(O) The institution's
			 policy guaranteeing the right of students to gain access to their
			 files.
(P) The institution's policy
			 for releasing information about an individual student.
(Q) Scholarship and fee waiver policies (if
			 applicable).
(R) Specifics
			 describing the extent of other available services, such as housing (if
			 applicable), career counseling, etc.
(S) The address, and telephone number of the
			 Ohio state cosmetology and barber board, as well as the name, address and
			 telephone number of the agency which accredits the institution, if
			 applicable.
(T) Policies related to
			 tardiness, excused and unexcused absences, make-up work, conduct, termination
			 and other rules and regulations of the institution.
(U) An internal procedure for processing
			 complaints filed against the school by students, faculty, or consumers, and an
			 internal procedure for students containing instructions on how a student may
			 file a complaint directly with the board.
(V) Names of administrative staff and
			 faculty.
(W) Costs for each
			 program:
(1) Tuition - total tuition for each
			 program.
(2) Books and supplies -
			 must be actual cost to the student.
(3) All fees for each program (must be
			 separately identified).
(4) Other
			 costs.
(5) Payment - methods and
			 terms of payment of monies owed to the institution must be
			 identified.