Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4713 - State Cosmetology and Barber Board › Chapter 4713-5 - School Administration › Section 4713-5-02 - Program requirements

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The following program requirements apply to schools licensed by
				the board. Paragraphs (A) to 
								(G) of this rule apply only to cosmetology
				schools, and paragraphs (L) to (O) of this rule apply only to barber schools.
				Paragraphs (H) to (K) of this rule apply to all schools
				licensed by the board.
(A)
			 Proprietary schools may offer clock hours, credit hours, or competency-based
			 credit. Competency-based credit only applies to academic courses identified
			 under paragraph (B)(3) of rule
			 4713-5-03
			 of the Administrative Code.
(B)
			 Career technical schools shall comply with the ODE/Ohio state cosmetology and
			 barber board program curriculum requirements and may offer clock hours, credit
			 hours, or competency-based credit. Competency-based credit only applies to
			 academic courses identified under paragraph (B)(3) of rule
			 4713-5-03
			 of the Administrative Code.
(C)
			 Upon enrolling in a school of cosmetology, a cosmetology student shall be
			 assigned to study theory and perform clinic practice.
(D) A student shall not perform any service
			 on a patron until they are certified to do so. The student shall be supervised
			 by an instructor when performing services.
The instructor may supervise more than one student at a time as
				permitted by rule
				4713-5-17
				of the Administrative Code.
(E) Clinic services shall be equitably
			 assigned to all students in a manner to provide clinic practice on the basis of
			 student training needs. A student may provide cosmetology services or branches
			 of cosmetology services on the public, if the student has been certified in
			 accordance paragraph (A) of rule
			 4713-5-01 of the
			 Administrative Code. A student who has not been certified to perform
			 cosmetology services or branches of cosmetology services is prohibited from
			 providing services on the public until the student is duly certified.
(F) All schools shall ensure each program
			 offered is comprised of at least twenty-five per cent theory and non-clinic
			 practice.
(G) All schools shall
			 ensure each program offered is comprised of at least fifty per cent clinic work
			 performed on patrons, other students or mannequins. If patrons are not
			 available, the student shall only receive credit for clinic work if the student
			 is actively engaged in training within the clinic related to the student's
			 course of study.
(H) A school may
			 award hours to students that are obtained during official school field trips
			  if the
			 activity provides specific training related to the school's course outline.
(1) Notice of such official field trips shall
			 be sent to the board fifteen days in advance of the trip.
(2) The request shall list the date, time,
			 location, activity, and number of hours to be credited to cosmetology
			 or barbering study.
(3) Board approval of such requests is not
			 required; however, the board reserves the right to challenge official field
			 trip activities as not being directly related to cosmetology
			 or barbering study. The final determination of
			 the award of hours associated with such field trips shall be made by the
			 board.
(4) For any activity
			 attended by students outside of a school's official program or classes and for
			 which students may receive hours, a licensed cosmetology instructor
			 or barber teacher from the school shall be at the
			 activity with the students.
(5)
			 Students shall only receive credit for hours obtained outside the school during
			 official field trips  if the hours extend beyond or are outside of the regularly
			 scheduled program day. A maximum of three hours shall be approved for travel
			 time during the field trip.
(6)
			 Schools may award hours to students participating in a themed event involving
			 the use of their cosmetology or barbering skills,
			 if an instructor is present and if the board has been notified fifteen days in
			 advance of the field trip.