Barbering 1500 Hour Course Information

BARBERING 1500 HOUR COURSE DESCRIPTION

Barbering: SOC 39.5011.00, CIP Code 12.0402:

The curriculum involves 1500 hours to satisfy California state requirements. The program includes extensive instruction and practical experience in men’s cutting, color, texture, men’s grooming, customer service, personal appearance and hygiene, personal motivation and development, retail (Take Home) skills, guest record-keeping, and business ethics, sanitation, state laws and regulations, salon-type administration, and job interviewing.

The state of California requires 1000 hours to be licensed as a barber; however, the School is approved by the state to offer a 1500-hour barbering course. Within the additional 500 hours, students will be introduced to additional training in cutting, shaving, and barber practical skills. The additional hours in the course will also help them better understand all aspects of barbering and provide additional practical experience to better prepare them for the industry.

Graduates are prepared to be entry-level barbers.

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

This program is not currently being offered.

BARBERING 1500 HOUR COURSE OVERVIEW

Course Hours: 1500 clock hours

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

1. Pre-clinical Classroom Instruction: The first 210 hours are devoted to classroom workshops where students learn design principles, technical information, and professional practices.
2. Clinic Classroom Learning Experience: The remaining 1290 hours are spent in the clinic floor area where practical experience is gained.

BARBERING 1500 HOUR COURSE OUTLINE

Your time at Paul Mitchell The School Sherman Oaks for the barbering program will be divided into six designations:

1. Core Curriculum: The student spends their first hours in orientation, known as the Core program, instills the basic fundamentals. Students are graded and evaluated using written, oral, and practical testing methods. Students must successfully complete the Core curriculum prior to attending regularly scheduled daily classes in cutting, color, permanent waving, and chemical texture services.
2. Protégé Learning Experience: Your experience as a Protégé produces a smooth transition from Core student to Adaptive student. Your time spent as a Protégé prepares you for the clinic classroom experience.
3. Clinic Classroom Learning Experience: Your clinic classroom time from 280 to 1500 hours will be guided with individual attention and group learning experiences using mini-classes, monthly worksheets, and periodic evaluations developed specifically for this monitoring progress. This is when you begin experiencing your clinic classroom education on paying clients in the clinic classroom area.
4. Classroom Learning Experience: Your classroom time from 280 to 1500 hours is divided into six (6) areas: cutting, coloring, and texture. Each area has an instructor who conducts the different specialty classes each week; Classroom Learning Experiences may also include retail, motivation, self improvement, professional development, and attendance education which may be conducted by an instructor, non-licensed staff member or guest artist.
5. Adaptive Curriculum: From 280 to 750 hours, you will enter a new phase of specialty classroom workshops coupled with challenging practical services designed to continue building your skills as a future beauty industry professional.
6. Creative Curriculum: You will spend your last 750 hours in Paul Mitchell The School Sherman Oaks in “high gear” by dressing, acting, and working like a true beauty industry professional. You will use your own artistic and creative abilities, coupled with the assistance of the Learning Leaders, to prepare yourself for your future beauty industry career.

BARBERING 1500 HOUR COURSE SUBJECTS

The instructional program of Paul Mitchell The School Sherman Oaks meets or exceeds the state requirements:

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. No additional hours will be required to complete the additional training, and these additional courses are not a requirement for state licensure.

Exceeds means that during the course of your training, you may complete more services than what is listed; however, no additional hours over the 1,500 hours required by the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology (BBC) will be required.

BARBERING 1500 HOUR PROGRAM TESTING AND GRADING PROCEDURE

The following tests and grading procedures are used to assess student learning and mastery of course content in the 1500-hour course:

1. Academic theory exams: Students must receive a grade of 70% or higher on each assigned theory exam.
2. Core written and practical skill evaluation exams: 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.
3. Final exam 1 (approximately 800-hour written exam): This exam covers an overview of all related cosmetology subjects (e.g., anatomy, chemistry, etc.). Students must receive a grade of 70% or higher on all final exams.
4. Final exam 2 (approximately 1400-hour written test): The written exam covers an overview of all theory instruction, California state law, and other items covered on the state cosmetology exam. Students must receive a grade of 70% 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.