Iowa Admin. Code r. 645-23.8 - [Rescinded effective 7/16/2025] Course of study requirements

Each Iowa barber school licensed by the board of barbering shall conduct a course of study of at least 2,100 hours to be equally divided over a period of not less than ten months. The course of study shall include the following:

(1) Supervised practical instruction totaling 1,675 hours shall include:

Scalp care and shampooing

Honing and stropping

Shaving

Facials, massage and packs

Science of hair structure

Haircutting

Hair tonics

Hair relaxing

Hair coloring and hair body processing

Hair styling

Fitting of hairpieces

Manicuring

Artificial nails (all aspects)

Waxing

(2) Demonstrations and lectures totaling 380 hours shall include:

Law, ethics, economics, equipment, shop management and history of barbering

Sanitation, sterilization, personal hygiene and first aid

Bacteriology

Anatomy

Skin, scalp, and hair and their common disorders

Electricity, as applied to barbering

Chemistry and pharmacology

Scalp care

Honing and stropping

Shaving

Facials, massage and packs

Hair relaxing

Science of hair structure

Haircutting

Hair tonics

Instruments, soaps, shampoos, creams, lotions and tonics

Nails

Waxing

(3) Special lectures totaling 45 hours must include lectures by a qualified person in the following areas: tax consulting, advertising, insurance, business management, salesmanship and barbering.

Notes

Iowa Admin. Code r. 645-23.8

ARC 8349B, IAB 12/2/09, effective 1/6/10

ARC 8349B, IAB 12/2/09, effective 1/6/10 Rescinded by IAB June 11, 2025/Volume XLVII, Number 25, effective 7/16/2025