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) 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) of rule
4713-5-03 of the Administrative
Code.
(C) Upon enrolling in a
school, a 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)(E)
All schools shall ensure each program offered is comprised of at least
twenty-five per cent theory and non-clinic practice.
(G)(F) 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.
(G)
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 services on the public if the student has
been certified in accordance with paragraph (A) of rule
4713-5-01 of the Administrative
Code. A student who has not been certified to perform services is prohibited
from providing services on the public until the student is duly
certified.
(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
program 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
program 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
professional skills, if an instructor is present
and if the board has been notified fifteen days in advance of the field
trip.
(I) A school may
award up to ten hours to students for educational salon or barber shop visits
under the following conditions:
(1) For each
salon or barber shop visited, an individual holding a current, valid license
must complete and sign a board-approved form documenting the details of the
visit;
(2) Any such forms must be
submitted to the board as part of the student's certified training record under
rule
4713-5-11 of the Administrative
Code.
(J) Any school
offering a career-based intervention (CBI) program approved by the ODE may
allow a student to participate for no more than forty-five clock hours in a
program approved by the board. A student participating in the CBI program, but
not officially enrolled in a program approved by the board, may do so under the
following limitations:
(1) The CBI student
shall participate in no more than forty-five clock hours of theory based
lessons and practical lessons combined. Participation shall only cover the
course's basic lessons.
(2) The CBI
student shall not perform services on any individual.
(3) A CBI student may only perform services
on a mannequin or an artificial hand.
(4) The school shall document any
participation time a CBI student spends in the theory and in the practical
lessons. The school shall make this information available to the board upon
request.
(5) Upon the conclusion of
forty-five clock hours of participation, the student shall no longer be
eligible to participate in theory or practical lessons unless
enrolled.
(K) Any school
that wishes to implement distance learning as part of its curriculum must
adhere to the following guidelines:
(1) The
contracted course or program length must meet the board requirements set forth
in rule
4713-5-03 of the Administrative
Code.
(2) Clock hours or credit
hour equivalence earned through distance learning shall not exceed twenty per
cent of the required program hours.
(3) If distance learning is made available to
students, the student contract must clearly state that any hours or equivalent
credit hours attained in this manner may not be recognized by other states or
schools.
(4) The school must
determine if prospective students have the skills and comprehension to succeed
in a distance learning environment and the school must maintain in each
student's record, documentation of the method used to determine the student's
skill and comprehension.
(5) The
school must provide students with textbooks, supplementary instructional
materials, and any additional equipment necessary to fulfill the program and
course requirements.
(6) Students
and instructors must have access to technical support for the educational
course(s) or program(s) during the designated educational time frame
established by the school to complete the assigned distance learning
materials.
(7) Observable,
measurable, and achievable student performance outcomes shall be identified so
that courses and programs offered through distance learning can be compared to
courses and programs with similar subject matter and objectives offered through
traditional means. Schools must track and record student performance outcomes
in such a manner as to allow an agent of the board to review the record for
progress of any student engaged in distance learning.
(8) The school shall be responsible for the
quality of the courses of study and programs offered through distance learning
methods and the achievement of student performance outcomes, irrespective of
any contractual arrangements, partnerships, or consortia entered into with
third parties for the provision of components of a distance learning program or
course of study. All distance learning content must be approved by the board
before it is offered to students, and any changes in curriculum must be
approved before being offered.
(9)
The instructional staff that provides instruction in distance learning programs
must have the qualifications, experience, and credentials to support the
program or course of study.
(L) Each barber school shall conduct
a course of study and training consisting of the following:
(1) At least one hundred hours of
theoretical study.
(2) At least two hundred hours of
scientific barber practice.
(3) At least twelve hundred hours of
general barber practice.
(4) At least three hundred hours
that may be allocated to theoretical study, scientific barber practice, or
general barber practice, as deemed appropriate by the school.
(M) Each barber school may conduct a
course of study and training for licensed cosmetologists and hair designers
under the following hour requirements:
(1) At least thirty-five hours of
theoretical study;
(2) At least one hundred hours of
scientific barber practice;
(3) At least eight hundred hours of
general barber practice; and
(4) At least sixty-five hours that
may be allocated to theoretical study, scientific barber practice, or general
barber practice, as deemed appropriate by the school.
(N) All general barber practice on
clinic patrons shall be supervised by a licensed barber teacher, and shall be
inspected and approved by the barber teacher unless the patron refuses to
permit inspection and/or approval.
(O) If clinic 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.
Notes
Ohio Admin. Code
4713-5-02
Effective:
1/2/2025
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
10/16/2024 and
01/01/2030
Promulgated
Under: 119.03
Statutory
Authority: 4709.05,
4713.08
Rule
Amplifies: 4709.05,
4709.10,
4713.44,
4713.45
Prior
Effective Dates: 11/19/1987, 10/23/1992, 01/26/1997, 08/01/1999, 08/05/2001,
08/09/2002, 05/01/2003, 11/02/2007, 12/23/2010, 07/20/2013, 02/28/2014,
12/05/2016, 02/21/2019, 12/19/2019, 04/08/2020 (Emer.),
11/23/2020
