Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0200-01-.02 - CURRICULUM

(1) The three hundred forty (340) hours of instruction which are required of applicants for a certificate of registration as a technician shall be apportioned as follows:

(a) General Hours:

Skin Care and makeup

Shampoos and rinses

Manicures and nail care (Limited to twenty-five (25) hours)

Hair coloring, tinting, and dyeing

Hair, skin and scalp

Disorders of hair, scalp, skin and nails

Anatomy, physiology and systems structures of the head, face and neck, including muscles and nerves

Elementary chemistry relating to sterilization, sanitation, bacteriology, and hygiene Barber statutes, rules and regulations

Required Total: 160 Hours

(b) Physical Hours:

Facial and makeup

Shampoos and rinses

Manicures

Massaging and manipulating of the muscles of the arms, hands and scalp

Required Total: 155 Hours

(c) Chemical Hours:

Hair coloring, tinting and dyeing

Required Total: 25 Hours

Curriculum Total: 340 Hours

(2) Fifteen hundred (1500) hours of training are required of applicants for a certificate of registration as a master barber with at least one (1) hour of theory class per day. The hours shall be apportioned as follows:

(a) General Hours:

History and fundamentals of barbering

Elementary chemistry relating to sterilization, sanitation, bacteriology, and hygiene Barber implements

Shaving

Skin, scalp and hair

Haircutting, hairstyling and hairsetting

Hairpieces - (sales and service)

Chemical theory (permanent waving, hair coloring, bleaching and straightening) Manicure and nail care

Anatomy, physiology and systems structure of the head, face and neck, including muscles and nerves

Makeup and skin care

Theory of massage and facial treatment

Disorders of the skin, scalp, and hair

Barber law, rules and regulations

Business management and salesmanship

Preparation for seeking employment

Required Total: 240 Hours

(b) Chemical Hours:

Permanent waving

Hair relaxer

Hair coloring, bleaching and toning

Manicures

Required Total: 360 Hours

(c) Physical Hours:

Shampooing and rinses

Hair care and scalp care

Haircutting (male and female)

Shaving (beards and mustaches)

Hairpiece-fitting

Hairstyling

Facials and makeup

Manicures

Required Total: 900 Hours

Curriculum Total: 1500 Hours

(3) The barber instructor-training program curriculum shall consist of the following:

(a) Lesson Planning:

Course outlining and development

Lesson planning and motivation

Record keeping

Testing

Grading

Required Total: 100 Hours

(b) General:

Book Knowledge

Teaching Techniques

Visual Aid Equipment

Classroom Management

Student Motivation

Product Knowledge

State Laws

Required Total: 100 Hours

(c) Physical:

Permanent Waving

Relaxers

Shampooing

Nail Care

Facials

Hair Coloring/Lightening

Haircutting

Clinic Floor Management

Required Total: 100 Hours

Total Hours: 300 Hours

(4) Every barber school shall:

(a) Publish readily available and clearly expressed admission policies and requirements;

(b) Provide to prospective students (before enrollment) published materials which explain requirements for licensure as a master barber, barber technician, and barber instructor in the State of Tennessee;

(c) Provide each enrolled student with:

1. The school's discrimination and anti-harassment policy;

2. A contract with page numbers for each page and space on each page for the student to initial;

3. A clearly defined policy on how the school will maintain sanitary code requirements and the student's role in maintaining those requirements, which must be based on the curriculum and industry practices; and

4. An initialed acknowledgement by the student that the student has received a full and true copy of the student enrollment agreement for their own personal records;

(d) Give a receipt to any student from whom money is collected by authorized school personnel;

(e) Provide the Board with a sample copy of the school's catalog, brochure, enrollment contract, and cancellation and refund policies as a part of their school license application;

(f) Have a backup method for logging hours that have been earned by students;

(g) Keep all part-time and full-time student files separate;

(h) Transfers, Cancellations and Refunds

1. The school shall maintain documentation that the refunds owed to students are issued within 45 days of the student's last date of attendance.

2. The school shall have a written policy that clearly defines how the school determines whether or not credit hours will be accepted from another institution. This policy shall apply to all students. Provided, however, that nothing in this rule shall require a school to accept credit hours from another institution except as provided in the school's policy.

3. The school shall provide each student with a written policy of a teach out program, or outline the student's options in the event the school closes for an extended period of time, such as by way of license revocation, natural disaster, or other unforeseen consequences. Schools are encouraged to partner with neighboring institutions to achieve the best outcome for students;

(i) Keep a copy of all tests, evaluations, or progress reports in the student's file. The student must initial any evaluation or progress reports;

(j) Submit to the office of the Board, on the prescribed form, a monthly progress report on each student enrolled. The monthly reports must be received no later than the tenth (10th) of each month for the previous month's hours of instruction. If reports are not submitted by this date, a penalty set by the Board will be issued for violation of this rule;

(k) Upon yearly renewal of the school license the school shall submit a Board- approved form disclosing changes to student enrollment contracts, or other school changes affecting students; and

(l) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, any school operated under T.C.A. § 62 3-123 may develop courses of instruction and practice incorporating an apprenticeship curriculum, which allows an applicant to obtain fifty percent (50%) of the required hours for a specific license through classroom instruction and fifty percent (50%) of the required hours under the direct supervision and responsible charge of a licensed professional who meets the requirements set forth in this rule. Supervision hours received may not be used for credit for more than fifty percent (50%) of the required hours in any instruction subcategory (General, Chemical or Physical).

1. Definitions

(i) "Apprenticeship student" means a student enrolled in a school participating in an apprenticeship program with the intention of completing the school's curriculum under that school's apprenticeship program.

(ii) "Supervising licensed professional" means a licensee in the field of study of an enrolled apprenticeship student who is in charge of supervising and accounting for the creditable activities of the student's apprenticeship program and providing the participating school with the student's apprenticeship activity record.

(I) Any supervising licensed professional in responsible charge as provided in this rule shall have at least ten (10) years of experience as a licensed professional in the field of study in which the supervision is provided and shall hold a certificate of registration as a master barber or barber instructor issued by the Board. The supervising licensed professional's license must be current at all times while providing supervision.

(II) Each supervising licensed professional shall be the responsible charge of no more than one apprenticeship student.

(iii) "Responsible charge" means a licensed professional in supervision of a student enrolled in an apprenticeship program curriculum, approved by the Board, and responsible for all aspects of that student's apprenticeship instruction.

2. Apprenticeship students shall complete instructional hours and pass the initial theory examination prior to initiating apprenticeship activities in a salon, shop, or establishment. A student shall be actively enrolled in a licensed school in order to participate in an apprenticeship program.

3. Any school offering an apprenticeship curriculum shall maintain a record of all hours completed under the apprenticeship program, including classroom hours, for which credit is awarded in a student's academic file. This record shall include the number of hours completed under direct supervision and responsible charge, the dates these hours were earned, the license number of the professional in responsible charge who directly supervised the student, and the signatures of both the student and the supervising licensed professional in responsible charge.

(i) The required records shall be maintained in the student's file and made available for inspection during the student's academic career, shall be maintained for a period of not less than seven (7) years after a student is no longer attending the providing school, and shall be made available to the Board immediately upon request during this time.

(ii) A daily log accounting for all apprenticeship hours awarded under this chapter by any school offering an apprenticeship curriculum shall be maintained by the school and updated monthly. This log shall be made available for inspection at any time.

(iii) This daily log shall be submitted to the approving school no later than the close of business of the first (1st) day of the month for the previous month.

(iv) Should an apprentice change salon, shop, establishment, or supervising licensed professional, a notarized transcript of the total hours accumulated shall be signed by the salon, shop, or establishment owner or manager, along with the supervising licensed professional, and submitted to the approving school within ten (10) days of the change.

4. A participating school shall be responsible for confirming a supervising licensed professional's qualifications to be placed in responsible charge of an apprenticeship student as provided by this rule.

(i) The participating school providing hours for supervised apprenticeship credit shall maintain documented proof of a supervising licensed professional's experience and a copy of the supervising licensed professional's current, valid Tennessee license. This documentation shall be maintained for a minimum of seven (7) years following the date that the supervising licensed professional last provided supervision for that school.

(ii) Apprenticeship experience earned in any jurisdiction other than Tennessee may be considered for purposes of complying with this rule, provided that the supervising licensed professional was appropriately licensed in that jurisdiction at all times when responsible charge was provided for the purpose of earning credit. Proof of the supervising licensed professional's credentials must be provided by the transferring student candidate.

(iii) The owner of the business providing the student an apprenticeship shall provide the school with a written acknowledgement accepting the student.

(iv) Any salon, shop or establishment participating in an apprenticeship program shall provide a work station for the apprenticeship student.

(v) The supervising licensed professional must notify the participating school that the apprentice is no longer under his or her supervision and submit a transcript of all hours completed within ten (10) days of termination of the apprenticeship.

(vi) No participating school shall allow any person not appropriately licensed to provide any supervision for purposes of this rule, nor shall any participating school allow credit for hours under the supervision of unlicensed persons.

5. Students enrolled in an apprenticeship program must complete their apprenticeship within one-and-one-half times the length of enrollment under the school's standard full-time contract agreement.

6. All students participating in an apprenticeship program in a licensed school must wear attire prescribed by the school and participating shop collectively. The student must wear a name tag identifying the student as an apprenticeship student and identifying the school under which the student is participating in the apprenticeship program.

Notes

Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0200-01-.02

Original rule certified June 7, 1974. Repeal by Public Chapter 261; effective July 1, 1983. New rule filed June 17, 1983; effective July 18, 1983. Amendment filed January 3, 1986; effective February 2, 1986. Amendment filed January 26, 1987; effective March 12, 1987. Amendment filed January 30, 1990; effective March 16, 1990. Repeal and new rule filed July 10, 1997; effective September 23, 1997. Amendments filed March 9, 2017; effective June 7, 2017. Amendments filed March 15, 2021; effective June 13, 2021. Amendments filed March 11, 2022; effective 6/9/2022.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 62-3-105, 62-3-123, and 62-3-128.