Cosmetology Curriculum

The State of Illinois requires that each cosmetologist obtain practical and theoretical experience in the following subject areas.

Basic Training (150 Hours)

• Classroom instruction in tools and their use
• Shampooing
• Understanding chemicals, types of hair, and sanitation
• Hygiene, skin diseases, and skin conditions
• Anatomy and physiology
• Electricity
• Ethics
• Nail technology
• Esthetics

Practical Chemical Application and Hair Treatment (500 Hours)

• Hair shampoo and rinsing
• Permanent waving
• Hair coloring, tinting, toning, bleaching
• Hair relaxing
• Hair and scalp conditioning
• Chemical safety

Hair Styling and Hair Dressing (475 Hours)

• Hair cutting, thinning, shaping, and trimming
• Hair curling, marcelling, and blow drying

Shop Management, Sanitation and Interpersonal Skills (200 Hours)

• Shop management
• Business ethics
• Labor and right to know laws
• Workers compensation and safety
• Bookkeeping
• Client relations and salesmanship
• Marketing and merchandising
• Emergency first aid
• Sanitation
• Hygiene
• Personal grooming
• Electrical devices
• Chemical safety

Esthetics (85 Hours)

• Theory of massage
• Facial treatments
• Makeup application
• Removing unwanted hair
• Skin diseases, disorders, and conditions

Nail Technology (55 Hours)

• Artificial nail applications
• Manicures
• Pedicures
• Nail structure and disorders

Related Electives (35 Hours)

• Policies, procedures, supervised field trips, guest speakers, and related training