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• Prerequisite: None.

This is the third related science class required for all entering students who wish to be licensed for Barbering, Cosmetology, and/or Esthetics for the state of California. This course provides essential theory carefully formulated to prepare a student to pass the written State Board examination. Students are instructed in basic concepts of electricity (galvanic/sinusoidal), sanitation and disinfectant techniques.

• Prerequisite: None.
• Advisory: Cosmetology 21A.

This is the third class required for all entering students who wish to be licensed for Barbering and/or Cosmetology by the state of California. This course is a continuation of 21A. The student will learn more advanced salon techniques for the latest trends of hair cutting.

• Prerequisite: None.
• Advisory: Cosmetology 21B.

This is the third class required for all entering students who are preparing to be licensed for Barbering and/or Cosmetology by the State of California. This course provides an approach to different blow drying methods. Students will learn the fundamentals of blow drying long, medium, and short hair techniques, when used alone or in combination, can create many different hair designs.

• Prerequisite: None.
• Advisory: Cosmetology 21C.

This is the third hair coloring classes required for all entering students who wish to be licensed for Barbering and/or Cosmetology by the State of California. This course is a continuation of COSM 21C. The students will learn how to formulate color to achieve the desired results the first time, learn about bleaching products, color applications and procedures, and advanced hair color and foil techniques.

• Prerequisite: None.
• Advisory: Cosmetology 21E.

Formerly COSM 24.

This is the third curly hair styling class required for all entering students who wish to be licensed for Barbering and/or Cosmetology by the state of California. This course is a continuation of Cosmetology 21E. The student will learn wet and thermal styling which includes blow dry styling and pressing and curling the hair. This class is required to pass the California state Board of Barbering and/or Cosmetology exam.

• Prerequisite: None.
• Advisory: Cosmetology 26.

This is the third nail care class required for all entering students who wish to be licensed for Cosmetology and/or Nail Care by the State of California. The student will learn State Board Rules and regulations, safety techniques and sanitation for Nails Care as well as the application of acrylics, French manicures.

• Prerequisite: None.
• Advisory: Cosmetology 28.

This is the third skin care class required for all entering students who wish to be licensed for Cosmetology, and/or Esthetics by the State of California. This course is a continuation of 28B. The students will learn more advanced techniques for chemical and electrical facials with galvanic current, high frequency, and European massage techniques.

• Prerequisite: None.
• Advisory: Cosmetology 38.

This is an advanced skin care class for students and licensed Estheticians. This class is a continuation of COSM 38. This course provides essential theory carefully formulated to prepare a student to pass the written Cosmetology and/or Esthetics State Board Examinations. The students will learn more advanced techniques for skin analysis, record keeping, advanced anatomy and physiology to determine the protocol for microdermabrasion treatments.

• Prerequisite: None.
• Advisory: Cosmetology 20, 38.

This is an advanced skin care class for students and licensed Estheticians. This class is a continuation of COSM 38B. This course provides essential theory carefully formulated to prepare a student to pass the written Cosmetology and/or Esthetics State Board Examinations. The class will focus on the chemistry of exfoliation products, the pH scale and skin analysis to determine which chemical exfoliate should be used.

• Prerequisite: None.

This is the fourth related science class required for all entering students who wish to be licensed for Barbering, Cosmetology, and/or Esthetics by the state of California. This course provides essential cosmetology related theory carefully formulated to prepare a student to pass the written State Board examination. Students are instructed in rules and regulations, basic concepts of health and safety, and chemistry.

• Prerequisite: None.
• Advisory: Cosmetology 31B.

This is the fourth class required for all entering students who wish to be licensed for Barbering and/or Cosmetology by the State of California. This course provides an advanced approach to hair styles, including up-do’s with styling techniques for different lengths of hair.

• Prerequisite: COSM 11A.

This class is required for all students who wish to be licensed for Barbering and/or Cosmetology by the Sate of California. This class is designed to teach the many techniques of designing men’s hair which will include wet and dry cuts, finger cutting scissors over comb, clipper over comb, beard trims, mustache and eyebrow shaping and blow drying.

• Prerequisite: None.
• Advisory: Cosmetology 36.

This is the fourth nail care class required for all entering students who wish to be licensed for Cosmetology and/or Nail Care by the State of California. The student will learn State Board Rules and regulations, safety techniques and sanitation for Nail Care as well as the application of gel nails, pedicures, Spa manicures/pedicures and 3-D art.

• Prerequisite: None.
• Advisory: Cosmetology 38.

This is the fourth skin care class required for all continuing students who wish to be licensed for Cosmetology and/or Esthetics by the state of California. This course will be a combination of theory and practical application. It will prepare the student to take the State Board examination required to obtain a license in Cosmetology and/or Esthetics.

• Prerequisite: None.
• Advisory: Cosmetology 28A.

This class is required for all students who wish to be licensed for Cosmetology and/or Esthetics by the state of California. This is an intense class in make-up application. This course will include color theory, blending make-up, the use of concealers, highlighters and contours. The application of blush, powders, lip liners, and lipstick, eye make-up techniques, and the application of new trends will also be covered. Students will learn how to determine face shapes, the correct way to tweeze, wax eyebrows, and work with brow pencils. Students will learn evening glamour and high fashion make-up, hair removal, special bridal looks, coordination of wedding party make-up, and how to conduct a wedding party consultation. Make-up techniques for color and black and white film and work with studio lighting are included.

• Prerequisite: COSM 10A and COSM 10B.
• Advisory: Completion of at least 650 hours in Cosmetology.

This course provides essential theory carefully formulated to prepare a student to pass the written Barbering and/or Cosmetology State Board Examination. Students are instructed in basic concepts of record keeping, facials, wet styling, scalp treatment, haircutting, perms, relaxing, hair color, thermal treatments, manicuring, and artificial nails.

COSM 50A is mandatory for Cosmetology students. Students must have completed 650 hours in Cosmetology.

• Prerequisite: None.
• Advisory: Completion of at least 1000 hours in Cosmetology.

The State Board Practical-Prep class is a class that will prepare the student to take the California State Board practical exam required to obtain a cosmetology license. The procedures include: wet hairstyling, thermal pressing and curling with Marcel iron, haircutting, finger waving, roller placement, pin curls, manicure, pedicure, acrylic nails, nail repair, (silk and paper), facial (chemical facial, dermal light facial, plain facial) Hair removal, (tweezers and wax), soft perm (ammonium thioglycolate), hair straightening (sodium hydroxide), cold wave (permanent wave), hair coloring, bleaching, P.D. test (predisposition test), disinfection, sanitation and safety procedures.

• Prerequisite: None.
• Advisory: Completion of at least 1000 hours in Cosmetology.

This theory course is designed to successfully prepare the student to take the written portion of the California State Board exam required to obtain a Cosmetology license. State Board written testing includes: wet hairstyling, thermal pressing and curling with Marcel iron, haircutting, finger waving , roller placement, pin curls, manicure, pedicure, acrylic nails, nail repair, (silk and paper), facial (chemical facial, dermal light facial, plain facial, hair removal (tweezers and wax), soft perm (ammonium thioglycolate), hair straightening (sodium hydroxide), cold wave (permanent wave), P.D. test (predisposition test), disinfection, sanitation and safety procedures.

• Prerequisite: None.
• Advisory: Completion of at least 400 hours of Esthetician coursework.

This theory course is designed to successfully prepare the student to take the written portion of the National-Interstate Council of State Boards of Cosmetology (NIC) exam required to obtain an esthetician license. Written testing includes: disinfection, sanitation, health and safety, rules and regulations, bacteriology, anatomy and physiology, manual facials, chemical facials, electrical facials, advanced techniques of skin care, eyebrow tweezing, waxing and makeup procedures.

• Prerequisite: None.
• Advisory: Completion of at least 300 hours of Nail Care coursework.

This theory course is designed to successfully prepare the student to take the written portion of the National-Interstate Council of State Boards of Cosmetology (NIC) exam required to obtain a Manicuring license. Written testing includes: disinfection, sanitation, health and safety, rules and regulations, bacteriology, anatomy and physiology, manicuring, pedicuring, nail tips, acrylic and gel nails.