Virginia Law

A. Each barber, cosmetology, nail, and waxing school must submit with its application a curriculum, including a course syllabus, a detailed course content outline, a copy of any course text, a sample of five lesson plans, a sample of evaluation methods to be used, days and hours of instruction, program length, a sample of a final transcript, a breakdown of hours and performances for all courses to be taught that will lead to licensure, and a sample test of at least 25 questions that will be administered to students, including answer key.

B. The outline for barbering must include the following:

1. Orientation and business topics - minimum of 25 hours of instruction:

a. School policies;

b. Business and shop management; and

c. Professional ethics and personal hygiene.

2. State law and regulations - minimum of 10 hours of instruction.

3. Shampooing, cutting, thinning, tapering the hair with razor, clippers, and shears - minimum of 270 hours of instruction:

a. Client consultation; and

b. Styling hair with a hand hair dryer.

4. Shaving and trimming a moustache or beard - minimum of 100 hours of instruction, to include client consultation.

5. Applying hair color - minimum of 50 hours of instruction, to include client consultation.

6. Applied sciences - minimum of 100 hours of instruction:

a. Anatomy and physiology;

b. Skin structure and function;

c. Skin types;

d. Skin conditions;

e. Diseases and disorders of the skin;

f. Analyzing skin or scalp conditions; and

g. Giving scalp treatments.

7. General sciences - minimum of 80 hours of instruction:

a. Bacteriology;

b. Microorganisms;

c. Infection control, sanitation, disinfection, and sterilization;

d. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements;

e. Safety Data Sheet (SDS);

f. General procedures and safety measures;

g. Cosmetic chemistry; and

h. Products and ingredients.

8. Facial hair and skin care services - minimum of 100 hours of instruction:

a. Client skin analysis and consultation;

b. Effleurage and related movements and manipulations of the face ;

c. Cleansing procedures;

d. Masks;

e. Extraction techniques;

f. Machines, equipment, and electricity;

g. Manual facials and treatments; and

h. General procedures and safety measures.

9. Understanding and maintaining implements and equipment (e.g., tools) - minimum of 15 hours of instruction.

C. The outline for a barber school adding a master barber program must include the following:

1. Thermal waving - minimum of 20 hours of instruction;

2. Permanent waving and relaxing the hair with chemicals - minimum of 110 hours of instruction;

3. Lightening or toning the hair - minimum of 100 hours of instruction;

4. Hairpieces and wigs - minimum of 15 hours of instruction; and

5. Waxing limited to the scalp - minimum of five hours of instruction.

D. The outline for a barber school adding a dual barber/master barber program must include the following:

1. Orientation and business topics - minimum of 25 hours of instruction:

a. School policies;

b. Business and shop management; and

c. Professional ethics and personal hygiene.

2. State law and regulations - minimum of 10 hours of instruction.

3. Shampooing, cutting, thinning, tapering the hair with a razor, clippers, and shears - minimum of 270 hours of instruction:

a. Client consultation; and

b. Styling the hair with a hand hair dryer.

4. Shaving and trimming a moustache or beard - minimum of 100 hours of instruction, to include client consultation.

5. Applying hair color - minimum of 50 hours of instruction, to include client consultation.

6. Applied sciences - minimum of 100 hours of instruction:

a. Anatomy and physiology;

b. Skin structure and function;

c. Skin types;

d. Skin conditions;

e. Diseases and disorders of the skin;

f. Analyzing skin or scalp conditions; and

g. Giving scalp treatments.

7. General sciences - minimum of 80 hours of instruction:

a. Bacteriology;

b. Microorganisms;

c. Infection control, sanitation, disinfection, and sterilization;

d. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements;

e. Safety Data Sheet (SDS);

f. General procedures and safety measures;

g. Cosmetic chemistry; and

h. Products and ingredients.

8. Facial hair and skin care services - minimum of 100 hours of instruction:

a. Client skin analysis and consultation;

b. Effleurage and related movements and manipulations of the face ;

c. Cleansing procedures;

d. Masks;

e. Extraction techniques;

f. Machines, equipment, and electricity;

g. Manual facials and treatments; and

h. General procedures and safety measures.

9. Understanding and maintaining implements and equipment (e.g., tools) - minimum of 15 hours of instruction.

10. Thermal waving - minimum of 20 hours of instruction.

11. Permanent waving and relaxing the hair with chemicals - minimum of 110 hours of instruction.

12. Lightening or toning the hair - minimum of 100 hours of instruction.

13. Hairpieces and wigs - minimum of 15 hours of instruction.

14. Waxing limited to the scalp - minimum of five hours of instruction.

E. The outline for cosmetology must include the following:

1. Orientation and business topics - minimum of 45 hours of instruction:

a. School policies;

b. Management;

c. Sales, inventory, and retailing;

d. Taxes and payroll;

e. Insurance;

f. Client records and confidentiality; and

g. Professional ethics and practices.

2. Laws and regulations - minimum of 10 hours of instruction.

3. General sciences - minimum of 55 hours of instruction:

a. Principles and practices of infection control;

b. Safety Data Sheet (SDS); and

c. Chemical usage and safety.

4. Applied sciences - minimum of 40 hours of instruction, to include anatomy, physiology, and histology.

5. Shampooing, rinsing, and scalp treatments for all hair types, including textured hair - minimum of 25 hours of instruction:

a. Client consultation and analysis; and

b. Procedures, manipulations, and treatments.

6. Hair styling for all hair types, including textured hair - minimum of 65 hours of instruction:

a. Fingerwaving, molding, and pin curling;

b. Roller curling, combing, and brushing; and

c. Heat curling, waving, and pressing.

7. Hair cutting for all hair types, including textured hair - minimum of 125 hours of instruction:

a. Fundamentals, materials, and equipment; and

b. Procedures.

8. Permanent waving and chemical relaxing for all hair types, including textured hair - minimum of 135 hours of instruction:

a. Chemistry;

b. Supplies and equipment; and

c. Procedures and practical application.

9. Hair coloring and bleaching for all hair types, including textured hair - minimum of 190 hours of instruction:

a. Basic color theory;

b. Supplies and equipment; and

c. Procedures and practical application.

10. Wigs, hair pieces, and related theory - minimum of 15 hours of instruction:

a. Types; and

b. Procedures.

11. Manicuring and pedicuring - minimum of 75 hours of instruction:

a. Nail theory, nail structure, and composition;

b. Nail procedures, including manicuring, pedicuring, and nail extensions; and

c. Electric filing.

12. Skin care - minimum of 150 hours of instruction:

a. Client skin analysis and consultation;

b. Effleurage and related movements and manipulations of the face;

c. Cleansing procedures;

d. Masks;

e. Extraction techniques;

f. Machines avoiding direct contact with the skin;

g. Equipment avoiding direct contact with the skin;

h. Electricity avoiding direct contact with the skin;

i. Manual facials and treatments; and

j. General procedures and safety measures.

13. Lashes and brows - minimum of 35 hours of instruction:

a. Setup, supplies, and implements;

b. Consultation;

c. Application of false lashes and lash extensions;

d. Lash and brow tinting;

e. Lash perming;

f. Lightening of the hair on the body except scalp; and

g. General procedures and safety measures.

14. Hair removal - minimum of 35 hours of instruction:

a. Client consultation and analysis;

b. Waxing;

c. Mechanical hair removal;

d. Tweezing and threading; and

e. Chemical hair removal.

F. The outline for nail care must include the following:

1. Orientation - minimum of five hours of instruction:

a. School policies; and

b. State law, regulations, and professional ethics.

2. Sterilization, sanitation, bacteriology, and safety - minimum of 35 hours of instruction.

3. Anatomy and physiology - minimum of 15 hours of instruction.

4. Diseases and disorders of the nail - minimum of 10 hours of instruction.

5. Nail procedures (i.e., manicuring, pedicuring, and nail extensions) - minimum of 75 hours of instruction.

6. Nail theory and nail structure and composition - minimum of 10 hours of instruction.

G. The outline for waxing must include the following:

1. Orientation - minimum of 10 hours of instruction:

a. School policies;

b. State law, regulations, and professional ethics;

c. Personal hygiene;

d. Salon management; and

e. Care of equipment.

2. Skin care theory, structure, composition, and treatment - minimum of 30 hours of instruction:

a. Analysis;

b. Anatomy and physiology;

c. Diseases and disorders of the skin;

d. Health sterilization, sanitation, bacteriology, and safety, including infectious disease control measures; and

e. Temporary removal of hair.

3. Client consultation - minimum of 10 hours of instruction:

a. Health conditions;

b. Skin analysis;

c. Treatments;

d. Client expectations; and

e. Health forms and questionnaires.

4. Waxing procedures for brow, lip, facial, legs, arms, underarm, chest, back, and bikini areas - minimum of 35 hours of instruction:

a. Fundamentals;

b. Safety rules; and

c. Procedures.

5. Wax treatments - minimum of 30 hours of instruction:

a. Analysis;

b. Disorders and diseases;

c. Manipulations; and

d. Treatments.

H. A licensed school with an approved barber, master barber, dual barber/master barber, cosmetology, nail technician, or wax technician program may conduct an assessment of a transfer student's competence in the respective profession and, based on the assessment, give credit toward the hours requirements specified in the respective subsection of this section and 18VAC41-20-220.

The school must make the assessment based on a review of the student's transcript, documentation of hours and performances provided to the student by the school from where the student is transferring, and the successful completion of a competency examination administered by the school. The school may also request a copy of a catalog or bulletin giving the full course description when making the evaluation. The number of credit hours awarded must not exceed the actual hours of instruction verified on the transcript or the number of hours specified in the board-approved curriculum for a specific topic.