18VAC41-20-220. Hours of instruction and performances.

A. Curriculum and performance requirements shall be offered over a minimum of 1,100 clock hours for barbering, 400 clock hours for master barbering, 1,500 clock hours for dual barber/master barber program and cosmetology, 150 clock hours for nail care, and 115 clock hours for waxing.

B. The curriculum requirements for barbering must include the following minimum performances:

	Hair and scalp treatments	10
	Hair services	320




	Hair coloring (including tinting, temporary rinses, and semi-permanent color)	35




	Basic facials	5
	TOTAL	370

C. The curriculum requirements for master barbering must include the following minimum performances:

	Bleaching and frosting	10
	Cold permanent waving or chemical relaxing	25
	Hair shaping	50
	Wig care, styling, placing on model	5
	Finger waving and thermal waving	30
	TOTAL	120

D. The curriculum requirements for dual barber/master barber program must include the following minimum performances:

	Hair and scalp treatments	10
	Hair styling services	320
	Bleaching and frosting	10
	Hair coloring (including tinting, temporary rinses, and semi-permanent color)	35
	Cold permanent waving or chemical relaxing	25
	Hair shaping	50
	Wig care, styling, placing on model	5
	Finger waving and thermal waving	30
	Basic facials and waxings	5
	TOTAL	490

E. The curriculum requirements for cosmetology must include the following minimum performances:

	Hair and scalp treatments	10
	Hair styling	320
	Tinting	15
	Bleaching and frosting	10
	Temporary rinses	10
	Semi-permanent color	10
	Cold permanent waving or chemical relaxing	25
	Hair shaping	50
	Wig care, styling, placing on model	5
	Finger waving and thermal waving	30
	Manicures and pedicures	15
	Basic facials and waxings	5
	Sculptured nails, nail tips, and wraps	20
	TOTAL	525

F. The curriculum requirements for nail care must include the following minimum performances:

	Manicures	30
	Pedicures	15
	Individual sculptured nails and nail tips	200
	Individual removals	10
	Individual nail wraps	20
	TOTAL	275

G. The curriculum requirements for waxing must include the following minimum performances:

	Arms	4
	Back	2
	Bikini area	6
	Brows	12
	Chest	1
	Facial (i.e., face, chin, and cheek and lip)	6
	Leg	3
	Underarm	2
	TOTAL	36

Statutory Authority

§ 54.1-201 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 19, Issue 18, eff. July 1, 2003; amended, Virginia Register Volume 33, Issue 9, eff. February 1, 2017; Volume 35, Issue 12, eff. April 1, 2019.

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