Esthetician Course Information

Esthetics Course Description

Esthetics: Standard Occupational Classification (SOC 39-5094.00) Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP 12.0409)

The curriculum involves 600 hours to satisfy Colorado state requirements. The course includes extensive instruction and practical experience in facials, hair removal, makeup application, customer service, personal appearance and hygiene, personal motivation and development, retail skills, client record keeping, business ethics, state laws and regulations, salon-type administration, and job interviewing.

*Graduates are prepared to be an entry level esthetician.
This course is taught in English.

Esthetics Course Overview

Course Hours: 600 clock hours

The course is divided into pre-clinical classroom instruction and clinical service learning experiences.

1. Pre-clinical Classroom Instruction: The first 150 hours are devoted to classroom workshops, demonstration, and practical experience. You will learn esthetics principles, technical information, and professional practices.
2. Clinic Learning Experience: The remaining 450 hours are spent in the clinic area, gaining practical experience.
3. Distance Education Learning Experience: Students enrolled in the program with distance education will complete a portion of their education through online learning.

Esthetics Course Outline

Your time in the Paul Mitchell The School Denver esthetics program will be divided into four (4) designations:

1. Core Curriculum: An Orientation known as the CORE program is dedicated to exploring foundational knowledge and basic esthetics facial and waxing procedures. You will receive individual attention in practical workshops, and you will complete monthly worksheets and periodic tests throughout the course. This is an intense and exciting portion of your experience.
2. Protégé Learning Experience: Your experience as a Protégé produces a smooth transition from Core student to Adaptive student. Your time spent as a Protégé prepares you for the clinic experience.
3. Clinic Classroom Learning Experience: Your clinic classroom time will be guided with individual attention and group learning experiences using workshops, worksheets, and periodic tests developed specifically for this monitoring progress. This is when you begin working on paying clients in the clinic classroom area.
4. Classroom Learning Experience: Your classroom time is divided into six (6) areas: beginning of facials, layers of the skin, face shapes, disinfection and sanitation, and the basic of skin care and make-up. Each area has a specialist in the field who conducts the different classes once a week; these may include guest artists, retail, motivation, self-improvement, and make-up, etc.

ESTHETICS COURSE SUBJECTS

The instructional program of Paul Mitchell The School Denver meets or exceeds the state requirements. The following subjects are taught within the brick & mortar program and the hybrid program:

Paul Mitchell The School Denver offers employment assistance to help graduates’ efforts to secure education-related employment that includes, but no limited to training in professionalism, resume’, development, job interview preparation and job search skills. These additional course are not a requirement for state licensure.

Distance Education hours and assignments are graded and recorded daily. Theory chapter exams, final exams and final practical evaluations must completed in the school facility.

Esthetics Program Testing and Grading Procedure

The following tests and grading procedures are incorporated during the student’s 600-hour course:

1. Academic theory exams: Students must receive a grade of 70% or higher on each assigned theory exam. Exams are completed at the conclusion of each online theory module. Depending on the length of the distance education module, theory exams will occur weekly or bi-monthly. The theory exams will evaluate the student’s academic performance for each subject of the distance education curriculum.
2. Core written and practical skills evaluation: Students must receive a grade of 70% or higher on each written exam and each practical skill exam in order to complete the Core program. The exams are an overview of instruction taught during the Core schedule. All Core written and practical skill exams must be passed with a 70% in order to transition to the Clinic Classroom. If students are unable to pass each exam after two attempts, the student may be asked to withdraw from the program and re-enroll in the next available Core class start date. The core written and practical skills evaluation must be completed within the school facility and cannot be taken through distance education.
3. Final written and practical exam: This test is an overview of all related esthetics subjects (e.g., anatomy, chemistry, etc.). The written test covers an overview of all theory instruction, Colorado state law, and other items covered on the state esthetics exam. The practical test also covers all expected phases of the state board examination. Students must receive a grade of 70% or higher on all final tests. The Final written and practical exam must be completed within the school facility and cannot be taken through distance education.
4. Clinic Practical Skill Assessments: Future Professionals progress in practical skill assessments and theory hours will be digitally monitored on a weekly basis by the Future Professional Advisor using the Course Key app. All assigned practical skill assessments must be completed in order to complete the program.
5. Final Phase Exams: Mock practical state board, mock written state board, Colorado state laws. Final Phase Exams must be completed within the school facility and cannot be taken through distance education.
6. Distance education assessments: Students must complete a distance education written assessment and practical skill assessment. These are based on performance and must be completed on-campus each month. The distance education assessment will focus on the distance education subjects covered during that time period. Students must receive a grade of 70% or higher on each distance education written assessment and each practical skill assessment. Only students enrolled in the distance education program are required to complete these assessments.