Barber Course Information

BARBER COURSE DESCRIPTION

SOC 39-5011; CIP Code 12.0402 (This program is not offered at this time.)
The curriculum involves 1500 hours to satisfy State of Illinois state requirements. The program includes extensive instruction and practical experience in men’s cutting, hair coloring, perming, men’s grooming, customer service, personal appearance and hygiene, personal motivation and development, retail skills, client record keeping, and business ethics, as well as sanitation, state laws and regulations, salon-type administration, and job interviewing.

*Graduates are prepared to be an entry level barber.

This course is taught in English. Textbooks and course materials are only offered in the English language.

BARBER COURSE OVERVIEW

Course Hours: 1500 clock hours

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

1. Pre-clinical Classroom Instruction: The first 300 hours are devoted to classroom workshops where students learn design principles, technical information, and professional practices.
2. Clinic Classroom Learning Experience: The remaining 1200 hours are spent in the clinic area where practical experience is gained.
3. Distance Education Learning Experience: Students enrolled in the program with distance  education will complete a portion of their education through online learning.

BARBER COURSE OUTLINE

Your time at Paul Mitchell The School Tinley Park in the barber program will be divided into seven (7) designations:

1. Core Curriculum: An orientation, known as the Core program, instills the basic fundamentals. Students are graded and evaluated using written, oral, and practical testing methods. Students must successfully complete the Core curriculum prior to attending regularly scheduled daily classes in cutting, coloring, permanent waving, and chemical texture services.
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 Learning Experience: Your clinic floor 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 floor area.
4. Classroom Learning Experience: Your classroom time is divided into four (4) areas: cutting, coloring, texture, and shaving. Each area has a specialist in the field who conducts the different elective classes once a week; these may include guest artists, retail, motivation, self-improvement.
5. Adaptive Curriculum: During this part of the program you will enter a new phase of classroom workshops coupled with challenging practical services designed to continue building you into a confident designer.
6. Creative Curriculum: You will spend your second half of the program at Paul Mitchell The School Tinley Park in “high gear” by dressing, acting, and working like a true professional. You will use your own artistic and creative abilities, coupled with the assistance of the Learning Leaders, to prepare yourself for your future salon career.
7. Final Phase Curriculum: You will spend your final portion understanding and preparing to take your state board practical and written exams. Classroom learning will help you to understand management and interpersonal skills, resume writing and interviewing, also with hands on practice on the clinic classroom.

BARBER COURSE SUBJECTS

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

The institution offers employment assistance to help graduates’ efforts to secure education-related employment that includes, but is not limited to training in professionalism, resume’ development, job interview preparation and job search skills.

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

BARBER PROGRAM TESTING AND GRADING PROCEDURE

The following tests and grading procedures are used to assess student learning and mastery of course content in the 1500-hour course:

1. Academic theory exams: Students must receive a grade of 75% 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 75% 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 75% 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 exam 1: This exam covers an overview of all related Barber subjects (e.g., anatomy, chemistry, etc.). Students must receive a grade of 85% or higher on all final exams. Final Exam 1 must be completed within the school facility and cannot be taken through distance education.
4. Final exam 2: The written exam covers an overview of all theory instruction, Illinois state law, and other items covered on the state Barber exam. Students must receive a grade of 85% or higher on all final exams. Final Exam 2 must be completed within the school facility and cannot be taken through distance education.
5. Practical clinic classroom worksheets: Students must complete all assigned practical clinic classroom worksheets.
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 75% 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.

BARBER INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES AND METHODS

The programs are provided through a sequential set of learning steps which address specific tasks necessary for State Board preparation, graduation and job entry level skills. Clinic equipment, implements and products are comparable to those used in the industry. Each student will receive instruction that relates to the performance of useful, creative and productive career oriented activities. The course is presented through well-developed lesson plans that reflect the latest educational methods. Subjects are presented by means of lecture, demonstration, distance education and student participation. Audio-visual aids, guest speakers, field trips, and other related learning methods are used in the course.

In order to enroll in the hybrid program of study, the Future Professional must have the following hardware, software, and network requirements:

1. Apple iPad
2. Download Bandwidth 5+ Mbps
3. Milady MindTap
4. Safari 13
5. Zoom