COSMT 101 Cosmetology Basic Skills and Salon Practice

15 CR

Instruction/participation class in basic services performed by a cosmetologist. This lecture/lab class is closely supervised in the introduction and practice of shampooing/draping, hair analysis/scalp and hair treatment, haircutting, wet styling, thermal styling, permanent waving, chemical relaxing, hair coloring/lightening, manicuring/pedicuring, basic facials, temporary hair removal, resume writing, safety measures and decontamination control. Students practice on mannequins, models and each other. Emphasis is placed on quality of work and knowledge of procedures, safety and decontamination control.
Prerequisite(s): Accuplacer Arithmetic score of 38 or ABE 050 with a C or better; Accuplacer Reading Comprehension score of 71 or RDG 085 with a C or better; and Accuplacer Sentence Skills score of 71 or ENGL 092 with a C or better.