Esthetics Course Information

ESTHETICS COURSE DESCRIPTION

ESTHETICS: SOC 39-5094.00, CIP Code 12.0409:

The curriculum involves 600 hours to satisfy Idaho 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 become 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 190 hours are devoted to classroom workshops where students learn design principles, technical information, and professional practices.
  2. Clinic Classroom Learning Experience: The remaining 410 hours are spent in the clinic area where practical experience is gained.

ESTHETICS COURSE OUTLINE

Your time at Paul Mitchell The School Twin Falls for the esthetics program will be divided into four (4) designations:

  1. Core Curriculum: This 190 hour time period is dedicated to exploring foundational knowledge and basic esthetics facial, hair removal, and makeup 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. Clinic Classroom Learning Experience: You will enter a new phase of elective classroom workshops coupled with challenging practical services that will continue to build you into a confident skin care therapist.
  3. Classroom Learning Experience: During this phase of your learning, you will be introduced to guest speakers, prescriptive selling, motivation, self-improvement, body treatments, and emerging technologies. You will use your own technical and therapeutic abilities, coupled with the assistance of Learning Leaders, to provide service to guests. You will make discoveries and learn relationship-building skills that will ensure your success in this exciting, diverse field.
  4. Creative Curriculum: You will dress, act, and work like a true professional. You will use your own technical and therapeutic abilities, coupled with the assistance of Paul Mitchell The School Twin Falls Learning Leaders, to prepare for your future salon and spa career.

ESTHETIC COURSE SUBJECTS

The instructional program of Paul Mitchell The School Twin Falls meets or exceeds the state requirements.

Subject Theory Minimum Requirements  Practical Minimum Requirements 

1. Theory

60  

2. Advanced Treatment, Exfoliation and Topics

  1. Machines
  2. Treatment Mask
6 50

3. Advanced Facial Massage

  1. Advance - TX

0

28

4. Aromatherapy

5

 

5. Anatomy and Physiology - Face and Body

10

 

6. Body treatment to include back treatment

9

15

7. Basic Facial

  1. Blemish Extraction
  2. Basic

6

40

8. Basic Face and Body Massage

  1. Hand, Arm and Foot Massage

10

10

9. Cosmeceutical Products and Ingredients

10

 

10. Cosmetic Chemistry

10

 

11. Diseases and Disorders

15

 

12. Esthetics Industry Career and Business Planning

5

12

13. Facial Machines and Electricity

 

20

14. History - Culture and Trends

5

 

15. Idaho State Rules, Laws and Practical Test Prep

10

5

16. Nutrition

5

 

17. Professional Image, Conduct, and Client Communication

5

 

18. Sanitation Chemistry, Bacteriology, Sterilization

6

85

19. Selling products and services

5

 

20. Skin Analysis and Client Consultation
a. Skin Analysis

5

35

21. Skin Care Makeup Theory and Application
a. Makeup Application including Lashes

15

20

22. Skin Histology and Physiology

5

 

23. Spa Trade and Medical Terminology

8

 

24. Trichology - Hair Removal Face and Body

  1. Body Wax
  2. Face Wax

5

60

Total 

220 

380

TOTAL CLOCK HOURS 

600

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.

ESTHETICS PROGRAM TESTING AND GRADING PROCEDURE

The following tests and grading procedures are used to assess student learning and mastery of course content in the 600-hour course:

  1. Academic theory exams: Student must receive a grade of 70% or higher on each assigned theory exam.
  2. Midterm written and practical: Students must receive a grade of 70% or higher on all final exams.
  3. Final written and practical: The written test covers an overview of all theory instruction, Idaho state law, and other items covered on the state esthetics exam. Students must receive a grade of 70% or higher on all final exams.
  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.

esthetics 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, and student participation. Audio-visual aids, guest speakers, field trips, and other related learning methods are used in the course.