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The professional course in barbering requires the satisfactory completion of 1500 hours training. This will entitle you to take the Georgia State Board of Cosmetology and Barbers Examination for the Georgia Barber License.

The barber curriculum according to the Georgia State Board of Cosmetologists and Barbers is as follows:

Fifteen hundred (1500) hours of training are required of applicants for a certificate of registration as a master barber with at least (2) hours of theory class per day. The hours shall be apportioned as follows:

(a) General Hours:

Theory Hair and Scalp Treatments, Shampooing and Conditioning

Shaving

Skin, scalp and hair

Hair Cutting and Styling

Facial Hair Design and Waxing

Permanent Waving, Relaxing and Chemical Application

Required Total: 280 Hours

(b) Chemical Hours:

Permanent Waving, Relaxing and Chemical

Hair Coloring, Bleaching and Toning

Required Total: 270 Hours

(c) Practical Hours

Theory

Hairstyling Techniques and Cutting

Facials Hair Design and Waxing

Scalp Treatment Techniques

Additional Instruction

Required Total: 950 Hours Curriculum Total: 1500 Hours

Barber II School Curriculum

The curriculum for students in a school of barbering for a complete course of at least seven (7) months totaling one thousand one hundred and forty (190 curriculum + 950 practical = 1140) hours of training shall be as follows:

1. Each school or licensed instructor shall require each student to obtain 190 total hours of theory training in the following curriculum before the student is allowed to render clinical services.

   1. Classroom Theory - 50 hours: Shall include instruction by a licensed instructor in the following subjects related to barbering:

      1. chemistry (the basics of physical and chemical changes);

      2. cleansing and disinfection;

      3. hygiene and good grooming;

      4. laws and rules.

   2. Hair and Scalp Treatments, Shampooing, and Conditioning - 25 hours: Shall include instruction by a licensed instructor in the following subjects:

      1. hair analysis;

      2. scalp condition;

      3. treatments;

      4. proper procedure of shampooing (towel application, draping);

      5. knowledge of shampoo formulas;

      6. water temperatures.

   3. Shaving - 25 hours:

      1. shaving (proper handling technique of straight razor learning the fourteen (14) Stroke process).

      2. proper disposal of razor blades in sharps containers

   4. Hair Cutting and Styling - 70 hours: Shall include instruction by a licensed instructor in the following:

      1. proper handling of implements (razor, shears, clippers, trimmers, edgers); and

      2. 35 hours of training on mannequins.

   5. Facial Hair Design & Waxing - 20 hours: Shall include instruction by a licensed instructor in the following:

      1. theory of facial massage;

      2. equipment; and

      3. facial treatments.

2. When a student has completed 190 hours in the above curriculum, the licensed instructor shall complete a statement to be directed to the Georgia State Board of Cosmetology and Barbers, signed by the licensed instructor, and the student (and properly notarized) stating the student is now prepared to progress to the clinic floor to perform clinical services on live subjects. After completion of the first 190 hours of training, the curriculum shall be as follows:

   1. Practical Theory - 200 hours;

   2. Hairstyling techniques and cutting - 500 hours = 500 applications: Shall include instruction by a licensed instructor in the following subjects:

      1. proper handling of instruments;

      2. improper handling of instruments;

      3. training on mannequins and live models.

   3. Shaving - 25 hours = 50 applications: Shall include instructions by a licensed instructor in the following:

      1. proper handling of instruments;

      2. proper disposal of razor blades in sharps containers

      3. improper handling of instruments;

      4. training on mannequins and live models.

   4. Shampooing - 5 hours = 40 applications: Shall include instructions by a licensed instructor in the following:

      1. proper procedure of shampooing;

      2. knowledge of shampoo formulas;

      3. water temperature.

   5. Facial Hair Design and Waxing - 10 hours = 30 applications:

   6. Scalp Treatment Techniques - 10 hours: Shall include instructions by a licensed instructor in the following subjects:

      1. hair analysis;

      2. scalp conditions;

      3. treatments.

   7. Additional instructions at the discretion of the instructor - 200 hours

Rule 240-7-02 Cross-Over Licensing Requirements for a Master

Cosmetologist to Become a Master Barber

In order to be licensed as a master barber, a person licensed as a master cosmetologist must pass

the master barber examination. Before taking t h e examination, a m a s t e r cosmetologist must

submit proof of successfully complete a total of 300 credit hours of training in a board approved

cosmetology school in the following subjects:

(a) Theory - 60 hours;

(b) Hairstyling techniques and clipper cutting - 115 hours = 230 applications;

(c) Shaving and trimming beards - 50 hours = 30 hours shaving=60 applications/20 trims

= 60 applications;

(d) Additional Instructions - 75 hours.

Rule 2 4 0 - 1 4 - 0 4 Barber Instructor Training Curriculum

(1) Persons receiving instructor training in a barber school must spend all of their training

time under the direct supervision of a licensed instructor and shall not be left in charge

of students or school at any time without the direct supervision of a licensed instructor.

(2) Persons receiving instructor training are not permitted to perform clinical services on a

patron for compensation, either by appointment or otherwise.

(3) Persons receiving instructor training shall be furnished a teacher training manual.

(4) The curriculum in a school of cosmetology or barbering for an instructor training course

must include at least one (1) year and a total of 750 hours of training as follows:

(a) General Education = (250)-(250 credit/250 clock hours): Al practice teaching

must be supervised by a licensed instructor.

1. Cosmetology and Barber Laws, rules and regulations - (25 credit/25

clock hours);

2. Principles of teaching Barbering - (200 credit/200 clock hours);

(b) Teaching techniques and audio visual aids = (250)-(250 credit/250 clock hours):

1. Curriculum development;

2. Lesson plans and presentations;

3. Classroom management and discipline;

4. Demonstrations and lectures;

5. Various methods of evaluation.

(c) Practice teaching = (250)-(250 credit/250 clock hours).