Cosmetology I is the first block in the part-time cosmetology program. In this block, the student will learn professional foundations and basic skills. Theory will include industry history and career paths, Arizona State Board rules and regulations, professional image development, life skills, professional communication, safety and infection control, professional ethics, hair and scalp science including anatomy, professional analysis, structure and growth cycles, diseases and disorders and terminology. Practical skills learned will include safety and sanitation, shampooing and conditioning, foundational styling techniques, haircutting, perm wrapping, and facial waxing.
Prerequisites
Acceptance into Gila Community College’s Cosmetology Program and Reading proficiency as established by District policy.
- Identify and explain the Arizona State Board of Cosmetology’s rules and regulations, including licensing requirements, professional standards, and legal responsibilities applicable to cosmetology practice.
- Outline how the beauty industry has evolved throughout the ages from simple grooming techniques to modern advances that define cosmetology in the twenty-first century
- List career opportunities for licensed cosmetologists.
- Explain life skills and list the principles that contribute to success.
- Employ tools such as goal setting, time management, and study strategies.
- Demonstrate a professional image and attitude.
- Explain and employ principles of infection control.
- Describe Federal and State regulatory agencies.
- Understand the structure, function, and composition of hair and scalp.
- Identify hair types and growth cycles, and recognize what influences hair’s strength, elasticity, and color.
- Explain communicating for success in the context of cosmetology.
- Conduct a successful client consultation.
- Describe professional tools and products and demonstrate their use.
- Detail and perform hairstyling procedures including natural textured styles, curl formation, blow drying, updo techniques, and wet-sets.
- Define haircutting in professional terms.
- Describe the role of growth pattern, density, texture, and wave pattern to determine the behavior of hair.
- Demonstrate and explain the uses of various haircutting tools.
- Explain and perform general haircutting techniques.
- List strategies for safety and sanitation in haircutting.
- Identify hair removal contraindications.
- List and describe permanent waving tools and designs.