Cosmetology
Cosmetology
Registration Deadline: Closed
Next Start Date: August 10, 2026
This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the Human Services career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the Human Services career cluster.
The content includes, but is not limited to: communication, leadership, human relations and employability skills; safe and efficient work practices; Florida cosmetology law and rules; acquisition of knowledge of the cosmetology/nails specialist/facial specialist and the related chemistry; bacteriology, anatomy and physiology; art of make-up; and development of skill in performing the manipulative and electrical techniques required in the practice of cosmetology/nails specialist and facials specialist occupations.
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Please see the Basic Skills Requirement table by clicking here and find your program.
If required, take the Basic Skills Test at our Testing Center. Call 941-255-7500 Ext. 1745 to schedule to take the test.
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Standards
After successfully completing this program, the student will be able to perform the following:
- Identify career opportunities.
- Demonstrate health, safety and environmental compliance.
- Employ safe, sanitary, and efficient work practices.
- Demonstrate language arts knowledge and skills.
- Demonstrate mathematics knowledge and skills.
- Demonstrate science, knowledge and application.
- Demonstrate employability and professional development.
- Demonstrate leadership and teamwork skills needed to accomplish team goals and objectives.
- Demonstrate personal financial literacy.
- Demonstrate professional ethics and legal responsibilities.
- Describe organizational and industry systems.
- Use information technology application.
- Solve problems using critical thinking, creativity, and Innovation.
- Use oral and written communication skills.
- Demonstrate the practice of performing manicures, pedicures, and apply artificial nails/nail wraps identifying the proper procedure and application of chemicals.
- Perform facials, manipulation and related massage, make-up, hair removal, and artificial lash application. Identify the proper chemical to be prescribed using an understanding of the chemistry that affects the nails and skin that can be described, measured and predicted. Demonstrate proper procedure and application of chemicals.
- Identify shampoo/hair conditioners and scalp treatments. Evaluate scalp and hair needs by analysis, demonstrating an awareness of diseases and disorders. Communicate an understanding of the chemical compositions and reactions of shampoos, conditioners, and rinses with water and each other. Demonstrate an understanding of electrical current, transfer of energy and how it affects the skin. Demonstrate application of shampoo, manipulations and rinsing.
- Identify and perform hair shaping (cutting). Identify and analyze spheres and dimensional shapes using visualization. Illustrate ways in which geometric shapes can be combined, subdivided and changed in performing haircuts on a manikin or client. Communicate an understanding of factors that influence the determination of strategies necessary to meet individual client needs.
- Identify and perform hairstyles. Identify and analyze spheres and dimensional shapes using visualization. Illustrate ways in which geometric shapes can be combined, subdivided and changed in performing haircuts on a manikin or client. Communicate an understanding of factors that influence the determination of strategies necessary to meet individual client needs.
- Identify and prepare hairpieces, wigs and hair attachments. Identify and analyze spheres and dimensional shapes using visualization. Illustrate ways in which geometric shapes can be combined, subdivided and changed in performing haircuts on a manikin or client. Communicate an understanding of factors that influence the determination of strategies necessary to meet individual client needs.
- Identify and perform permanent waving/reconstruction and curl/ chemical relaxing. Identify the proper chemical to be prescribed and understand the way chemicals affect the hair shaft and skin. Demonstrate proper procedure and application of chemicals.
- Identify and apply temporary, semi-permanent, permanent color, lightener and specialty color techniques. Identify the proper chemical to be prescribed. Understand the chemicals that affect the hair shaft and skin. Identify, measure, and predict chemical reactions. Perform proper procedure and application of chemicals.
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OCP
Course Number
Course Title
Teacher Certification
Length
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CSP0009
Grooming and Salon Services Core, Facials and Nails
COSMETOL @7 7G
225 hours
COS0002
Cosmetologist and Hairstylist 1
300 hours
COS0003
Cosmetologist and Hairstylist 2
300 hours
COS0009
Cosmetologist and Hairstylist 3
375 hours
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Cosmetology industry certification is the Florida Board of Health Licensed Cosmetologist.
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- Hairdresser
- Hairstylists
- Cosmetologists
To find out more about these opportunities, please visit O*Net OnLine.
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Cosmetology Program has no prerequisites.
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