Cosmetology
Associate of Applied Science · 64 credit hours · 4 semesters · Division of Fiber, Textile and Personal Appearance
Full-scope cosmetology preparing students for licensure by the Ohio State Cosmetology and Barber Board. The program meets the 1,500-hour state requirement. Cutting, chemical services, and a sequence in dry styling and comb-out technique.
Clinic services are offered to the public in the Wing C clinic beginning in the third semester. Appointments are scheduled through the Division office. Services are performed by students under licensed instructor supervision. Service times are longer than those at commercial salons; clients are advised of this at the time of booking.
State licensure fees are not included in tuition. The Board examination is scheduled by the student directly with the Board's testing administrator. Students are encouraged to submit the licensure application no later than the final term of enrollment.
Concentrations
Desairology
Restorative cosmetology for decedent care, completed in cooperation with the Division of Funerary and Interment Services. Cosmetic restoration under preparation-room conditions, product selection for non-living tissue, family photograph matching, and coordination with the funeral director of record. Enrollment requires concurrent good standing in the Cosmetology program and completion of FUN 101 as the concentration’s service course. Clinical hours are completed in Wing E under dual supervision of licensed cosmetology and funeral service faculty.
Coordinators: Doreen P. Halquist; Wilmer S. Dahlgrave, Lic. F.D.. Added by Addendum No. 1, adopted by the Curriculum Committee.
Curriculum
| Course | Title | Credits | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| COS 101 | Cosmetology Fundamentals | 5 | 1 |
| COS 110 | Sanitation and Ohio Cosmetology Law | 3 | 1 |
| COS 120 | Hair Cutting I | 4 | 1 |
| ENG 121 | Composition I | 3 | 1 |
| GEN 101 | First-Year Seminar | 1 | 1 |
| COS 155 | Dry Styling and Comb-Out I | 4 | 2 |
| COS 140 | Chemical Services I | 5 | 2 |
| COS 150 | Skin and Nail Services | 4 | 2 |
| COM 110 | Oral Communication | 3 | 2 |
| COS 240 | Salon Clinic I | 6 | 3 |
| COS 255 | Dry Styling and Comb-Out II | 4 | 3 |
| COS 230 | Chemical Services II | 3 | 3 |
| MAT 104 | Applied Mathematics | 3 | 3 |
| COS 290 | Salon Clinic II and State Board Preparation | 7 | 4 |
| COS 260 | Salon Management | 3 | 4 |
| COS 270 | Advanced Cutting and Finishing | 3 | 4 |
| BUS 210 | Small Business Operations | 3 | 4 |
Student outcomes
| Measure | Rate |
|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of published length | 74.1% |
| Placement in field or related field | 88.2% |
| Licensure examination pass rate, first attempt | 89.5% |
Rates are calculated under the methodology statement of record (rev. 2025-08-15).
Graduates
Fifteen hundred hours is fifteen hundred hours anywhere. What the Wing C clinic gave me was the third semester on the public, where the chair talks back and you keep cutting.
Yesenia Roque, ’25 — Licensed cosmetologist and salon owner, Bellweather
Facilities and instruction
Instruction is delivered in the facilities of the Division of Fiber, Textile and Personal Appearance. Additional photographs are collected at Campus photographs.
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