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Center for Curriculum and Transfer Articulation
Major: 1192N
Effective Term: 2023 Fall   

Award: CCT
Total Clock Hours: 350
CIP Code: 12.0413
Initiating College: Gateway Community College
SOC Code: Upon completion of this program, students may pursue a career as:
25-1194.00 Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary




Description: The Certificate of Competency (CCT) in Cosmetology Instructor program will prepare students to provide instruction for the Cosmetology program students. Additionally, students will learn how to write and deliver a successful lesson plan, and will graduate from the program with the skills necessary for establishing and maintaining an effective classroom. Topics also include knowledge of laws pertaining to the Arizona State Board of Cosmetology, safety and sanitation, and state board regulations. Upon completing the Cosmetology Instructor program, students will be prepared to take the Arizona State Board of Barbering and Cosmetology Instructor licensing exam.

This program is designed to meet education requirements for licensure or certification in the State of Arizona. Granting licensure and certification is the sole responsibility of the state board or approval agency. This program is only offered and available to students located in the State of Arizona. The Maricopa County Community College District and colleges define student location within Administrative Regulation 2.2.3(7).



Required Courses
+ COS250 Instructor In Training Orientation 80
+ COS251 Instructor In Training I 135
+ COS252 Instructor In Training II 135
Clock Hours: 350

Program Competencies
1. Identify and understand the basic needs of an effective classroom instructor. (COS250)
2. Apply and demonstrate learned concepts through effective lesson plan creation. (COS250)
3. Apply and describe learned concepts in theory, to successfully pass a written exam with 80% or better. (COS250)
4. Identify and understand the needs of an effective classroom instructor. (COS251)
5. Apply and demonstrate learned concepts through effective lesson plan creation and implementation. (COS251)
6. Demonstrate and explain understanding of teaching methods and management in a live teaching setting. (COS251)
7. Apply and describe learned concepts in theory, to successfully pass a written exam with 80% or better. (COS251)
8. Apply and demonstrate lessons learned in theory and current cosmetology work experience to help facilitate cosmetology student learning in the classroom and live clinic setting with the direction of a licensed cosmetology instructor. (COS252)
9. Implement and demonstrate the demands of an effective classroom and clinic instruction. (COS252)
10. Administer and exhibit learned concepts through effective lesson plan creation and implementation with various assessment methods. (COS252)
11. Perform and establish an understanding of teaching methods and management in a live classroom and salon setting. (COS252)
12. Apply and define learned concepts in theory, to successfully pass a written exam with 80% or better. (COS252)
13. Rationalize and indicate lessons learned in theory and current cosmetology work experience to help facilitate cosmetology student learning in the classroom and in a live clinic setting with the direction of a licensed cosmetology instructor. (COS252)
14. Student instructor successfully completes final theory and practical demonstration rubric, including lesson plan construction, and written examination with an 80% to be eligible for Arizona Board of Cosmetology certification and licensure. (COS252)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected.
Clock Curriculum Committee Approval Date: 5-12-2023

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.





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