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Graduates are qualified to become salon managers or owners; platform artists; sales representatives for cosmetic companies; or stylists, manicurists, or estheticians in salons.

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COSMETOLOGY DIPLOMA

This program is a sequence of courses that prepares students for careers in cosmetology. The program emphasizes the chemistry of hair; hairstyling techniques; cutting techniques; manicuring and pedicuring; skin care; perming and relaxing; color techniques; decontamination and infection control; bacteriology; professional ethics; and salon management. Students will gain experience working with clients in a job-simulated laboratory. The curriculum meets state licensing requirements of the Georgia State Board of Cosmetology. Program graduates receive a diploma.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Graduates are qualified to become salon managers or owners; platform artists; sales representatives for cosmetic companies; or stylist, manicurists, or estheticians in salons.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Applicants must meet general admissions requirements, and must also:

1. Present official documentation of an earned high school diploma, GED, or college degree. In order to sit for the state licensing examination, students must have a high school diploma or GED.

2. Present acceptable ASSET, COMPASS, SAT, ACT or CPE scores taken within the last five years or transfer of program level English and math from a regionally accredited college or university with a grade of C or better.

3. Upon successful completion (or transfer in) of ENG 101, MAT 101, EMP 100, and SCT 100 with a minimum grade point average of 2.0, the student will be eligible to register for courses with the COS prefix.

It will be the responsibility of the student to notify the Cosmetology Program Advisor when all general core courses and SCT 100 have been completed. With this notification, the student will be placed on the Cosmetology COS prefix eligible list. Once students are placed on the COS prefix eligible list, they will be registered in COS prefix courses based upon general core course completion date. In the event two or more students have the same general core course and SCT 100 completion date, the date the student applies to the Cosmetology Program will be used to determine placement position for registration. The number of students allowed into classes with the COS prefix is limited. Classes will be filled by students from the COS prefix eligible list. If a student changes his/her declared major from Cosmetology to a different major, and then back to Cosmetology, the latest Cosmetology application will be used to determine placement.