This certificate program will provide for 1500 hours of instruction scheduled on the basis of 32 hours per week, to be completed within 12 months. This program will provide students with an opportunity to learn the basic manipulative and theoretical skills necessary to become a licensed cosmetologist.

To earn a certificate, students must successfully complete courses contained in a block unit taught in three semesters.

To be eligible for licensing by the Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation, the students must have completed the following courses of study and must show satisfactory completion of the state administered exam.