# COMAR Title 13A — State Board of Education

## Subtitle 04 — Specific Subjects

### Chapter 20 — Program for Barbers

#### Regulation .02 Program Completer Requirements for Barbers.

*COMAR 13A.04.20.02*

A. A program of instruction for barber shall require a minimum of 1,200 locally determined clock hours of instruction of which:

  (1) 200 hours shall be theory and demonstration; and

  (2) 1,000 hours shall be practical application.

B. The program shall include instruction in each of the following topics with hours as assigned by the local school system:

  (1) Careers in barbering;

  (2) Personal development;

  (3) Bacteriology, sterilization, and sanitation;

  (4) Implements, equipment, and supplies;

  (5) Techniques of honing and stropping;

  (6) Fundamentals of shaving;

  (7) Shampooing and rinsing;

  (8) Fundamentals and techniques of haircutting;

  (9) Techniques of cutting and styling curly and over-curly hair;

  (10) Techniques of mustache and beard trimming, and design;

  (11) Fundamentals of scalp and hair services;

  (12) Massage techniques;

  (13) Facial services;

  (14) Fundamentals of hair styling;

  (15) Fundamentals of permanent waving;

  (16) Fundamentals of chemical hair relaxing;

  (17) Hair coloring;

  (18) Hair pieces;

  (19) Histology;

  (20) Diseases and disorders of skin, scalp, and hair;

  (21) Anatomy and physiology in related barbering;

  (22) Electricity;

  (23) Related basic chemistry for barbering;

  (24) Barber shop management; and

  (25) State laws and regulations.

C. Related Instruction.

  (1) Related instruction, not to exceed 240 hours, may apply toward the 1,200-hour requirement when the teacher of barbering approves hours for documented student participation in any of the following activities:

    (a) Organizational activities of the Skills USA which are directly related to the subject of barbering;

    (b) School-sponsored field trips planned for in the barber curriculum;

    (c) Work-study employment after successful completion of 800 hours of barbering instruction, which is supervised by a master barber and conducted under a work-based learning agreement with the school.

  (2) The supervisor shall report on all matters concerning the student's progress in work-study employment as described in §C(1)(c) of this regulation to the work-study coordinator, or if none is assigned, to the school's teacher of barbering.

D. The barber teacher may certify the student's eligibility for admission to the State licensing examination upon:

  (1) Demonstrated competency upon the completion of the required minimum number of hours in the program; and

  (2) Certification of successful evaluation of the student's work by the teacher of barbering.