Recent ProfessorsNot yet assignedRecent SemestersNo scheduled sections on recordClass SizeNot publishedCredits10PrerequisiteBAR 100; with a grade of "P" Transfers ToNot transferableDescriptionand Cosmetology Business and Professions Code Section 7321 provides that a student: (a) is not less than 17 years of age, (b) has completed the 10th grade in the public schools of this state or its equivalent. This course encompasses individual and group instruction so that students can obtain knowledge and build a foundation in the basic practical skills of all barbering industry-related procedures. The course emphasizes student comprehension and practice of disinfecting, sanitation and decontamination, and health and safety standards required by the California Board of Barbering and Cosmetology. Topics covered in this course are health and safety, disinfection and sanitation, chemical hair services, hairstyling services, and shaving and trimming of the beard. The course includes a lab fee of $200. This course requires the necessary examinations to be passed at 75% or higher for a proof of training document to test for The California Board of Barbering and Cosmetology license. Students are required to participate in taking clients and working in the dispensary. Refusing this portion of the course will result in a loss of hours and possible dismissal from the program. SCC Cosmetology Department requires the purchase of the digital version of the Pivot Point textbook package and computer program "The Lab." A minimum of 500 lecture and lab between BAR 115 and Bar 117 hours is required for advancement to the next level. 