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Suggested Curriculum
9th Grade

English (as required)
Math (as required)
Science (as required)
Social Studies (as required)
Recommended Electives
Art/Commercial Art
Computer Education

11th Grade

English (as required)
Math (as required)
Science (as required)
Social Studies (as required)
Recommended Electives

Accounting
General Business
Computer Education
Chemistry

10th Grade
English (as required)
Math (as required)
Science (as required)
Social Studies (as required) Recommended Electives
Accounting
General Business
Word Processing/Computers
12th Grade
English (as required)
Math (as required)
Science (as required)
Social Studies (as required)
Recommended Elective
Marketing



Career-Tech Center Curriculum

MICHIGAN COSMETOLOGY STATE BOARD LAWS & RULES
YOUR PROFESSIONAL IMAGE
JOB SHADOW
EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS
PORTFOLIOS
INTEGRATION OF ACADEMICS
BACTERIOLOGY
DECONTAMINATION & INFECTION CONTROL-SAFETY-OSHA
DRAPING
SHAMPOOING, RINSING, CONDITIONING
THERMAL HAIR STYLING
THERMAL HAIR STRAIGHTENING (HAIR PRESSING)
HAIRCUTTING
FINGERWAVING
PROPERTIES OF THE SCALP & HAIR
WET HAIRSTYLING
PERMANENT WAVING
MANICURING/PEDICURING
ACRYLIC NAILS
THE NAIL & ITS DISORDERS
REMOVING UNWANTED HAIR
THEORY OF MASSAGE
FACIALS
THE ARTISTRY OF ARTIFICIAL HAIR
350 HOUR PRACTICAL AND WRITTEN EXAM

MANAGER
DISPENSER
RECEPTIONIST - PROFESSIONAL SALON SOFTWARE
FACIAL MAKE UP
HAIR COLOR
MICHIGAN STATE BOARD COSMETOLOGY PRE-PRACTICAL EXAMS
ARTISTIC PRINCIPLES

CHEMICAL HAIR RELAXING
CHEMISTRY
EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS-INTERVIEWS-PLACEMENT
SKIN AND ITS DISORDERS
CELLS, ANATOMY, & PHYSIOLOGY
ELECTRICITY & LIGHT THERAPY
THE SALON BUSINESS
1,500 HOUR RE-PRACTICAL AND WRITTEN EXAM

Job Titles
Cosmetologist/Hair Dresser
Desairologist - Mortuary
Esthetician - Skin Care
Image Consultant
Make-Up Artist
Massage Therapist
Nail Technician

 

Salon/Spa Manager
Salon/Spa Owner
Hair Color Specialist
Cosmetology School Instructor
Manufacturer's Sales Representative
Platform Artist/Educator
Receptionist

 



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