1. A. A school licensee shall ensure each student in a barber, aesthetics, cosmetology, hairstyling, or nail technology instructor course completes 350 curriculum hours that include the following:

   1. 1. Orientation and review of Board statutes and rules;

   2. 2. Theory, preparation, and practice curriculum development. This includes:

      1. a. Developing and using educational aids;
      2. b. Practical and written presentation principles;
      3. c. Classroom management evaluation, assessment, and remediation methods;
      4. d. Diversity in learning including cultural differences;
      5. e. Methods of teaching;
      6. f. Professional development including ethics; and
      7. g. Alternative learning;
   3. 3. Classroom and clinic oversight.

2. B. A school licensee may allow a student in an instructor course to satisfy, in part, curriculum hours required under subsection (A)(2) by completing a course at an accredited college or university or an educational institution described under R4-10-101(24)(c) and (d). Hours obtained under this subsection are subject to the following limits:

   1. 1. No more than nine credit hours for barbering, cosmetology, hairstyling, nail technology, or aesthetics; and
   2. 2. Each credit hour equals no more than 30 of the curriculum hours required under subsection (A).
3. C. A school licensee may allow a student in an instructor course to satisfy the curriculum hours required under subsection (A)(2) by participating in virtual learning.
4. D. A school licensee shall ensure all instruction given by a student instructor is under the direct supervision and observation of a licensed instructor.
5. E. A school licensee shall not allow a student instructor to instruct students or check student services performed on the public until the student instructor has received at least 80 hours of instructor training.
6. F. Under A.R.S. § 32-557, a student enrolled in a school for the purpose of becoming an instructor may be a paid employee of the school.

Historical Note

New Section R4-10-307 renumbered from R4-10-302 and amended by final rulemaking at 30 A.A.R. 527 (March 29, 2024), effective May 6, 2024 (Supp. 24-1).