Distance Education

The provisions of this §83.202 adopted to be effective January 1, 2023, 47 TexReg 8640.

Technical Requirements–Curriculum Standards

The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations understands the needs of those seeking to become a licensed cosmetologist, and allows for portions that do not require direct interaction to be studied at a distance with the limitations set below.

(e) Distance Education:

• (1) Schools offering distance education may not designate more than 50% of the total hours in each course as theory hours.
• (2) A student may obtain the following distance education hours:
  • (A) A maximum of 500 hours out of the 1,000 hour cosmetology operator course;
  • (B) A  maximum of 500 hours out of the 1,000 hour class A barber course;
  • (C) A maximum of 150 hours out of the 300 hour class A barber to cosmetology operator course;
  • (D) A maximum of 150 hours out of the 300 hour cosmetology operator to class A barber course;
  • (E) A maximum of 300 hours out of the 1200 hour esthetician/manicurist coursemaximum of 300 hours out of the 600 hour manicurist course;;
  • (F) A maximum of 375 hours out of the 750 hour esthetician course;
  • (G) A maximum of 400 hours out of the 800 hour esthetician/manicurist course;
  • (H) A maximum of 160 hours out of the 320 hour eyelash extension specialist course;
  • (I) A maximum of 150 hours out of the 300 hour hair weaving specialist course; and
  • (J) A maximum of 400 hours out of the 800 hour hair weaving specialist/esthetician course.

(f) Field Trips

• (1) Barbering and cosmetology related field trips are permitted under the following conditions for students enrolled in the following courses. The guidelines under this subsection must be strictly followed.
• (2) A student may obtain the following field trip hours:
  • (A) A maximum of 100 hours out of the 1,000 hour cosmetology operator course;
  • (B) A maximum of 100 hours out of the 1,000 hour class A barber course;
  • (C) A maximum of 60 hours for the manicurist course;
  • (D) A maximum of 75 hours for the esthetician course;
  • (E) A maximum of 80 hours for the esthetician/manicurist course;
  • (F) A maximum of 32 hours for the eyelash extension specialist course;
  • (G) A maximum of 30 hours for the hair weaving specialist course; and
  • (H) A maximum of 70 hours for the hair weaving specialist/esthetician course.
• (3)  Students must be under the supervision of an instructor from the school where the student is enrolled at all times during the field trip. The instructor-student ratio required in a school is required on a field trip.
• (4) Complete documentation is required, including student names, instructor names, activity, location, date, and duration of the activity.
• (5) No hours are allowed for travel.
• (7) Prior department approval is not required.

(g) The department may allow students previously enrolled in a 1,200-hour manicurist/esthetician program to transfer completed hours to an 800-hour manicurist/esthetician program if the hours meet the required technical standards. Upon request of a student, a school must apply completed hours toward a department-approved 800-hour manicurist/esthetician program if the school has such a program, or allow the student to transfer to another school.

(h) This section provides the curriculum standards that are effective on or after August 1, 2023