Section 6-4 - Course of Study for Nail Technician Students The nail technician program of all schools shall include no less than four hundred (400) hours of instruction.
(a) Three hundred (300) hours shall consist of the following: - (i) The science of nail technology, thirty (30) hours of theory work, and ten (10) hours of practical work. In this section students will learn:
- (A) Health, safety, and infection control, specifically for nail technology;
- (B) General anatomy and physiology;
- (C) Skin structure and growth;
- (D) Nail structure and growth;
- (E) Nail diseases and disorders;
- (G) Nail product chemistry; and
- (ii) General nail technology, ten (10) hours of theory work, and one hundred (100) hours of practical work. In this section students will learn:
- (A) Pre and post service procedures;
- (B) Handling and exposure incidents;
- (C) Preforming basic manicures and pedicures;
- (D) Hand, arm, foot and leg massage;
- (E) Wraps, tips, and paraffin wax treatments; and
- (F) Polishing, UV gel, and design.
- (iii) The art of nail technology, ten (10) hours of theory work, and one hundred forty (140) hours of practical work. In this section the students will learn:
- (A) Advanced manicuring and pedicuring;
- (D) Monomer liquid and polymer powder nail enhancements;