The primary purpose of this Aesthetics Instructor course is to train the student in the basic teaching skills, educational judgments, safety judgments, proper work habits, and desirable attitudes necessary to obtain licensure and for competency as an instructor or related position.

600 Clock Hours

Eligibility Requirements

A candidate who wishes to obtain an Instructor’s license must pass both a written and a practical examination.  To qualify to take either of these examinations, a candidate must:

1. Have successfully completed a 600-hour course of Instruction in a Cosmetology-Section-approved school of cosmetology.  School must submit a completed Certificate of Training Form. 
2. Be at least 21 years old;
3. Must have a current license in the field you wish to teach (Cosmetology, Manicuring, Aesthetics, Electrology*).

*If you are applying to take the Electrologist Instructor Exam, you are also required to have three (3) years of practical experience as an electrologist in the State of Arkansas within the past five (5) years.

• 50 Hours.  Required preparatory training, Teaching of theory & practical operation, Selecting subject matter for class lecture, Preparing class lectures, Conducting a review of all subjects taught, Preparing & grading examinations, Demonstrating practical operations, Teaching practical operations.
• 100 Hours.  Class attendance. 
• 50 Hours.  Conducting Theory Classes.
• 200 Hours.  Conducting Practical Classes.
• 10 Hours.  Method of Keeping Student Records.
• 90 Hours.  Instructor’s Discretion.