Manicuring Instructor Certificate

1. General college admission requirements.
2. Should have a high school diploma or a high school graduation equivalency certificate.
3. Submission of proper documentation is required by the Spa Therapies and Operations Department and the NC Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners prior to class start. Required documentation includes a Hepatitis B record, current government-issued photo ID showing date of birth, and social security card or tax ID card, or Department of Homeland Security ID.
4. Completion of required Hepatitis B vaccine. The first dose is to be completed by the first day of class. Second Hepatitis B vaccine to be completed at least one month after the first dose. The third dose must be completed six months after the first.
5. To earn hours, Manicuring Instructor students must be physically present in the laboratory. When leaving a laboratory, students must clock out.
6. Students must be able to differentiate between colors with or without reasonable accommodations and be comfortable working directly with chemicals found in products used in the manicuring industry.
7. Students should be able to use manicuring equipment such as electric files and be able to sit for prolonged periods with or without reasonable accommodations.
8. Applicants of the Manicuring Instructor program should hold a current NC Board of Cosmetic Arts Examiners Cosmetologist or a manicurist license.

Courses requiring a grade of “C” or better: COS