The following technical standards reflect performance abilities that are necessary for a student to successfully complete the requirements of the Cosmetology curriculum. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, "A qualified person with a disability is one who can perform the essential function of a job with or without reasonable accommodation."

Please read the standards carefully and seek clarification if necessary.

Communication

• Communicates effectively and professionally when interacting with peers, faculty, staff and guests using the English language verbally and in written form
• Follows verbal and written instructions
   

Physical strength and stamina

• Able to lift and move stock and supplies up to 30 pounds
• Able to stand and move about for up to eight hours
• Able to complete cleaning responsibilities requiring stooping, bending and climbing
• Able to use a hand-held fire extinguisher
   

Mobility and motor skills

• Works with hands
• Moves freely, quickly and safely in a close environment
• Works in coordination with other students
• Safely manipulates small equipment and equipment controls
• Safely pours and measures liquids, including chemicals
• Safely handles chemicals
• Performs repetitive tasks required in a cosmetology salon
   

Sensory

• Good close vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus
• Able to hear verbal instructions in a noisy environment
• Able to hear equipment alarms
• Able to read printed and written instructions and labels
• Able to feel hair, skin and nail textures
• No allergies to petroleum products, sodium hydroxide, ammonium thioglycolate, hydrogen peroxide and other cosmetology/esthetics products
• Open to getting clothes and hands dirty
   

Interpersonal and emotional

• Works cooperatively with other students and instructors
• Completes equitable share of salon duties
• Follows directions of instructors and fellow students
• Remains calm in a stressful environment
• Displays characteristics of emotional stability
• Manages personal medical and emotional conditions