Facial Specialist (CERT1)

• The facial esthetics program is designed to prepare the student with the skills and knowledge required for an entry-level position in the facial/esthetics profession.
• Program Highlights
• Lone Star College has innovative cosmetology facilities that offer cutting edge knowledge and skills to become a licensed practitioner. Students will begin their cosmetology journey with theory and foundation skills, primarily with manikins, and progress to live models. Throughout the course our faculty guide students to achieve their full potential. By graduation, our students gain the knowledge, skills, and experience needed to achieve licensure and salon success.
• Credentials and Careers
• The Cosmetology Facial AAS Degree is a full-time, 9-month program. In nine months students can complete the Cosmetology Facial AAS certificate, gain licensure, and begin working in a salon/spa as they complete their AAS Degree.
• Facial treatment specialists often work in spas and salons, and some provide skin care services in medical facilities. Other professionals in the field apply treatments and sell make-up in shopping centers or department stores.
• Transferability
• General education courses (Core) are designated for easy transfer to Texas public institutions and applicable to requirements at private and out-of-state institutions.
• Technical coursework may be transferable to other institutions.
• Please consult with a program advisor for more information about transferability.

• Must submit Cosmetology Program admission application.
• Must be in disciplinary good standing at all institutions. No student will be admitted who is under disciplinary suspension status. If a student is under disciplinary suspension or transferred to an alternative program due to disciplinary actions, the student will be dropped from the college program. Any such status requires positive resolution from the other institution before a student will be considered for admission.
• A high school diploma or GED Is required for program admission.

• This award requires 25 credit hours in total.
• Lone Star College reports 768 contact hours for this award.

• Facial Specialist Level 1 Certificate
• Demonstrate competency in written theory and related practical application required for the completion of the Esthetics program and Esthetic licensing examination.
• Demonstrate proper technical, sanitation and safety procedures as required by Texas state law governing the practice of Esthetics.
• Cosmetology Facial AAS
• Demonstrate proper sanitation and safety practices as required by Texas state law governing estheticians.
• Demonstrate technical proficiency equal to the requirements for entry-level positions in the Esthetics field.

• Tuition shown is the in-district rate of $111.00 per credit hour for 25 credit hours.
• Out-of-district Texas residents pay $249.00 per credit hour ($6,225.00); international and out-of-state students pay $313.00 per credit hour ($7,825.00).
• Lab fees vary by course and liability insurance, uniforms and supplies vary by program, so Lone Star College publishes no all-in total for this award. Tuition above excludes them.
• Financial aid and payment plans are available to most students.
• Application fee: none. Lone Star College applications are free.

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation

• Crimes involving prohibited sexual conduct or involving children as victims. Reasons: Licensees have direct contact with members of the general public, often in settings with no one else present.
• A person with a predisposition for crimes involving prohibited sexual conduct or involving children as victims would have the opportunity to engage in further similar conduct.
• Crimes against the person such as homicide, kidnapping and assault. Reasons: Licensees have direct contact with persons in situations that have potential for confrontational behavior.
• A person with a predisposition of a violent response would pose a risk to the public.
• Crimes involving illegal manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance. Reasons: Licensees work in a business establishment under their control, that is difficult to monitor with customers constantly coming and going, sometimes lingering for varied periods of time, which would provide a person with a predisposition to sell controlled substances an effective cover of their selling of controlled substances.
• Licensees have exclusive access to customers for extended periods of time providing the opportunity for persons with predisposition to sell controlled substances the opportunity to persuade the uninitiated to buy a controlled substance.

• The Student Success Course Requirement is satisfied through successful completion of CSME 1420.
• The AAS General Education Requirement, EDUC 1300 Learning Framework, is satisfied through successful completion of CSME 1420 - Orientation to Facial Specialist
• Program Capstone requirement is satisfied through successful completion of departmental exam.