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2024-2025 Arapahoe Community College Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Arapahoe Community College Catalog

Cosmetology and Salon Management AAS - Academic Plan


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Total Credits = 61

The Cosmetology and Salon Management AAS Degree offers a solid foundation for students to start a career in a salon or to prepare them for one day opening their own salon. Students with a completed certificate in cosmetology from Arapahoe Community College, or who have a Colorado State Cosmetology License, can complete an additional 31 credits and earn their Associates of Applied Science (AAS) degree.

Program Outcomes


  • Demonstrate the ability to write properly structured and organized business documents.
  • Examine a business problem and design a course of action.
  • Demonstrate the use of correct business terms.
  • Develop plan for salon or cosmetology business.

Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Recommendations


Where requirements are listed as course categories (e.g. Electives, Arts/Humanities) rather than as specific courses, please note that depending upon course choice, prerequisites may be required.
 
*Grade C or better required

Required Course Prerequisite, Corequisite, or Recommendation
ENG 1021 - English Composition I: GT-CO1  OR
ENG 1031 - Technical Writing I: GT-CO1  
Prerequisite: College Readiness in English
PSY 1001 - General Psychology I: GT-SS3  OR
SOC 1001 - Introduction to Sociology I: GT-SS3  OR
ANT 1001 - Cultural Anthropology: GT-SS3  
Prerequisite: College Readiness in English
MAT 1150 - Technical Mathematics   Prerequisite: College Readiness in Quantitative Literacy Math

 

Recommended Course Sequence (Full-Time Track)


Business Course (3 credits)


~Choose One Course~

Communication Course (3 credits)


~Choose One Course~

English Course (3 credits)


~Choose One Course~

Year 1: Spring


Accounting / Entrepreneurship Course (3-4 credits)


~Choose One Course~

Business / Entrepreneurship Course (3 credits)


~Choose One Course~

Management Course (3 credits)


~Choose One Course~

Recommended Course Sequence (Part-Time Track)


Year 1: Fall


Business Course (3 credits)


~Choose One Course~

English Course (3 credits)


~Choose One Course~

Year 1: Spring


Communication Course (3 credits)


~Choose One Course~

Year 1: Summer


Accounting / Entrepreneurship Course (3-4 credits)


~Choose One Course~

Year 2: Spring


Management Course (3 credits)


~Choose One Course~

Year 2: Summer


Business / Entrepreneurship Course (3 credits)


~Choose One Course~

Notes


  • *This course requires college level readiness as measured by Accuplacer, ACT, or SAT scores; approved high school course work that is less than five years old; or successful completion of appropriate college-readiness course.
  • AAA 1001   – College 101: Student Experience is required for all new college students seeking degrees or transfer.
  • Must have a valid Colorado State Cosmetology License (or a Cosmetology certificate from Arapahoe Community College) for admittance to program.

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