NAC644.124. Transfer of credit hours.

     1. The number of credit hours that may be transferred from one course of study of cosmetology to another will be determined as follows:

     (a) A student in cosmetology who transfers to nail technology will receive credit for the number of actual hours taken in courses in nail technology, up to a maximum of 150 hours.

     (b) A student in cosmetology who transfers to aesthetics will receive credit for the number of actual hours taken in courses in aesthetics, up to a maximum of 160 hours.

     (c) A student in nail technology who transfers to cosmetology will receive credit for the actual number of hours taken, up to a maximum of 150 hours.

     (d) A student in aesthetics who transfers to cosmetology will receive credit for the actual number of hours taken, up to a maximum of 160 hours.

     (e) A student in hair designing who transfers to cosmetology will receive credit for the actual number of hours taken.

     (f) For a student in cosmetology who transfers to hair designing, the number of hours earned by that student for courses in nail technology and aesthetics and 20 percent of all hours earned for courses involving theory only will be deducted from the total number of hours earned by the student. The student will receive credit for any remaining hours.

     2. A student who receives credit for hours taken upon transferring to a different course of study and who subsequently returns to his first course of study will receive credit for the original total number of hours earned in the first course of study.

     3. Hours earned by a student while he is outside of this State, including, without limitation, hours earned by a student while he is outside of the United States, may be transferred only for credit for courses in cosmetology, electrology, aesthetics and nail technology. To receive credit for such hours, the student must provide the Board with complete current documentation of the enrolled hours per subject. Such hours must be properly validated by the appropriate regulatory entity for the jurisdiction in which the hours were earned, if that entity provides such validations.

     4. Except as otherwise provided in this section, hours earned by a student at a school of barbering will be accepted in their entirety as they apply to a desired field of cosmetology. The Board will not give credit for courses in shaving or tonic applications.

     5. A student receiving credit under subsection 4 will not receive credit for more than 20 percent of the credits earned in theory classes.

     6. To receive credit under subsection 4, a student must have training in permanent waving and wet hair sculpting.

     7. To receive credit for hours under subsection 4, a student must provide the Board with complete current documentation of the enrolled hours per subject. Such hours must be properly validated by the appropriate regulatory entity for the jurisdiction in which the hours were earned, if that entity provides such validations.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Cosmetology by R099-97, eff. 2-25-98; A by R029-02, 7-19-2002; R092-06, 9-18-2006)