Credit-Hour School FAQs
1. What is the difference between a cosmetology credit hour school and a clock hour school?
A credit hour school reports only those credits which have successfully been completed by a cosmetology student.
A clock hour school reports monthly all the hours completed by a cosmetology student.
2. Is a credit hour school required to report credits if the student did not complete the entire module or course?
No, credit hour schools only report those credits for the module or course which have successfully been completed by a student.
3. When is a credit hour school required to report credits?
When a student successfully completes a module or course, all credits earned by the student must be reported.
4. Can a credit hour school use a time clock to track student attendance?
Yes, a credit hour school can use a time clock to track student attendance and be used for attendance records.
5. Is a credit hour school required to convert credits to clock hours for students?
No, 83.72 (o) Successful completion of 1 credit hour is equal to 37.5 clock hours. This equivalency will be used for conversion between clock hours to credit hours or credit hours to clock hours and the department must periodically assess this equivalency conversion to ensure it is an acceptable industry standard.
6. How does a credit hour school report field trips and distance education?
Credit hour schools will no longer see the columns for classroom, field trip and distance education. Field trip hours and distance education hours should be included in the successful completion of a module or course. A credit hour school will only report a student’s successful completion of a module or course.
7. What documentation is a credit hour school required to have on file for module or course completions?
Each student should have a module or course completion form indicating the credits successfully completed by each student.
8. What required information should be included on the module or course completion form?
- A module or course completion form should contain the following information:
- Student Name
- Student Permit number
- Program type
- Course or Module and dates
- Date of completion
- Number of Credits
- *Optional – Number of hours which would include: classroom hours, field trip hours and approved distance education hours
