The Certificate of Applied Science in Esthetics prepares students to provide beautification services to clients to improve the look and feel of their skin and facial features. Their duties include consulting with clients to select an appropriate treatment, preparing a sanitary environment before a procedure and offering treatments such as facials, extractions, microdermabrasion, chemical peels and waxing.

Program Admission

Admission into the CAS-Esthetics program is separate from institutional admission.  Current program admission requirements and applications are available online or by contacting the Workforce, Technical, and Computer Information Sciences Division.

*NOTE:  Previous cosmetology credits - earned more than three years ago - are not applicable toward WVUP's CAS-Esthetics degree requirements.

Total Degree Credits: 30

Plan of Study Grid

Semester 1		Hours
COLL 101	ORIENTATION TO COLLEGE 1	0
Writing and Rhetoric		3
COSM 101	INTRODUCTION TO COSMETOLOGY	2
COSM 103	SCIENCE OF COSMETOLOGY	5
COSM 112	INTRODUCTION TO ESTHETICS	5
	Hours	15
Semester 2
Quantitative Reasoning		3
COSM 114	FACIAL DEVICES & TECHNOLOGY	3
COSM 202	COSMETOLOGY CLINICAL II	5
COSM 210	SALON MANAGEMENT	2
COSM 260	COSMETOLOGY CAPSTONE	2
	Hours	15
	Total Hours	30

¹

Required 1-credit hour course, but is not counted in the degree total.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Core Courses
COLL 101	ORIENTATION TO COLLEGE 1	0
Writing and Rhetoric Elective		3
Quantitative Reasoning Elective		3
Program Courses
COSM 101	INTRODUCTION TO COSMETOLOGY	2
COSM 103	SCIENCE OF COSMETOLOGY	5
COSM 112	INTRODUCTION TO ESTHETICS	5
COSM 114	FACIAL DEVICES & TECHNOLOGY	3
COSM 202	COSMETOLOGY CLINICAL II	5
COSM 210	SALON MANAGEMENT	2
COSM 260	COSMETOLOGY CAPSTONE	2
Total Hours		30

¹

Institutional Graduation Requirement, but does not count in the degree total.