Register October 2023 No. 814
Chapter Cos 5
COURSES OF INSTRUCTION
Cos 5.015 Persons providing practical instruction in schools and specialty schools.
Cos 5.02 Practitioner license syllabus.
Cos 5.04 Aestheticians license syllabus.
Cos 5.05 Electrologist license syllabus.
Cos 5.06 Manicurist license syllabus.
Ch. Cos 5 Note
Note: See Chapter
SPS 50 for rules governing the licensing of barbers, barbering managers, and barbering establishments.
Cos 5.001
Cos 5.001
Instruction. An applicant for licensure as a cosmetologist, aesthetician, electrologist, or manicurist may receive instruction in a school of cosmetology licensed under s.
440.62 (3) (ar), Stats., exempted under s.
440.61, Stats., or accredited by any of the following:
Cos 5.001(1)
(1) National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts & Sciences (NACCAS).
Cos 5.001(2)
(2) Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC).
Cos 5.001(4)
(4) National Interstate Council of State Boards of Cosmetology (NIC).
Cos 5.001(5)
(5) Any other accrediting agency relating to cosmetology that is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Cos 5.001 History
History: CR 15-020: cr.
Register July 2015 No. 715, eff. 8-1-15;
CR 18-002: am. (intro.)
Register April 2018 No. 748, eff. 5-1-18.
Cos 5.01(1)
(1)
Schools that provide instruction to students for cosmetology practitioner, or specialty schools that provide instruction to students for aesthetician, electrologist, or manicurist licenses shall develop curricula for instruction that are based on the appropriate syllabus as approved by the board in this chapter.
Cos 5.01(2)
(2) A school or specialty school shall offer at a minimum the practical and theory hours listed for subjects in the appropriate syllabus included in this section chapter.
Cos 5.01(3)
(3) Courses may be offered to students remotely as deemed appropriate by the school and as approved by the board.
Cos 5.01(4)
(4) Simulated patrons, such as mannequins, may be used for practical training as deemed appropriate by the board.
Cos 5.01 History
History: Cr.
Register, July, 1989, No. 403, eff. 8-1-89; renumber (1) to be Cos 5.01 under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats., and correction made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 6.,
7., Stats.,
Register February 2013 No. 686;
EmR1502: emerg. am., eff. 1-15-15;
CR 15-020: am.
Register July 2015 No. 715, eff. 8-1-15;
CR 18-002: am.
Register April 2018 No. 748, eff. 5-1-18;
CR 22-085: r. and recr. Register October 2023 No. 814, eff. 11-1-23.
Cos 5.015
Cos 5.015
Persons providing practical instruction in schools and specialty schools. No person may use the title, “Wisconsin certified cosmetologist, aesthetician, electrologist, or manicurist instructor,” or use any title that implies the person is a Wisconsin certified instructor, or represents the person to be a Wisconsin certified instructor under this chapter unless the person holds a current license in cosmetology, aesthetics, electrology, or manicuring and meets the requirements under s.
440.63 (3), Stats.
Cos 5.015 History
History: CR 20-025: Register July 2021 No. 787, eff. 8-1-21.
Cos 5.02
Cos 5.02
Practitioner license syllabus. A syllabus for the practitioner license is shown below in Figure 5.02:
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See PDF for table 
Cos 5.02 History
History: Cr.
Register, July, 1989, No. 403, eff. 8-1-89
; am.
Register, July, 1994, No. 463, eff. 8-1-94; am.,
Register, May, 1999, No. 521, eff. 6-1-99; am.
Register, September, 2000, No. 537, eff. 10-1-00;
CR 05-118: am.
Register November 2006 No. 611, eff. 12-1-06; correction in Figure 5.02 made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 6.,
7., Stats.,
Register February 2013 No. 686;
EmR1502: emerg. r. and recr., eff. 1-15-15;
CR 15-020: r. and recr. Figure 5.02
Register July 2015 No. 715, eff. 8-1-15.
Cos 5.04
Cos 5.04
Aestheticians license syllabus. A syllabus for the aestheticians license is shown below in Figure 5.04:
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See PDF for table Cos 5.04 History
History: Cr.
Register, July, 1989, No. 403, eff. 8-1-89; am.
Register, September, 2000, No. 537, eff. 10-1-00; correction in Figure 5.04 made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 6.,
7., Stats.,
Register February 2013 No. 686.
Cos 5.05
Cos 5.05
Electrologist license syllabus. A syllabus for the electrologist license is shown below in Figure 5.05:
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See PDF for table Cos 5.05 History
History: Cr.
Register, July, 1989, No. 403, eff. 8-1-89; am.
Register, September, 2000, No. 537, eff. 10-1-00.
Cos 5.06
Cos 5.06
Manicurist license syllabus. A syllabus for the manicurist license is shown below in Figure 5.06:
-
See PDF for table Cos 5.06 History
History: Cr.
Register, July, 1989, No. 403, eff. 8-1-89
; am.
Register, July, 1994, No. 463, eff. 8-1-94; am.
Register, September, 2000, No. 537, eff. 10-1-00;
CR 05-118: am.
Register November 2006 No. 611, eff. 12-1-06; correction in Figure 5.06 made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 6.,
7., Stats.,
Register February 2013 No. 686.
