21 NCAC 14T .0611          ONLINE INSTRUCTION

(a)  Online instruction and course hours are accepted by the Board for any cosmetic art curriculum.

(b)  The school shall determine if a student possesses the skills and comprehension necessary to succeed in an online instruction environment and maintain in each student's record documentation of the method used to determine the student's skill and comprehension.

(c)  The school shall track and record the student's hours by minute and educational achievements in the online instruction and shall provide electronic reports generated by the tracking system to an agent of the Board or its inspector upon request.

(d)  The school shall document the student demonstrates participation in the online education course(s).

(e)  Online instruction shall be limited to the independent or guided theory portion only and no more than 50 percent for teacher trainees and 30 percent of the total statutorily required hours for the respective cosmetic art discipline.

(f)  The school shall provide access to technical support for the online educational course or program to students and instructors.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 88B-2; 88B-4; 88B-16; 88B-17;

Eff. January 1, 2012;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. January 13, 2015;

Amended Eff. April 1, 2023; October 1, 2019.