Policies

Department of Education ●​ The new school may only credit completed content, and must substantiate, based on the student’s transcript, how hours are awarded towards each content area ●​ Satisfactory of the above must be shown by the transfer student when applying to the Board for exam application If the former school meets the above conditions, then an Official Transcript and copy of the catalog or bulletin of the former school showing full course descriptions should be received by the Director of Education in order to evaluate completed hours, performance requirements, and course letter grades earned from the former school. The Official Transcript must clearly indicate the course content completed in order for transfer credit to be awarded. Awarded transfer credits will be based on the review of the transfer student’s official transcript and the successful completion of the board-approved competency assessment administered by the school. Transfer Between Programs: Students enrolled in Sylvain Melloul International Hair Academy are permitted to transfer eligible (defined below) credit between the following programs: ●​ Cosmetology and Barbering ●​ Cosmetology and Esthetics There is no transfer of credit between the esthetics and barbering programs, master esthetics with any program, or massage therapy with any program. Currently enrolled students at Sylvain Melloul International Hair Academy are permitted to transfer between eligible programs with no loss of credit for progress already completed that fall under the applicable curriculum requirements of the new program. Credit earned for content that does not apply to the new program will not be awarded to the transferring student.