Academic calendar
Continuous Enrollment runs Jan 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
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- Rolling Admissions / Continuous Instruction 2025-2026
- Rolling Admissions / Continuous Enrollment 2025-2026
- Continuous Enrollment
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B
- BBA
- Brittany Beauty Academy, the shorthand for the institution itself.
C
- Clock Hours
- The strictly tracked hours of attendance required by the state for graduation and licensing eligibility.
F
- FAFSA
- Free Application for Federal Student Aid, commonly used by students to fund their tuition at the academy
M
- Mannequin
- The practice head used by students to learn techniques before transitioning to live clients.
N
- NACCAS
- National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences, the body that accredits the academy's programs
- NYS Board
- The New York State Division of Licensing Services, the body that administers the final licensing exams.
- NYS DOS
- New York State Department of State, the government entity that oversees professional licensing for cosmetology and esthetics
- NYSDOS
- New York State Department of State, the body that issues professional licenses after graduation
- NYSED
- New York State Education Department, the agency overseeing the school's licensing and curriculum.
P
- Practical
- The hands-on portion of the curriculum where students practice techniques on mannequins or each other
S
- SAP
- Satisfactory Academic Progress, the mandatory standard for grades and attendance required to remain enrolled and receive aid.
- Senior Status
- The point in the program where a student has completed enough hours to begin working on 'The Floor'.
- Senior Student
- A student who has completed enough hours to begin working on clients on the clinic floor
- State Board
- The official New York State licensing exam that students must pass after graduation
- State Boards
- The final New York State practical and written examinations required to become a licensed professional.
T
- The Breakroom
- The designated area where students eat lunch and take breaks, as there are no on-campus dining halls
- The Floor
- The clinical area where students perform hair, skin, or nail services on members of the public
- The Kit
- The professional bag of tools, shears, and supplies issued to students that must be brought to every class
- Theory
- The classroom-based portion of the day focused on textbook learning and lectures
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- All Blacks
- The mandatory dress code requiring students to wear professional, solid black clothing every day.
- Blacks
- The mandatory professional dress code requiring students to wear all-black clothing and closed-toe shoes.
- Brooklyn
- The campus location situated on 7th Avenue in the Park Slope area
- Clinic
- The supervised environment where students work on real clients to gain professional experience.
- Clinic hours
- Specific hours earned by performing services on the public, which are tracked separately for graduation eligibility
- Clock Hours
- The actual time spent in school, which must reach a specific total (e.g., 1,000 for Cosmetology) to graduate
- Clocking
- The mandatory process of using the school's time clock to record every hour of attendance
- Clocking in
- The essential daily task of recording attendance hours via the school's time-tracking system to meet state requirements
- Contract End Date
- The projected date by which a student must complete their required hours to avoid additional tuition charges
- Garden City
- The campus location specializing in Esthetics and Makeup Artistry.
- Kit Check
- A surprise or scheduled inspection by instructors to ensure all professional tools are present and properly sanitized.
- Late Start
- A convention where students may begin their program at mid-month intervals rather than a traditional semester start.
- Levittown
- The campus location situated on Hempstead Turnpike in Long Island
- LOA
- Leave of Absence; a formal, approved break in a student's education due to personal or medical reasons.
- Make-up hours
- Extra time students must attend to compensate for absences and reach the total hours required for graduation
- Makeup Hours
- Extra time scheduled to compensate for absences to ensure the student meets the state-mandated hour requirement.
- Milady
- The standard textbook used for all cosmetology and esthetics courses, often used as a shorthand for the curriculum itself.
- New Hyde Park
- The campus location situated on Hillside Avenue.
- Placement
- The school's career services department that assists graduating students with job searches.
- SAP
- Satisfactory Academic Progress; the standard for grades and attendance required to remain eligible for financial aid.
- Senior Status
- The milestone reached after a student completes their initial 300-hour 'Junior' phase, allowing them to work on clients
- Smithtown
- The campus location situated on Main Street in Suffolk County
- The Academy
- The general term used by students to refer to their specific campus building
- The Bronx
- The campus location situated on Grand Concourse
- The Catalog
- The official student handbook containing all institutional policies, grading scales, and conduct rules.
- The Clinic
- The on-site salon floor where senior students perform services on public clients under instructor supervision.
- The Clinic Floor
- The supervised on-site salon area where students perform services on public clients
- The Floor
- The active service area; 'going to the floor' refers to a student being promoted from classroom practice to working on real customers.
- The Junior Room
- The classroom area where new students learn foundational theory and basic techniques.
- The Lab
- The dedicated classroom space for hands-on practice on mannequins before students are cleared for the clinic floor.
- The Senior Room
- The classroom area designated for students who have completed their initial hours and are nearing graduation.
- The Theory Room
- The classroom space dedicated to textbook study and preparation for written exams
- The Uniform
- The mandatory dress code, typically consisting of all-black professional clothing and closed-toe shoes.
- Theory
- The classroom-based portion of the program focused on textbook learning and lectures.
- Theory Room
- The classroom area where students attend lectures and study for written exams
- Time Clock
- The digital system students must use to punch in and out to accurately record their state-mandated hours.
- Uniform
- The mandatory dress code, typically requiring students to wear all-black professional attire or scrubs.
- Uniform Code
- The strict requirement to wear professional black scrubs or the school-issued smock at all times.
- Uniform Policy
- The requirement to wear specific professional attire, usually black scrubs, while on campus
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Continuous Enrollment runs Jan 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 19 approved campus terms and 39 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.