DSHS · School certificate

Scalp Micropigmentation

The most misunderstood corner of the Texas market, taught by someone who read the rule. SMP is tattooing under 25 TAC §229.402 — everything follows from that.

250

Clock hours

19

Modules

83

Lesson plans

28

Practical rubrics

What a graduate receives

School certificate

Texas sets no training standard for the individual practitioner, so this is a private credential proving documented training. It is not a state licence, and the program says so repeatedly and on purpose.

Status: Teachable and assessable — module quizzes in build.
  • Per-module quizzes and tests are still being written. The final written examination and the practical rubrics are complete, so a student can be assessed on the exam and on every practical gate — but the module-by-module knowledge checks are not yet in place.
Regulatory framework
AuthorityTexas Department of State Health Services
StatuteHealth and Safety Code, Chapter 146
Rules25 TAC Chapter 229, Subchapter V
Facility standard§229.404 — stricter than barbering
FederalOSHA 29 CFR 1910.1030
ExaminationNone from the state

Every lesson carries a verification appendix. These figures change and must be confirmed against current publications before teaching.

Curriculum

19 modules, 83 lessons.

Each lesson is sized to one class session. An instructor opens one file and teaches from it.

MODULE 01

Texas Regulatory Framework

4 lessons

MODULE 02

Bloodborne Pathogens

4 lessons

MODULE 03

Microbiology and Infection Control

3 lessons

MODULE 04

Sterilization and Studio Setup

4 lessons

MODULE 05

Scalp and Skin Anatomy

4 lessons

MODULE 06

Trichology and Hair Loss

4 lessons

MODULE 07

Consultation and Candidacy

4 lessons

MODULE 08

Fitzpatrick and Pigment Science

4 lessons

MODULE 09

Hairline Design and Facial Morphology

5 lessons

MODULE 10

Equipment and Needle Configurations

4 lessons

MODULE 11

Core Deposit Technique

7 lessons

MODULE 12

Density and Blending

6 lessons

MODULE 13

Scar Camouflage

5 lessons

MODULE 14

Female and Diffuse Density

3 lessons

MODULE 15

Session Planning

3 lessons

MODULE 16

Aftercare and Complications

4 lessons

MODULE 17

Fading and Correction

3 lessons

MODULE 18

Business and Legal

4 lessons

MODULE 19

Practicum

8 lessons

What is included

Everything needed to run the program.

  • 83 fully scripted lesson plans across 19 modules
  • A regulatory framework module that states the studio-not-artist rule plainly
  • A final written examination
  • 28 practical rubrics — 344 criteria, 236 of them gating
  • Six gated practicum checkpoints, from synthetic sheets to live models
  • Glossary and a complete forms packet
  • Spanish controlled glossary and Spanish safety cards
  • Depth control, Fitzpatrick typing, and undertone taught as first-class subjects
  • Scar camouflage, female and diffuse density, fading and correction
  • Student editions generated automatically with instructor material stripped

Run SMP at your school.

Licensed per school, delivered on the platform, branded as yours.