Certification Categories and Credit Requirements

Please Note: Core credits count for all categories; however, of the total amount of continuing education credits required for each category a minimum of 25% must be specific to that particular category. The remaining 75% due can be category specific, core, or any combination of the two. For example: An applicator on a 3 year cycle recertifying in category 7A must earn at least 3 credits in category 7A and the remaining 9 credits due can be either all category specific (7A), all core, or a combination of core and 7A.

COMMERCIAL PESTICIDE CATEGORY	CATEGORY NAME	3 YEAR	6 YEAR	5 YEAR
1A	AGRICULTURAL PLANT	8	16	13
1B	AGRICULTURAL ANIMAL	6	12	10
1C	COMPANION ANIMAL	5	10	8
1D	FUMIGATION OF SOIL & AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES	6	12	10
2	FOREST PEST CONTROL	6	12	10
3A	ORNAMENTALS, SHADE TREES & TURF	10	20	17
3B	TURF	10	20	17
3C	INTERIOR PLANT MAINTENANCE	10	20	17
4	SEED TREATMENT	5	10	8
5A	AQUATIC VEGETATION CONTROL	8	16	13
5B	AQUATIC INSECT & MISC AQUATIC ORGANISMS CONTROL	8	16	13
5C	AQUATIC FISH CONTROL	8	16	13
5D	AQUATIC ANTIFOULING PAINTS	5	10	8
5E	SEWER LINE ROOT CONTROL	5	10	8
6A	RIGHTS-OF-WAY VEGETATION CONTROL	8	16	13
6B	RIGHTS-OF-WAY IN PLACE POLE TREATMENTS	8	16	13
7A	STRUCTURAL & RODENT CONTROL	12	24	20
7B	FUMIGATION	6	12	10
7C	TERMITE	8	16	13
7D	LUMBER & WOOD PRODUCTS	6	12	10
7F	FOOD PROCESSING	12	24	20
7G	COOLING TOWERS, PULP & PAPER PROCESS	5	10	8
8	PUBLIC HEALTH PEST CONTROL	8	16	13
9	REGULATORY PEST CONTROL	5	10	8
10	DEMONSTRATION & RESEARCH PEST CONTROL	5	10	8
11	AERIOL PILOT	6	12	10
12	SALES (OF RESTRICTED USE PESTICIDES)	3	6	5

AQUATIC ANTIFOULING PAINT CATEGORY	CATEGORY NAME	3 YEAR	6 YEAR	5 YEAR
13	AQUATIC ANTIFOULING PAINT APPLICATOR	5	NA	NA

PRIVATE PESTICIDE CATEGORY	CATEGORY NAME	3 YEAR	6 YEAR	5 YEAR
21	FIELD & FORAGE	NA	12	10
22	FRUIT	NA	12	10
23	VEGETABLE	NA	12	10
24	GREENHOUSE & FLORIST	NA	12	10
25	NURSERY, ORNAMENTALS & TURF	NA	12	10
31	AGRICULTURAL ANIMAL PEST CONTROL	NA	10	8
41	AQUATIC PEST CONTROL	NA	10	8