Pesticide Education and Certification

The MSU Extension Clinton Township office has many bulletins, text books, manuals and publications related to agriculture/horticulture available for purchase. Items can be purchased in our office or online:

MSU Extension, MDARD PPPMD, and MSU Pesticide Safety Education Program are offering an in-person Core Manual review class followed by Core pesticide applicator certification testing. Fumigation and Aerial Standard tests will also be available. 

PRIVATE CORE, FUMIGATION STANDARD, AERIAL STANDARD AND COMMERCIAL CORE TESTS ONLY. 
NO COMMERCIAL CATEGORY TESTS.
ATTENDANCE FOR THE CORE REVIEW IS MANDATORY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE IN-PERSON TESTING.

The 4-hour review covers all of the chapters of the National Pesticide Applicators Certification Core Manual. The review is held in the morning and the MDARD exams are given that afternoon. We recommend participants read and study the Core Manual before attending the review. Manuals may be purchased at the MSU Extension office on Dunham Road in Clinton Township, MI.  Copies may also be purchased online from: https://npsecstore.com/pages/michigan.

Check-in for the program is 8 to 8:30 a.m. The Core review class is from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. MDARD will begin the testing session at approximately 1 p.m.

FEES and PAYMENT:

• Fee for the Core review class is $15.00. Payment is to Michigan State University. You can pay by credit card when checking out here, mail payment to the address on the confirmation/invoice, or bring payment with you to the session. Making payment at the session - checks are made payable to Michigan State University or MSU. Cash payment at the session is also accepted. Receipts will be sent to the email address provided with the registration.
• Fee for applicator certification is paid to the STATE OF MICHIGAN. Commercial Applicator certification fee is $75.00, Private Applicator fee is $50.00 and Registered Applicator fee is $45.00. Military Veterans - Private applicator certification fees are waived if a copy of their DD214 is provided. A check payable to “State of Michigan” is the only payment accepted for the applicator certification fee. Postage paid envelopes to send certification payment to MDARD are provided at the session. Cash or credit card payments are not accepted. 

Upcoming classes:

• March 5, 2024 - Jackson County Human Services Bldg. - 1715 Lansing Ave. Room CR005 Jackson, MI 49202
• March 11, 2024 - Northwest Michigan Hort. Station - 6686 S Center Hwy Traverse City, MI 49684
• March 13, 2024 - MSU SWMREC - 1791 Hillandale Road, Benton Harbor, MI 49022 
• March 27, 2024 - Dodge Auditorium - 200 Grand River Ave., Port Huron, MI 48060
• April 3, 2024 - Saginaw Valley Research and Extension Center - 3775 S. Reese Rd., Frankenmuth, MI 48734 
• April 8, 2024 - MSU Pavilion - 4301 Farm Lane Rd., East Lansing, MI 48824 
• April 10, 2024 - GreenMark Equipment Dealership - 16700 Heimbach Rd., Three Rivers, MI 49093
• April 12, 2024 - NMU Northern Center Peninsula 2 Room - 1401 Presque Isle Ave., Marquette, MI 4985

Click here to go to the registration page.

Need to renew your license?  Click here to go directly to the MDARD certification renewal process website.