Recertification Requirements

  • Pesticide certification and registration credentials for private and commercial applicators expire every three years on December 31 of the third year. 
  • Applicators who want to renew their license are required to either retake the exam or recertify through earning recertification seminar credits. 
  • Number of required credits by applicator to recertify: 
    • Commercial and Registered applicators need to earn 8 credits for the Core and 8 credits for each category listed on their credentials.
    • Private applicators need to earn a minimum of 16 credits for the private core. 
    • Applicators with fumigation or aerial standards need two credits for each standard. 
    • Click here to check your recertification credit status 
  • All recertification credits must be earned before the applicator certification credentials expire.  
  • Seminar credits do not carry over from one certification period to the next. 
  • New categories can be added only by completing the examination. 
  • Credits earned at a seminar cannot be split across categories. 
  • Applicators certified as both private and commercial or registered applicators may apply core credits from one seminar to both credentials. 
  • Applicators are responsible for documenting the seminars they attend. Use the Seminar Attendance Record to track attendance. 
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