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Pesticide Applicator Certification Exam Schedule
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  • Pre-registration is required. Participants will be required to prepay and pre-register with either a CHECK or MONEY ORDER no less than TWO weeks prior to the exam sessions. WE DO NOT ACCEPT CREDIT CARDS.
  • Fees are: Core exam $75.00; Dealer exam $25.00; Category exams $25 except for Categories 12A, 12B, 12C $50.00; Bona fide students may pay a reduced fee of $25.00 with proof of current student status.
  • All participants must present a photo ID (e.g. driver's license) at the exam session.
  • Exams begin at 9:30 a.m.
  • Exam sessions lasts three hours.

The Core exam must be passed before scores on category or dealer exams will be accepted. Individuals in Category 12 are required to take an exam with the Core material included in the exam.

Current Licensed Applicators may test in additional categories provided they have PREPAID AND PRE-REGISTERED FOR THEM.

Training material is available through the Bulletin Room for a fee, using the order form provided or call (864.656.3261) or (1.888.772.2665). Materials should be ordered well in advance. No training is provided at the exam sessions.

Certified commercial applicators who sell restricted use pesticides must also be licensed as pesticide dealers. Applicators requiring a dealer's license should contact the Department of Pesticide Regulation for an application.

Exams for Commercial Pesticide applicators & dealers consist of two parts: a general knowledge "Core" exam covering pesticide labels, environmental factors, knowledge of pesticides and pests, pesticide laws, pesticide equipment and pesticide application techniques, and safe pesticide use; and a "category" or "dealer" exam covering specific areas of pesticide expertise. You must score at least a 70% on the Core and a 70% on the Category.

Test questions for the exams are derived from category training material and from professional experience.

To retake the Core or Category exams, there must be at least 30 DAYS between exam sessions.

Once the exam is taken and scored, the appropriate paperwork will be mailed to you within four weeks.

The exam dates and locations are as follows:

Jan. 13 Greenville Technical College
Tech Resource Center , Barton Campus
S. Pleasantburg Dr./Hwy 291
Greenville, SC 
Jan. 14 Coastal Research & Education Center
2700 Savannah Hwy., Room 125
Charleston, SC
Feb.18 National Guard Armory
1255 Bluff Road .
Columbia, SC
Mar. 17 Piedmont Technical College
Room 136B, Continuing Ed.
Auditorium
620 N Emerald Street
Greenwood, SC   864.941.8400
Mar. 18 Pee Dee Research & Education Center
Room 279 & 282
Exit 169 North, 1-95
Florence, SC
Apr. 14 Greenville Technical College
Tech Resource Center , Barton Campus
S. Pleasantburg Dr./Hwy 291
Greenville, SC 
Apr. 15 National Guard Armory
1255 Bluff Road .
Columbia, SC
May 12 Agricultural Facility
1949 Industrial Park Rd
1 Mile N of Hwy 701/Hwy 319 split
Conway, SC
May 13 National Guard Armory
1255 Bluff Road .
Columbia, SC
Jun. 17 National Guard Armory
1255 Bluff Road .
Columbia, SC
Jul. 14 Pee Dee Research & Education Center
Room 279 & 282
Exit 169 North, 1-95
Florence, SC
Jul. 15 Coastal Research & Education Center
2700 Savannah Hwy., Room 125
Charleston, SC
Aug. 12 National Guard Armory
1255 Bluff Road .
Columbia, SC
Sep. 15 Greenville Technical College
Tech Resource Center , Barton Campus
S. Pleasantburg Dr./Hwy 291
Greenville, SC 
Sep. 16 Agricultural Facility
1949 Industrial Park Rd
1 Mile N of Hwy 701/Hwy 319 split
Conway, SC
Oct. 14 National Guard Armory
1255 Bluff Road .
Columbia, SC
Nov. 10 Pee Dee Research & Education Center
Room 279 & 282
Exit 169 North, 1-95
Florence, SC
Nov. TBA See our website or call 864-646-2164 for further details

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