Core Examination — Information & Free Practice
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Core Examination
- Provider
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- Format
- Multiple-choice; closed book
- Exam questions
- 50 multiple-choice questions, including 10 pesticide-label questions
- Time limit
- 90 minutes
- Passing score
- At least 35 of 50 questions correct and at least 7 of 10 label-comprehension questions correct
Practice scope
The authority has not published an examination outline; the practice questions follow the scope of the existing question bank.
Pesticide and Pest Foundations
- Some basics
- Pests
- Pesticides
- Formulations
Human Health and Personal Safety
- Pesticide exposure and risk
- The toxicity of pesticides
- Protecting yourself
- Responding to a pesticide exposure
- Heat stress
Environmental Fate and Pest Management
- Fate of pesticides in the environment
- Pesticides and water
- Pesticide resistance
- Principles of pest management
Laws, Regulations, Residues, and Tolerances
- Federal pesticide laws and regulations
- Pesticide residue and tolerance
- State laws and regulations
Storage, Transportation, Security, and Incidents
- Storing pesticides
- Transporting pesticides
- Pesticide security
- Emergency planning and response
Application Methods, Equipment, Drift, and Calibration
- Application methods and equipment
- Pesticide drift
- Application safety
- Equipment calibration
Calculations, Mixing, Loading, and Waste
- Calculations for mixing and loading pesticides
- Mixing and loading
- Managing pesticide wastes
Labels and Professional Practice
- The pesticide label
- Professional conduct and liability
Examination sources
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
D. About the Exam, core exam scope and scoring
- Cornell University, The Cornell Store
Description, core training manual and examination
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
I. After the Exam, scoring and results
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
C. Registering for Exams, eligibility documents and category registration fee
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Application, Section 2, initial/add-category/recertification exam type options