CPH Program Brochure and ApplicationAPPLICATION OPTIONSApply online. Exam ScheduleThe exam is now given in-full, online. A one-week window will be offered in which to take the exam, which you may take from your office or home. You will have up to three hours, in a single sitting, to complete the exam; the exam will not be open-book. To register for the Basic Exam, you must first apply for admittance into the program by completing and returning the program application. To apply online, select here. Candidates must pre-register with the MNLGA office in order to be on the exam schedule. Once enrolled in the program, you will be notified via e-mail about six weeks in advance of each testing window, with the opportunity to register for the test. Currently the exam is offered twice a year (April and October), but may be offered more, beginning in 2021. Program FeesThere is a two-tiered fee structure for participants in the CPH program. Participants who are employed with companies that are not members of the MNLGA, will pay fees that are higher than fees charged to participants who are employed with MNLGA member firms.
Specialist ProgramThe CPH Program will offers the each of the 5 Specialist exams based on interest:
CPH CodeThe MNLGA created the Maryland Certified Professional Horticulturalist Program in order to raise the standards of professionalism and education within the State’s Green Industry. We ask our CPHers to be mindful of their interactions amongst their peers and in the community. Following is recommended guidance for industry professionals: To regard the nursery business as an honorable and necessary profession, and to conduct myself and my business in such a manner as to enhance the standing of my vocation in its public acceptance. To deal fairly and justly with my customers and to condemn all forms of practices which tend to discredit the nursery industry or injure its public relations To strive constantly and assiduously to improve my qualifications and proficiency in the industry and thereby merit the approbation and esteem of others.
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