Pest Management Correspondence Courses

These courses are part of a continuing education/distance learning Urban and Industrial
Pest Management curriculum designed to provide the pest management and related industries with accessible and affordable university-quality training. All the courses:

• can be registered for at any time
• are low cost
• can be completed at home or at work without supervision
• can be given to one or more employees at a time (no class required)
• provide students with easy-to-read assignments, and present typical
• on-the-job pest problems that help the student to analyze problems and provide solutions.

Which courses are offered?

• Pest Control Technology
• Food Plant Pest Management
• Turfgrass Pest Management
• IPM in Public Buildings and Landscapes
• Termites and Other Wood-Destroying Pests Management
• Intermediate and Advanced Urban/Industrial IPM
• Invasive Borers: Detection and Control

These courses are part of a continuing Urban and Industrial Pest Management curriculum
designed to provide the industry with accessible and affordable university-quality
training. Thousands of pest management professionals have successfully completed
Purdue's pest management correspondence courses. All Purdue courses provide students
with easy-to-read assignments, present typical on-the-job pest problems, and help the
student analyze the problems and suggest solutions.

Click on the link below to view the Course Catalog

Pest Management Correspondence Course Catalog

As a reference, the Truman's Scientific Guide to Pest Control Operations book can be
bought when you register for a correspondence course for $89.95.

For additional copies of this book, please call 1-800-598-6008 or (218) 723-9180.

What happens when I enroll?

When you enroll you will receive a series of lesson worksheets. Complete these
worksheets in order, using the textbook as a guide. As you complete each lesson, mail to
Purdue University for review and correction by a Purdue University entomologist.

You have one year to finish all the lessons; however, many students complete the course
in less than six months. Your study time will be approximately 80 to 100 hours.

When you have satisfactorily completed all lessons, you finish the course by taking a
proctored examination at a time and place convenient to you. Instructions for engaging a
proctor will be provided to you. Your proctor will administer the exam and return it to
Purdue for grading. Upon passing the exam, you will be awarded a Purdue University
Certificate of Completion.

For further information on enrollment, go to the website or contact:

Stacey Coar
Pest Management Program
Continuing Education and Conferences
Purdue University
128 Memorial Mall, Stewart Center G-55
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2034
Phone (U.S & Canada.): 1-800-830-0269
(outside U.S.): 765-496-9491
Fax: 765-496-2484
Email: pest@purdue.edu
www.continuinged.purdue.edu