April, 2023

ISA Board-Certified Master Arborist Exam Preparation Course (Online)

Host: Duntemann Urban Forestry, LLC

Consecutive Tuesdays and Thursdays in April and May 2023

The highest credential a member of the International Society of Arboriculture can achieve is the Board-Certified Master Arborist certification.  This course is designed to prepare practitioners for the BCMA exam through content lectures, discussion, exercises, review, and self-assessments.  The course consists of nine, 3-hour modules presented over five consecutive weeks.  The BCMA Guide for Exam Preparation provides the framework for instruction. The Guide is not included in the registration fee. Registrants should verify that they are eligible to take the BCMA exam. International Society of Arboriculture > Credentials > Types of Credentials (isa-arbor.com)

The resources any one individual invests to prepare for the BCMA exam can be considerable.  Understanding this, Mark created a training experience that strives to reinforce participant strengths and identify areas of needed concentration.  The primary goal is to provide participants with the tools to think critically within the scenarios provided in the exam.  The structure of the course was designed to facilitate these ends.

1. Registrants will complete and submit the preliminary assessment from the BCMA Guide at the course’s onset. Mark will review and discuss the results of this preliminary assessment with each registrant in preparation for the course.
2. Participants will complete and submit chapter practice questions at the end of each module.
3. An analysis of responses from the previous module’s exams will be presented and reviewed at the beginning of the subsequent module.
4. Course participants will complete and submit the practice exam from the BCMA Guide at the series’ end.
5. After the course’s completion participants will confer with Mark to review their practice exam results. Mark will schedule a one-on-one conversation with each participant.  Mentoring will include recommendations for additional study prior to the scheduled exam.
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 COURSE SCHEDULE

The course will be offered in nine modules on consecutive Tuesdays and Thursdays in April and May for a fee of six hundred and twenty-five dollars ($625 US). The schedule for the nine – 3-hour modules are:

• Module 1 (April 4^th) – Tree Biology & Biotic Disorders
• Module 2 (April 6^th) – Abiotic Disorders & Tree Preservation
• Module 3 (April 11^th) – Plant Identification, Selection & Installation
• Module 4 (April 13^th) – Soil Science, Treatment & Water Relations
• Module 5 (April 18^th) – Plant Health Care & Diagnostic Processes
• Module 6 (April 20^th) – Risk Assessment & Plant Appraisal
• Module 7 (April 25^th) – Pruning, Tree Inventory & Management Plans
• Module 8 (April 27^th) – Climbing, Rigging, Removal & Support
• Module 9 (May 2^nd) – Business Relations & Safety Management

The course will be provided once on each scheduled day at 18:00 ( 6:00 PM EDT) (GMT-4)

LECTURE DETAILS

Participants will have access to the nine modules, webinar materials, and a certificate of participation. Homework assignments are provided for each module and class exercises will be presented during lectures. Twenty-seven (27) International Society of Arboriculture CEU’s are assigned to this course.

HOW DO I REGISTER?

There are three ways to register for this session.  All registrants will receive an access code a week prior to the scheduled session.

1. Registering by check:

Complete the registration form (found below) and submit with full payment to:

Duntemann Urban Forestry
PO Box 163
South Royalton, VT 05068

2. Registering by Invoice:

If you wish to be invoiced, complete the registration form (found below), scan, and email to naturalpathforestry@gmail.com.

3. Registering by credit card:

If you wish to pay by credit card, use the secure PayPal link to register and make your payment.