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ISA CEUs

The International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) grants Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for educational events like the ISU Shade Tree Short Course. In 2026, most general sessions and workshop presentations qualify for ISA CEUs, and they are clearly identified by amount and category of credit using the following codes:

A = Certified Arborist
T = Tree Worker/Climber
U = Utility Specialist
M = Municipal Specialist
Bm/p/s = Board Certified Master Arborist (management, practice, or science)

LA CES

The Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System (LA CES) establishes, maintains, and enforces standards for evaluating professional development and continuing education programs for landscape architects. And once again in 2026, the ISU Shade Tree Short Course is pleased to partner with the Iowa ASLA Chapter in offering LA CES approved courses. Approved courses will be identified as meeting (or not meeting) the LA CES standard of health, safety, and welfare subject matter:

LA CES (HSW)
LA CES (Non-HSW)

Pesticide Applicator CICs

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) approves Pesticide Applicator Continuing Education Courses (CICs) for educational events like the ISU Shade Tree Short Course. In 2026, a select number of workshops have qualified for Pesticide Applicator CICs for categories 2, 3O, and 3OT and they are identified with an asterisk (*):

*Qualifying Pesticide Applicator Workshops
**Required Pesticide Applicator Workshop

To Recertify in Category	Applicator Must Attend
2 or 3O	Workshop C-7 or G-7 PLUS One other Pesticide Applicator Workshop
3OT	Workshop C-7 or G-7 PLUS Workshop B-6 or F-6 PLUS One other Pesticide Applicator Workshop

Pest Applicator Workshops:

A-5 or D-5           Diagnosing Health Problems of Woody Plants (Schumm, Zaworski, and Vitosh)

A-6 or E-6           Don’t Brood…Instead, Prepare for the Next Cicada Invasion (Sternberg)           

B-6 or F-6           Turfgrass Management Update (Thoms)
(required for category 3OT)    

C-7 or G-7          Continuing Instruction Course for Pesticide Applicators (Alderman)
(required for categories 2, 3O, and 3OT)

D-3 or E-3           Expect Poor Pesticide Performance When You Forget the Basics (Whitford)

F-8                         Stuck on Scales: How to Spot and Stop Them (L. Iles)