Oklahoma County Master Gardener Continuing Education and Service Hours Policy

• OCES County Office Classes, actual class length

• Statewide Master Gardener Meeting, hours determined by organizers

• Educational seminars and conferences, actual program length

• Oklahoma Garden Festival, actual presentation length

• Horticulture (Garden Club Meetings, actual presentation length

• College Credit Courses, 3 hours continuing credit per course credit hour

• Oklahoma Gardening, each new episode ½ hour credit

• Plant Detective Video series, each tape ½ hour credit

• OCES Videos, video length credit

• Network/cable garden programs, program length – maximum 5 hours/year

• Local Radio Garden Program, ½ hour credit/weekend – maximum 5 hours/year

• Garden Books and Magazines, actual time studied – maximum 5 hours/year

• Horticultural Tours

Service Hours

20 Hours per Year

• Committee service, actual hours served

• Executive Board meeting, actual length of meeting

• Committee meetings, actual length of meeting

• Committee activities, actual length of activity

• Clean and Beautiful Schools, actual hours served

• Community Gardens, actual hours served as Master Gardener

• OSU-OKC Horticulture, actual hours served as Master Gardener

• Will Rogers Gardens, actual hours served as Master Gardener

• OKC Beautiful, actual hours served as Master Gardener

• The Tree Bank, actual hours served as a Master Gardener

• Writing articles for newsletter, website, etc, actual time writing

• Develop educational materials for the Association, actual time developing

• Junior Master Gardener program, actual time served

• Gardener in the Schools, actual time teaching

• Consultations with neighbors, as a Master Gardener using researched-based material, actual time in consultation – maximum 10 hours per year

• Additional opportunities, as determined by Executive Board and local coordinator (Horticulture Educator)

• Community beautification

Travel time should be tracked and may be counted toward service if the travel is exclusive to service as an Oklahoma County Master Gardener.  An example would be: a member of the Speakers Committee travels from home to ABC Nursing Facility to present a program and returns home.  The travel time to and from the facility is part of the service to the Association.

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