Reporting Hours 

The required number of Project/Service Hours is 40 for interns and 25 for Certified Master Gardeners. Half of the required project hours must be on official Master Gardener projects  (20 for Interns and 12.5 hours for Certified Master Gardeners). The CEU requirement will remain at 8 hours for Interns and Certified Master Gardeners.

Lifetime Master Gardeners will now be required to invest 15 hours per year in Project Hours and/or CEUs.  Note these three examples:  (1) 15 Project Hours and no CEUs,  or  (2) a combination of Project Hours and CEUs totaling 15  or  (3) no Project Hours and 15 CEUs.  (Of course, more hours in either category are encouraged and appreciated, and should be reported!) Lifetime Master Gardeners will begin recognition of service at 10 years, with additional recognition at the 15, 20, and 25 year levels.

MASTER GARDENER HOURS REPORTING 

It is important for all Master Gardeners to report Service Hours and Continuing Education Hours (CEU’s) to maintain Master Gardener certification and for UT Extension to show the impact of the program on the community. Service hours and CEUs must be reported by December 31. 

Attached is the Volunteer Service Report form for record keeping.   

Electronic Reporting of Hours:  

A link to the UT Master Gardener website follows: http://temg.tennessee.edu

You must select Register and then input your email address and a password.

The system will send an email and you will confirm your email by clicking the link contained in the email. (Check your spam email if the email does not return within a few minutes.)

You can then update your user profile on the system.

You can input either CEU or PROJECT hours by clicking on the appropriate selection on the top header bar.

Click here to view a video describing how to input your hours.

Gardeners who prefer to submit a paper copy should mail their information to:

Master Gardener Program

UT Agriculture Extension Service Sullivan County

140 Spurgeon Lane

Blountville, TN  37617