Well, location, location, location!  Where do you want to become
certified as a master beekeeper?  When this topic has come up in the
past there were many who made the point that certification and a
quarter will get you a quarter and that if you REALLY want to become a
master beekeeper hire yourself out to a commercial outfit for a year.
Having said all that (and condensed the entire BEE-L master beekeeper
discussion into a single paragraph :), the Eastern Apicultural Society
(EAS) offers master beekeeper certification annually after successfully
passing a 3 part exam (written, lab and in-hive).  Details available at:
http://apicultureNE.cas.psu.edu/masterBKCert.html
 
Aaron Morris - I think, therefore I bee!