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Online Courses for Residential and Commercial Contractor Licenses

Our online study courses are the easiest method of preparing for your exams. Our course content is combined with HD Videos and practice questions as close to the real test as it gets. We walk you through the reference books pointing out the important parts. Once you purchase the course, you have immediate access and can come and go as you please from any computer or mobile device.

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South Carolina Residential Business and Law Exam Course This course covers all topics covered on the Business and Law exam. This exam is required for residential and commercial contractor licensing. Learn More	Price: $69.00 Quantity: Inventory Restriction Inventory Failure Success!
(Limited) Building Contractor (Construct or Remodel Commercial or Residential Building Limited to Three Stories in Height) Course This limited license covers construction or remodeling on commercial or residential buildings no more than three stories in height and $350,000. Learn More	Price: $99.00 Quantity: Inventory Restriction Inventory Failure Success!
Residential Building Contractor Exam Course This course covers all topics on the residential building contractor licensing exam. Learn More	Price: $89.00 Quantity: Inventory Restriction Inventory Failure Success!
South Carolina Business and Law For Commercial Contractors This course covers all topics covered on the Business and Law exam. This exam is required for residential and commercial contractor licensing. Learn More	Price: $69.00 Quantity: Inventory Restriction Inventory Failure Success!
NASCLA-Accredited HD-Video (Commercial) General Contractor Course The Instructor walks you through the essential parts of the PSI-Approved reference books, allowing you to highlight the important points. Sample quizzes and integrated slides are included throughout. This course comes in full HD Video. This exam preparation course is for Commercial General Contractors and is accepted in eight states. Learn More	Price: $229.00 Quantity: Inventory Restriction Inventory Failure Success!

Course and Book Packages

COURSE/BOOKS PACKAGE: South Carolina Residential Business and Law This package includes Business and Law Course and Contractors Guide to Business, Law and Project Management and pre-printed tabs. ($156.00 Value)	Price: $128.00 Quantity:
COMPLETE PACKAGE: Residential Building Contractor Course This package includes The Business and Law Course, The Residential Building Contractor Course and all Reference Books (Listed Below) with approved pre-printed tabs. This is everything you will need to pass both exams. ($733.00 Value) South Carolina, Residential Builders Guide to Business Law and Project Management International Building Code 2006 Carpentry and Building Construction 2010 Contractor’s Guide to Quality Concrete Construction BCSI Guide to Good Practices for Handling, Installing and Bracing of Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses Modern Masonry – Brick, Block and Stone Gypsum Construction Handbook, 2009 Edition	Price: $660.00 Quantity:
COURSE/BOOKS PACKAGE: South Carolina Business and Law For Commercial Contractors This package includes Business and Law Course and Contractors Guide to Business, Law and Project Management with pre-printed tabs. ($156.00 value with shipping)	Price: $128.00 Quantity: Inventory Restriction Inventory Failure Success!
COMPLETE COURSES/BOOK PACKAGE: (Limited) Commercial Building Contractor Course This package includes Business and Law Course, Limited Building Contractor Course and all 9 Reference Books (Listed Below) with pre-printed tabs. This is everything you will need to pass both exams. (A $834.00 Value) International Building Code 2006 29 CFR Part 1926 – Code of Federal Regulations Modern Masonry – Brick, Block and Stone Handling and Erection of Steel Joists and Joist Girders, 2006 Edition Carpentry and Building Construction 2010 Roofing Construction & Estimating Contractor’s Guide to Quality Concrete Construction Pipe & Excavation Contracting NASCLA – Contractors Guide to Business, Law and Project Management 10th Edition	Price: $751.00 Quantity: Inventory Restriction Inventory Failure Success!
BOOK/COURSE PACKAGE: NASCLA-Accredited HD-Video Course for General Contractors, plus 20 books. ($1,907.00 Value) Package includes Full HD-Video Course and all 20 Reference Books allowed into the exam. The Instructor walks you through the essential parts of each book, allowing you to highlight the important points. Sample quizzes and integrated slides are included throughout. Package includes calculator, highlighter, pre-printed tabs for all books and free shipping. (Individual books are listed below) Contractors Guide to Business, Law and Project Management 10th Edition Carpentry and Building Construction 2010 29 CFR Part 1926 – Code of Federal Regulations Contractor’s Guide to Quality Concrete Construction Construction Jobsite Management, 3rd edition 2011 Modern Masonry – Brick, Block and Stone Pipe & Excavation Contracting Erectors’ Manual – Standards and Guidelines for the Erection of Pre Cast Concrete Products, 1999, 2nd Edition Handling and Erection of Steel Joists and Joist Girders, 2006 Edition Training and Certification of Field Personnel for Unbonded Post-Tensioning Management of Construction Projects – A Constructor’s Perspective SDI Manual of Construction with Steel Deck, 2006, 2nd Edition Gypsum Construction Handbook, 2009 Edition ANSI Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities 2009 Roofing Construction & Estimating Green Building Fundamentals 2nd Edition Placing Reinforcing Bars, Recommended Practices, 2011 9th Edition BCSI Guide to Good Practices for Handling, Installing and Bracing of Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses Principles and Practices of Commercial Construction 2013 9th Edition International Building Code 2009 Learn More	Price: $1,798.00 Quantity: Inventory Restriction Inventory Failure Success!

How do I get my residential builder license in South Carolina?

To become licensed as a home builder in South Carolina, you are required to:

• File a written application as required by the Commission.

• Submit a certified check, cashiers check or money order for $100 for the application fee.

• Submit an affidavit showing proof of at least one year actual experience under the supervision of a licensed builder.

• Pass an examination given by PSI

• Pay a $160 license fee (certified check or money order) and provide proper financial responsibility.

A license may be granted without examination to those builders in good standing in other states deemed by the Commission to have comparable exams.

The license must be renewed every 2 years.

Residential contractors may obtain licensing information from the following:

Residential Builders Commission
P.O. Box 11329
Columbia SC 29211

Web site: http://www.llr.state.sc.us/pol/residentialbuilders
Phone: (803) 896-4696
Fax: (803) 896-4696

What do I have to do to get my South Carolina commercial contractor license?

Step One – Send you Examination Registration Form to PSI along with the correct payment for the examination.
Step Two – After approval by PSI, you will be sent a Registration Confirmation Notice advising you of the 1 year eligibility to take the examination.
Step Three – Prepare for the examination by using the examination outline in the Candidate Information Bulletin and the suggested study materials that cover the outline topics.
Step Four – Be sure to take proper identification with you you to your scheduled examination appointment.
Final Step – Upon passing the examination, you may then submit your commercial license application to the SC Contractors’ Licensing Board.

Is contractor continued education required in South Carolina?

There are no continuing education credits needed at this time.

The Residential Builders License is renewable every two (2) years, before June 30, of each even year (2012, 2014, 2016, etc)

Is the NASCLA Accredited Commercial Contractor license accepted in South Carolina?

Yes!

When you pass the NASCLA Accredited Examination for Commercial General Building Contractors, you will be listed in the NASCLA National Examination Database. You will then have this information available for the following states which accept this NASCLA Accredited Examination: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisianna, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.

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