Tennessee Residential and Small Commercial Contracting Exam Preparation Course

Prepare in the convenience of your own home using our Satisfaction Guaranteed Online Exam Prep Course

ONLY $139 Including a Toll Free "Ask the Instructor" hotline and a complete hardcopy of the online course

This course will prepare you for all three of the exams below.  Online practice exams are included with all of our courses.  A hardcopy of the course comes with the Online Course at no charge.  Everything that is on your computer screen will be delivered to your door in "book" form within three days of ordering the online course.

1. BC-A Residential Contractor

2. BC-A, b (sm) Combined Residential/Small Commercial Contractor

3. Business and Law Management

If you are planning to build or remodel homes, you will need to pass exams #1 and #3. If you are planning to build or remodel homes or plan to contract for commercial projects that cost $750,000.00 or less, you will need to pass exams #2 and #3. Passing these exams is the first step in obtaining these licenses.

This course is perfect even if you just want to build your own home or business and need a thorough understanding of the steps required. Our courses are designed specifically for the state of Tennessee and are continually being reviewed and updated to make sure all information is current.

If you have trouble ordering or would like to speak with the Registration Office, please call 1-800-727-7104.

Individual books are available at our bookstore.

Download faxable registration form

COURSE DESCRIPTION: 
This is an informational course to prepare for the state examination for the Tennessee Residential and Small Commercial Contracting license. This course guides you through the exam registration and license application process, as well as what you must know to pass all three exams. We cover all areas of the exam thoroughly, including the types of questions and math skills you will need to know.

ABOUT THE EXAM: 
The state exams consist of 50 questions on the Business/Law portion of the exam (120 minutes to complete) and 100 questions for the residential building portion (270 minutes to complete). You will need to get a 73% on each part to pass the exam.

Business and Law --- You must study the law and general business information. We will provide a copy of the parts of the law that will be included on the exam. Be sure to read the underlined parts at least twice. We will also include hundreds of sample questions similar to the type that are asked on the exam.

Building Practices --- We provide text, sample questions and illustrations pertaining to the exam, including the International Residential Code Compliance List. It is important that you review the Glossary of Terms at the end of our training materials. You will be tested on terms and definitions.

Use the materials we provide as a guide to the type of questions you will find on the exam. If you have trouble understanding some of the topics or procedures when studying for the exam, we recommend reviewing a good reference book:

The books that we have found to be the most beneficial when studying are Carpentry & Building Construction by Mark and John Feirer; the Contractors' Guide to Business, Law and Project Management, the International Residential Building Code Book and Code of Federal Regulations.   If you are also studying for the small commercial license, the International Building Code book is useful. All of these books are available through this website. Just click on "BOOKS" above.

In Tennessee you must take and pass the licensing exams before an application can be submitted to the Tennessee Board for Licensing, Contracts for any project that amounts to $25,000 or more where you are constructing, supervising the construction of, repairing, or improving a residential building require you to be licensed.

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PSI Examination Services is the official testing agency for the Tennessee exam. Their website is www.psiexams.com and their phone number is 1-800-733-9267.

The cost of the exam is $44 for the Business & Law portion and $44 for the Trade Portion. You must pass both parts before you can apply for a license. You are allowed to use a silent, nonprinting, non-programmable calculator or a construction calculator for the exam.

Don't waste money buying all of those books on the PSI list.  If you are buying them solely to pass the exam, you don't need them all.  Some of them only have 1 or 2 questions and those are in our course materials.   We recommend four books with our course for your residential license and five for your commercial license.   See our packages for discounted rates.

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If you have trouble purchasing a course, please call us at
1-800-727-7104 or email builders@torchlake.com

We welcome your questions and comments.