MISSISSIPPI CONTRACTOR FAQ

A Residential Builders license is required for any new residential construction over $50,000 that is three stories or less. Commercial work less than 7500 square feet is also allowed under this license. Those performing Residential Remodeling or Roofing over $10,000 will need a Residential Remodeling or Roofing license.

Effective January 25, 2013, all residential builders and remodelers will be required to provide a certificate of insurance evidencing current coverage of general liability insurance.

Take and pass the Trade and Business/Law parts of the Residential builders licensing exam. Testing is through PSI Examination Services, PSI: 1-800-733-9267,  www.psiexams.com

A license is required prior to bidding, contracting or offering a price to perform work. The first step in the licensing process is to pass the exams for the license you are obtaining. The Business and Law Management exam is required for every classification of license. Get Started NOW!

Licensing information is available from:

Mississippi State Board of Contractors
2679 Crane Ridge Drive, Ste. C
Jackson MS 39216
Email: info@msboc.us
Web site   http://www.msboc.us/
Phone: 601-354-6161 or (800) 880-6161
Fax: 601-354-6715
  • The Mississippi Exam Prep courses take approximately 8 hours each, but we move rapidly through the materials.  For a thorough review, you may want to allow twice that amount of time.
  • The NASCLA Accredited Commercial Contractor Course should take at least 24-30 hours.

Once you register, you have up to 6 months before your course is deactivated.  If you need longer, just give us a call and we can arrange an extension.

Questions are taken at random from a pool of over 1,000 questions.

Business and Law Exam Content – there are 50 questions on the exam and you are allowed 2 hours.
You must get at least 36 questions correct.

  • Licensing Requirements – 5 questions
  • Estimating and Bidding – 7 questions
  • Lien Law – 1 question
  • Financial Management – 5 questions
  • Tax Law – 5 questions
  • Labor Laws – 5 questions
  • Project Management – 5 questions
  • Contracts – 6 questions
  • Business organization – 2 questions
  • Risk Management – 4 questions
  • Environment & Safety – 5 questions

Remodelers License Exam Content – There are 60 questions on the exam and you are allowed 2 hours.
You must get at least 42 correct.

  • Safety (6 questions)
  • Windows and Doors (3 questions)
  • Rough Carpentry (16 questions)
  • Finish Carpentry (16 questions)
  • Siding (3 questions)
  • Drywall (2 questions)
  • Concrete (7 questions)
  • Masonry (7 questions)

Residential License Exam Content –  There are 80 questions on the exam and you are allowed 3 hours.
You must get at least 56 correct.

  • Site work, Footings, and Foundations (11 questions)
  • Concrete and Concrete Reinforcement (8 questions)
  • Masonry (8 questions)
  • Carpentry (13 questions)
  • Associated Trades and Drywall (6 questions)
  • Roofing (7 questions)
  • Estimating, Plan Reading and General Code Requirements (18 questions)
  • OSHA Safety (5 questions)
  • Licensing (4 questions)

NASCLA – Accredited Exam Content –

The NASCLA-Accredited exam consists of 115 questions and you must get 81 answers correct. You will have 330 minutes to complete the exam. The subjects covered in the exam are listed below, however, the questions are taken at random from a large pool of questions making sure that all contractors are taking a different exam.

  • Estimating, Bidding & Pre-construction – 23 questions
  • Project Management – 28 questions
  • Project Construction- 32 questions
  • Project Closeout – 9 questions
  • Business & Financial Management – 23 questions
 
  • One Examination Portion ($120)
  • Two Examination Portions ($240)
  • Three Examination Portions ($360)
  • Examination Review ($120)

Yes. Contractors are required to complete two (2) hours of approved continuing education each year. This new requirement went into effect July 1, 2015.

You must have your Mississippi contractor continuing education completed prior to your license renewal date, which is the last day of the twelfth month from your issuance date.

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 the NASCLA Accredited Examination: AL, AR, GA, LA, MS, NV, NC, OR, SC, TN, UT, US Virgin Islands, VA, and WV. You may also need to take each states’ specific business/law/project management exam in addition to the NASCLA exam.

Yes, if you are doing a privately funded job over $50,000.00 per job or a publicly funded job over $50,000.00 per job you will have to have a state contractor’s license. For anything that falls below that amount, you will have to contact the city or county wherever you will be doing the job and meet their requirements.

  • Information Last Updated: 02/2020
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