South Carolina Limited Builder Exam Prep Courses & Reference Materials

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Overview & Benefits

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We offer everything you need to prepare for the South Carolina Limited Builder exam.

To prepare for the exam, you will need books and tabs as well as our exam prep course. We also give the option to purchase pre-tabbed and highlighted books, saving you valuable hours of highlighting the information within the books yourself.

South Carolina Limited Builders are limited to applying for licenses within Group #1, #2, and #3 withlimitations to construct or remodel commercial or residential buildings. Construction is limited to 3 stories in height.

Licensees under this classification may perform ancillary work, including grading, associated with the building or structure which the licensee has been engaged to construct. However, if a project includes work performed under a Mechanical Contractor sub-classification or any of these license subclassifications, the licensee must have a license in the appropriate license classification or subclassification to perform the work: Swimming Pools, Bridges, Boring and Tunneling, Water and Sewer Lines, Pipe Lines, Railroad Lines, Specialty Roofing, Marine, Water and Sewer Plants, and Asphalt Paving.

What's on the Exam?

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# of Questions Minimum Passing Score Time Allowed
80 56 (70%) 300 minutes
Subject Area # of Questions
Sitework 7
Concrete 10
Masonry 10
Metals 10
Carpentry 12
Thermal and Moisture Protection 9
Doors and Windows 2
Finishes 2
Safety 5
General Code, Plan Reading and Estimating 13

You can also refer to the PSI Candidate Information Bulletin here for more information on testing policies.

Exam Preparation

What you'll need to prepare for the exam

Exam Prep Course

Our South Carolina Limited Builder Contractor Exam Prep Course is available in three options: live in-person, live-streamed via webinar, and online pre-recorded. Live courses are a one-day intensive prep course, held every 1st, 3rd, and 5th (if applicable) Wednesday of each month from 8:30 am – 5:30 pm ET. Our classroom is located in Richmond, Virginia, or you can join us anywhere via live interactive webinar.

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Book Bundle

The South Carolina Limited Builder Contractor Exam is an open-book exam. You may bring the approved references listed here into the exam with you. We also offer pre-tabbed and highlighted books as well to save you the time of tabbing and highlighting the book yourself.

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Tabs

Our South Carolina Limited Builder exam prep tabs help mark the commonly referenced sections of the books used in the exam. Don't waste time flipping through your books in the timed exam - our tabs help you to be able to quickly reference important material in your books and move on to the next question without wasting valuable time.

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License Requirements

Steps to obtaining your license

All South Carolina contractor license applicants are still required to meet other state licensing regulations in order to obtain a license in South Carolina.

These requirements include taking the State Business Law Exam and submitting a State Board Contractor License Application. We offer exam prep courses and materials for the business law exam as well as License Application Fulfillment Services.

You can learn more about the South Carolina Business Law Exam here.