Full-Service Package: Virginia Commercial Improvement Contractor (CIC) Exam

This comprehensive course package fully prepares you for the Virginia Commercial Improvement Contractor (CIC) Exam at PSI. You’ll receive immediate access to the online course content upon purchase, so you can start studying right away! Here are some details on what you can expect.  

Exam Prep Course: 

Our online course includes highlighting guides for each approved book, subject-area quizzes, and unlimited attempts in our CIC Exam Simulator. Our exam simulator mimics the real exam's subject areas, question count, and format at PSI. Dynamic practice exams pull from an extensive question bank with each attempt, letting you practice timed navigation of your books until you’re ready for the actual open-book exam. 

Intensive Learning Bootcamps: 

You’ll also get access to on-demand bootcamps covering essential topics like trade math and plan reading to make sure you understand key concepts for answering questions on the exam.

Exam-Ready Books:

The Virginia Commercial Improvement Contractor (CIC) Exam at PSI is open-book. You may bring our approved reference set into the exam with you. These books have been professionally tabbed and highlighted to include our course curriculum highlights and exam prep tabs, helping you to find answers to test questions with ease during the timed exam when every moment counts!

Start-Up Consultation: 

Navigating contractor licensing requirements can be complex, with state-by-state variations. Whether you’re a first-time license applicant or pursuing additional state licenses to expand your business, we help you streamline this process with a 30-minute start-up call and follow-up email support from a licensing expert. We’ll reach out to you to schedule a time to chat!   

This is an entirely online, self-paced course. Our online pre-recorded content is available 24/7 with unlimited access for 180 days after purchase.

If you require an extension after your initial 180 days of course access, contact our support team to request a course extension for $150.

The three-part Virginia Class A/B Business Law exam is open-book. Virginia Class B contractor license applicants are required to take and pass the 'Virginia' and 'General' exams. Class A license applicants are required to take and pass the 'Virginia,' 'General,' and 'Advanced' exams. More details on the A/B exams are linked here.

All Virginia Commercial Improvement Contractor (CIC) license applicants (classes A, B, and C) will need to pass the CIC technical exam at PSI. You can see more information about the CIC exam in the PSI Candidate Information Bulletin, linked here.

This package includes the approved references for the Virginia Commercial Improvement Contractor (CIC) Exam at PSI:

• International Building Code, 2021 edition 
• International Residential Code, 2021 edition 
• Virginia Construction Code, 2021 edition - Shipping in May 2025
• Carpentry and Building Construction
• Code of Federal Regulations CFR Part 1926 and Related Standards (a Contractor Training Center publication)
• Modern Masonry - Brick, Block, Stone
• Gypsum Construction Handbook
• Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures