Exam Prep Course
Georgia Residential Basic Contractor Exam Prep Course
features:
- Course Duration:
- Course Type: In-Class/Webinar; Online Pre-Recorded
- Books Required: 9
Georgia Residential Basic Contractor Exam Prep Course
Licensed Georgia Residential Basic Contractors can perform work on (including building) detached one-family and two-family residences and one-family townhouses not over three stories in height as well as their accessory buildings and structures.
To obtain a license, applicants will need to pass both the technical (builders) exam and the Georgia Business and Law Exam.
Exam Prep Class:
This class will prepare you to take the Georgia Residential Basic Contractor exam at PSI. We cover all the pertinent material within the reference manuals you are allowed to bring into the exam. The pre-recorded content included with all class purchases also includes practice exam questions and answers to prepare you to take the timed exam.
Class Days and Times:
This prep course is available in three options: Pre-Recorded, Live In-Class, and Live-Streamed Webinar.
The online pre-recorded content is included with the purchase of any live course to serve as a follow-up study material. Pre-Recorded content includes highlighting instructions and practice exam questions for each book.
Pre-Recorded classes are available to you immediately upon purchase and can be completed at your own time and pace.
Live Classes are a one-day intensive prep course, held on:
Every second and fourth Thursday of each month
8:30 am ET – 5:30 pm ET
webinar access time
Online Content is available for 180 days after purchase. To extend content access an additional 180 days, a $50 course extension fee is required. If you have any questions, please contact our support team.
Additional Materials
The exam at PSI is open-book. You may bring the approved references into the exam, and reference manuals may be tabbed and highlighted. Tabs must be permanent adhesive tabs - removable tabs such as post-its are not allowed in the examination center.
Books
We offer a book bundle for the Georgia Residential Basic Contractors exam, available here. We also offer pre-tabbed and highlighted books here. You may take the following references into the exam with you:
- International Residential Code 2018, beginning 1/1/2020
- Code of Federal Regulations (OSHA), with latest available amendments
- Carpentry & Building Construction
- BCSI: Guide to Good Practice for Handling, Installing, Restraining, and Bracing of Metal Plate Wood Trusses
- Contractor’s Guide to Quality Concrete Construction
- Modern Masonry
- Pipe and Excavation Contracting Revised
- International Energy Conservation Code 2009
Additional Courses
All Georgia contractor license applicants are also required to pass the Georgia Business and Law exam. We offer exam prep courses and reference materials for the Georgia Business and Law Exam here.
Exams are administered by PSI and can be scheduled by registering at candidate.psiexams.com
Exam Subject Areas
What is on the Exam?
| # of Questions | Minimum Passing Score | Time Allowed |
| 80 | 56 (70%) | 200 minutes |
| Subject Area | # of questions |
|---|---|
| Sitework, Footings, and Foundations | 8 |
| Concrete and Concrete Reinforcement | 8 |
| Masonry | 5 |
| Carpentry | 16 |
| Roofing | 8 |
| General Code and Construction Knowledge | 18 |
| Associated Trades | 10 |
| OSHA Safety | 7 |
You can also refer to the PSI Candidate Information Bulletin here for more information on testing policies.
