In Nevada, a B-2 Contractor's license covers the construction and remodeling of houses and other structures which support, shelter, or enclose persons or animals or other chattels, and which do not extend more than three stories above the ground and one story below the ground.

This course will prepare you for the partial-open book B-2 Contractor exam at PSI. The online course content includes access to our online self-paced videos with discussions of best practices for taking the exam, book highlighting instruction guides, practice quizzes, learning modules, and an exam simulator mirroring the features of the real exam at PSI.

This is an online, self-paced course that you can complete at any time.

Access to the course is granted for 180 days after your purchase date. If you need an extension after your initial 180 days of course access, contact our support team to request a course extension for $50.

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

The Nevada B-2 Exam is partially open-book. You may use the following approved references when taking the exam:

• International Building Code, 2018, International Code Council
• International Residential Code, 2018, International Code Council
• ACI 318-11 or ACI 318-14 (2011 or 2014): Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete and Commentary, American Concrete Institute

The following are not allowed in the examination center, but are references that may be used to study for the exam:

• Code of Federal Regulations - 29 CFR Part 1926 (OSHA), with latest available amendments
• Carpentry and Building Construction, 2016 (Student Edition)
• Modern Masonry - Brick, Block, Stone, Clois E. Kicklighter, 7th edition (2010)
• Pipe and Excavation Contracting, Dave Roberts, 2011
• Gypsum Construction Handbook, 7th edition, 2014
• Suggested Marking Guidelines and The Nevada One Call Law, http://usanorth811.org/wpcontent/uploads/2013/11/NEVADA-ExcavationManual.pdf
• BCSI: Guide to Good Practice for Handling, Installing, Restraining, and Bracing of Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses, 2018
• The Contractor's Guide to Quality Concrete Construction, 2018, 4rd Edition

We offer these books in a bundle linked here. We also offer pre-tabbed and highlighted books, containing all our course curriculum highlights and permanent pre-printed tabs that save you hours of preparing the books for your exam.