Online anytime - Mississippi Residential Builder License Exam Prep Online Anytime

Please Note:  This course is a pre-recorded online anytime seminar which allows you to be trained and certified at the convenience of your own schedule and in the luxury of your own home! Students will have up to six months of access to course content. 

Why Should You Take This Mississippi Residential Builder License Exam Prep Online Anytime Course?

This Mississippi Residential Builder License Exam Prep Online Anytime course helps to prepare you to pass the Residential License Exam the first time around. A license is required for any new residential construction over $50,000 that is three stories or less. Commercial work less than 7500 sq. feet is also allowed under this license.

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)

How do I get my contractor license in Mississippi?
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.

Licensing information is available from:

Mississippi State Board of Contractors
2679 Crane Ridge Drive, Ste. C
Jackson MS 39216
Email: [email protected]
Web site http://www.msboc.us/
Phone: 601-354-6161 or (800)880-6161 
Fax: 601-354-6715

How much does it cost to take these exams through PSI?
One Examination Portion ($120)
Two Examination Portions ($240)
Three Examination Portions ($360)
Examination Review ($120)

Is contractor continued education required in Mississippi?  No.

Is the NASCLA Accredited Commercial Contractor license accepted in Mississippi?
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 this NASCLA Accredited Examination: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.

Does Mississippi require a General contractor (commercial contractor) license?
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.