Mississippi Building Construction Exam Preparation

Mississippi
Building Construction

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Mississippi Contractor Licensing Board
P.O. Box 320279
Jackson, MS 39232-0279
(601) 354-6161, Fax (601) 354-6715
www.msboc.state.ms.us

Exam Administrator

PSI Licensure : Certification
3210 E. Tropicana
Las Vegas, NV 89121
(800) 733-9267
http://candidate.psiexams.com/

Exam Type

OPEN BOOK

Exam Content

Subject Area	# of Questions
Site Work	6
Concrete	12
Masonry	6
Metals	12
Carpentry	7
Thermal and Moisture Protection	7
Doors and Windows	3
Finishes	3
Safety	6
General Code, Plan Reading and Estimating	15
Mississippi One Call	3

Total Number of Test Questions:	80
Time Allowed (hours)	3.0
Passing percentage	70%

In Mississippi you must also pass a Business and Law Exam unless you are already a licensed contractor who is adding a classification to your license.

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Recommended (permitted) Reference Books

1.	International Building Code, 2000, ICC.
2.	Code of Federal Regulations - 29 CFR Part 1926 (OSHA), Revised as of 2004 or Later - OR - (OSHA) Excerpts as of 2003 by PSI.
3.	Handling and Erection of Steel Joists and Joist Girders, 1987 or 2006 Edition, Steel Joist Institute.
4.	Carpentry and Building Construction, 6th Edition, 2004, Feirer, Hutchings & Feirer.
5.	Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures, 14th Edition, 2002, Steven H. Kosmatka, William C. Panarese.
6.	Pipe and Excavation Contracting, 1987, Dave Roberts.
7.	Roofing Construction & Estimating, 1995, Daniel Atcheson.
8.	Mississippi Regulation of Excavation, Chapter 13, Regulation of Excavations near Underground Utility Facilities.
9.	Instructional Manual for Training and Certification of Steel Personnel for Unbonded Post-Tensioning, April 1999, Post Tensioning Institute.
10.	Modern Masonry, 2003, Clois E. Kicklighter.
11.	Placing Reinforcing Bars, 7th Edition, Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute.

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Mississippi • Building Construction

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05-Dec-2006