North Carolina
Building Contractor
Apply for the license
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North Carolina Licensing Board
for General Contractors
P.O. 17187
Raleigh, NC 27619
Phone: (919) 571-4183
Contractor Licensing Web Page |
Exam Administrator
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PSI Licensure : Certification
3210 E. Tropicana
Las Vegas, NV 89121
Phone: (800) 733-9267
Candidate Information Web Page |
Exam Type
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| OPEN BOOK |
Exam Content
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| Subject Area |
# of Questions |
| Site Work |
6 |
| Concrete |
15 |
| Masonry |
6 |
| Metals |
15 |
| Carpentry |
7 |
| Roofing |
6 |
| Associated Trades |
3 |
| Business and Law |
7 |
| Safety |
4 |
| Estimating, Plan Reading and General Building Code Requirements |
14 |
| One Call |
2 |
| Erosion and Sedimentation Control |
2 |
| Licensing |
2 |
| Liens |
1 |
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| Total Number of Test Questions: |
90 |
| Time Allowed (minutes) |
180 |
| Passing percentage |
70% |
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Recommended (permitted) Reference Books
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| 1. |
North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Standards for
the Construction Industry, 2005, North Carolina Department of Labor,
Division of Occupational Safety and Health, Bureau of Education, Training and Technical Assistance
(available from North Carolina Department
of Labor - order code 600). |
| 2. |
Guide to Business, Law and Project Management – North
Carolina General Contractors Edition, 6th Edition, NASCLA. |
| 3. |
ACI 530-05 or 08: Building Code Requirements for Masonry Structures, 2005 or 2008, ACI. |
| 4. |
ACI 318-05 or 08: Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete and Commentary, 2005 or 2008, ACI. |
| 5. |
North Carolina State Building Code: Administrative Code and policies, 2009, ICC. |
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| DISCLAIMER: our study material for this license will not include references to ACI technical fliers because this organization has extracted the information out of other industry standard books and re-published at an unreasonable price. We will include similar materials on the subjects shown. |
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Reference Books NOT Permitted in the Exam
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| 1. |
Handling and Erection of Steel Joists and Joist
Girders, 1987 or 2006 Edition, Steel Joist Institute. |
| 2. |
Carpentry & Building Construction, 2010, John Feirer, Gilbert Hutchings and Mark Feirer. |
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| 3. |
Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures,
14th Edition, 2002, Steven H. Kosmatka, William C. Panarese. |
| 4. |
Pipe and Excavation Contracting, 1987, Dave Roberts. |
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| 5. |
Roofing Construction and Estimating,
1995, Daniel Atcheson. |
| 6. |
Instructional Manual for Training and Certification
of Field Personnel for Unbonded Post-Tensioning, 3rd edition 2003, Post-Tensioning
Institute. |
| 7. |
Modern Masonry: Brick, Block, Stone, 7th Edition, 2010, Clois E. Kicklighter. |
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| 8. |
North Carolina One-Call Center Excavation Manual. |
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| 9. |
North Carolina Administrative Code, Title 15A, Chapter 4, Sedimentation
Control, as amended July 1, 2000, Sedimentation Control Commission. |
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| 10. |
North Carolina General Statutes, Chapter 113A, Article 4, Sedimentation
Pollution Control Act of 1973, as amended through October 2002, Sections
113A-50 to 113A-67, inclusive. |
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| 11. |
Laws and Regulations Applicable to General Contracting in the State of North Carolina, 2007, North Carolina Licensing Board for General Contractors. |
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| 12. |
Manual of Construction with Steel Deck,
2006, 2nd Edition, Steel Deck Institute. |
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Recommended Study Materials
North Carolina • Building Contractor
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| Product Name |
Price |
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| Comprehensive Tutorial |
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| Practice Tests ( 3 ) |
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When you order the products above, they will be sent to you by e-mail (see FAQ page for delivery times).
If you prefer the files can be burned on to a CD-ROM disc and sent by USPS mail, you must notify us
within 3 days of ordering using the form on our "Contact Us" page. |
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Recommended DVD Study Courses
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Price |
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| Business and Law ( 3 disc set ) |
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| General Builder |
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| OSHA |
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