Licensing Exams by Trade Name

South Carolina Residential Builder

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South Carolina
Residential Builder’s Commission

Synergy Business Park - Kingstree Building
110 Centerview Dr.
Columbia, SC  29211
Phone: (803) 896-4696
Exam Provider
PSI Services LLC
3210 E. Tropicana Ave
Las Vegas, NV  89121
Phone:  (855)  340-3701
Exam Type
OPEN  BOOK
Exam Content

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You must pass both the Business Management & Law for Residential Builders and the specific specialy exams within a 12-month period.

Books Allowed in the Exam
1.
South Carolina Residential Code, 2021, ICC
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2.
Carpentry and Building Construction, 2016 (Student Edition), John & Mark Feirer, McGraw-Hill
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3.
Contractor's Guide to Quality Concrete Construction, 3rd Edition, 2005, ACI
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4.
Modern Masonry: Brick, Block, Stone, 8th Edition, 2015, Clois Kicklighter
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5.
BCSI: Guide to Good Practice for Handing, Installing, Restraining, and Bracing of Metal Plate Connected Wood Truses, 2025, SBCA
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6.
Gypsum Construction Handbook, 7th Edition, 2014, USG
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