Examinations

All South Carolina examinations are administered by PSI Examination Services. For an application package or information regarding testing, call PSI at (800) 733-9267, or visit the Web site @ www.psionline.com.You may also request an application package by sending an e-mail to SCCC@psionline.com.

The person designated to pass the exams for the licensee is called the exam qualifying party.

These classifications listed below require passing (1) a technical exam, (2) the Business Management/Law exam, both through PSI, and, (3) taking the S.C. Code of Law Take Home Exam, which is included in the application packet. The take home exam is submitted with the license application to the Contractors' Licensing Board after the exam qualifying party has passed the appropriate exams through PSI.

GENERAL

MECHANICAL

Limited Building

Unlimited Building

Asphalt Paving

Concrete Paving

Boiler Installation

Bridges

Concrete

General Roofing

Specialty Roofing

Glass & Glazing

Grading

Marine

Pipelines

Pre-Engineered Metal Buildings

Public Utility Electrical

Structural Framing

Swimming Pools

Water & Sewer Lines

Water & Sewer Plants

Wood Frame Structures

Air Conditioning

Electrical

Heating

Lightning Protection

Packaged Equipment

Plumbing

Process Piping

Refrigeration

These classifications do not require passing a technical exam; however, they do require passing (1) the Business Management/Law exam through PSI, and (2) the S.C. Code of Law Take Home Exam.

GENERAL

Boring & Tunneling

Highway Incidental

Interior Renovation

Masonry

Railroad

Structural Shapes

For additional information on the application process, click here on How to Apply for a License.

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