North Carolina
North Carolina Contractors License Exams
Listed below are home study kits we currently offer for the State of North Carolina. If you don't see your exam on this page it means that we don't cover it. Please use our contact page for any special requests and we will do our best to add it as soon as possible.
North Carolina General Contractors License Information
North Carolina requires that you also pass the standard business law exam
A General Building Contractor classification covers all building construction activity including: commercial, industrial, institutional, and all residential building construction. Also included are parking decks, site work, sidewalks, curbs, and gutters. The Board issues a limited, intermediate, or unlimited license according to a company's working capital This license is divided into three types: Limited, Intermediate, and Unlimited. The Limited License has a financial limit per project of up to $500,000. In order to qualify, the applicant must be financially stable and show that they exceed their total liabilities by $17,000. The Intermediate License has a financial limit of up to $1,000,000 per project. In order to qualify, the applicant must be financially stable and show that they exceed their total liabilities by $75,000. The Unlimited License is not restricted to the value of the project. In order to qualify the applicant must be financially stable and show that they exceed their total liabilities by $150,000. You must furnish proof of financial responsability on your application. The fee for the exam is $60 and a score of at least 70% is required to pass the exam. The contractors exam has has approximately 90 questions and a time limit of 180 minutes. Please note a separate North Carolina Business and Law exam is not needed, that information is incorporated into the General Building exam. The examination is open book and pre-approval from the Board is required before taking the exam. Visit the North Carolina Licensing Board for General Contractors for more info.
North Carolina General Contractors Exam Study Kit
available 24/7 from any device. Supports Windows/Mac/Linux. Internet connection is required.
The trade portion of the home study kit consists of hundreds of practice exam questions relating to specific trade and are also broken into 100 practice questions exam sessions. Each practice exam covers both state specific and general content, building code references, contractors math, related formulas, safety, and blueprint reading etc. The Business and Law part of the contractors exam is required for all first time applicants in addition to taking the trade exam. Our Business and Law portion of the kit provides you with hundreds of practice exam questions that are broken into 100 practice questions exam sessions. Most applicants have a harder time passing the business law portion of the exam, which is why we cover specific state laws, tax laws, financial management, managing administative duties, business math, estimating and bidding, conducting accounting functions, liens, business organizations, to contracts, employment regulations, safety, record keeping and reporting.
24/7 Interactive Online Exams
North Carolina contractors license practice exams can be retaken unlimited times for one year. Each eam session is interactive and displays the correct/incorrect answers with detailed explanations and total score. Supports mobile devices on Windows/Mac/Linux. Internet connection is required.
Supports Windows/Mac/Linux. Internet connection is required.
