Required Books
The references listed below are permitted to be taken into the examination. These references may be tabbed (with permanent index tabs) and highlighted. They are available for purchase from our online contractor’s bookstore or by calling our office at 1-800-992-1910.
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Please note that the South Carolina Business and Law exam as well as the South Carolina Asphalt Paving exam is required to be passed to obtain your contractors license.
Financial requirements:
All licenses that fall under the category of General Contractor are divided in five financial categories based on net worth:
- Group 1 – Allows for jobs of $50,000 or less, applicants must submit a self-prepared financial statement showing a net worth of at least $10,000.
- Group 2 – Allows for jobs of $200,000 or less, applicants must submit a self-prepared financial statement showing a net worth of at least $40,000.
- Group 3 – Allows for jobs of $500,000 or less, applicants must submit a financial statement that has been compiled or reviewed by a CPA showing a net worth of at least $100,000.
- Group 4 – Allows for jobs of $1,500,000 or less, applicants must submit a financial statement that has been compiled or reviewed by a CPA showing a net worth of at least $175,000.
- Group 5 – There are no financial limits on the size of job allowed, applicants must submit an audited financial statement that has been prepared by a CPA showing a net worth of at least $250,000.
- Experience required:
- Within the past five years, contractor must show two years of actual work experience as a full-time employee in the desired classification. Only commercial experience is accepted.
The South Carolina Asphalt Paving license covers asphalt paving, repairs and rehabilitation of streets, roads, highways, parking lots, airport runways and aprons, concrete including, but not limited to, curbs, gutters, and concrete or asphalt paving of storm sewers, and includes paving with sealers, geo-textile fabrics, slurry seals, and surface treatments incidental thereto. This license also includes work under the sub-classification of Grading.//
The first step in the licensing process is to pass the exams.
A completed application will then be submitted to the state licensing board with documentation of your experience, financial information and your passing test scores.
To apply, contact the South Carolina Contractors Licensing Board at (803) 896-4686.
The licensing fee for all commercial licenses is $350.
Important Contacts
South Carolina currently has a reciprocity agreement with Louisiana for this license.
There are currently no continuing education requirements for this license.
The South Carolina Asphalt Paving exam is administered by PSI.
The fee for the exam is $60 and in order to pass you must answer 35 correctly.
The Asphalt Paving exam is an open-book exam with 50 questions to complete in 3 hours.
The trade exam may only be taken twice in a 12-month period, and thereafter only once in six months.
Topics on the exam include paving-compaction and stabilization; paving-asphalt emulsions-uses & application; paving-asphalt paving procedures; paving-asphalt properties & general uses; paving-asphalt maintenance applications; concrete.
To schedule your exam contact PSI at 1-800-733-9267.
American Contractors has a full-service book store which carries many of the references materials needed to help prepare for the South Carolina Asphalt Paving Contractor exam. Please contact us at 1-800-992-1910 for more information.
