PSI Mississippi Residential Builder Contractor Online Prep Course

PSI Mississippi Residential Builder Contractor Online Prep Course

• How to take this course video
• How to register for the exam(s)
• The 6 segments of test-taking techniques  
• List of required reference books for your exam 
• 9 Practice Exams (One per book).
• 1 Final Exam of 80 questions.
• 1-year access to online course and a live instructor
• Access to an instructor via Phone call, Text message, Zoom, or email.

80 Questions   

70% Required to Pass

Time Allowed 3 hours

CONTENT OUTLINE
Subject Area        # of Items
Site work, Footings and Foundations 11
Concrete and Concrete Reinforcement 8
Masonry 8
Carpentry 13
Associated Trades and Drywall 6
Roofing 7
Estimating, Plan Reading and General Code Requirements 18
OSHA Safety 5
Licensing 4

REFERENCE LIST:

The reference material listed below was used to prepare the questions for this examination. The examination may also contain questions based on trade knowledge or general industry practices. Except for Code books, you can base your answers on later editions of references as they become available. For Code questions, the examinations will be based only on the edition of the Code book that is listed. Candidates may use a silent, nonprinting, non-programmable calculator in the examination center. This examination is OPEN BOOK.

The following reference materials are allowed in the examination center:

1. International Building Code, 2018
2. Code of Federal Regulations – 29 CFR Part 1926 (OSHA), with latest available amendments
3. The Contractor’s Guide to Quality Concrete Construction – 4th Edition
4. Modern Masonry – Brick, Block, Stone, Clois E.Kicklighter, 8th edition (2015)
5. Carpentry and Building Construction, 2010 or 2016 (Student Edition)
6. BCSI: Guide to Good Practice for Handling, Installing, Restraining, and Bracing of Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses, 2018
7. Pipe and Excavation Contracting, Dave Roberts, 2011
8. Roofing Construction & Estimating 
9. Rules and Regulations Residential Contractors Mississippi State Board of Contractor