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General Contractor License

Licensing authority: South Carolina Contractor's Licensing Board · Application information

Licensure using boiler stamp

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Boiler Installation
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Stamp: Hold ASME S or NBBPVI R stamp; the statute accepts the stamp instead of the technical examination.

Reinstatement after lapse or cancellation; reapplication after revocation

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Boiler Installation
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Restoration: License lapsed beyond the ninety-day renewal window, was canceled, or is sought after revocation. Meet initial licensure requirements; after revocation wait at least one year and appear before the Board with evidence of safe practice.
Stamp: Hold ASME S or NBBPVI R stamp; the statute accepts the stamp instead of the technical examination.

Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Limited Building Contractor Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Building
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Group: groups-1-3
Height limit: Passing the limited examination limits structures to three stories; the unlimited examination is also accepted for groups 1-3.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Nationwide examination 1: NASCLA Accredited Examination for Commercial General Building Contractors. The Board licensure page accepts the National Commercial Building Contractor examination and Doc. 168 accepts NASCLA transcripts for building certification.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reinstatement after lapse or cancellation; reapplication after revocation

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Limited Building Contractor Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Building
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Group: groups-1-3
Height limit: Passing the limited examination limits structures to three stories; the unlimited examination is also accepted for groups 1-3.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Nationwide examination 1: NASCLA Accredited Examination for Commercial General Building Contractors. The Board licensure page accepts the National Commercial Building Contractor examination and Doc. 168 accepts NASCLA transcripts for building certification.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Restoration: License lapsed beyond the ninety-day renewal window, was canceled, or is sought after revocation. Meet initial licensure requirements; after revocation wait at least one year and appear before the Board with evidence of safe practice.

Licensure by examination

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Building
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Group: groups-4-5
Height limit: Groups 4-5 require the unlimited examination identified by the Board as the national commercial building examination.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Nationwide examination 1: NASCLA Accredited Examination for Commercial General Building Contractors. The Board licensure page accepts the National Commercial Building Contractor examination and Doc. 168 accepts NASCLA transcripts for building certification.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reinstatement after lapse or cancellation; reapplication after revocation

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Building
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Group: groups-4-5
Height limit: Groups 4-5 require the unlimited examination identified by the Board as the national commercial building examination.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Nationwide examination 1: NASCLA Accredited Examination for Commercial General Building Contractors. The Board licensure page accepts the National Commercial Building Contractor examination and Doc. 168 accepts NASCLA transcripts for building certification.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Restoration: License lapsed beyond the ninety-day renewal window, was canceled, or is sought after revocation. Meet initial licensure requirements; after revocation wait at least one year and appear before the Board with evidence of safe practice.

Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Asphalt Paving Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Asphalt Paving
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reinstatement after lapse or cancellation; reapplication after revocation

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Asphalt Paving Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Asphalt Paving
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Restoration: License lapsed beyond the ninety-day renewal window, was canceled, or is sought after revocation. Meet initial licensure requirements; after revocation wait at least one year and appear before the Board with evidence of safe practice.

Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Boiler Installation Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Boiler Installation
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reinstatement after lapse or cancellation; reapplication after revocation

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Boiler Installation Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Boiler Installation
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Restoration: License lapsed beyond the ninety-day renewal window, was canceled, or is sought after revocation. Meet initial licensure requirements; after revocation wait at least one year and appear before the Board with evidence of safe practice.

Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Bridges Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Bridges
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reinstatement after lapse or cancellation; reapplication after revocation

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Bridges Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Bridges
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Restoration: License lapsed beyond the ninety-day renewal window, was canceled, or is sought after revocation. Meet initial licensure requirements; after revocation wait at least one year and appear before the Board with evidence of safe practice.

Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Concrete Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Concrete
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Concrete Paving Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Concrete Paving
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reinstatement after lapse or cancellation; reapplication after revocation

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Concrete Paving Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Concrete Paving
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Restoration: License lapsed beyond the ninety-day renewal window, was canceled, or is sought after revocation. Meet initial licensure requirements; after revocation wait at least one year and appear before the Board with evidence of safe practice.

Reinstatement after lapse or cancellation; reapplication after revocation

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Concrete Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Concrete
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Restoration: License lapsed beyond the ninety-day renewal window, was canceled, or is sought after revocation. Meet initial licensure requirements; after revocation wait at least one year and appear before the Board with evidence of safe practice.

Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Glass And Glazing Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Glass Glazing
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reinstatement after lapse or cancellation; reapplication after revocation

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Glass And Glazing Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Glass Glazing
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Restoration: License lapsed beyond the ninety-day renewal window, was canceled, or is sought after revocation. Meet initial licensure requirements; after revocation wait at least one year and appear before the Board with evidence of safe practice.

Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Grading Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Grading
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reinstatement after lapse or cancellation; reapplication after revocation

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Grading Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Grading
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Restoration: License lapsed beyond the ninety-day renewal window, was canceled, or is sought after revocation. Meet initial licensure requirements; after revocation wait at least one year and appear before the Board with evidence of safe practice.

Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Marine Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Marine
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reinstatement after lapse or cancellation; reapplication after revocation

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Marine Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Marine
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Restoration: License lapsed beyond the ninety-day renewal window, was canceled, or is sought after revocation. Meet initial licensure requirements; after revocation wait at least one year and appear before the Board with evidence of safe practice.

Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Non-Structural Renovation Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Nonstructural Renovation
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reinstatement after lapse or cancellation; reapplication after revocation

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Non-Structural Renovation Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Nonstructural Renovation
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Restoration: License lapsed beyond the ninety-day renewal window, was canceled, or is sought after revocation. Meet initial licensure requirements; after revocation wait at least one year and appear before the Board with evidence of safe practice.

Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Pipelines Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Pipelines
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reinstatement after lapse or cancellation; reapplication after revocation

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Pipelines Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Pipelines
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Restoration: License lapsed beyond the ninety-day renewal window, was canceled, or is sought after revocation. Meet initial licensure requirements; after revocation wait at least one year and appear before the Board with evidence of safe practice.

Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Pre-Engineered Metal Buildings Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Pre Engineered Metal Buildings
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reinstatement after lapse or cancellation; reapplication after revocation

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Pre-Engineered Metal Buildings Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Pre Engineered Metal Buildings
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Restoration: License lapsed beyond the ninety-day renewal window, was canceled, or is sought after revocation. Meet initial licensure requirements; after revocation wait at least one year and appear before the Board with evidence of safe practice.

Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Public Electrical Utility Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Public Electrical Utility
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reinstatement after lapse or cancellation; reapplication after revocation

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Public Electrical Utility Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Public Electrical Utility
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Restoration: License lapsed beyond the ninety-day renewal window, was canceled, or is sought after revocation. Meet initial licensure requirements; after revocation wait at least one year and appear before the Board with evidence of safe practice.

Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Roofing Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Roofing
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reinstatement after lapse or cancellation; reapplication after revocation

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Roofing Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Roofing
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Restoration: License lapsed beyond the ninety-day renewal window, was canceled, or is sought after revocation. Meet initial licensure requirements; after revocation wait at least one year and appear before the Board with evidence of safe practice.

Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Structural Framing Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Structural Framing
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reinstatement after lapse or cancellation; reapplication after revocation

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Structural Framing Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Structural Framing
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Restoration: License lapsed beyond the ninety-day renewal window, was canceled, or is sought after revocation. Meet initial licensure requirements; after revocation wait at least one year and appear before the Board with evidence of safe practice.

Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Swimming Pool Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Swimming Pool
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reinstatement after lapse or cancellation; reapplication after revocation

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Swimming Pool Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Swimming Pool
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Restoration: License lapsed beyond the ninety-day renewal window, was canceled, or is sought after revocation. Meet initial licensure requirements; after revocation wait at least one year and appear before the Board with evidence of safe practice.

Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Water And Sewer Lines Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Water Sewer Lines
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reinstatement after lapse or cancellation; reapplication after revocation

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Water And Sewer Lines Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Water Sewer Lines
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Restoration: License lapsed beyond the ninety-day renewal window, was canceled, or is sought after revocation. Meet initial licensure requirements; after revocation wait at least one year and appear before the Board with evidence of safe practice.

Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Water And Sewer Plants Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Water Sewer Plants
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reinstatement after lapse or cancellation; reapplication after revocation

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Water And Sewer Plants Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Water Sewer Plants
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Restoration: License lapsed beyond the ninety-day renewal window, was canceled, or is sought after revocation. Meet initial licensure requirements; after revocation wait at least one year and appear before the Board with evidence of safe practice.

Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Wood Frame Structures Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Wood Frame Structures
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reinstatement after lapse or cancellation; reapplication after revocation

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Wood Frame Structures Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Wood Frame Structures
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Restoration: License lapsed beyond the ninety-day renewal window, was canceled, or is sought after revocation. Meet initial licensure requirements; after revocation wait at least one year and appear before the Board with evidence of safe practice.

Revision of financial group or business details without a new qualifying classification

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Scope: Apply using Doc. 180 for an existing license group revision; financial qualifications apply and the existing bidding limits remain until approval. A new technical classification follows the corresponding qualification route.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

South Carolina Code, Title 40 Chapter 11, including May 19, 2023 amendments
40-11-280
Official text checked October 6, 2026; no later-effective amendment identified in this document
Doc. 180 instructions p.1: revisions without a new classification

Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Bridges Examination (practice unavailable)
Concrete Paving Examination (practice unavailable)
Asphalt Paving Examination (practice unavailable)
Grading Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Highway: Bridges, Concrete Paving, Asphalt Paving, Grading and Highway Incidental.
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reinstatement after lapse or cancellation; reapplication after revocation

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Bridges Examination (practice unavailable)
Concrete Paving Examination (practice unavailable)
Asphalt Paving Examination (practice unavailable)
Grading Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Highway: Bridges, Concrete Paving, Asphalt Paving, Grading and Highway Incidental.
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Restoration: License lapsed beyond the ninety-day renewal window, was canceled, or is sought after revocation. Meet initial licensure requirements; after revocation wait at least one year and appear before the Board with evidence of safe practice.

Late renewal within ninety days

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Lapse: Submit the renewal application, renewal fee and late fee within ninety days; approval is retroactive to expiration. Supply the required financial documentation.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

South Carolina Code, Title 40 Chapter 11, including May 19, 2023 amendments
40-11-250

Licensure by experience in a nontechnical classification

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Nontechnical classifications: Boring and Tunneling, Highway Incidental, Masonry, Miscellaneous Metals and Railroad Lines; supply experience for each requested classification.
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Instruction label: Doc. 168 instruction text uses Structural Shapes; the current application and statute identify Miscellaneous Metals.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reinstatement after lapse or cancellation; reapplication after revocation

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Nontechnical classifications: Boring and Tunneling, Highway Incidental, Masonry, Miscellaneous Metals and Railroad Lines; supply experience for each requested classification.
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Instruction label: Doc. 168 instruction text uses Structural Shapes; the current application and statute identify Miscellaneous Metals.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Restoration: License lapsed beyond the ninety-day renewal window, was canceled, or is sought after revocation. Meet initial licensure requirements; after revocation wait at least one year and appear before the Board with evidence of safe practice.

Licensure by technical examination waiver or reciprocity

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Reciprocity: Hold a license/certificate in good standing in a reciprocating classification with the required examination waiver verification, or demonstrate passage of an essentially equivalent examination under 40-11-290. Licenses obtained by grandfathering or waiver do not qualify under the Board agreement route. Another state examination is an applicant condition.

Reinstatement after lapse or cancellation; reapplication after revocation

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Reciprocity: Hold a license/certificate in good standing in a reciprocating classification with the required examination waiver verification, or demonstrate passage of an essentially equivalent examination under 40-11-290. Licenses obtained by grandfathering or waiver do not qualify under the Board agreement route. Another state examination is an applicant condition.
Restoration: License lapsed beyond the ninety-day renewal window, was canceled, or is sought after revocation. Meet initial licensure requirements; after revocation wait at least one year and appear before the Board with evidence of safe practice.

Biennial renewal

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Existing license: Hold the current license; submit renewal before expiration, fee and current financial statement or bond.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

South Carolina Code, Title 40 Chapter 11, including May 19, 2023 amendments
40-11-250

Board reinstatement after voluntary surrender

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Decision: Authorization is invalid after surrender until the Board reinstates it by majority vote. The Board may impose reinstatement conditions; the defining provision names no examination for this discretionary restoration pathway.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Official text checked October 6, 2026; no later-effective amendment identified in this document
40-1-150

Mechanical Contractor License

Licensing authority: South Carolina Contractor's Licensing Board · Application information

Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Air Conditioning Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Air Conditioning
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reinstatement after lapse or cancellation; reapplication after revocation

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Air Conditioning Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Air Conditioning
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Restoration: License lapsed beyond the ninety-day renewal window, was canceled, or is sought after revocation. Meet initial licensure requirements; after revocation wait at least one year and appear before the Board with evidence of safe practice.

Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Electrician Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Electrician
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Nationwide examination 1: NASCLA Accredited Trade Examination for Electrical Contractors. The Board licensure page and PSI commercial bulletin identify this accepted alternative to the SC Electrician examination.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reinstatement after lapse or cancellation; reapplication after revocation

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Electrician Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Electrician
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Nationwide examination 1: NASCLA Accredited Trade Examination for Electrical Contractors. The Board licensure page and PSI commercial bulletin identify this accepted alternative to the SC Electrician examination.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Restoration: License lapsed beyond the ninety-day renewal window, was canceled, or is sought after revocation. Meet initial licensure requirements; after revocation wait at least one year and appear before the Board with evidence of safe practice.

Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Heating Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Heating
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reinstatement after lapse or cancellation; reapplication after revocation

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Heating Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Heating
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Restoration: License lapsed beyond the ninety-day renewal window, was canceled, or is sought after revocation. Meet initial licensure requirements; after revocation wait at least one year and appear before the Board with evidence of safe practice.

Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Lightning Protection Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Lightning Protection
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reinstatement after lapse or cancellation; reapplication after revocation

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Lightning Protection Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Lightning Protection
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Restoration: License lapsed beyond the ninety-day renewal window, was canceled, or is sought after revocation. Meet initial licensure requirements; after revocation wait at least one year and appear before the Board with evidence of safe practice.

Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Packaged Equipment Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Packaged Equipment
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reinstatement after lapse or cancellation; reapplication after revocation

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Packaged Equipment Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Packaged Equipment
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Restoration: License lapsed beyond the ninety-day renewal window, was canceled, or is sought after revocation. Meet initial licensure requirements; after revocation wait at least one year and appear before the Board with evidence of safe practice.

Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Plumber Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Plumber
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reinstatement after lapse or cancellation; reapplication after revocation

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Plumber Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Plumber
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Restoration: License lapsed beyond the ninety-day renewal window, was canceled, or is sought after revocation. Meet initial licensure requirements; after revocation wait at least one year and appear before the Board with evidence of safe practice.

Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Pressure And Process Piping Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Pressure Process Piping
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reinstatement after lapse or cancellation; reapplication after revocation

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Pressure And Process Piping Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Pressure Process Piping
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Restoration: License lapsed beyond the ninety-day renewal window, was canceled, or is sought after revocation. Meet initial licensure requirements; after revocation wait at least one year and appear before the Board with evidence of safe practice.

Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Refrigeration Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Refrigeration
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reinstatement after lapse or cancellation; reapplication after revocation

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Refrigeration Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Refrigeration
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Restoration: License lapsed beyond the ninety-day renewal window, was canceled, or is sought after revocation. Meet initial licensure requirements; after revocation wait at least one year and appear before the Board with evidence of safe practice.

Revision of financial group or business details without a new qualifying classification

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Scope: Apply using Doc. 180 for an existing license group revision; financial qualifications apply and the existing bidding limits remain until approval. A new technical classification follows the corresponding qualification route.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

South Carolina Code, Title 40 Chapter 11, including May 19, 2023 amendments
40-11-280
Official text checked October 6, 2026; no later-effective amendment identified in this document
Doc. 180 instructions p.1: revisions without a new classification

Late renewal within ninety days

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Lapse: Submit the renewal application, renewal fee and late fee within ninety days; approval is retroactive to expiration. Supply the required financial documentation.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

South Carolina Code, Title 40 Chapter 11, including May 19, 2023 amendments
40-11-250

Licensure by technical examination waiver or reciprocity

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Reciprocity: Hold a license/certificate in good standing in a reciprocating classification with the required examination waiver verification, or demonstrate passage of an essentially equivalent examination under 40-11-290. Licenses obtained by grandfathering or waiver do not qualify under the Board agreement route. Another state examination is an applicant condition.

Reinstatement after lapse or cancellation; reapplication after revocation

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Reciprocity: Hold a license/certificate in good standing in a reciprocating classification with the required examination waiver verification, or demonstrate passage of an essentially equivalent examination under 40-11-290. Licenses obtained by grandfathering or waiver do not qualify under the Board agreement route. Another state examination is an applicant condition.
Restoration: License lapsed beyond the ninety-day renewal window, was canceled, or is sought after revocation. Meet initial licensure requirements; after revocation wait at least one year and appear before the Board with evidence of safe practice.

Biennial renewal

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Existing license: Hold the current license; submit renewal before expiration, fee and current financial statement or bond.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

South Carolina Code, Title 40 Chapter 11, including May 19, 2023 amendments
40-11-250

Board reinstatement after voluntary surrender

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Decision: Authorization is invalid after surrender until the Board reinstates it by majority vote. The Board may impose reinstatement conditions; the defining provision names no examination for this discretionary restoration pathway.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Official text checked October 6, 2026; no later-effective amendment identified in this document
40-1-150

Licensure by SC mechanical trade certification

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Air Conditioning and Heating
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Trade certification: Hold the corresponding current Master Electrician, Master Plumber or HARV (Master Mechanical) CAGC/MASC certification received by examination in the dates stated in Doc. 168; provide CAGC verification. The certification is an applicant qualification, not a Board examination identity.

Reinstatement after lapse or cancellation; reapplication after revocation

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Air Conditioning and Heating
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Restoration: License lapsed beyond the ninety-day renewal window, was canceled, or is sought after revocation. Meet initial licensure requirements; after revocation wait at least one year and appear before the Board with evidence of safe practice.
Trade certification: Hold the corresponding current Master Electrician, Master Plumber or HARV (Master Mechanical) CAGC/MASC certification received by examination in the dates stated in Doc. 168; provide CAGC verification. The certification is an applicant qualification, not a Board examination identity.

Licensure by SC mechanical trade certification

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Electrical
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Trade certification: Hold the corresponding current Master Electrician, Master Plumber or HARV (Master Mechanical) CAGC/MASC certification received by examination in the dates stated in Doc. 168; provide CAGC verification. The certification is an applicant qualification, not a Board examination identity.

Reinstatement after lapse or cancellation; reapplication after revocation

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Electrical
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Restoration: License lapsed beyond the ninety-day renewal window, was canceled, or is sought after revocation. Meet initial licensure requirements; after revocation wait at least one year and appear before the Board with evidence of safe practice.
Trade certification: Hold the corresponding current Master Electrician, Master Plumber or HARV (Master Mechanical) CAGC/MASC certification received by examination in the dates stated in Doc. 168; provide CAGC verification. The certification is an applicant qualification, not a Board examination identity.

Licensure by SC mechanical trade certification

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Plumbing
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Trade certification: Hold the corresponding current Master Electrician, Master Plumber or HARV (Master Mechanical) CAGC/MASC certification received by examination in the dates stated in Doc. 168; provide CAGC verification. The certification is an applicant qualification, not a Board examination identity.

Reinstatement after lapse or cancellation; reapplication after revocation

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Plumbing
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Restoration: License lapsed beyond the ninety-day renewal window, was canceled, or is sought after revocation. Meet initial licensure requirements; after revocation wait at least one year and appear before the Board with evidence of safe practice.
Trade certification: Hold the corresponding current Master Electrician, Master Plumber or HARV (Master Mechanical) CAGC/MASC certification received by examination in the dates stated in Doc. 168; provide CAGC verification. The certification is an applicant qualification, not a Board examination identity.

Temporary Professional License — General Contractor

Licensing authority: South Carolina Contractor's Licensing Board · Application information

Temporary military spouse licensure: Licensure using boiler stamp

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Boiler Installation
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Stamp: Hold ASME S or NBBPVI R stamp; the statute accepts the stamp instead of the technical examination.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Limited Building Contractor Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Building
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Group: groups-1-3
Height limit: Passing the limited examination limits structures to three stories; the unlimited examination is also accepted for groups 1-3.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Nationwide examination 1: NASCLA Accredited Examination for Commercial General Building Contractors. The Board licensure page accepts the National Commercial Building Contractor examination and Doc. 168 accepts NASCLA transcripts for building certification.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Licensure by examination

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Building
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Group: groups-4-5
Height limit: Groups 4-5 require the unlimited examination identified by the Board as the national commercial building examination.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Nationwide examination 1: NASCLA Accredited Examination for Commercial General Building Contractors. The Board licensure page accepts the National Commercial Building Contractor examination and Doc. 168 accepts NASCLA transcripts for building certification.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Asphalt Paving Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Asphalt Paving
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Boiler Installation Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Boiler Installation
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Bridges Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Bridges
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Concrete Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Concrete
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Concrete Paving Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Concrete Paving
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Glass And Glazing Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Glass Glazing
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Grading Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Grading
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Marine Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Marine
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Non-Structural Renovation Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Nonstructural Renovation
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Pipelines Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Pipelines
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Pre-Engineered Metal Buildings Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Pre Engineered Metal Buildings
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Public Electrical Utility Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Public Electrical Utility
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Roofing Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Roofing
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Structural Framing Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Structural Framing
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Swimming Pool Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Swimming Pool
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Water And Sewer Lines Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Water Sewer Lines
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Water And Sewer Plants Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Water Sewer Plants
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Wood Frame Structures Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Wood Frame Structures
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Bridges Examination (practice unavailable)
Concrete Paving Examination (practice unavailable)
Asphalt Paving Examination (practice unavailable)
Grading Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Highway: Bridges, Concrete Paving, Asphalt Paving, Grading and Highway Incidental.
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Licensure by experience in a nontechnical classification

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Nontechnical classifications: Boring and Tunneling, Highway Incidental, Masonry, Miscellaneous Metals and Railroad Lines; supply experience for each requested classification.
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Instruction label: Doc. 168 instruction text uses Structural Shapes; the current application and statute identify Miscellaneous Metals.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Licensure by technical examination waiver or reciprocity

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Reciprocity: Hold a license/certificate in good standing in a reciprocating classification with the required examination waiver verification, or demonstrate passage of an essentially equivalent examination under 40-11-290. Licenses obtained by grandfathering or waiver do not qualify under the Board agreement route. Another state examination is an applicant condition.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary Professional License — Mechanical Contractor

Licensing authority: South Carolina Contractor's Licensing Board · Application information

Temporary military spouse licensure: Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Air Conditioning Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Air Conditioning
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Electrician Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Electrician
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Nationwide examination 1: NASCLA Accredited Trade Examination for Electrical Contractors. The Board licensure page and PSI commercial bulletin identify this accepted alternative to the SC Electrician examination.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Heating Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Heating
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Lightning Protection Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Lightning Protection
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Packaged Equipment Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Packaged Equipment
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Plumber Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Plumber
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Pressure And Process Piping Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Pressure Process Piping
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Licensure by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Refrigeration Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Refrigeration
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Licensure by technical examination waiver or reciprocity

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Reciprocity: Hold a license/certificate in good standing in a reciprocating classification with the required examination waiver verification, or demonstrate passage of an essentially equivalent examination under 40-11-290. Licenses obtained by grandfathering or waiver do not qualify under the Board agreement route. Another state examination is an applicant condition.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Licensure by SC mechanical trade certification

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Air Conditioning and Heating
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.
Trade certification: Hold the corresponding current Master Electrician, Master Plumber or HARV (Master Mechanical) CAGC/MASC certification received by examination in the dates stated in Doc. 168; provide CAGC verification. The certification is an applicant qualification, not a Board examination identity.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Licensure by SC mechanical trade certification

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Electrical
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.
Trade certification: Hold the corresponding current Master Electrician, Master Plumber or HARV (Master Mechanical) CAGC/MASC certification received by examination in the dates stated in Doc. 168; provide CAGC verification. The certification is an applicant qualification, not a Board examination identity.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Licensure by SC mechanical trade certification

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Plumbing
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.
Trade certification: Hold the corresponding current Master Electrician, Master Plumber or HARV (Master Mechanical) CAGC/MASC certification received by examination in the dates stated in Doc. 168; provide CAGC verification. The certification is an applicant qualification, not a Board examination identity.

Temporary Professional License — Qualifying Party

Licensing authority: South Carolina Contractor's Licensing Board · Application information

Temporary military spouse licensure: Certification using boiler stamp

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Boiler Installation
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Stamp: Hold ASME S or NBBPVI R stamp; the statute accepts the stamp instead of the technical examination.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Limited Building Contractor Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Building
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Group: groups-1-3
Height limit: Passing the limited examination limits structures to three stories; the unlimited examination is also accepted for groups 1-3.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Nationwide examination 1: NASCLA Accredited Examination for Commercial General Building Contractors. The Board licensure page accepts the National Commercial Building Contractor examination and Doc. 168 accepts NASCLA transcripts for building certification.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Certification by examination

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Building
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Group: groups-4-5
Height limit: Groups 4-5 require the unlimited examination identified by the Board as the national commercial building examination.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Nationwide examination 1: NASCLA Accredited Examination for Commercial General Building Contractors. The Board licensure page accepts the National Commercial Building Contractor examination and Doc. 168 accepts NASCLA transcripts for building certification.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Air Conditioning Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Air Conditioning
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Asphalt Paving Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Asphalt Paving
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Boiler Installation Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Boiler Installation
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Bridges Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Bridges
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Concrete Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Concrete
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Concrete Paving Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Concrete Paving
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Electrician Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Electrician
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Nationwide examination 1: NASCLA Accredited Trade Examination for Electrical Contractors. The Board licensure page and PSI commercial bulletin identify this accepted alternative to the SC Electrician examination.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Glass And Glazing Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Glass Glazing
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Grading Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Grading
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Heating Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Heating
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Lightning Protection Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Lightning Protection
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Marine Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Marine
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Non-Structural Renovation Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Nonstructural Renovation
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Packaged Equipment Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Packaged Equipment
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Pipelines Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Pipelines
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Plumber Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Plumber
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Pre-Engineered Metal Buildings Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Pre Engineered Metal Buildings
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Pressure And Process Piping Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Pressure Process Piping
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Public Electrical Utility Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Public Electrical Utility
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Refrigeration Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Refrigeration
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Roofing Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Roofing
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Structural Framing Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Structural Framing
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Swimming Pool Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Swimming Pool
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Water And Sewer Lines Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Water Sewer Lines
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Water And Sewer Plants Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Water Sewer Plants
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Wood Frame Structures Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Wood Frame Structures
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Bridges Examination (practice unavailable)
Concrete Paving Examination (practice unavailable)
Asphalt Paving Examination (practice unavailable)
Grading Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Highway: Bridges, Concrete Paving, Asphalt Paving, Grading and Highway Incidental.
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Certification in a nontechnical classification

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Nontechnical classifications: Boring and Tunneling, Highway Incidental, Masonry, Miscellaneous Metals and Railroad Lines; supply experience for each requested classification.
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Instruction label: Doc. 168 instruction text uses Structural Shapes; the current application and statute identify Miscellaneous Metals.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Certification by technical examination waiver or reciprocity

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Reciprocity: Hold a license/certificate in good standing in a reciprocating classification with the required examination waiver verification, or demonstrate passage of an essentially equivalent examination under 40-11-290. Licenses obtained by grandfathering or waiver do not qualify under the Board agreement route. Another state examination is an applicant condition.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Certification by SC mechanical trade certification

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Air Conditioning and Heating
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.
Trade certification: Hold the corresponding current Master Electrician, Master Plumber or HARV (Master Mechanical) CAGC/MASC certification received by examination in the dates stated in Doc. 168; provide CAGC verification. The certification is an applicant qualification, not a Board examination identity.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Certification by SC mechanical trade certification

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Electrical
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.
Trade certification: Hold the corresponding current Master Electrician, Master Plumber or HARV (Master Mechanical) CAGC/MASC certification received by examination in the dates stated in Doc. 168; provide CAGC verification. The certification is an applicant qualification, not a Board examination identity.

Temporary military spouse licensure: Certification by SC mechanical trade certification

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Plumbing
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military spouse: Married to an active-duty member assigned to South Carolina under official orders; hold an equivalent valid license in good standing from another jurisdiction and verify all state law requirements. Provide military orders, marriage verification and required good-standing certificates; fingerprint-based checks apply only if ordinary licensure requires equivalent checks.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Temporary duration: Expires one year after issuance and cannot be renewed.
Trade certification: Hold the corresponding current Master Electrician, Master Plumber or HARV (Master Mechanical) CAGC/MASC certification received by examination in the dates stated in Doc. 168; provide CAGC verification. The certification is an applicant qualification, not a Board examination identity.

Qualifying Party Certificate

Licensing authority: South Carolina Contractor's Licensing Board · Application information

Certification using boiler stamp

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Boiler Installation
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Stamp: Hold ASME S or NBBPVI R stamp; the statute accepts the stamp instead of the technical examination.

Reactivation after four or more consecutive inactive years

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Boiler Installation
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Inactivity: Certification inactive for four or more consecutive years; the Board may require the applicable technical examination, the Code of Laws examination or both under 40-11-230(A). Doc. 181 instructs applicants inactive more than four years to pass the appropriate technical examination and use Doc. 168.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Stamp: Hold ASME S or NBBPVI R stamp; the statute accepts the stamp instead of the technical examination.

Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Limited Building Contractor Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Building
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Group: groups-1-3
Height limit: Passing the limited examination limits structures to three stories; the unlimited examination is also accepted for groups 1-3.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Nationwide examination 1: NASCLA Accredited Examination for Commercial General Building Contractors. The Board licensure page accepts the National Commercial Building Contractor examination and Doc. 168 accepts NASCLA transcripts for building certification.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reactivation after four or more consecutive inactive years

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Limited Building Contractor Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Building
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Group: groups-1-3
Height limit: Passing the limited examination limits structures to three stories; the unlimited examination is also accepted for groups 1-3.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Inactivity: Certification inactive for four or more consecutive years; the Board may require the applicable technical examination, the Code of Laws examination or both under 40-11-230(A). Doc. 181 instructs applicants inactive more than four years to pass the appropriate technical examination and use Doc. 168.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Nationwide examination 1: NASCLA Accredited Examination for Commercial General Building Contractors. The Board licensure page accepts the National Commercial Building Contractor examination and Doc. 168 accepts NASCLA transcripts for building certification.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Certification by examination

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Building
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Group: groups-4-5
Height limit: Groups 4-5 require the unlimited examination identified by the Board as the national commercial building examination.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Nationwide examination 1: NASCLA Accredited Examination for Commercial General Building Contractors. The Board licensure page accepts the National Commercial Building Contractor examination and Doc. 168 accepts NASCLA transcripts for building certification.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reactivation after four or more consecutive inactive years

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Building
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Group: groups-4-5
Height limit: Groups 4-5 require the unlimited examination identified by the Board as the national commercial building examination.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Inactivity: Certification inactive for four or more consecutive years; the Board may require the applicable technical examination, the Code of Laws examination or both under 40-11-230(A). Doc. 181 instructs applicants inactive more than four years to pass the appropriate technical examination and use Doc. 168.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Nationwide examination 1: NASCLA Accredited Examination for Commercial General Building Contractors. The Board licensure page accepts the National Commercial Building Contractor examination and Doc. 168 accepts NASCLA transcripts for building certification.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Designation as dual primary qualifying party

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Certificate: Hold a valid qualifying-party certificate.
Dual entities: Both entities must operate from the same location; the qualifying party must participate daily, derive a livelihood from both and hold ownership in both with at least fifty percent in one. Submit the dual-qualifier request and Company Acknowledgements.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

South Carolina Code, Title 40 Chapter 11, including May 19, 2023 amendments
40-11-230

Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Air Conditioning Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Air Conditioning
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Addition of a technical classification

Air Conditioning Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Air Conditioning
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Existing certification: Hold an active QP/PQP certificate or a certificate inactive less than four years. Apply with Doc. 181 sections A, D and F and evidence supporting the additional classification.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reactivation after four or more consecutive inactive years

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Air Conditioning Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Air Conditioning
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Inactivity: Certification inactive for four or more consecutive years; the Board may require the applicable technical examination, the Code of Laws examination or both under 40-11-230(A). Doc. 181 instructs applicants inactive more than four years to pass the appropriate technical examination and use Doc. 168.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Asphalt Paving Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Asphalt Paving
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Addition of a technical classification

Asphalt Paving Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Asphalt Paving
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Existing certification: Hold an active QP/PQP certificate or a certificate inactive less than four years. Apply with Doc. 181 sections A, D and F and evidence supporting the additional classification.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reactivation after four or more consecutive inactive years

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Asphalt Paving Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Asphalt Paving
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Inactivity: Certification inactive for four or more consecutive years; the Board may require the applicable technical examination, the Code of Laws examination or both under 40-11-230(A). Doc. 181 instructs applicants inactive more than four years to pass the appropriate technical examination and use Doc. 168.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Boiler Installation Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Boiler Installation
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Addition of a technical classification

Boiler Installation Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Boiler Installation
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Existing certification: Hold an active QP/PQP certificate or a certificate inactive less than four years. Apply with Doc. 181 sections A, D and F and evidence supporting the additional classification.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reactivation after four or more consecutive inactive years

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Boiler Installation Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Boiler Installation
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Inactivity: Certification inactive for four or more consecutive years; the Board may require the applicable technical examination, the Code of Laws examination or both under 40-11-230(A). Doc. 181 instructs applicants inactive more than four years to pass the appropriate technical examination and use Doc. 168.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Bridges Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Bridges
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Addition of a technical classification

Bridges Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Bridges
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Existing certification: Hold an active QP/PQP certificate or a certificate inactive less than four years. Apply with Doc. 181 sections A, D and F and evidence supporting the additional classification.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reactivation after four or more consecutive inactive years

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Bridges Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Bridges
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Inactivity: Certification inactive for four or more consecutive years; the Board may require the applicable technical examination, the Code of Laws examination or both under 40-11-230(A). Doc. 181 instructs applicants inactive more than four years to pass the appropriate technical examination and use Doc. 168.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Concrete Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Concrete
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Addition of a technical classification

Concrete Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Concrete
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Existing certification: Hold an active QP/PQP certificate or a certificate inactive less than four years. Apply with Doc. 181 sections A, D and F and evidence supporting the additional classification.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Concrete Paving Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Concrete Paving
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Addition of a technical classification

Concrete Paving Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Concrete Paving
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Existing certification: Hold an active QP/PQP certificate or a certificate inactive less than four years. Apply with Doc. 181 sections A, D and F and evidence supporting the additional classification.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reactivation after four or more consecutive inactive years

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Concrete Paving Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Concrete Paving
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Inactivity: Certification inactive for four or more consecutive years; the Board may require the applicable technical examination, the Code of Laws examination or both under 40-11-230(A). Doc. 181 instructs applicants inactive more than four years to pass the appropriate technical examination and use Doc. 168.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reactivation after four or more consecutive inactive years

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Concrete Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Concrete
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Inactivity: Certification inactive for four or more consecutive years; the Board may require the applicable technical examination, the Code of Laws examination or both under 40-11-230(A). Doc. 181 instructs applicants inactive more than four years to pass the appropriate technical examination and use Doc. 168.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Electrician Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Electrician
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Nationwide examination 1: NASCLA Accredited Trade Examination for Electrical Contractors. The Board licensure page and PSI commercial bulletin identify this accepted alternative to the SC Electrician examination.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Addition of a technical classification

Electrician Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Electrician
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Existing certification: Hold an active QP/PQP certificate or a certificate inactive less than four years. Apply with Doc. 181 sections A, D and F and evidence supporting the additional classification.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Nationwide examination 1: NASCLA Accredited Trade Examination for Electrical Contractors. The Board licensure page and PSI commercial bulletin identify this accepted alternative to the SC Electrician examination.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reactivation after four or more consecutive inactive years

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Electrician Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Electrician
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Inactivity: Certification inactive for four or more consecutive years; the Board may require the applicable technical examination, the Code of Laws examination or both under 40-11-230(A). Doc. 181 instructs applicants inactive more than four years to pass the appropriate technical examination and use Doc. 168.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Nationwide examination 1: NASCLA Accredited Trade Examination for Electrical Contractors. The Board licensure page and PSI commercial bulletin identify this accepted alternative to the SC Electrician examination.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Glass And Glazing Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Glass Glazing
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Addition of a technical classification

Glass And Glazing Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Glass Glazing
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Existing certification: Hold an active QP/PQP certificate or a certificate inactive less than four years. Apply with Doc. 181 sections A, D and F and evidence supporting the additional classification.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reactivation after four or more consecutive inactive years

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Glass And Glazing Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Glass Glazing
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Inactivity: Certification inactive for four or more consecutive years; the Board may require the applicable technical examination, the Code of Laws examination or both under 40-11-230(A). Doc. 181 instructs applicants inactive more than four years to pass the appropriate technical examination and use Doc. 168.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Grading Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Grading
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Addition of a technical classification

Grading Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Grading
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Existing certification: Hold an active QP/PQP certificate or a certificate inactive less than four years. Apply with Doc. 181 sections A, D and F and evidence supporting the additional classification.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reactivation after four or more consecutive inactive years

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Grading Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Grading
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Inactivity: Certification inactive for four or more consecutive years; the Board may require the applicable technical examination, the Code of Laws examination or both under 40-11-230(A). Doc. 181 instructs applicants inactive more than four years to pass the appropriate technical examination and use Doc. 168.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Heating Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Heating
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Addition of a technical classification

Heating Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Heating
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Existing certification: Hold an active QP/PQP certificate or a certificate inactive less than four years. Apply with Doc. 181 sections A, D and F and evidence supporting the additional classification.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reactivation after four or more consecutive inactive years

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Heating Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Heating
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Inactivity: Certification inactive for four or more consecutive years; the Board may require the applicable technical examination, the Code of Laws examination or both under 40-11-230(A). Doc. 181 instructs applicants inactive more than four years to pass the appropriate technical examination and use Doc. 168.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Lightning Protection Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Lightning Protection
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Addition of a technical classification

Lightning Protection Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Lightning Protection
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Existing certification: Hold an active QP/PQP certificate or a certificate inactive less than four years. Apply with Doc. 181 sections A, D and F and evidence supporting the additional classification.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reactivation after four or more consecutive inactive years

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Lightning Protection Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Lightning Protection
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Inactivity: Certification inactive for four or more consecutive years; the Board may require the applicable technical examination, the Code of Laws examination or both under 40-11-230(A). Doc. 181 instructs applicants inactive more than four years to pass the appropriate technical examination and use Doc. 168.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Marine Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Marine
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Addition of a technical classification

Marine Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Marine
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Existing certification: Hold an active QP/PQP certificate or a certificate inactive less than four years. Apply with Doc. 181 sections A, D and F and evidence supporting the additional classification.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reactivation after four or more consecutive inactive years

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Marine Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Marine
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Inactivity: Certification inactive for four or more consecutive years; the Board may require the applicable technical examination, the Code of Laws examination or both under 40-11-230(A). Doc. 181 instructs applicants inactive more than four years to pass the appropriate technical examination and use Doc. 168.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Non-Structural Renovation Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Nonstructural Renovation
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Addition of a technical classification

Non-Structural Renovation Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Nonstructural Renovation
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Existing certification: Hold an active QP/PQP certificate or a certificate inactive less than four years. Apply with Doc. 181 sections A, D and F and evidence supporting the additional classification.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reactivation after four or more consecutive inactive years

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Non-Structural Renovation Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Nonstructural Renovation
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Inactivity: Certification inactive for four or more consecutive years; the Board may require the applicable technical examination, the Code of Laws examination or both under 40-11-230(A). Doc. 181 instructs applicants inactive more than four years to pass the appropriate technical examination and use Doc. 168.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Packaged Equipment Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Packaged Equipment
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Addition of a technical classification

Packaged Equipment Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Packaged Equipment
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Existing certification: Hold an active QP/PQP certificate or a certificate inactive less than four years. Apply with Doc. 181 sections A, D and F and evidence supporting the additional classification.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reactivation after four or more consecutive inactive years

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Packaged Equipment Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Packaged Equipment
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Inactivity: Certification inactive for four or more consecutive years; the Board may require the applicable technical examination, the Code of Laws examination or both under 40-11-230(A). Doc. 181 instructs applicants inactive more than four years to pass the appropriate technical examination and use Doc. 168.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Pipelines Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Pipelines
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Addition of a technical classification

Pipelines Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Pipelines
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Existing certification: Hold an active QP/PQP certificate or a certificate inactive less than four years. Apply with Doc. 181 sections A, D and F and evidence supporting the additional classification.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reactivation after four or more consecutive inactive years

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Pipelines Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Pipelines
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Inactivity: Certification inactive for four or more consecutive years; the Board may require the applicable technical examination, the Code of Laws examination or both under 40-11-230(A). Doc. 181 instructs applicants inactive more than four years to pass the appropriate technical examination and use Doc. 168.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Plumber Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Plumber
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Addition of a technical classification

Plumber Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Plumber
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Existing certification: Hold an active QP/PQP certificate or a certificate inactive less than four years. Apply with Doc. 181 sections A, D and F and evidence supporting the additional classification.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reactivation after four or more consecutive inactive years

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Plumber Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Plumber
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Inactivity: Certification inactive for four or more consecutive years; the Board may require the applicable technical examination, the Code of Laws examination or both under 40-11-230(A). Doc. 181 instructs applicants inactive more than four years to pass the appropriate technical examination and use Doc. 168.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Pre-Engineered Metal Buildings Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Pre Engineered Metal Buildings
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Addition of a technical classification

Pre-Engineered Metal Buildings Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Pre Engineered Metal Buildings
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Existing certification: Hold an active QP/PQP certificate or a certificate inactive less than four years. Apply with Doc. 181 sections A, D and F and evidence supporting the additional classification.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reactivation after four or more consecutive inactive years

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Pre-Engineered Metal Buildings Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Pre Engineered Metal Buildings
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Inactivity: Certification inactive for four or more consecutive years; the Board may require the applicable technical examination, the Code of Laws examination or both under 40-11-230(A). Doc. 181 instructs applicants inactive more than four years to pass the appropriate technical examination and use Doc. 168.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Pressure And Process Piping Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Pressure Process Piping
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Addition of a technical classification

Pressure And Process Piping Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Pressure Process Piping
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Existing certification: Hold an active QP/PQP certificate or a certificate inactive less than four years. Apply with Doc. 181 sections A, D and F and evidence supporting the additional classification.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reactivation after four or more consecutive inactive years

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Pressure And Process Piping Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Pressure Process Piping
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Inactivity: Certification inactive for four or more consecutive years; the Board may require the applicable technical examination, the Code of Laws examination or both under 40-11-230(A). Doc. 181 instructs applicants inactive more than four years to pass the appropriate technical examination and use Doc. 168.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Public Electrical Utility Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Public Electrical Utility
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Addition of a technical classification

Public Electrical Utility Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Public Electrical Utility
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Existing certification: Hold an active QP/PQP certificate or a certificate inactive less than four years. Apply with Doc. 181 sections A, D and F and evidence supporting the additional classification.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reactivation after four or more consecutive inactive years

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Public Electrical Utility Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Public Electrical Utility
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Inactivity: Certification inactive for four or more consecutive years; the Board may require the applicable technical examination, the Code of Laws examination or both under 40-11-230(A). Doc. 181 instructs applicants inactive more than four years to pass the appropriate technical examination and use Doc. 168.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Refrigeration Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Refrigeration
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Addition of a technical classification

Refrigeration Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Refrigeration
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Existing certification: Hold an active QP/PQP certificate or a certificate inactive less than four years. Apply with Doc. 181 sections A, D and F and evidence supporting the additional classification.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reactivation after four or more consecutive inactive years

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Refrigeration Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Refrigeration
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Inactivity: Certification inactive for four or more consecutive years; the Board may require the applicable technical examination, the Code of Laws examination or both under 40-11-230(A). Doc. 181 instructs applicants inactive more than four years to pass the appropriate technical examination and use Doc. 168.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Roofing Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Roofing
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Addition of a technical classification

Roofing Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Roofing
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Existing certification: Hold an active QP/PQP certificate or a certificate inactive less than four years. Apply with Doc. 181 sections A, D and F and evidence supporting the additional classification.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reactivation after four or more consecutive inactive years

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Roofing Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Roofing
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Inactivity: Certification inactive for four or more consecutive years; the Board may require the applicable technical examination, the Code of Laws examination or both under 40-11-230(A). Doc. 181 instructs applicants inactive more than four years to pass the appropriate technical examination and use Doc. 168.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Structural Framing Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Structural Framing
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Addition of a technical classification

Structural Framing Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Structural Framing
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Existing certification: Hold an active QP/PQP certificate or a certificate inactive less than four years. Apply with Doc. 181 sections A, D and F and evidence supporting the additional classification.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reactivation after four or more consecutive inactive years

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Structural Framing Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Structural Framing
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Inactivity: Certification inactive for four or more consecutive years; the Board may require the applicable technical examination, the Code of Laws examination or both under 40-11-230(A). Doc. 181 instructs applicants inactive more than four years to pass the appropriate technical examination and use Doc. 168.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Swimming Pool Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Swimming Pool
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Addition of a technical classification

Swimming Pool Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Swimming Pool
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Existing certification: Hold an active QP/PQP certificate or a certificate inactive less than four years. Apply with Doc. 181 sections A, D and F and evidence supporting the additional classification.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reactivation after four or more consecutive inactive years

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Swimming Pool Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Swimming Pool
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Inactivity: Certification inactive for four or more consecutive years; the Board may require the applicable technical examination, the Code of Laws examination or both under 40-11-230(A). Doc. 181 instructs applicants inactive more than four years to pass the appropriate technical examination and use Doc. 168.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Water And Sewer Lines Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Water Sewer Lines
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Addition of a technical classification

Water And Sewer Lines Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Water Sewer Lines
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Existing certification: Hold an active QP/PQP certificate or a certificate inactive less than four years. Apply with Doc. 181 sections A, D and F and evidence supporting the additional classification.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reactivation after four or more consecutive inactive years

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Water And Sewer Lines Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Water Sewer Lines
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Inactivity: Certification inactive for four or more consecutive years; the Board may require the applicable technical examination, the Code of Laws examination or both under 40-11-230(A). Doc. 181 instructs applicants inactive more than four years to pass the appropriate technical examination and use Doc. 168.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Water And Sewer Plants Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Water Sewer Plants
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Addition of a technical classification

Water And Sewer Plants Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Water Sewer Plants
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Existing certification: Hold an active QP/PQP certificate or a certificate inactive less than four years. Apply with Doc. 181 sections A, D and F and evidence supporting the additional classification.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reactivation after four or more consecutive inactive years

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Water And Sewer Plants Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Water Sewer Plants
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Inactivity: Certification inactive for four or more consecutive years; the Board may require the applicable technical examination, the Code of Laws examination or both under 40-11-230(A). Doc. 181 instructs applicants inactive more than four years to pass the appropriate technical examination and use Doc. 168.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Wood Frame Structures Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Wood Frame Structures
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Addition of a technical classification

Wood Frame Structures Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Wood Frame Structures
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Existing certification: Hold an active QP/PQP certificate or a certificate inactive less than four years. Apply with Doc. 181 sections A, D and F and evidence supporting the additional classification.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reactivation after four or more consecutive inactive years

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Wood Frame Structures Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Wood Frame Structures
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Inactivity: Certification inactive for four or more consecutive years; the Board may require the applicable technical examination, the Code of Laws examination or both under 40-11-230(A). Doc. 181 instructs applicants inactive more than four years to pass the appropriate technical examination and use Doc. 168.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Certification by examination

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Bridges Examination (practice unavailable)
Concrete Paving Examination (practice unavailable)
Asphalt Paving Examination (practice unavailable)
Grading Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Highway: Bridges, Concrete Paving, Asphalt Paving, Grading and Highway Incidental.
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Addition of a technical classification

All of the following:

Bridges Examination (practice unavailable)
Concrete Paving Examination (practice unavailable)
Asphalt Paving Examination (practice unavailable)
Grading Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Highway: Bridges, Concrete Paving, Asphalt Paving, Grading and Highway Incidental.
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Existing certification: Hold an active QP/PQP certificate or a certificate inactive less than four years. Apply with Doc. 181 sections A, D and F and evidence supporting the additional classification.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reactivation after four or more consecutive inactive years

All of the following:

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination
Bridges Examination (practice unavailable)
Concrete Paving Examination (practice unavailable)
Asphalt Paving Examination (practice unavailable)
Grading Examination (practice unavailable)

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Highway: Bridges, Concrete Paving, Asphalt Paving, Grading and Highway Incidental.
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Inactivity: Certification inactive for four or more consecutive years; the Board may require the applicable technical examination, the Code of Laws examination or both under 40-11-230(A). Doc. 181 instructs applicants inactive more than four years to pass the appropriate technical examination and use Doc. 168.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Certification in a nontechnical classification

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Nontechnical classifications: Boring and Tunneling, Highway Incidental, Masonry, Miscellaneous Metals and Railroad Lines; supply experience for each requested classification.
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Instruction label: Doc. 168 instruction text uses Structural Shapes; the current application and statute identify Miscellaneous Metals.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reactivation after four or more consecutive inactive years

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Nontechnical classifications: Boring and Tunneling, Highway Incidental, Masonry, Miscellaneous Metals and Railroad Lines; supply experience for each requested classification.
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Experience: Provide an affidavit showing two years of full-time experience within the preceding five years in each requested classification; Board-approved alternative proof or the PHCC apprenticeship certificate for applicable mechanical classifications may satisfy the experience requirement.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Inactivity: Certification inactive for four or more consecutive years; the Board may require the applicable technical examination, the Code of Laws examination or both under 40-11-230(A). Doc. 181 instructs applicants inactive more than four years to pass the appropriate technical examination and use Doc. 168.
Instruction label: Doc. 168 instruction text uses Structural Shapes; the current application and statute identify Miscellaneous Metals.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.

Reactivation or transfer of certification inactive less than four years

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Certification: Hold an active certification or one inactive for less than four years; complete Doc. 181 sections A, C, E and F and the company acknowledgement. This route does not add a technical classification.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

PQP/QP revision instructions and form, December 2025
Doc. 181 requirements p.1: transfer and short-term reactivation

Certification by technical examination waiver or reciprocity

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Reciprocity: Hold a license/certificate in good standing in a reciprocating classification with the required examination waiver verification, or demonstrate passage of an essentially equivalent examination under 40-11-290. Licenses obtained by grandfathering or waiver do not qualify under the Board agreement route. Another state examination is an applicant condition.

Reactivation after four or more consecutive inactive years

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Inactivity: Certification inactive for four or more consecutive years; the Board may require the applicable technical examination, the Code of Laws examination or both under 40-11-230(A). Doc. 181 instructs applicants inactive more than four years to pass the appropriate technical examination and use Doc. 168.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Reciprocity: Hold a license/certificate in good standing in a reciprocating classification with the required examination waiver verification, or demonstrate passage of an essentially equivalent examination under 40-11-290. Licenses obtained by grandfathering or waiver do not qualify under the Board agreement route. Another state examination is an applicant condition.

Board reinstatement after voluntary surrender

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Decision: Authorization is invalid after surrender until the Board reinstates it by majority vote. The Board may impose reinstatement conditions; the defining provision names no examination for this discretionary restoration pathway.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Official text checked October 6, 2026; no later-effective amendment identified in this document
40-1-150

Certification by SC mechanical trade certification

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Air Conditioning and Heating
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Trade certification: Hold the corresponding current Master Electrician, Master Plumber or HARV (Master Mechanical) CAGC/MASC certification received by examination in the dates stated in Doc. 168; provide CAGC verification. The certification is an applicant qualification, not a Board examination identity.

Reactivation after four or more consecutive inactive years

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Air Conditioning and Heating
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Inactivity: Certification inactive for four or more consecutive years; the Board may require the applicable technical examination, the Code of Laws examination or both under 40-11-230(A). Doc. 181 instructs applicants inactive more than four years to pass the appropriate technical examination and use Doc. 168.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Trade certification: Hold the corresponding current Master Electrician, Master Plumber or HARV (Master Mechanical) CAGC/MASC certification received by examination in the dates stated in Doc. 168; provide CAGC verification. The certification is an applicant qualification, not a Board examination identity.

Certification by SC mechanical trade certification

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Electrical
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Trade certification: Hold the corresponding current Master Electrician, Master Plumber or HARV (Master Mechanical) CAGC/MASC certification received by examination in the dates stated in Doc. 168; provide CAGC verification. The certification is an applicant qualification, not a Board examination identity.

Reactivation after four or more consecutive inactive years

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Electrical
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Inactivity: Certification inactive for four or more consecutive years; the Board may require the applicable technical examination, the Code of Laws examination or both under 40-11-230(A). Doc. 181 instructs applicants inactive more than four years to pass the appropriate technical examination and use Doc. 168.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Trade certification: Hold the corresponding current Master Electrician, Master Plumber or HARV (Master Mechanical) CAGC/MASC certification received by examination in the dates stated in Doc. 168; provide CAGC verification. The certification is an applicant qualification, not a Board examination identity.

Certification by SC mechanical trade certification

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Plumbing
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Trade certification: Hold the corresponding current Master Electrician, Master Plumber or HARV (Master Mechanical) CAGC/MASC certification received by examination in the dates stated in Doc. 168; provide CAGC verification. The certification is an applicant qualification, not a Board examination identity.

Reactivation after four or more consecutive inactive years

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination

Application: Submit the completed Board application and applicable fee. Entity licensure uses Doc. 165; qualifying-party certification uses Doc. 168.
Classification: Plumbing
Company acknowledgment: Submit the Company Acknowledgement affidavit, including employer consent for the qualifying party.
Disclosures: Explain applicable convictions, discipline, pending charges, construction judgments and bankruptcies on Doc. 142 with official dispositions; conviction reports must be dated within thirty days of application.
Entity registration: Entities other than sole proprietorships must supply the applicable Secretary of State business authorization, articles of organization/incorporation and ownership documentation.
Exam scores: Submit the applicable PSI pass sheets; NASCLA transcripts are sent directly to the Board. Examination requirements involve currently offered exams even when the score was obtained before application.
Financial responsibility: Entity applicants must submit a financial statement or statutory surety bond supporting their requested group. The five general limits are $100,000, $400,000, $1,000,000, $3,000,000 and unlimited; mechanical limits are $35,000, $100,000, $200,000, $400,000 and unlimited. Meet the applicable statutory net-worth or working-capital minimum, or the bond amount; submit owner-prepared statements for groups 1-2, CPA-compiled statements for groups 3-4 and a CPA-audited balance sheet for initial group 5, or the permitted bond.
Identity: Qualifying-party applicants must provide government photo identification and Social Security card.
Inactivity: Certification inactive for four or more consecutive years; the Board may require the applicable technical examination, the Code of Laws examination or both under 40-11-230(A). Doc. 181 instructs applicants inactive more than four years to pass the appropriate technical examination and use Doc. 168.
Lawful presence: Qualifying-party applicants must submit the notarized lawful-presence verification and applicable immigration documentation.
Military training: S.C. Code 40-1-640 requires consideration of documented military education, training and experience; it does not automatically excuse testing.
Name change: Provide legal-name-change documentation when applicable.
Qualifying party: Designate a certified PQP in responsible management for every requested classification; the PQP must be actively involved in management, supervision and operations.
Trade certification: Hold the corresponding current Master Electrician, Master Plumber or HARV (Master Mechanical) CAGC/MASC certification received by examination in the dates stated in Doc. 168; provide CAGC verification. The certification is an applicant qualification, not a Board examination identity.

Asphalt Paving Examination

Examination outline

Paving - Compaction and Stabilization
Paving - Asphalt Paving Procedures
Paving - Asphalt Properties and General Uses
Paving - Asphalt Emulsions - Uses and Application
Paving - Asphalt Maintenance Applications
Concrete

Examination sources

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South Carolina Code, Title 40 Chapter 11, including May 19, 2023 amendments
40-11-230

Boiler Installation Examination

Examination outline

Code Compliance
Boilers - Low Pressure
Boilers - High Pressure
Boilers - Steam Traps
Boilers - Safety
Piping
Welding

Examination sources

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South Carolina Code, Title 40 Chapter 11, including May 19, 2023 amendments
40-11-230

Bridges Examination

Examination outline

Concrete
Concrete - Reinforcing Steel
Concrete Formwork
Structural Steel
Pile Driving/Sitework
Paving
Safety - Code of Federal Regulations
Estimating
Business – Math

Examination sources

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South Carolina Code, Title 40 Chapter 11, including May 19, 2023 amendments
40-11-230

South Carolina Business Management and Law for Commercial Contractors Examination

Examination outline

Business Management
Estimating and Bidding
Contracts and Agreements
Project Management
Insurance and Bonding
Safety Recordkeeping and Reporting
Labor Laws and Employment Regulations
Financial Management
Tax Laws
Liens
Environmental Laws and Regulations

Examination sources

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South Carolina Code, Title 40 Chapter 11, including May 19, 2023 amendments
40-11-230

Concrete Examination

Examination outline

Safety
Concrete - Earthwork
Concrete
Concrete - Reinforcement
Concrete - Formwork

Examination sources

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South Carolina Code, Title 40 Chapter 11, including May 19, 2023 amendments
40-11-230

Concrete Paving Examination

Examination outline

Sitework - Surveying Streets and Highways
Sitework - Surveying Buildings
Sitework - Measurements and Markings
Sitework - Excavating and Grading
Sitework - Subbases
Sitework - Compaction and Stabilization
Concrete
Concrete - Formwork
Concrete - Reinforcement
Safety - Code of Federal Regulations
Estimating - Plan Reading

Examination sources

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South Carolina Code, Title 40 Chapter 11, including May 19, 2023 amendments
40-11-230

Glass And Glazing Examination

Examination outline

General Glazing and Glass Systems
Metal Framing
Installation Methods, Tools, and Equipment
Sealant Installations
Safety
Code Requirements

Examination sources

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South Carolina Code, Title 40 Chapter 11, including May 19, 2023 amendments
40-11-230

Grading Examination

Examination outline

General Knowledge
Excavating and Grading
Safety - Code of Federal Regulations

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South Carolina Code, Title 40 Chapter 11, including May 19, 2023 amendments
40-11-230

Limited Building Contractor Examination

Examination outline

Sitework
Concrete
Masonry
Metals
Carpentry
Thermal and Moisture Protection
Doors and Windows
Finishes
Safety
General Code, Plan Reading and Estimating

Examination sources

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PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 9, column 1, extracted line 59
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 9, column 1, extracted line 56
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 9, column 1, extracted line 57
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 9, column 1, extracted line 58
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 9, column 1, extracted line 59
South Carolina Code, Title 40 Chapter 11, including May 19, 2023 amendments
40-11-230

Marine Examination

Examination outline

Safety - Marine
Miscellaneous Engineering - Pile Driving
Concrete
Concrete - Reinforcing Steel

Examination sources

PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 16, column 1, extracted line 40
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 16, column 1, extracted line 42
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 16, column 1, extracted line 49
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 16, column 1, extracted line 50
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 16, column 1, extracted line 52
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 16, column 1, extracted line 53
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 16, column 1, extracted line 42
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 16, column 1, extracted line 43
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 16, column 1, extracted line 44
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 16, column 1, extracted line 45
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 16, column 1, extracted line 43
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 16, column 1, extracted line 44
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 16, column 1, extracted line 45
South Carolina Code, Title 40 Chapter 11, including May 19, 2023 amendments
40-11-230

Non-Structural Renovation Examination

Examination outline

Plan Reading and Estimating
Windows and Doors
Associated Trades (including insulation, moisture control, flooring, and general finishing)
Rough Carpentry
Finish Carpentry
Siding
Drywall
Metal Stud Framing
OSHA Safety

Examination sources

PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 16, column 2, extracted line 15
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 16, column 2, extracted line 17
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 16, column 2, extracted line 33
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 16, column 2, extracted line 34
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 16, column 2, extracted line 36
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 16, column 2, extracted line 37
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 16, column 2, extracted line 38
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 16, column 2, extracted line 39
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 16, column 2, extracted line 40
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 16, column 2, extracted line 41
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 16, column 2, extracted line 43
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 16, column 2, extracted line 44
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 16, column 2, extracted line 19
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 16, column 2, extracted line 20
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 16, column 2, extracted line 21
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 16, column 2, extracted line 23
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 16, column 2, extracted line 19
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 16, column 2, extracted line 20
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 16, column 2, extracted line 21
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 16, column 2, extracted line 23
South Carolina Code, Title 40 Chapter 11, including May 19, 2023 amendments
40-11-230

Pipelines Examination

Examination outline

Code Compliance
Piping
Welding
Safety

Examination sources

PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 18, column 1, extracted line 66
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 18, column 1, extracted line 67
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 18, column 2, extracted line 5
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 18, column 2, extracted line 7
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 18, column 2, extracted line 9
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 18, column 2, extracted line 10
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 18, column 1, extracted line 67
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 18, column 1, extracted line 68
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 18, column 1, extracted line 69
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 18, column 2, extracted line 1
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 18, column 1, extracted line 68
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 18, column 1, extracted line 69
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 18, column 2, extracted line 1
South Carolina Code, Title 40 Chapter 11, including May 19, 2023 amendments
40-11-230

Pre-Engineered Metal Buildings Examination

Examination outline

Sitework
Concrete
Concrete - Framework
Concrete - Reinforcement
Masonry -
Metal - Structural Framing
Insulation
Metal - Siding and Roofing
Safety

Examination sources

PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 18, column 2, extracted line 40
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 18, column 2, extracted line 41
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 18, column 2, extracted line 50
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 18, column 2, extracted line 52
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 18, column 2, extracted line 54
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 18, column 2, extracted line 55
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 18, column 2, extracted line 57
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 18, column 2, extracted line 58
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 18, column 2, extracted line 60
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 18, column 2, extracted line 62
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 18, column 2, extracted line 64
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 18, column 2, extracted line 42
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 18, column 2, extracted line 43
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 18, column 2, extracted line 44
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 18, column 2, extracted line 45
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 18, column 2, extracted line 42
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 18, column 2, extracted line 43
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 18, column 2, extracted line 44
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 18, column 2, extracted line 45
South Carolina Code, Title 40 Chapter 11, including May 19, 2023 amendments
40-11-230

Public Electrical Utility Examination

Examination outline

Transformers
Electrical Knowledge
Conductors
Overhead Lines
Underground Lines
Equipment and Safety
Grounding Methods
Service Drops and Laterals
Poles and Structures
Electric Supply Stations

Examination sources

PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 19, column 2, extracted line 33
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 19, column 2, extracted line 34
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 19, column 2, extracted line 51
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 19, column 2, extracted line 52
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 19, column 2, extracted line 53
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 19, column 2, extracted line 54
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 19, column 2, extracted line 55
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 19, column 2, extracted line 56
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 19, column 2, extracted line 57
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 19, column 2, extracted line 58
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 19, column 2, extracted line 59
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 19, column 2, extracted line 61
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 19, column 2, extracted line 35
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 19, column 2, extracted line 36
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 19, column 2, extracted line 37
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 19, column 2, extracted line 38
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 19, column 2, extracted line 35
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 19, column 2, extracted line 36
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 19, column 2, extracted line 37
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 19, column 2, extracted line 38
South Carolina Code, Title 40 Chapter 11, including May 19, 2023 amendments
40-11-230

Roofing Examination

Examination outline

Safety
Roofing - Substrate
Roofing - Steep
Roofing – Metal Panel
Roofing – Metal Flashing
Roofing Repairs
Roofing - Elastomeric
Roofing - Built - up Bituminous

Examination sources

PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 20, column 2, extracted line 20
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 20, column 2, extracted line 21
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 20, column 2, extracted line 29
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 20, column 2, extracted line 30
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 20, column 2, extracted line 32
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 20, column 2, extracted line 34
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 20, column 2, extracted line 36
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 20, column 2, extracted line 38
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 20, column 2, extracted line 40
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 20, column 2, extracted line 42
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 20, column 2, extracted line 22
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 20, column 2, extracted line 23
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 20, column 2, extracted line 24
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 20, column 2, extracted line 25
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 20, column 2, extracted line 22
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 20, column 2, extracted line 23
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 20, column 2, extracted line 24
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 20, column 2, extracted line 25
South Carolina Code, Title 40 Chapter 11, including May 19, 2023 amendments
40-11-230

Structural Framing Examination

Examination outline

Safety
Welding
Structural Steel - Bolting
Metal - Joists
Rigging
Structural Steel

Examination sources

PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 21, column 1, extracted line 14
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 21, column 1, extracted line 15
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 21, column 1, extracted line 26
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 21, column 1, extracted line 27
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 21, column 1, extracted line 29
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 21, column 1, extracted line 30
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 21, column 1, extracted line 32
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 21, column 1, extracted line 34
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 21, column 1, extracted line 17
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 21, column 1, extracted line 18
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 21, column 1, extracted line 19
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 21, column 1, extracted line 20
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 21, column 1, extracted line 17
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 21, column 1, extracted line 18
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 21, column 1, extracted line 19
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 21, column 1, extracted line 20
South Carolina Code, Title 40 Chapter 11, including May 19, 2023 amendments
40-11-230

Swimming Pool Examination

Examination outline

Pool - Electrical
Shotcrete
Concrete
Concrete - Reinforcing Steel
Pool - Care and Operation
Regulation 61-51: Swimming pools
Pool - Estimating

Examination sources

PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 21, column 2, extracted line 5
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 21, column 2, extracted line 6
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 21, column 2, extracted line 13
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 21, column 2, extracted line 14
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 21, column 2, extracted line 16
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 21, column 2, extracted line 17
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 21, column 2, extracted line 19
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 21, column 2, extracted line 20
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 21, column 2, extracted line 22
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 21, column 2, extracted line 7
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 21, column 2, extracted line 8
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 21, column 2, extracted line 9
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 21, column 2, extracted line 10
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 21, column 2, extracted line 7
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 21, column 2, extracted line 8
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 21, column 2, extracted line 9
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 21, column 2, extracted line 10
South Carolina Code, Title 40 Chapter 11, including May 19, 2023 amendments
40-11-230

Water And Sewer Lines Examination

Examination outline

Safety - Code of Federal Regulations
General Knowledge
Miscellaneous Engineering - Design Elevations
Underground Utilities - Concrete Pipe Installation
Underground Utilities - Ductile Pipe Installation
Excavating and Grading

Examination sources

PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 22, column 1, extracted line 5
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 22, column 1, extracted line 7
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 22, column 1, extracted line 16
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 22, column 1, extracted line 18
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 22, column 1, extracted line 19
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 22, column 1, extracted line 20
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 22, column 1, extracted line 21
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 22, column 1, extracted line 22
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 22, column 1, extracted line 23
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 22, column 1, extracted line 24
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 22, column 1, extracted line 7
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 22, column 1, extracted line 8
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 22, column 1, extracted line 10
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 22, column 1, extracted line 11
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 22, column 1, extracted line 8
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 22, column 1, extracted line 10
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 22, column 1, extracted line 11
South Carolina Code, Title 40 Chapter 11, including May 19, 2023 amendments
40-11-230

Water And Sewer Plants Examination

Examination outline

Safety - Code of Federal Regulations
General Plant Construction
Concrete
Concrete - Reinforcing Steel
Excavating and Grading
Miscellaneous Engineering - Design Elevations

Examination sources

PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 22, column 1, extracted line 56
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 22, column 1, extracted line 57
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 22, column 2, extracted line 1
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 22, column 2, extracted line 3
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 22, column 2, extracted line 4
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 22, column 2, extracted line 6
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 22, column 2, extracted line 8
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 22, column 2, extracted line 10
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 22, column 1, extracted line 58
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 22, column 1, extracted line 59
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 22, column 1, extracted line 60
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 22, column 1, extracted line 61
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 22, column 1, extracted line 58
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 22, column 1, extracted line 59
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 22, column 1, extracted line 60
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 22, column 1, extracted line 61
South Carolina Code, Title 40 Chapter 11, including May 19, 2023 amendments
40-11-230

Wood Frame Structures Examination

Examination outline

Safety
Concrete - Earthwork
Concrete
Carpentry - Rough
Carpentry - Manufactured Trusses
Roofing

Examination sources

PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 22, column 2, extracted line 42
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 22, column 2, extracted line 43
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 22, column 2, extracted line 51
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 22, column 2, extracted line 52
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 22, column 2, extracted line 54
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 22, column 2, extracted line 55
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 22, column 2, extracted line 57
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 22, column 2, extracted line 58
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 22, column 2, extracted line 43
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 22, column 2, extracted line 44
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 22, column 2, extracted line 45
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 22, column 2, extracted line 46
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 22, column 2, extracted line 44
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 22, column 2, extracted line 45
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 22, column 2, extracted line 46
South Carolina Code, Title 40 Chapter 11, including May 19, 2023 amendments
40-11-230

Air Conditioning Examination

Examination outline

General Piping
General Tubing
Pipe Assembly
Piping Systems
Drain Piping
Valves
Piping Specialties
Pumps
Piping Insulation
Hangers and Supports (General)
Mechanical Sound, Vibration, and Seismic Control
Water Treatment for Mechanical Systems
Heating and Cooling Principles
Refrigerants
Load Calculations
Heating and Cooling Equipment
Air Compressors
Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing (TAB)
HVACR Control Fundamentals
Control Schematics and Wiring Diagrams
HVACR Control Systems
Machine Room
Air Conditioning Systems
Heat Pumps
Furnaces (Warm Air Heating Equipment)
Specialized Heaters
Chimneys, Flues, Vents, and Vent Connectors
Combustion Air
General Fuel Knowledge
Natural Gas
LP Gas
General Duct Systems Knowledge and Principles
Duct Conversions/Equivalencies
Mechanical Sheet Metal Devices/Systems
Duct System Components
Metal Ducts
Fiberglass Ducts
Filtering Systems
Ventilation Equipment and Devices
Exhaust Systems
Safety

Examination sources

PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 6, column 2, extracted line 68
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 6, column 2, extracted line 69
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 7, column 1, extracted line 16
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 7, column 1, extracted line 18
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 7, column 1, extracted line 20
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 7, column 1, extracted line 21
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 7, column 1, extracted line 23
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 7, column 1, extracted line 25
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 7, column 1, extracted line 26
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 7, column 1, extracted line 27
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 7, column 1, extracted line 29
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 7, column 1, extracted line 31
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 7, column 1, extracted line 32
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 7, column 1, extracted line 33
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 7, column 1, extracted line 35
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 7, column 1, extracted line 37
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 7, column 1, extracted line 39
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 7, column 1, extracted line 41
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 7, column 1, extracted line 42
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 7, column 1, extracted line 44
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 7, column 1, extracted line 46
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 7, column 1, extracted line 47
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 7, column 1, extracted line 49
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 7, column 1, extracted line 51
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 7, column 1, extracted line 53
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 7, column 1, extracted line 54
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 7, column 1, extracted line 55
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 7, column 1, extracted line 57
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 7, column 1, extracted line 58
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 7, column 1, extracted line 60
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 7, column 1, extracted line 62
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 7, column 1, extracted line 64
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 7, column 1, extracted line 66
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 7, column 1, extracted line 68
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 7, column 1, extracted line 70
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 7, column 1, extracted line 71
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 7, column 2, extracted line 1
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 7, column 2, extracted line 3
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 7, column 2, extracted line 5
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 7, column 2, extracted line 7
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 7, column 2, extracted line 8
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 7, column 2, extracted line 10
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 7, column 2, extracted line 11
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 7, column 2, extracted line 13
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 7, column 2, extracted line 15
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 6, column 2, extracted line 71
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 6, column 2, extracted line 72
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 6, column 2, extracted line 73
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 7, column 1, extracted line 1
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 6, column 2, extracted line 71
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 6, column 2, extracted line 72
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 6, column 2, extracted line 73
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 7, column 1, extracted line 1
South Carolina Code, Title 40 Chapter 11, including May 19, 2023 amendments
40-11-230

Electrician Examination

Examination outline

General Electrical Knowledge
Service, Feeders, and Branch Circuits
Grounding and Bonding
Conductors and Cables
Raceways and Boxes
Special Occupancies and Equipment
Electrical Power
Motors
Low Voltage
Lighting
Illuminated Signs
Fire Detection and Alarm Systems
Safety Information

Examination sources

PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 13, column 1, extracted line 36
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 13, column 1, extracted line 38
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 13, column 1, extracted line 64
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 13, column 1, extracted line 65
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 13, column 2, extracted line 1
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 13, column 2, extracted line 2
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 13, column 2, extracted line 4
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 13, column 2, extracted line 5
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 13, column 2, extracted line 7
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 13, column 2, extracted line 8
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 13, column 2, extracted line 10
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 13, column 2, extracted line 12
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 13, column 2, extracted line 14
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 13, column 2, extracted line 16
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 13, column 2, extracted line 17
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 13, column 1, extracted line 38
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 13, column 1, extracted line 39
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 13, column 1, extracted line 40
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 13, column 1, extracted line 41
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 13, column 1, extracted line 39
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 13, column 1, extracted line 40
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 13, column 1, extracted line 41
South Carolina Code, Title 40 Chapter 11, including May 19, 2023 amendments
40-11-230

Heating Examination

Examination outline

Code Compliance
HARV General
HARV Controls
HARV Load Calculation
Fuel Gas Systems
Piping
Ducts
Boilers - Low Pressure
Boilers - High Pressure

Examination sources

PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 15, column 2, extracted line 3
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 15, column 2, extracted line 5
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 15, column 2, extracted line 12
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 15, column 2, extracted line 13
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 15, column 2, extracted line 15
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 15, column 2, extracted line 16
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 15, column 2, extracted line 17
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 15, column 2, extracted line 19
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 15, column 2, extracted line 20
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 15, column 2, extracted line 21
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 15, column 2, extracted line 23
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 15, column 2, extracted line 5
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 15, column 2, extracted line 6
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 15, column 2, extracted line 7
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 15, column 2, extracted line 8
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 15, column 2, extracted line 6
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 15, column 2, extracted line 7
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 15, column 2, extracted line 8
South Carolina Code, Title 40 Chapter 11, including May 19, 2023 amendments
40-11-230

Lightning Protection Examination

Examination outline

NFPA 780
General Theory
NEC

Examination sources

PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 16, column 1, extracted line 13
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 16, column 1, extracted line 14
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 16, column 1, extracted line 25
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 16, column 1, extracted line 26
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 16, column 1, extracted line 27
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 16, column 1, extracted line 16
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 16, column 1, extracted line 18
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 16, column 1, extracted line 19
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 16, column 1, extracted line 20
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 16, column 1, extracted line 16
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 16, column 1, extracted line 18
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 16, column 1, extracted line 19
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 16, column 1, extracted line 20
South Carolina Code, Title 40 Chapter 11, including May 19, 2023 amendments
40-11-230

Packaged Equipment Examination

Examination outline

General Piping
General Tubing
Pipe Assembly
Piping Systems
Drain Piping
Valves
Piping Insulation
Hangers and Supports (General)
Mechanical Sound, Vibration, and Seismic Control
Heating and Cooling Principles
Refrigerants
Load Calculations
Heating and Cooling Equipment
Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing (TAB)
HVACR Control Fundamentals
Control Schematics and Wiring Diagrams
HVACR Control Systems
Machine Room
Air Conditioning Systems
Heat Pumps
Furnaces (Warm Air Heating Equipment)
Chimneys, Flues, Vents, and Vent Connectors
Combustion Air
General Fuel Knowledge
Natural Gas
General Duct Systems Knowledge and Principles
Duct Conversion/Equivalencies
Mechanical Sheet Metal Devices/Systems
Duct System Components
Metal Ducts
Fiberglass Ducts
Filtering Systems
Ventilation Equipment and Devices
Exhaust Systems
General Electrical Knowledge
Requirements for Electrical Installations
Electrical/Electronic Fundamentals
Safety
Fire Rated Construction
General Plan Reading

Examination sources

PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 2, extracted line 9
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 2, extracted line 10
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 2, extracted line 18
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 2, extracted line 19
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 2, extracted line 21
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 2, extracted line 22
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 2, extracted line 24
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 2, extracted line 26
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 2, extracted line 28
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 2, extracted line 30
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 2, extracted line 32
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 2, extracted line 33
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 2, extracted line 34
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 2, extracted line 35
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 2, extracted line 36
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 2, extracted line 37
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 2, extracted line 38
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 2, extracted line 39
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 2, extracted line 40
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 2, extracted line 41
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 2, extracted line 42
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 2, extracted line 43
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 2, extracted line 44
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 2, extracted line 45
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 2, extracted line 46
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 2, extracted line 47
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 2, extracted line 48
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 2, extracted line 49
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 2, extracted line 50
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 2, extracted line 51
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 2, extracted line 52
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 2, extracted line 53
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 2, extracted line 54
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 2, extracted line 56
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 2, extracted line 58
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 2, extracted line 59
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 2, extracted line 60
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 18, column 1, extracted line 1
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 18, column 1, extracted line 2
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 18, column 1, extracted line 4
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 18, column 1, extracted line 6
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 18, column 1, extracted line 7
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 18, column 1, extracted line 9
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 18, column 1, extracted line 10
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 2, extracted line 11
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 2, extracted line 12
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 2, extracted line 13
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 2, extracted line 14
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 2, extracted line 11
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 2, extracted line 12
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 2, extracted line 13
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 2, extracted line 14
South Carolina Code, Title 40 Chapter 11, including May 19, 2023 amendments
40-11-230

Plumber Examination

Examination outline

ADA Accessibility
General Plumbing Knowledge
General Plumbing Regulations
Hangers and Supports (General)
Materials
Joints and Connections
Fixtures and Equipment
Water Heaters
Water Supply and Distribution
Backflow Prevention
Sanitary Drainage Systems
Cleanouts
Indirect and Special Waste
Sanitary Venting
Traps and Interceptors
Storm Piping Systems
Plumbing - Developed Length
DWV Isometric Analysis (Isometric Based)
Water Supply Isometric Analysis
Roof Drain Isometric Analysis
Pipe Assembly
Valves
General Fuel Knowledge
Natural Gas
LP - Gas

Examination sources

PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 1, extracted line 17
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 1, extracted line 18
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 1, extracted line 25
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 1, extracted line 27
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 1, extracted line 29
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 1, extracted line 31
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 1, extracted line 33
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 1, extracted line 34
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 1, extracted line 35
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 1, extracted line 36
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 1, extracted line 37
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 1, extracted line 38
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 1, extracted line 39
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 1, extracted line 40
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 1, extracted line 41
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 1, extracted line 42
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 1, extracted line 43
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 1, extracted line 44
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 1, extracted line 45
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 1, extracted line 46
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 1, extracted line 47
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 1, extracted line 48
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 1, extracted line 49
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 1, extracted line 50
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 1, extracted line 51
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 1, extracted line 52
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 1, extracted line 53
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 1, extracted line 18
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 1, extracted line 19
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 1, extracted line 20
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 1, extracted line 21
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 1, extracted line 19
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 1, extracted line 20
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 17, column 1, extracted line 21
South Carolina Code, Title 40 Chapter 11, including May 19, 2023 amendments
40-11-230

Pressure And Process Piping Examination

Examination outline

Joining Methods
Pipe Fitting
Safety
Reading Drawings
Codes
Materials and Components
Process Equipment
Insulation
Pipe Supports
Line Labeling

Examination sources

PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 19, column 1, extracted line 35
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 19, column 1, extracted line 36
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 19, column 1, extracted line 45
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 19, column 1, extracted line 46
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 19, column 1, extracted line 48
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 19, column 1, extracted line 50
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 19, column 1, extracted line 51
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 19, column 1, extracted line 52
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 19, column 1, extracted line 53
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 19, column 1, extracted line 54
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 19, column 1, extracted line 55
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 19, column 1, extracted line 56
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 19, column 1, extracted line 38
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 19, column 1, extracted line 39
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 19, column 1, extracted line 40
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 19, column 1, extracted line 41
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 19, column 1, extracted line 38
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 19, column 1, extracted line 39
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 19, column 1, extracted line 40
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 19, column 1, extracted line 41
South Carolina Code, Title 40 Chapter 11, including May 19, 2023 amendments
40-11-230

Refrigeration Examination

Examination outline

Code Compliance
HARV General
HARV Maintenance
HARV Controls
Piping - General
Piping - Dimensioning and Design
Safety

Examination sources

PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 20, column 1, extracted line 24
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 20, column 1, extracted line 26
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 20, column 1, extracted line 33
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 20, column 1, extracted line 35
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 20, column 1, extracted line 37
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 20, column 1, extracted line 39
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 20, column 1, extracted line 41
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 20, column 1, extracted line 43
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 20, column 1, extracted line 44
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 20, column 1, extracted line 26
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 20, column 1, extracted line 27
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 20, column 1, extracted line 28
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 20, column 1, extracted line 29
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 20, column 1, extracted line 27
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 20, column 1, extracted line 28
PSI commercial bulletin, updated August 27, 2026
PDF page 20, column 1, extracted line 29
South Carolina Code, Title 40 Chapter 11, including May 19, 2023 amendments
40-11-230