All applicants are required to take a Mississippi Law and Business Management exam. In addition, applicants must take a trade exam, if one is required. (For a complete listing of classifications and required exams click here).

A general building contractor may choose to take the NASCLA Accredited Examination for Commercial General Building instead of the Mississippi Building Construction exam. The NASCLA Accredited Examination for Commercial General Building is used by state contractor licensing agencies to test commercial general building contractor candidates who are applying for a commercial contractors license.  It is the only multi-state exam for commercial general building contractors.  The examination has been designed to reduce redundant licensing requirements and assist contractors who need to be licensed in multiple jurisdictions.  The NASCLA Accredited Examination for Commercial  General Building is accepted in Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, U.S. Virgin Islands, West Virginia.

All exams are administered by PSI.  The Board will furnish you a PSI Candidate Information Bulletin and notify PSI of your eligibility to sit for an exam.  PSI will email you a confirmation notice.  Scheduling the exam will not be allowed until you receive this confirmation. The PSI Candidate Information Bulletin contains all the information for registering for and scheduling an exam. It also provides a listing of exam reference materials and exam content outlines.  Please refer to the PSI Candidate Information Bulletin for exam locations and scheduling the exam.

The following companies offer prep courses for contractors taking the PSI exams:
American Contractors 1-800-992-1910
Mississippi Contractor Licensing Service 1-800-432-9930
Builders License Training Institute 1-800-727-7104
MyContractorsLicense 1-877-699-0775
Contractors Institute 1-804-556-5518