North Carolina General Contractor (Building) Exam Prep

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North Carolina General Contractor (Building) exam at a glance

The North Carolina General Contractor (Building) exam has 90 questions and a time limit of 3 hours 20 minutes. That works out to about 2.2 minutes per question. This North Carolina license also requires the state’s separate Business & Law exam. Figures are from the official candidate bulletin.

Questions90
Time3 hours 20 minutes

Confirm question count, time, open-book rules, and passing score on the live board bulletin before you sit. We do not guarantee a passing result. Source: PSI bulletin 454, copyright 2025, updated November 19, 2025; nclbgc.org. How we source exam facts

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What’s included

22,000+ word study guide

Worked calculations, code-section breakdowns, exam traps, a key-terms glossary and a 30/60/90-day plan.

4 full-length practice exams

Original questions weighted to match the topic mix of the real exam.

360 practice questions

Every one with a written explanation and the code section behind the answer.

Same study guide and four exams on every term. You are choosing how long you can log in.

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What this prep covers

  1. What you may carry in, and what stays outside
  2. How the classification fits the license
  3. Concrete, the heaviest trade block
  4. Masonry and metals
  5. Carpentry, roofing, and associated trades
  6. The code, the plan, and the estimate
  7. Safety, with the North Carolina construction standards in the room
  8. Sports fields
  9. One Call, erosion, licensing, and liens
  10. Site work, the first six
  11. Occupancy, construction type, and height
  12. Fire resistance and openings
  13. Egress in more detail
  14. Accessibility measurements you confirm in A117.1-2017
  15. Soils, foundations, and the slab you already measured
  16. Rebar, a second concrete pass
  17. Concrete in the field, after the yardage
  18. Masonry, the six questions that are not the textbook
  19. Metals, twelve questions without the joist digest
  20. Carpentry and roofing without the textbooks
  21. Estimating and the seven business questions on this paper
  22. One Call, erosion, and the single lien question, in stories
  23. Safety scenes the standards book will be open for
  24. Sports fields and the site arithmetic
  25. The 2018 code, used as a book and not as a rumor
  26. The numbers that get swapped on this paper

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Common questions about this exam

How many questions are on the North Carolina General Contractor (Building) exam?

The North Carolina General Contractor (Building) exam has 90 questions and a time limit of 3 hours 20 minutes, about 2.2 minutes per question. Check the current board bulletin before you book.

Do I also need the Business & Law exam in North Carolina?

Yes. This North Carolina license also requires the state’s separate Business & Law exam. That exam has 40 questions, 1 hour 30 minutes. North Carolina Business & Law prep is 75% off when you add it to this classification for the same term.

How much practice does this prep include?

It includes 4 full-length practice exams and 360 practice questions in total. Every question has a written explanation naming the code section the answer comes from.

How long is the study guide?

The North Carolina General Contractor (Building) guide runs to roughly 22,315 words in 26 sections, starting with “What you may carry in, and what stays outside” and ending with “The numbers that get swapped on this paper”.

How long do I get access?

Choose 30, 60 or 90 days at checkout. Your days do not start at checkout: they begin the first time you open the course (or 14 days after purchase, whichever comes first). Access works on any device, and you can retake every practice exam as often as you like. Days remaining are shown in your dashboard and you can extend at any time.

Is this an official North Carolina General Contractor (Building) exam?

No. This is independent preparation material. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by any state licensing board or exam vendor, and it does not contain real exam questions. Always confirm current requirements with your licensing board.

About this prep

This prep is built specifically for the North Carolina General Contractor (Building) examination and includes a 22,000+-word study guide written for this exam, 4 full-length practice exams and 360 practice questions, each with a written explanation.

How access works

You are paying for access length (30, 60, or 90 days). The study guide and four timed exams are the same on every term. Your days start the first time you open the course, not at checkout (or 14 days after purchase, whichever comes first), and access works on any device for that term.

Not affiliated with or endorsed by any state licensing board or exam vendor. For exam-preparation purposes only.