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Tennessee

Tennessee has many different types of licenses. All of the builder licenses start with BC (building contractor) and then are followed by the classification. The classifications use a combination of the letters "A" for residential, "B" for commercial, "b" for small commercial, or "C" for industrial.

For example, a residential builder license is a BC-A license. A commercial and industrial builder license is a BC-BC license.

In Tennessee, a builder license is required for any job over $25,000.

Tennessee BC-A Residential Contractor

The Tennessee BC-A Residential license allows for residential construction from the ground up, as well as remodeling existing residential properties.

There are two required exams: the Tennessee BC-A trades exam and the Tennessee Business Law exam.

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Tennessee residential and small commercial contractor

Tennessee BC-A(b) Residential & Small Commercial Contractor

The Tennessee BC-Ab Residential & Small Commercial license allows the builder to bid on, build, or modify residential structures of any size and commercial structures that are not over $1,500,000.

There are two required exams: the Tennessee BC-Ab trades exam and the Tennessee Business Law exam.

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Tennessee BC-AB Residential & Commercial Contractor

The Tennessee BC-AB Residential & Commercial license allows the builder to bid on, build, or modify residential and commercial structures of any size.

There are two required exams: the Tennessee BC-AB trades exam and the Tennessee Business Law exam.

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Tennessee BC-B Commercial Contractor

The Tennessee BC-B Commercial Contractor license allows the builder to bid on, build, or modify commercial structures of any size.

To obtain a Tennessee BC-B license, you will have to pass the Tennessee Business & Law exam and also pass a trades exam. For the trades exam, you have a choice:

Multi-State

NASCLA

NASCLA is a standardized, multi-state accreditation. NASCLA is the better option if you're wanting to be licensed in multiple states.
For a full list of states that accept NASCLA Click Here

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Tennessee BC-B

The Tennessee BC-B exam is only used for the Tennessee BC-B license and does not help with getting licensed in other states.
For a full list of states that accept NASCLA Click Here

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Tennessee BC-(b) Small Commercial Contractor

The Tennessee BC-b Small Commercial license allows the builder to bid on, build, or modify commercial structures that are not over $1,500,000.

There are two required exams: the Tennessee BC-b trades exam and the Tennessee Business Law exam.

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TN BC BC commercial and industrial contractor

Tennessee BC-BC Commercial & Industrial Contractor

The Tennessee BC-BC Commercial & Industrial license allows the builder to bid on, build, or modify commercial and industrial structures of any size.

There are two required exams: the Tennessee BC-BC trades exam and the Tennessee Business Law exam.

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Tennessee BC-C Industrial Contractor

The Tennessee BC-C Industrial license allows the builder to bid on, build, or modify industrial structures of any size.

There are two required exams: the Tennessee BC-C trades exam and the Tennessee Business Law exam.

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Tennessee BC-Combined Residential, Commercial, & Industrial Contractor

The Tennessee BC-Combined Residential, Commercial, & Industrial license (also known as just the "BC" license) allows the builder to bid on, build, or modify any structures of any size.

There are two required exams: the Tennessee BC-Combined trades exam and the Tennessee Business Law exam.

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Tennessee Business & Law

This exam is required for all contractor's licenses. The Tennessee Business & Law exam is a short 140 minute exam covering information in only 1 book.

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