How do I get licensed as a residential builder or maintenance & alteration contractor?
The first step in becoming licensed in Michigan as a Residential Builder or Residential Maintenance & Alteration Contractor is to complete 60 hours of approved prelicensure education prior to submitting a license application to the Builders Unit or taking the required examination. All prelicensure education courses must be approved by the Department. A list of approved courses is available on the Builders website at www.michigan.gov/builders under the section called “Spotlight”. The 60 hours of approved prelicensure courses must include at least six (6) hours in each subject below: 1) Business Management, Estimating, and Job Costing (6 hours); 2) Design and Building Science (6 hours); 3) Contracts, Liability, and Risk Management (6 hours); 4) Marketing and Sales (6 hours); 5) Project Management and Scheduling (6 hours); 6) The Michigan Residential Code (6 hours); 7) MIOSHA Construction Safety Standards (6 hours); and 8) The rest of the 18 hours may come from other topics on the approve
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