Included in the $299 Complete plan
The course built for an open-book exam
Most courses lecture you on material you'll have open on the desk anyway. Ours trains the skill Florida actually tests: knowing which book answers each question — and getting there fast.
Video lessons
Short, self-paced videos — each one maps a chunk of the exam to the book and section it lives in.
Drills, not lectures
Timed find-it drills and navigation exercises after every module, so lookup speed becomes muscle memory.
Unlimited practice questions
Every question cites the book and section where the answer lives — practice doubles as tabbing rehearsal.
On your phone, in your language
Works on your phone between jobs. Built in English and Spanish, end to end.
The curriculum
Six modules, in the order that gets you licensed: understand the game, build the lookup system, then run every exam part through it.
Module 0
How the Florida exam actually works
The rules of the game before you spend a dollar on books.
- The real money math: about $295 in exam fees for your first GC attempt — and what a failed part costs you
- The 21-day retake rule and the 4-year eligibility window, and how to plan attempts around them
- Open book means book-navigation race: why 70% is a speed problem, not a memory problem
- CBT day walkthrough: check-in, what your books go through, and what gets a reference pulled
- Choosing your part order: Business & Finance vs. the trade parts
Module 1
The Tab & Pass system
Turn your reference stack into a lookup machine.
- Tabbing and highlighting within the DBPR exam rules — what is allowed on exam day
- The tab map: one system across every room-approved book, so your hands know where to go
- Index-path training: from question keyword to the right book, page, and paragraph
- Timed find-it drills: getting any answer on the desk in under a minute
Module 2
Business & Finance deep-dive
The universal exam every certified category has to pass.
- Accounting and job costing the way Builder’s Guide to Accounting frames it
- Florida lien law: notices, deadlines, and the questions that hinge on a date
- Chapter 455 and the Florida Contractors Manual: licensing, discipline, and business rules
- Insurance, workers’ comp, and employment questions — where each answer lives
- Payroll, taxes, and financial-statement questions under time pressure
Module 3
Contract Administration
The AIA documents and the paper side of the job.
- A201 general conditions: the clauses the exam keeps coming back to
- A401 and A701: subcontracts and bidding procedures without the legalese
- Change orders, pay applications, and closeout paperwork questions
- Scheduling and documentation scenarios — and which book answers each
Module 4
Project Management
Means, methods, and the calculation questions.
- Plan reading and takeoff questions: a repeatable setup that avoids careless errors
- Estimating and production-rate calculations, step by step
- OSHA 1926 navigation: finding the exact standard fast
- Concrete, masonry, and truss questions — covering the study-only material you can’t bring in
- Florida Building Code lookups across the 2023 volumes on the official list
Module 5
Exam-day execution & time management
A plan for the clock, not just the content.
- The three-pass method: answer, flag, return — never stall on one question
- Time budgets per question block, and when to abandon a lookup
- Flagging strategy and end-of-exam review that catches real points
- Managing a 6.5-hour Business & Finance sitting: energy, breaks, focus
Included in the $299 Complete plan
The full course ships inside Complete — one payment, access until you pass — alongside unlimited practice questions, timed mock exams, and the First Pass Guarantee. No separate course fee, no monthly clock.
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Course questions
How do I get the course?
The full course is included in the $299 Complete plan, alongside everything else you need to pass. Create a free account to get started, then upgrade to Complete whenever you’re ready.
Is the course extra on top of the practice plans?
No — the full course is included in the $299 Complete plan, along with unlimited practice questions, timed mock exams, and the First Pass Guarantee. See the pricing page for the full breakdown.
Is it available in Spanish?
Yes. The course, practice questions, and mock exams are built in English and Spanish.
Do I still need the books?
For the exam room, yes — Florida’s exam is open book and the room-approved references are your toolkit. The course teaches you to navigate them, and covers the study-only material directly so you can skip buying books you can’t bring in. See the bookstore for the honest list.