S.C. Code Ann. § 40-59-80
Any residential builder who desires to be licensed under the provisions of this chapter shall make and file with the commission thirty days prior to the next meeting of the commission a written application on such form as may be prescribed by the commission. The application must be accompanied by the payment of the annual license fee required by the commission and an examination fee as set by the commission. A prerequisite for the taking of an examination for a residential builder's license is a minimum of one year of actual experience under the supervision of a licensed residential builder who is engaged in residential building construction involving the trades or crafts for which the license is desired. The commission, in examining an applicant, shall consider the following qualifications of the applicant:
(g) other pertinent information the commission may require.
If, as a result of the examination, the commission finds that the applicant is qualified to engage in residential building in South Carolina, and if the applicant submits an executed bond in the form and with a surety approved by the commission, or proof of financial responsibility acceptable to the commission, the commission shall issue the license for which the applicant is qualified. Any applicant rejected by the commission must be given the opportunity to be reexamined after he has paid an additional examination fee, except that if the applicant fails the examination three times he shall wait twelve months before being examined again.
A residential builder's license may be granted without examination to those builders who are licensed in good standing in other states which are deemed by the commission to have comparable exams.
A record must be made and preserved by the commission of each examination of an applicant and the findings of the commission pertaining to the examination. A certified copy of the record shall be furnished to any applicant requesting the record upon the payment of a fee to the commission that reasonably reflects the cost of furnishing the record to the applicant.