Please Note: Access to the Electronic Version of the BCBC (Building Code) is NOT permitted. With the exception of the International Code Council PRONTO website, all other programs and applications must be closed.
The following items are ALLOWED during your exam:
- For the Building exams, you need the printed 2024 BC Building code book and any associated documentation included within the code book. Papers such as Ministerial Orders or code changes which are photocopies or printed copies may be loose, stapled, taped, or punched and inserted into the ring binding of the code
- For the Plumbing exams, you need the printed 2024 BCBC Book II – Plumbing Systems (2020 National Plumbing Code)
- The Code may have notes and may have highlighting
- The Code may have permanent or temporarily attached tabs such as Post-It notes
- Blank sheets of paper and writing utensils
- Printed copies of the plan set if applicable
- Eyeglasses
- Architects’ scale or ruler
- Battery-operated calculator that is nonprogrammable, not capable of storing examination information, and has no ribbon or paper printing capabilities
- Foreign printed language/English translation dictionaries, if needed
The following items are PROHIBITED during your exam:
- “Smart” watch (i.e., Apple or Galaxy watch)
- Any electronic device other than your computer (i.e. any second monitor or screen)
