Calculate the total continuing education hours required for a Tennessee contractor to maintain licenses in three different classifications over a two-year period:
Correct Answer
D) 24 hours
6 hours annually × 2 years = 12 hours per license. Multiple licenses require CE for each classification: 12 hours × 3 licenses = 24 hours total.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Tennessee requires 6 CE hours per license classification per year. Over a two-year renewal period, each license requires 6 × 2 = 12 hours. A contractor holding three separate license classifications must satisfy the CE requirement independently for each: 12 hours × 3 licenses = 24 total hours.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: 18 hours
18 hours would be correct if the CE requirement were 6 hours per year for all three licenses combined (6 × 3 = 18), but the requirement applies per classification. Alternatively, 18 hours would result from 6 hours × 3 licenses for only one year instead of two.
Option B: 12 hours
12 hours is the correct CE total for a single license over two years (6 hours/year × 2 years). This ignores the requirement that each of the three classifications has its own CE obligation.
Option C: 36 hours
36 hours would result from calculating 12 hours × 3 licenses but using 12 hours per year per license instead of 6, or some other miscalculation. This overstates the annual CE requirement.
Memory Technique
Use a simple grid: columns = licenses (3), rows = years (2), each cell = 6 hours. Count all cells: 3 × 2 × 6 = 36... wait — the formula is 6 hours/year × 2 years = 12 per license, then × 3 licenses = 24. Visualize 3 binders (one per license), each needing 12 hours filled over two years.
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