California
(A) General Engineering

Apply for the License and Exam

Contractors State License Board
9821 Business Park Drive
P.O. Box 26000
Sacramento, CA 95826
Phone: (800) 321-2752
Outside CA: (916) 255-3900
www.cslb.ca.gov

Exam Type

CLOSED BOOK

Exam Content

Subject Areas	% of Questions
Estimation, Plans and Specifications	20
Principles of Structures	8
Safety	18
Earthwork and Surveying	15
Subsurface Work	20
Foundation and Form Work	9
Buildings and Related Work	5
Surface Work and Paving	5

Time Allowed (hours)	2.5
Passing Grade:	Pass/Fail

California does not publish the number of test questions nor the passing score. According to Blueprint for Becoming a California Licensed Contractor, "You will be informed at the test site about the percentage of correct answers needed to pass each examination."

The qualifying individual for a contractor’s license is required to pass the written Law and Business and trade examinations unless he or she meets the requirements for a waiver.

Part of this exam requires knowledge of business management principles. We offer those study materials on a separate California Law and Business web page.

Books NOT Allowed in the Exam

1.	California Building Code (California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2), 2007, (based on the 2006 International Building Code), ICC.
2.	California Electrical Code (California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 3), 2007, (based on the 2005 NEC), NFPA.
3.	California Fire Code (California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 9), 2001, (based on the 2006 International Fire Code), ICC.
4.	Cal/OSHA State of California Construction Safety Orders, California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Industrial Relations, Division 1, Chapter 4, Subchapter 4.
5.	Construction Planning, Equipment and Methods, 7th Edition, 2005, Robert Peurifoy, Clifford Schexnayder, Aviad Shapira.
6.	Excavation and Grading Handbook, Revised Second Edition, 1987, Nick Capachi.
7.	Formwork for Concrete (SP-4), 6th Edition, 1995, M.K. Hurd, American Concrete Institute.
8.	Standard Plans, 2006, State of California, Department of Transportation.
9.	Standard Specifications, 2006, State of California Department of Transportation.
10.	Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction (Green Book), 2006.
11.	California Underground Tank Regulations, California Code of Regulations, Title 23, Waters, Division 3, Chapter 16.

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California • (A) General Engineering

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