California
(C-12) Earthwork and Paving

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
Planning and Estimating	25
Earthwork and Grade Control	33
Paving	21
Safety	21

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.	Cal/OSHA Construction Safety Orders, California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Division 1 - Industrial Relations, Chapter 4, Subchapter 4.
2.	Excavation and Grading Handbook Revised, 2nd Edition, 1987, Nick Capachi.
3.	Moving the Earth: The Workbook of Excavation, 5th Edition, 2005, Herbert L. Nichols, Jr. and David A. Day.
4.	Standard Specification, 2006, State of California, Department of Transportation.
5.	Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction (Green Book), 2006.
6.	The Asphalt Handbook: Manual Series No. 4, 1989 (reprinted 2000), Asphalt Institute.

Recommended Study Materials

California • (C-12) Earthwork and Paving

Product Name	Price
Comprehensive Tutorial
Practice Tests ( 3 )
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