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Kansas (550) General Building Contractor (A) Exam Study Guide

What’s Included

This study guide is organized to match the way topics appear on the Kansas (550) General Building Contractor (A) exam.  Here is what is included in your download:

How to Use This Study Guide

Use these questions alongside your ICC Building Code and Concrete Manual books.  Read a section of the book, then work through the related practice questions to check your understanding.

Each question includes a reference to the IBC article number where the subject is discussed.  This helps you quickly review why the correct answer is right and reinforces the process of looking up information efficiently — a key skill for an open-book exam.

Bookmarks have been added throughout the study guide to help you:

To maximize your exam preparation, work through the practice questions using your approved ICC code books exactly as you will during the open-book exam.  This approach improves speed, accuracy, and confidence when locating code sections under timed exam conditions.

Use the included exam subject mapping table to prioritize study time based on ICC exam weighting.  By targeting higher-tested subject areas first, you can study more efficiently and ensure coverage of the topics most likely to appear on the G11 General Building Contractor (A) exam.

Exam Details

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Applications for licensing are managed by your local Kansas government licensing agency.  They decide which ICC exam is appropriate for your license based on local code adoption.

Exam Provider
International Code Council (ICC)
900 Montclair Rd.
Birmingham, AL 35213
(877) 234-6082
(Testing facilities & scheduling provided by Pearson VUE)
Exam Type
OPEN  BOOK
Exam Content

To find subject areas, total questions and time allowed for this exam, please consult the ICC exam bulletin for Kansas from the button below for detailed information.

Books Allowed in the Exam
1.
International Building Code, 2015, ICC
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2a.
Concrete Manual: Based on the 2015 IBC & ACI 318-14, 2015, ICC
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2b.
Concrete Manual: Based on the 2021 IBC and ACI-318-19, 2021, ICC
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NOTE: You have the choice of using either version of the Concrete Manual above for your study material.

Additional Recommended Books
1.
Reading Architectural Plans for Residential and Commercial Construction, 2001, Ernest Weidhaas
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Available Study Materials
(550) General Building (A)
Exam Study Guide
$119.95

Sample questions in this package are sourced from the ICC Building Code and both versions of the ICC Concrete Manual.

You will receive a free copy of both versions of the ICC Concrete Workbook containing over 600 free sample questions questions.

The total number of questions in this package:  1,531

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