Contractor License Exam Prep
Contractor license exam prep, required books, online courses, and custom training for Georgia license classifications.
Exam Prep Overview
Contractor license exams reward more than trade experience. The right plan helps you understand the application sequence, organize approved references, practice open-book navigation, and choose the prep format that matches the license you are pursuing.
American Contractors Exam Services can help match your Georgia license path to seminars, online classes, required books, practice exams, or custom training so you are not guessing when it is time to apply, study, or schedule the exam.
State Licensing Overview
Find contractor license exam prep resources for Georgia, including Unrestricted, NASCLA courses, required books, application support, and custom training options.
Georgia contractor licensing requirements depend on the license classification, project value, and trade. Use this page to match the license path you are pursuing with available seminars, required books, online classes, and application support.
State licensing rules change over time. Treat this page as a prep guide and verify application, exam, and renewal requirements with the licensing board before filing or bidding work.
License Classifications
Use these rows to jump into the matching prep path. Final classification scope should always be verified with the board before bidding or applying.
| Class | License Path | Typical Scope | Price | Prep |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESIDENTIAL | Georgia Residential | Available imported products, books, or training paths for this license category. | $795.00 | Prep options |
| COMMERCIAL | Georgia Commercial | Available imported products, books, or training paths for this license category. | $795.00 | Prep options |
| BUSINESS LAW | Georgia Business and Law | Available imported products, books, or training paths for this license category. | $195.00 | Prep options |
| ELECTRICAL | Georgia Electrical | Available imported products, books, or training paths for this license category. | $795.00 | Prep options |
| NASCLA | Georgia NASCLA | Available imported products, books, or training paths for this license category. | $795.00 | Prep options |
| HVAC MECHANICAL | Georgia HVAC and Mechanical | Available imported products, books, or training paths for this license category. | Custom | Prep options |
| PLUMBING | Georgia Plumbing | Available imported products, books, or training paths for this license category. | Custom | Prep options |
| LOW VOLTAGE FIRE | Georgia Low Voltage and Fire | Available imported products, books, or training paths for this license category. | Custom | Prep options |
| SPECIALTY TRADES | Georgia Specialty Trades | Available imported products, books, or training paths for this license category. | Custom | Prep options |
Exam Details
Most contractor licensing exams test both business/law knowledge and trade-specific knowledge. Open-book exams reward fast reference navigation, tabs, index practice, and repeated timed drills.
| Business/Law | Commonly required for new contractor applicants |
|---|---|
| Trade exam | Depends on classification |
| Reference strategy | Use approved books only and practice finding answers quickly |
Application Walkthrough
Match your trade and project scope to the state classification before buying books or filing paperwork.
Most boards require experience, entity information, insurance, references, financial documentation, or a qualifying agent.
Choose a seminar, webinar, online course, books, or practice exams based on the approved reference list.
File with the board and wait for authorization or approval before scheduling if required.
Use the testing vendor named by the board and bring only approved materials.
Track renewal, monetary limits, insurance, and continuing education requirements after issuance.
Seminars
American Contractors Exam Services offers in-person classroom seminars and live instructor-led webinars for Georgia contractor license exams. In-person classes are the best fit when you want focused time away from the jobsite, direct instructor feedback, hands-on reference-book navigation, tabbing guidance, and timed practice before test day. Choose your license class below to review dates and register.
License Category
A Residential Basic Contractor is a person who performs contractor work or activity relative to detached one-family and two-family residences and one-family townhouses not over 3 stories in height. Also included are their accessory buildings and structures. There are no individual project size limitations.
A Residential Light Commercial Contractor is one who performs any work or activity covered under the Residential/Basic contractor AND work or activity related to multifamily and multiuse light commercial buildings and structures, and their related accessory buildings and structures.
These buildings/structures must be less than 4 stories high and less than 25,000 square feet in aggregate interior floor space.
Buildings/structures are constructed of wood or light gauge meal frame, brick veneer, prefabricated, or manufactured type of construction, or are pre-engineered steel buildings not exceeding 50,000 square feet of interior floor space There are exemptions to this scope please consult Georgia Construction Industry Licensing Board web site for complete list.
License Category
A General Contractor is unlimited as to the type of work they may do. It also does not limit them as to what type of contracts they are eligible to bid on. It provides for private, commercial, institutional, industrial, public, and other buildings and structures. This does NOT include HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, Low Voltage, or Utility Contracting. There are no limitations on project size.
License Category
The Business and Law examination does not stand alone and is required for all Contractor Classifications in Georgia.
License Category
These licenses allow for the installation, maintenance, alteration, or repair of any electrical equipment, apparatus, control system, or electrical wiring device which is attached to or incorporated into any building or structure including the bidding and contracting for such work. It does not include Low Voltage work.
License Category
A General Contractor is unlimited as to the type of work they may do. It also does not limit them as to what type of contracts they are eligible to bid on. It provides for private, commercial, institutional, industrial, public, and other buildings and structures. This does NOT include HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, Low Voltage, or Utility Contracting. There are no limitations on project size.
License Category
The 2 levels of Conditioned Air Contractor in Georgia are: Class I conditioned air contractor licenses are restricted to conditioned air contracting involving conditioned air systems or equipment not exceeding 175,000 BTU of heating and 60,000 BTU of cooling. Class II licenses are unrestricted. For classifying systems, each complete system in a single installation is to be considered an individual job.
These licenses allow for the bidding and contracting as well as the installation, repair, or service of conditioned air systems or conditioned air equipment. Service to or installation of the electrical connection between the electrical disconnects and conditioned air equipment is considered to be installation, repair, or service of conditioned air equipment or the conditioned air system.
Service to or installation of the electrical circuit from the electrical distribution panel to the conditioned air equipment where the electrical service to the building or site is a single-phase electrical circuit not exceeding 200 amperes is considered to be installation, repair, or service of conditioned air equipment or the conditioned air system.
License Category
This license allows for the installation, maintenance, alteration, and repair of plumbing fixtures and systems under the direction of a Master Plumber.
A Master Plumber is a person who performs or contracts to perform plumbing services. Class 1 is restricted to plumbing work involving single-family dwellings, one-level dwellings designed for no more than 2 families and commercial structures not exceeding 10,000 sq. feet. Class 2 license has no restrictions as to the type of plumbing work allowed.
License Category
The Georgia Statewide class LV-A low voltage contractor licenses are restricted to alarm and general system low-voltage contracting. The Low Voltage Alarm License allows work that falls under alarm work as well as the scope of services listed for General Low Voltage.
Alarm Systems license covers any device or combination of devices used to detect a situation, causing an alarm in the event of a burglary, fire, robbery, medical emergency, or equipment failure, or on the occurrence of any other predetermined event.
General Low Voltage license covers any electrical systems, other than alarm or telecommunication systems, involving low-voltage wiring, including, but not limited to stand alone intercom systems and call alert systems (audio or visual); distribution wiring for alarm systems and telecommunications systems including local area network systems; sound systems; public address systems; the low voltage side of energy management systems; antenna systems and satellite dish systems, irrigation system wiring; and low voltage lighting.
Georgia Statewide Class LV-T low voltage contractor’s licenses are restricted to telecommunication and general system low-voltage contracting. Telecommunications Systems license covers any switching system and associated apparatus which performs the basic function of two-way voice or data service, or both, and which can be a commonly controlled system capable of being administered both locally and remotely via secured access.
Georgia Statewide LV-U low-voltage licenses are unrestricted in both size and scope.
A Georgia Unrestricted Low Voltage license covers all low voltage work including that work which falls under the General, Alarm and Telecommunications Licenses.
License Category
Utility manager means any individual who is employed by a utility contractor to have oversight and charge of the construction, erection, alteration, or repair of utility systems.
Only the Utility Manager is allowed to do the hands-on work. Other licenses are needed to supervise and to contract.
A Utility Contractor License is needed to bid, advertise, contract and pull permits. An exam is not needed to acquire the license. A Utility Contractor must fill out an application, meet the qualifications, pay a $50 fee and have a licensed Utility Manager in his employ.
A Utility Foreman license is needed to supervise utility construction. An exam is not required for the Foreman license. One must fill out an application and meet the requirements.
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Study Materials
These required-reference bundles are tied to Georgia contractor exam paths. Review every matching bundle below, then open the bundle page to confirm included books, editions, pricing, and add-all ordering.
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Required books for Georgia Residential Basic Contractor with Business Law seminar
Required books for Georgia Residential Light Commercial with Business Law seminar
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Required books for NASCLA Accredited Commercial Building Contractor (GA) seminar
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Required books for Georgia Business & Law seminar
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Required books for Georgia Electrical with Business Law seminar
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Required books for NASCLA Accredited Commercial Building Contractor (GA) seminar
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Required books for Georgia Conditioned Air Contractor seminar
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Required books for Georgia Journeyman Plumber seminar
Required books for Georgia Master Plumber seminar
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Required books for Georgia Low Voltage Alarm w/ Business Law seminar
Required books for Georgia Low Voltage General w/ Business Law seminar
Required books for Georgia Low Voltage Telecommunications w/ Business Law seminar
Required books for Georgia Low Voltage Unrestricted w/ Business Law seminar
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Required books for Georgia Utility Manager with Business Law seminar
Reciprocity and NASCLA
Reciprocity usually means a trade exam waiver, not permission to operate with another state license. Verify the exact waiver rules with the board before relying on an out-of-state license.
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