North Carolina General Contractor (Nascla)![]() North Carolina General Contractor (NASCLA)![]() As of January 1, 2020 North Carolina will require all Contractors to take the North Carolina Business Law and Project Management Exam State Requirements & Application Read More...Test Information Read More...Reciprocity Read More...Permitted Work Read More...![]() North Carolina NASCLA Complete Prep Course ComboThis package includes everything you need to pass both your trades and business and law exams. NASCLA is the National Association of State Contractor Licensing Agencies. Passing this open book test serves as your trades exam in 14 NASCLA member states.
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Study for your NASCLA North Carolina General Contractors Exam and North Carolina Business Law and Project Management Exam.
![]() State Requirements & Application
Requirements:
1. A copy of your exam results
They will accept the NASCLA exam, and there will be a 30 day waiting period once they receive these documents. The NASCLA Accredited contractor examination was created to improve the quality of construction examinations and enable the mobility of contractors across jurisdictions This is the first major step towards a national contractors license exam. Applicants take accredited examinations in addition to meeting other licensure requirements. Several states now accept this NASCLA Accredited examination as meeting the trade examination requirement for Commercial Contractors. These states include: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, U.S. Virgin Islands, West Virginia.
Experience Requirements All applicants are required to submit three (3) Letters of Reference.
Letters of Reference should demonstrate to the Board that the applicant is possessed of good character and is qualified as to competency, ability and integrity. References should provide an evaluation of the applicant as to the references general experience with the applicant. References must be no older than 12 months from the date of receipt of
the application by the Licensing Board. Reference letters must be written on business letterhead from the provider or the reference providers signature must be notarized. Reference should not be from family members or related companies (for example parent/subsidiaries and their employees). Form letters cannot be accepted.
Applications without the required number of references will be considered incomplete and will be returned
Board Contact Information:
North Carolina Licensing Board for General Contractors 5400 Creedmoor Road Raleigh, NC 27612 Phone: 919.571.4183 Fax: 919.571.4703 Website: http://www.nclbgc.org Fees: The application fee for an unlimited license is $125 To obtain a North Carolina contractor's license application go to North Carolina Application
Test Information
Test Information This test covers information in the 12 subject areas below. The questions are created from content in the 21 book set shown below the following chart.
Top ReciprocityNorth Carolina has established reciprocity with South Carolina and Tennessee. The NASCLA exam is also accepted in the following states Arkansas, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, U.S. Virgin Islands, West Virginia Permitted WorkThe North Carolina Building Contractor license classification covers all types of construction activity including commercial, industrial, institutional and residential work, private or public.It covers all parking decks, site work, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, water and waste water systems, and work done under specialty classifications. |