ARIZONA REGISTRAR OF CONTRACTORS - NASCLA-Accredited Examination - Commercial General Building Contractor - Scope of Work

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NASCLA-accredited examination information for Arizona’s Commercial General Building Contractor classification, outlining the scope of work for construction, alteration, and repair supporting structures, including supervision and management of related tasks. The document explains the NASCLA Accredited Examination Program purpose for licensing across multiple jurisdictions and how candidates can use NASCLA’s National Examination Database to transmit transcripts. It specifies the exam format, minimum passing score, allowed time, experimental unscored items, open-book rules, and the permitted reference materials and code edition constraints.

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Scope of Work

NASCLA Accredited Examination Program

Exam Scoring, Timing, and Structure

Questions, Minimum Passing Score, Time Allowed

Experimental Unscored Questions

Reference List and Allowed Materials

Open Book Policy

Allowed Reference Materials and Code Edition Rules

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ARIZONA REGISTRAR OF CONTRACTORS NASCLA-ACCREDITED EXAMINATION-COMMERCIAL GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTOR SCOPE OF WORK Construction, alteration and repair in connection with any structure built, being built or to be built for the support, shelter and enclosure of persons, animals, chattels or movable property of any kind. This scope includes the supervision of all or any part of the above and includes the management, or direct or indirect supervision of any work performed. *Note: AZ applicants applying for the B-1 or B-2 General Commercial licenses have a choice of trade exams. They can elect to take either the NASCLA exam or the AZ ROC General Commercial exam. There are differences in these exams. See the PSI CIB for each exam to compare the differences and determine which exam best fits your business needs. The NASCLA Accredited Examination Program was designed to assist contractors who wish to be licensed in multiple jurisdictions by offering a streamlined test taking option for the trade portion of the contractor examination. The NASCLA Accredited Examination for Commercial General Building Contractors was designed to assist candidates applying within individual state agencies for the general commercial building contractor classification or similar to. Candidates who take and pass the NASCLA Accredited Examination can access NASCLA’s National Examination Database (NED) located on [https://ned.nascla.org](https://ned.nascla.org) to electronically send their transcripts to jurisdictions that accept the examination in lieu of their state specific trade portion, thereby reducing redundant licensing requirements. Candidates are expected to follow individual state agency applications to become licensed, in addition to taking a business and law examination, etc. If you are unsure if this examination will meet your specific license requirements in a participating state agency, please contact the state agency directly to confirm. A complete list of participating state agencies can be found on NASCLA’s website by visiting: [www.nascla.org/page/ParticipatingStateAg](www.nascla.org/page/ParticipatingStateAg) For questions regarding the examination, please contact NASCLA via email to [info@nascla.org](info@nascla.org) or by phone at (623) 587-9354. | \# of
Questions | Minimum
Passing Score | Time Allowed | | --- | --- | --- | | 115 | 81 | 330 Minutes | CONTENT OUTLINE | Subject Area | \# of
Items | | --- | --- | | General Requirements | 25 | | Site Construction | 15 | | Concrete | 6 | | Masonry | 4 | | Metals | 6 | | Wood | 5 | | Thermal and Moisture Protection | 5 | | Doors, Windows, and Glazing | 4 | | Finishes | 5 | | Mechanical and Plumbing Systems | 6 | | Electrical Systems | 3 | | Procurement and Contracting Requirements | 31 | EXPERIMENTAL QUESTIONS In addition to the number of questions per examination, a small number of one to ten experimental items, generally, approximately 10% of the number of questions, may be administered to candidates during the examination. These questions will not be scored. However, these questions will count against examination time. The administration of such unscored, experimental questions is an essential step in developing future licensing examinations. REFERENCE LIST The reference material listed below was used to prepare the questions for this examination. The examination may also contain questions based on trade knowledge or general industry practices. Except for Code books, you can base your answers on later editions of references as they become available. For Code questions, the examinations will be based only on the edition of the Code book that is listed. Candidates may use a silent, nonprinting, nonprogrammable calculator in the examination center. This examination is OPEN BOOK. The following reference materials are allowed in the examination center. ▪ Mechanical and Electrical Systems for Construction Managers, 4th Edition, 2024, American Technical

FAQs

What work is covered under the scope of work for this contractor license exam?

The scope includes construction, alteration, and repair related to structures built or to be built for support, shelter, and enclosure, including supervision and management of the work.

How does the NASCLA program help candidates licensed in multiple jurisdictions?

Passing the NASCLA Accredited Examination allows candidates to access NASCLA’s National Examination Database to electronically send transcripts to jurisdictions that accept it in lieu of state trade portions, reducing redundant licensing steps.

What are the exam passing requirements and time allowed?

The exam has 115 questions, a minimum passing score of 81, and 330 minutes allowed time.

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