Participating State Agencies

**The below information DOES NOT pertain to the NASCLA Accredited Electrical Examination Program; please click here for more details.

State Contractor Licensing Agencies ADMINISTERING the NASCLA Accredited Examination for Commercial General Building Contractors

Note: Administering state agencies are also considered to be accepting state agencies as they both offer the examination for candidates and accept the examination in lieu of their state specific trade portion. Some of the states below offer an either/or option for candidates regarding their state specific trade examination or utilizing the NASCLA Accredited Examination. 

Alabama Licensing Board for General Contractors
445 Dexter Ave, Suite 3060
Montgomery, AL 36104
Phone: (334) 272-5030
As of September 2009
 

Arizona Registrar of Contractors
1700 W. Washington St. Suite 105
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
Phone: (602) 542-1525
As of November 1, 2017, Arizona began administering this examination as an option in lieu of the state specific trade examinations for the B-1 and B-2 General Commercial Contracting Classifications. Exam Date for transcripts must be within the past two (2) years. 

Arkansas Contractors Licensing Board
4100 Richards Road
North Little Rock, Arkansas 72117
Phone: (501) 372-4661
Administering the examination in lieu of candidates providing appropriate experience on application

Georgia State Licensing Board for Residential and General Contractors
237 Coliseum Drive
Macon, Georgia 31217
Phone: (404) 424-9966
As of November 2010

Mississippi State Board of Contractors
215 Woodline Drive, Suite B
Jackson, Mississippi 39232
Phone: (800) 880-6161
As of May 2010

South Carolina Contractors' Licensing Board
Post Office Box 11329
Columbia, South Carolina 29211
Phone: (803) 896-4686
As of May 2010

Tennessee Board for Licensing Contractors
500 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, Tennessee 37273
Phone: (615) 741-8307
As of March 2021

Virgin Islands Department of Licensing & Consumer Affairs
3000 Golden Rock Shopping Center, Suite 9
Christiansted, Virgin Islands 00800
Phone: (340) 713-3522
As of February 2013

Additional State Contractor Licensing Agencies Accepting the NASCLA Accredited Examination for Commercial General Building Contractors

Alabama Home Builders Licensure Board
445 Herron Street
Montgomery, Alabama, 36104
(334) 242-2230
As of March 17, 2025

California Contractors State License Board
Post Office Box 269074
Sacramento, California 95826
(916) 255-3900
As of April 25, 2025
California B General Building trade exam may be waived if applying from out of state, with a  license in good standing from that state for at least 5 years, and have taken and passed the NASCLA Accredited Examination for Commercial General Building Contractors.
If a California Resident, the California State Specific Trade Examination is required. 

Florida Construction Industry Licensing Board
2601 Blair Stone Road
Tallahassee, Florida 32399
Phone: (850) 487-1395
As of March 1, 2019
Accepting the Accredited Examination in lieu of the Florida Trade Examination. A Florida Business/Finance portion and Florida Building Code portion are still required.

Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors
600 North Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Phone: (225) 765-2301

Nevada State Contractors Board
8400 West Sunset Road, Suite 150
Las Vegas, Nevada 89113
Phone: (702) 486-1100
As of December 2013

New Mexico Construction Industries Division
2550 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505
Phone: (505) 476-4770
As of January 13, 2023 - Candidates must also provide a letter of good standing from another state agency that they have been licensed one (1) year.
Accepted in lieu of the trade exam for the GB98 License

North Carolina Licensing Board for General Contractors
Post Office Box 17187
Raleigh, North Carolina 27619
Phone: (919) 571-4183
Accepted for both the Commercial Building Construction and the Residential Building Contractor Classifications

Oregon Construction Contractors Board
201 High Street SE, 6th Floor
Post Office Box 14140
Salem, Oregon 97309
Phone: (503) 378-4621
Accepted in lieu of the 16 hour pre-licensure training requirement

South Carolina Residential Builders Commission
110 Centerview Drive
Columbia, South Carolina 29210
Phone: (803) 896-8307
Please note, this Commission has reciprocity with the South Carolina Contractors' Licensing Board
*Has passed the NASCLA National Contractors Exam within the past 3 years

Utah Division of Occupational & Professional Licensing, Construction Trades Bureau
Post Office Box 146741
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114
Phone: (866) 275-3675
**As of May 2019, Utah no longer requires trade exams, but will accept the NASCLA Accredited Examination for Commercial General Building Contractors to satisfy the 2 year experience requirements for general contractors. 

Virginia Board for Contractors, Department of Professional and Occupational Licensing
9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 400
Richmond, Virginia 23233
Phone: (804) 367-8511
As of January 1, 2016 (Comparable to the Commercial Building Classification)

West Virginia Contractors Licensing Board, Division of Labor
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
State Capitol Complex, Building 3, Room 200
Charleston, West Virginia 25305
Phone: (304) 558-7890
As of September 1, 2013
Please note, the Board will not accept examination scores or transcripts prior to September 1, 2013