Georgia Residential Contractor Licensure Examinations (Business & Law, Residential-Basic, Residential-Light Commercial) — Georgia State Licensing Board for Residential and General Contractors
The Georgia Residential Contractor Exam is a set of open-book examinations administered by PSI for the State Licensing Board: Business and Law (50 questions) plus Residential-Basic (80) or Residential-Light Commercial (90). Each is scored separately and you need 70 percent on each. SummitCert's portal gives you explained practice questions for business law and the residential trades, flashcards, a timed 220-question combined mock exam and progress tracking by area.
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Your full practice pool — 350 questions total, written to mirror the real exam blueprint, with full answer explanations for every question.
Including Business & Law: Licensing Requirements, Business & Law: Estimating and Bidding, Business & Law: Business Organization and Financial Management, and more.
A complete, realistic exam-day simulation with the same question count and time limit as the real thing.
Covering every key term, concept, and framework you're expected to know.
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Visual breakdowns of the frameworks and models the exam tests you on.
The exact formulas and calculations you need, ready to review before test day.
A searchable glossary so unfamiliar terminology never slows you down.
See your accuracy by domain, spot weak areas early, and follow a built-in study schedule.
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Topics you'll drill
8 core topics pulled straight from the real question bank.
- Business & Law: Licensing Requirements
- Business & Law: Estimating and Bidding
- Business & Law: Business Organization and Financial Management
- Business & Law: Tax Laws
- Business & Law: Labor Laws
- Business & Law: Project Management and Lien Law
- Business & Law: Contracts
- Business & Law: Risk Management
Georgia Residential Contractor Exam exam requirements & cost
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Georgia residential contractor candidates take the Business and Law examination (50 scored questions) and a residential trade examination: Residential-Basic (80 scored questions) or Residential-Light Commercial (90 scored questions), per the PSI candidate information bulletin updated April 2025. All examinations are computer-based, four-option multiple choice and open book; about 10 percent unscored experimental items are added and count against your time. This portal's 220-question mock exam combines Business and Law with both residential outlines in one practice run; on exam day each examination is scored separately. You need 70 percent on each examination: 35 of 50 on Business and Law, 56 of 80 on Residential-Basic and 63 of 90 on Residential-Light Commercial. The PSI candidate information bulletin lists $60 for the Business and Law examination and $72 for each residential trade examination; confirm current fees with PSI before you schedule. The content outline spreads questions across 18 areas; the largest are Residential Trades: General Code and Construction Knowledge (17.3%); Residential Trades: Carpentry (14.5%); Residential Trades: Associated Trades (9.1%). The full list of areas and weights is on the portal exam page. Eligibility, experience and board approval are set by the Georgia State Licensing Board for Residential and General Contractors; you test after the board approves your application.
Georgia Residential Contractor Exam exam blueprint
Real domain weighting from the certifying body's own published exam syllabus.
- Business & Law: Licensing Requirements2.3%
- Business & Law: Estimating and Bidding3.2%
- Business & Law: Business Organization and Financial Management3.2%
- Business & Law: Tax Laws2.3%
- Business & Law: Labor Laws2.3%
- Business & Law: Project Management and Lien Law2.7%
- Business & Law: Contracts2.7%
- Business & Law: Risk Management1.8%
- Business & Law: Environmental and Safety2.3%
- Residential Trades: Sitework, Footings and Foundation7.3%
- Residential Trades: Concrete and Concrete Reinforcement7.3%
- Residential Trades: Metals2.3%
- Residential Trades: Masonry5%
- Residential Trades: Carpentry14.5%
- Residential Trades: Roofing8.2%
- Residential Trades: General Code and Construction Knowledge17.3%
- Residential Trades: Associated Trades9.1%
- Residential Trades: OSHA Safety6.4%
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