The NASCLA exam in Georgia

What the board's site says

The Secretary of State's how-to guide for commercial general contractors, read 7 November 2026, gives a document checklist for each kind of general contractor application, filed through the GOALS online portal. A NASCLA transcript or NASCLA transcript receipt appears on the checklists for:

• the individual general contractor application by examination, marked "if applicable";
• the application by reciprocity, marked "if available";
• the limited tier application, marked "if already taken".

The same checklists also ask for items such as a qualifying agent affidavit, projects and experience with a project reference affidavit, a college transcript, diploma or certificate, general liability insurance, workers' compensation insurance where it applies, an employment affidavit, and a net worth affirmation or financial documents. The guide says a limited tier license limits both the contract amount and the individual's required net worth.

The guide does not say which exam a NASCLA pass replaces. Ask the board.

What NASCLA's list adds

NASCLA's listing for the board says it has participated since November 2010.

NASCLA's map on its participating agencies page, read 7 November 2026, shades Georgia as an administering state. NASCLA's page says administering agencies offer the option to take either their own state trade exam or the NASCLA exam.

Where to apply

The board's how-to guide for commercial general contractors has each checklist and the link to GOALS.

Before you book

• Confirm with the agency. Ask the board which exam a NASCLA pass covers for the license tier you want; its checklists list the transcript but do not say. Ask which license classification it accepts the NASCLA exam for, what else you need, and how recent your exam date must be.
• NASCLA comes first. NASCLA must accept your application at ned.nascla.org before you can book with PSI. Approval gives you one year and up to three attempts. See cost, scheduling and retakes.
• Send a transcript. After you pass, you buy a transcript in NASCLA's National Examination Database (NED) and send it to the agency. See how to apply and use NED transcripts.

For the other participating states, see which states accept the NASCLA exam. To weigh the NASCLA exam against a state's own trade exam, read NASCLA exam vs a state trade exam.

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Sources

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• Commercial Exam Participating State Agencies, NASCLA, including the participation map. Read 7 Nov 2026.
• Georgia State Licensing Board for Residential and General Contractors listing, NASCLA. Read 7 Nov 2026.
• How-to guide: commercial general contractors, Georgia Secretary of State (read once; a later visit the same day returned HTTP 403). Read 7 Nov 2026.