California Builders License Welcome to the first step in obtaining your California General Contractor. CTS Home Study has assisted thousands of people to pass the California general contractor license exam. Our general contractor course is fully guaranteed. A builders license is a valuable tool and we make getting your general contractor license easy. Now is a great time to get your California License. All you need is four years of experience in your trade. THE STATE NOW ACCEPTS SELF-EMPLOYED EXPERIENCE!!! According to California code a California General Contractor: (a) Except as provided in this section, a general building contractor is a contractor whose principal contracting business is 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, requiring in its construction the use of at least two unrelated building trades or crafts, or to do or superintend the whole or any part thereof. This does not include anyone who merely furnishes materials or supplies under Section 7045 without fabricating them into, or consuming them in the performance of the work of the general building contractor. (c) No general building contractor shall contract for any project that includes the "C-16" Fire Protection classification as provided for in Section 7026.12 or the "C-57" Well Drilling classification as provided for in Section 13750.5 of the Water Code, unless the general building contractor holds the specialty license, or subcontracts with the appropriately licensed specialty contractor. Nearly 40% of the general building license test consists of characteristics & application of building materials, hand tools, pneumatic tools, electrical tools, & mobile equipment, Federal, State & local building codes, environmental requirements, Cal/OSHA requirements & procedures, recognition & correction of unsafe working conditions, plans & specifications, contract provisions & specifications, mathematics/measurement conversions, demolition work & related health hazards. With more than 280,000 active licenses issued, the California CSLB receives more than 20,000 applications for new licenses each year. Construction is one of the largest industries in California's diverse economy. California general contractors course covers all areas necessary to pass the CSLB including the Law and Business examination. And we guarantee that you will pass the California exam.