Georgia Class II Electrical Contractor Exam Day: What to Expect at PSI
Test day for the Georgia Class II (Unrestricted) electrical contractor exam: 162 questions over two 4-hour parts, the allowed references and how to tab them, IDs, calculators, scaled scoring and the review-course rule.
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Georgia Class II Electrical Contractor Exam Day
The Georgia Class II exam is an eight-hour, open-book day at a PSI test center. Everything here is from PSI's Candidate Information Handbook for the Division of Electrical Contractors (bulletin 4783).
Before you go
- Scheduling: once the Board approves you, it notifies PSI, and PSI sends scheduling instructions. Appointments run Monday through Saturday. Your approval is good for one year.
- Rescheduling: one free reschedule, if you ask at least two business days ahead. Fees are not refundable.
- Arrival: come 20 minutes early. More than 15 minutes late and you are turned away and forfeit the fee.
What to bring
Two IDs: a current government ID with your name, signature and photo, and a second with your name and signature. Bring proof of any name change.
Your references, from PSI's list only: the 2023 NEC (or the NEC Handbook), the American Electricians' Handbook (17th edition), Ugly's Electrical References (2023), Printreading Based on the 2020 NEC, the NASCLA Contractors Guide for the Georgia Construction Industry Licensing Board (5th edition), the IRS Employer's Tax Guide (Circular E) and 29 CFR 1926. Highlighting, underlining and permanent tabs are allowed; handwritten notes and pasted-in pages are not.
For Class II, tab for speed on the machine questions: NEC Article 430 (with Tables 430.248 to 430.250 and 430.52), Article 450 and Table 450.3(B), and the transformer and motor divisions of the American Electricians' Handbook. Thirty-seven of the technical questions are on motors and transformers.
A calculator: silent and non-programmable, no alpha keys or printing.
At the center
Personal items go in a soft locker, pockets are checked, and electronics stay out of the room. You get pencils and one sheet of scratch paper at a time, returned at the end. Breaks are allowed, but the time keeps running.
The exam itself
| Item | Class II |
|---|---|
| Questions you see | 162 |
| Scored | 140 (22 unscored pretest questions are mixed in) |
| Time | Part I, 4 hours; a break; Part 2, 4 hours |
| Format | Multiple choice, A to D, on a computer |
| Passing score | Scaled score of 70 |
There is no guessing penalty, and you can skip, bookmark and return to questions. You cannot tell which questions are pretest items, so give every one your full attention.
Scoring and results
You need a scaled score of 70: PSI converts your raw score to a scale that accounts for the difficulty of your exam form, so the number of correct answers needed can vary a little between forms. Results and your scaled score are printed at the center. If you fail, you also get subscores by content area. The Board receives the official report within about six weeks.
If you don't pass
After two failed attempts, Georgia requires a Board-approved review course before your third. No further course is required after that.
Practice before the day
Our Georgia Electrical Contractor Class II practice test is weighted like PSI's outline, including the heavy transformer and motor share, with an explanation and source citation for every question. See what is on the Georgia Class II exam for the full breakdown.
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