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NASCLA® Contractor Licenses

The NASCLA Accredited Examination Program was designed to reduce redundant licensing requirements and assist contractors who need to be licensed in multiple jurisdictions. You will find the information you need from Licenses offered and which NASCLA Accredited Examination to apply for your license within each accepting regulatory agency below or you can visit NASCLA®.

The State of Florida has Electrical Endorsment Agreements with: California, Colorado, Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas.

NASCLA® Licenses

Electrical Candidate Bulletin Information | Commercial General Candidate Building Bulletin Information

Commercial General Building Contractor

A general building contractor who desires to perform electrical; plumbing; heating, ventilating and cooling; piping; or general engineering contracting work as defined in this rule; shall obtain a license in those classifications. The “General Building Contractor” classification applies to work on both commercial and private properties.

Electrical Contractor

Install, erect, repair or alter electrical equipment for the generation, transmission or utilization of electrical energy and work incidental to the undertaking.

Electrical Journeyman Contractor

"Electrical Journeyman Contractor" Shall include installing electrical wiring, apparatus, or equipment lighting, beating, or power or control covered by this chapter. He or she shall work under a master or state certified electrical contractor.

Residential Electrical Contractor

Includes installation, repair, alteration, addition to, replacement of or design of electrical wiring, fixtures, appliances, apparatus, raceways, conduit, or any part thereof, in a 1, 2, 3, or 4 family residence not exceeding 2 stories in height, and accessory use structures in connection with the residence. The electrical service installed or worked upon is limited to a single-phase, 400-ampere single service.

States Accepting and Administering NASCLA® Exams for Commercial General Building

Alabama: Administers and Accepts NASCLA® since September 2009
Arizona: As of November 1, 2017, Arizona began administering and accepting this examination as an option in lieu of the state specific trade examinations for the B-1 and B-2 General Commercial Contracting Classifications
Georgia: Administers and Accepts NASCLA® since November 2010
Mississippi: Administers and Accepts NASCLA® since May 2010
South Carolina: Administers and Accepts NASCLA® since May 2010
Virgin Islands: Administers and Accepts NASCLA® since February 2013
Arkansas: Accepting the Accredited Examination in lieu of the Arkansas Business and Law Examination
Florida: As of March 1st 2019 Florida is 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: as of September 2, 2016, accepted for both the Commercial Building Construction and the Residential Building Contractor Classifications
Nevada: Accepting as of December 2013
North Carolina: Accepted for both the Commercial Building Construction and the Residential Building Contractor Classifications
Tennessee: Accepts NASCLA®
Utah: As of April 2015 (Comparable to the Utah B100 Exam)
Virginia: As of January 1, 2016 (Comparable to the Commercial Building Classification)
West Virginia: Accepting as of September 1st 2013

States Accepting and Administering NASCLA® Exams for Electrical

Alabama: Accepts NASCLA® examinations: Electrical Contractor & Journeyman Electrician
Florida: As of June 2020 Florida Accepted Examinations for Endorsement on the Florida Residential Electrical Specialty classification: Residential Electrical Contractor

For more information on Endorsements please visit the DBPR

Arizona: Administers since April 1st, 2019 Examinations: Electrical Contractor and Residential Electrical Contractor
Mississippi Administers since May 1st, 2019 Examination: Electrical Contractor
South Carolina Administers since May 1st, 2019 Examination: Electrical Contractor and Residential Electrical Contractor
Louisiana: Administers since May 1st, 2019 Examination: Electrical Contractor
Virginia Accepts as of June 18th, 2019
Missouri: Administers as of September 1st, 2019 NASCLA® examinations: Electrical Contractor & Journeyman Electrician

NASCLA® Electrical Endorsments

In order to become a licensed certified contractor in the State of Florida by endorsement, an applicant must meet educational and/or experience requirements, show evidence of having passed an exam substantially similar* to the State of Florida certification examination, show evidence of workers’ compensation coverage and demonstrate financial responsibility.

>State or National Examination	Recognized for Endorsement	Categories that are Recognized for Endorsement	Date of Determination
California	YES	CA C-10= FL Unlimited EC CA C-7= FL Limited Energy Specialty CA C-45 = FL Electrical Sign Specialty	March 2001 November 2019
Colorado	Partial	CO Electrical Contractor Technical Exam= FL Unlimited EC Technical Exam (Applicants must take Florida Business Exam for Licensure)	November 2019
Georgia	YES	Georgia Class II Unrestricted with Georgia Low Voltage Unlimited = FL Unlimited EC Georgia Class I = FL Residential Specialty	March 1998 March 2010
NASCLA®	Partial	NASCLA Residential Electrical Exam = FL Residential Specialty Technical Examination (Applicants must take Florida Business Exam for Licensure)	May 2020
Nevada	Partial	NV Management Survey substantially similar to FL Business Exam (Applicants must take Florida Technical Exam for Licensure)	April 2020 Technical Exam was not reviewed
North Carolina	YES	NC Unlimited = FL Unlimited EC NC Low Voltage L/V = FL Limited Energy Specialty NC Limited License = FL Residential Specialty	March 1998
Oklahoma	Partial	OK Electrical Business Exam is substantially similar toFL Business Exam (Applicants must take Florida Technical Exam for Licensure)	April 2020 Technical Exam was not reviewed
South Carolina	Partial	SC Electrical Business Management © Law Exam is substantially similar to FL Business Exam (Applicants must take Florida Technical Exam for Licensure)	April 2020 Technical Exam was not reviewed
Texas	Partial	TX Master Electrical Exam = FL Unlimited EC Technical Exam (Applicants must take Florida Business Exam for Licensure)	December 2019
If your state of licensure is listed as not recognized for endorsement you can apply for licensure by first taking and passing the Florida examination. Please refer to the application for further information.

Licensing Agencies Accepting and Administering the NASCLA Accredited Examinations

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.