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Georgia Class II Electrical Exam: 162 Items, 8 Hours

Class II is the unrestricted electrical contractor license in Georgia, and its paper carries seven more pretest items than Class I and a different technical weighting. Here's the count, the outline, the pass mark and the books, from PSI's bulletin for this exam.

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  1. What the Class II license lets you do
  2. The format: 162 items, eight hours, two parts
  3. The content outline, area by area
  4. The pass mark is a scaled 70
  5. What you can carry in
  6. Board approval, then the appointment
  7. If you fail
  8. What isn't published
  9. Questions people ask
  10. What this page cites

What the Class II license lets you do

Board Rule 121-3-.01 puts it in one line: Class II Electrical Contractor licenses are unrestricted. Class I is held to single phase work below a set amperage at the service drop or lateral, and Class II isn't.

The experience the board asks for is heavier too. The rule says a Class II applicant has to document work in all eight of the listed experience areas, where a Class I applicant documents at least five plus general lighting loads, and a Class II applicant has to show installations above single phase 200 amperes.

The board's own form says something different. Form 44, revised 06-22, describes that Class 2 experience as installations in excess of single phase 400 amperes and says Class 1 needs at least six experience areas. Both documents are current on the board's site, so confirm with the Division before you build your experience letters.

The format: 162 items, eight hours, two parts

Class II carries the same 140 scored questions as Class I, with 22 pretest questions instead of 15. That's 162 items in all.

The clock is the same: eight hours for both parts, four hours for Part I, a break, then four hours for Part 2.

Sitting 162 items in a day is a pacing problem before it's a knowledge problem. Roughly ninety seconds an item leaves you time to look things up on maybe a third of them, which is why the lookup drills matter more than they look.

The content outline, area by area

The 140 scored questions split 30 business and law, 110 technical, the same headline split as Class I. Inside the technical half the weighting moves.

Regulations, laws and administrative functions: 30 questions

Technical functions: 110 questions

Transformers are the tell. Class I gives them 7 questions and Class II gives them 21, three times as many. Rotating equipment goes from 9 to 16 the same way, while basic circuits and interior systems both come down.

So a Class II candidate who studies a Class I outline is under-studying the two areas that grew. The transformer calculator and the transformer question set are the obvious places to spend the extra hours.

The pass mark is a scaled 70

The bulletin sets the minimum passing final scaled score at 70 for each examination, and Board Rule 121-3-.01 requires a minimum score of seventy as well.

Nobody publishes the raw count behind a scaled 70, so treat it as a reported score rather than as a percentage of 140.

You get your result in print at the center or by US mail. The official report can take up to six weeks to reach the board, and that's what holds up the license itself.

What you can carry in

The reference list is the same for both electrical exams, and it's a closed list. Only the items on it come into the room.

Those are the American Electricians' Handbook 2021, 17th edition; the NASCLA Contractors Guide to Business, Law, and Project Management for Georgia, 5th edition; the IRS Employer's Tax Guide, Circular E, 2025 or 2026; CFR Title 29 Part 1926; the Georgia State Electrical 2023 National Electrical Code or the NEC Handbook; Printreading Based on 2020 NEC; and Ugly's Electrical References 2023.

Highlighting, underlining and permanent tabs are allowed. Loose notes and photocopies aren't. The book rules page covers each one.

Board approval, then the appointment

The board approves you before PSI will book you. The application runs through the GOALS portal, and the how to guide says applications are reviewed within twenty business days of receipt, excluding weekends and holidays.

An application with deficiencies left unresolved for sixty days may be withdrawn, so answer the board's requests quickly.

After approval, exams run by appointment Monday through Saturday. Schedule at PSI's Georgia contractor page or on 855-898-0711.

If you fail

You retake and pass. The bulletin sets no fixed wait between the first and second attempt.

Two failures bring in a Board approved review course before a third attempt. The bulletin cites Board Rule 121-2-.06 and the rules compilation carries the same requirement at 121-3-.03(1).

Once you've submitted proof of the course, a further failure doesn't require another one. The retakes page explains what the board and PSI each say.

What isn't published

The bulletin prints no exam fee for either electrical exam, and it prints no Georgia test center address. We've left both blank rather than filling them from a third party site.

What it does say is that exam fees aren't refundable, and that missing your appointment means registering and paying again.

Questions people ask

How many questions is the Georgia Class II electrical exam?

One hundred and forty scored questions plus twenty two pretest questions, so 162 items in all. Class I carries the same 140 scored questions with only 15 pretest items.

How is Class II different from Class I on the paper?

The business and law half is identical at 30 questions. Inside the technical half, transformers go from 7 questions to 21 and rotating equipment from 9 to 16, while basic circuits and interior systems drop.

What score passes the Class II exam?

A final scaled score of 70, set in the bulletin and in Board Rule 121-3-.01. The raw number of correct answers behind that isn't published.

How long do I get?

Eight hours across two parts, four hours each side of a break. That's about ninety seconds an item on a 162 item paper.

What experience does the board want for Class II?

Four years of Primary Experience under a licensed electrical contractor, work documented in all eight listed experience areas, and installations above single phase 200 amperes under the rule or 400 amperes under the board's form. The two documents disagree, so confirm with the Division.

Can I take the National Electrical Code Handbook in?

The bulletin's reference list names the Georgia State Electrical 2023 National Electrical Code or the National Electrical Code Handbook, so either one. Only the listed references come into the room.

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