Fastest. No time wasted. Pass in 3–4 hours.
Contracts, lien law, employment, safety, finance — everything California requires on the business side. An AI crash course that gets you pass-ready in ~80–120 minutes, plus full-length timed mocks and plain-English code citations.
One-time payment · 1-year access per course · lifetime access on the bundle · 7-day refund
Why us
Best prices, period
$99 per Exam Pass Kit or $499 for every Exam Pass Kit we publish — present and future.
Other CSLB prep providers charge $300–$700 per classification or lock you into a subscription. We sell one Exam Pass Kit for $99 and the whole catalog for $499, one-time.
Fastest path to pass
Pass-ready in 3–4 hours: ~110–140 min on the trade exam, ~80–120 min on Law & Business.
An AI-built crash course that walks you straight to the answer. No filler videos, no "30 minutes a day for two weeks" — sit down once, finish your Exam Pass Kit, walk into PSI. Our users go from zero to passing in a single afternoon.
Any skill level
Brand-new apprentice or 30-year journeyman — same crash course, same hours.
The AI meets you where you are and only spends time on what you actually need. No live classes, no enrollment windows. Open it on the truck, on lunch, on the couch — we save your spot.
Everything a contractor needs
Full practice question bank, full-length mocks, printable cheat sheets, and step-by-step guidance.
AI crash-course question bank, blueprint-matched 115-question timed mocks, single-page cheat sheets you can print and bring to the truck, and walk-through guidance from application to test day.
Any classification
Law & Business, B General Building, and every C-class trade.
One product covers every CSLB classification. The Smartest Pick — All Licenses bundle also includes every other state’s Law & Business exam as we roll them out (TX, FL, NV, AZ next).
What you get
Practice exams, printable cheat sheets, plain-English guidance, and a study plan that adapts to you — all in one product, at your own pace.
AI-prioritized drilling per topic. The system tracks your accuracy and only spends time where you actually need it — no filler.
Learn more →115 questions, 3.5 hours, blueprint-matched to the real CSLB exam. As many attempts as you want.
Learn more →One-page references for measurements, conversions, codes, and trade-specific formulas. Print on 9×16 and bring them anywhere.
Learn more →Plain-English walk-through from picking your classification to fingerprinting, scheduling, and test day.
Learn more →Sit down once, finish your Exam Pass Kit, walk into PSI. No live classes, no cohort start dates — and if you do step away, we save your spot.
Learn more →Built for phones first. Practice on the job site, on lunch, in the truck — not at a desktop.
Learn more →Why this exam matters
No matter what trade you are licensing in — B, C-10, C-36, C-46, any of them — you must pass the California Law & Business exam in addition to your trade exam. It is the same exam for every classification. Pass it once.
What it covers
The L&B exam samples the business and legal side of contracting in California. Topic weights vary year to year, but the seven areas below appear on every iteration of the exam.
Why it trips people up
Tradesmen often expect Law & Business to be easy because there is no technical math. In practice, this exam fails more first-timers than the trade exam — because the material is unfamiliar (most journeymen have never run payroll or filed a mechanic's lien). Treat it with the same respect as your trade exam.
How AmericasMarket preps you
Block off ~80–120 minutes. Our AI crash course walks you straight through the seven topic areas in priority order — no filler, no padded study calendar. Single-course buyers can grab Law & Business for $99. The $499 Smartest Pick — All Licenses bundle includes it free — along with every trade exam — plus every other state's Law & Business as we publish them (TX, FL, NV, AZ next).
FAQ
Yes. California issues one Law & Business exam — every applicant takes the same one, regardless of trade.
No — once passed, it carries forward to additional classifications on your license. You only retake it if your license has been inactive for too long.
Plan on a single ~80–120 minute sitting of the AmericasMarket AI crash course. The material is unfamiliar to most tradesmen, so the AI prioritizes the seven topic areas and walks you straight to the answer — no padded multi-day calendar required. Finish the course, take one timed mock, walk in.
Yes — as we publish them. Texas, Florida, Nevada, and Arizona are on the roadmap. Bundle owners get them free on release.
Keep reading
Overview hub for California CSLB exam preparation across every classification.
Read →End-to-end procedural guide for becoming a licensed contractor in California (CSLB).
Read →Price comparison page positioning AmericasMarket as the cheapest CSLB prep option.
Read →Single-afternoon AI crash course that gets any skill level pass-ready for a CSLB classification exam in 3–4 hours.
Read →$99 for a single classification. $499 for every Exam Pass Kit we publish, lifetime. 7-day refund if you have answered fewer than 25 questions.
