I’m working on my contractors application here in California and am feeling some stress that my work experience might not be accepted. I have a bachelors degree from a university in plant science, and during that time I got various part time experience doing pruning and landscaping (2 years). I also learned to climb during that time and when I graduated I became a climbing arborist for a major company. I quit that job just a couple of months ago after working for them for a year. I’ve since been working on my own and am now looking to get my contractors/business license. From my understanding, you need either four years of experience or a college degree and two years of experience. I have those 2+ years but I just saw in the application something about how work experience and education cannot overlap. Am I screwed? Do I need to go back to working for a company for another year or does anyone have experience with how these applications are reviewed and think that I still have a shot at approval? Any experience/suggestions would be highly appreciated