Pass Your Alaska Electrical Administrator Exam!

One-year online access unless you pass sooner: Accessible from any device with internet access!

Our guided self-study schedule contains the following: 

Electrical Theory – eCourses

Includes

• Basic Electrical Theory
• Basic DC Theory
• Basic AC Theory
• Ohms Law
• Test Equipment
• Electrical Theory Chapter Questions

Blueprint Reading – eCourses

Includes

• Label Systems & Schematic Reading
• Construction Drawing Tutorial
• Blueprint Reading Chapter Questions

Navigating the 2020 NEC – eManual

Our “Navigating the 2020 NEC” eManual helps students learn to navigate the National Electrical Code (NEC).

When you master the code, you master your Exam!

This eManual is the heart of the training program. It will familiarize you with the use, layout, and content of the 2020 NEC.

eManual includes:

• How to navigate the 2020 NEC
  • Understanding of the terms, concepts, and layout of the NEC.
• Speed drills
  • Code navigation exercises.
• Code skimming exercises
• Breaking down questions by subject:
  • Keyword Identification: how to identify the subject of a question for easy reference.
  • How to search for a code article by referencing the INDEX.
  • Code reference example questions with in-depth solutions.

Study Questions & Simulated Final Exams

• GUIDED CHAPTER QUESTIONS This covers all Alaska Commercial or Residential Wiring Electrical Administrator License exam questions and answers within our course. (Organized as Question – Answer – Code Location.) These questions exist to provide a framework for you to practice locating the answers to questions through the use of your NEC Codebook. The process of constantly utilizing the code to answer practice questions will build up your speed and code knowledge to pass your electrical exam successfully.

Questions also include the following topics:

• • Electrical Theory Questions
  • Blueprint Reading Questions
    
  • Calculation Questions (Load Calculations, Conduit Fill, etc.)

• ONLINE FLASHCARDS: Virtual Flashcards provide individual randomized questions. This provides access to our entire question set and is an ideal setting to practice answering randomized exam questions. (Organized as Question – Answer – Code Location).

• SIMULATED FINAL EXAM: Final exams simulate the experience of taking your actual Unlimited Commercial Wiring or Residential Wiring Administrator License exam.

Simulated Finals Are:

• • Full length (Same number of questions as the exam)
  • Timed (Same amount of time allowed as the exam)
  • Randomized (Questions are assigned randomly; all exams are unique.)
  • Properly Balanced (All questions are balanced according to the Candidate Information Bulletin to guarantee a realistic exam simulation)
    

Take as Many Timed Final Exams as You Want! (Practice final exams help you rapidly gain confidence and knowledge to pass your Commercial or Residential Wiring Electrical Administrator License exam effortlessly.)

THIS PROGRAM REQUIRES YOU TO HAVE A COPY OF THE 2020 (NEC) NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE. IF YOU DO NOT OWN A COPY OF THE CODEBOOK, YOU MAY PURCHASE ONE BELOW.

Please get in touch with the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development for current information. Licensing requirements change, and our site may not have been updated to reflect those changes.

QUESTION: Who is required to have an Alaska Electrical Administrator license?

ANSWER: The Alaska Division of Corporations, Business, and Professional Licensing must license any individual engaged in the electrical contracting business or performing work as an Unlimited Commercial Wiring (UCW) Administrator or Residential Wiring (RW) Administrator.

QUESTION: What are the qualifications required to take the Alaska Electrical Administrator exam?

Unlimited Commercial Wiring: An applicant for an electrical administrator license in the unlimited commercial wiring category shall furnish proof satisfactory to the department that the applicant has

(1) practical experience as a journeyman electrician in inside commercial wiring for at least four of the six years immediately preceding the date of application;

(2) construction management experience in inside wiring as a field superintendent or similar position in inside wiring for at least four of the six years immediately preceding the date of application;

(3) a combination of practical experience as a journeyman electrician in inside commercial wiring and construction management experience as a field superintendent or similar position in inside commercial wiring for at least four of the six years immediately preceding the date of application;

(4) a degree in electrical engineering from a nationally or regionally accredited college or university plus practical experience as a journeyman electrician or field engineer in inside commercial wiring for at least one of the three years immediately preceding the date of application;

(5) registration in the state as a professional electrical engineer plus management experience in the electrical construction industry as a field engineer or in a similar position for at least one of the three years immediately preceding the date of application;

OR; (6) experience as a journeyman electrician in inside commercial wiring for three of the six years immediately preceding the date of application and

(A) one year of experience during those six years as a certified electrical inspector for a state or municipality;

(B) one year of experience during those six years as a full-time electrical instructor at a college, university, or trade school that is nationally or regionally accredited or approved by the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education;

OR; (C) completion of a curriculum that the division determines is related to inside commercial wiring at a college, university, or trade school that is nationally or regionally accredited or approved by the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education.

Residential Wiring: An applicant for an electrical administrator license in the residential wiring category shall furnish proof satisfactory to the department that the applicant has practical experience as a journeyman residential wireman for at least two of the four years immediately preceding the date of application.

QUESTION: Is there reciprocity in Alaska for the Electrical Administrator exams?

ANSWER: The state of Alaska has reciprocal agreements with Tennessee, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas for electrical administrator licenses.

QUESTION: How do I sign up for the Alaska Electrical Administrator exam?

ANSWER: You must fill out and submit an application to The State of Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing.

Upon approval from the department, you will be sent an Examination Eligibility Letter, along with instructions for registering and scheduling the examination. Included with your letter will be an identification number assigned by the State to you for this testing program. You must use this identification number when scheduling for your examination.

• The eligibility letter is valid for 1 year from the date on the letter. If you fail the examination, you may retake the examination an unlimited number of times during the 1 year period.

A third-party testing center, PSI Exams administers the exam. You can sign up online or over the phone at (855) 746-8173.

QUESTION: Are there any accommodations for the Alaska Electrical Administrator exams?

​ANSWER: All PSI examination centers are equipped to provide access in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, and exam accommodations will be made in meeting a candidate’s needs. A candidate with a disability or a candidate who would otherwise have difficulty taking the examination should request for alternative arrangements by Clicking Here.

• Candidates granted accommodation in accordance with the ADA, MUST schedule their examination by telephone and speak directly with a PSI registrar.

QUESTION: How many questions and how long are the Alaska Electrical Administrator licensing exams?

Unlimited Commercial Wiring Administrator: consists of 100 multiple-choice questions. Test takers have 4 hours to complete the exam. The exam is open-book with authorized materials and computer-based.

Residential Wiring Administrator: consists of 75 multiple-choice questions. Test takers have 180 minutes to complete the exam. The exam is open-book with authorized materials and computer-based.

QUESTION: What can I bring to the PSI testing center?

ANSWER:

• Identification
• Silent, nonprinting, non-programmable calculator
• Approved reference materials

QUESTION: Where do I go to take my Alaska Electrical Administrator license exams?

ANSWER: PSI Services. PSI maintains 6 testing locations across Alaska.

For a complete listing, reference pages 5-6 of the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing – Candidate Information Bulletin.

QUESTION: Why should someone study this course if the Alaska Electrical Administrator license exam is an open-book test?

ANSWER: The electrical licensing exam is a very challenging test and usually requires a month or more of preparation to pass.

The 2020 NEC is a large and complex publication containing over 800 pages of code. It is challenging to locate each correct article and answer in the time allowed during the exam without thorough preparation.

Our course is designed to familiarize you with the 2020 NEC. You will know precisely how to find the correct answers in the code when you take your exam.

We prepare you to successfully pass your exam by providing extensive knowledge of the structure of the code and by thoroughly covering each subject appearing on your Alaska Administrator License Exam.

QUESTION: Why is a copy of the 2020 NEC required by this course?

ANSWER: The Alaska Electrical Administrator License Exam is based on the 2020 NEC. This course is an excellent study companion to the Code. This course makes frequent references to code sections and guides you through the exam topics.

The Electrical Licensing Exam is an open-book code exam. To pass, you must continuously reference the 2020 National Electrical Code.

General Information Links:

• Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development 
• Alaska Electrical Administrator – Candidate Information Bulletin:
  Exam Scheduling – Exam Content – Testing Center Locations
• Electrician Licensee Search Tool:
  Check Electrician Certification Status

Alaska Electrical Administrator Application:

• Alaska Electrical Administrator Application
  For approval by the Alaska Electrical

The Alaska Electrical Administrator exam questions are selected randomly from a database of thousands of potential questions. Memorizing answers is not the path to passing your exam!

If you understand how to locate exam answers in your 2020 NEC codebook, you should be able to answer 100% of these practice questions correctly.

We teach you how to navigate your codebook & pass your exam quickly. “Master The Code, Master The Exam!“

Use the 2020 (NEC) National Electrical Code) to solve these Alaska Administrator exam practice questions.

Alaska Unlimited Commercial Wiring (UCW) Practice Test

OR

Alaska Residential Wiring (RW) Administrator Practice Test