Pass Your Arkansas Electrician License Exam!
Prepare for Arkansas Master Electrician, Journeyman Electrician, Residential Master Electrician or Residential Journeyman Electrician exams with this self-paced online exam-preparation course.
Study NEC navigation using the 2023 NEC. Choose the course option that matches your exam below.
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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 – eCourse
Includes
- Basic Electrical Theory
- Basic DC Theory
- Basic AC Theory
- Ohms Law
- Electrical Theory Chapter Questions
- Test Equipment
- Test Equipment Chapter Questions
Blueprint Reading – eCourse
Includes
- Label Systems & Schematic Reading
- Construction Drawing Tutorial
- Blueprint Reading Chapter Questions
Navigating the 2023 NEC – eManual
Our “Navigating the 2023 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 2023 NEC.
eManual includes:
- How to navigate the 2023 NEC
- Understanding of the terms, concepts, and layout of the NEC.
- Speed drills
- Code navigation 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.
- Code skimming exercises
- Online NEC chapter study questions
Flashcards & Simulated Final Exams
- 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 Arkansas Master Electrician, Journeyman Electrician, Residential Master, or Residential Journeyman Electrical Exam.
Simulated Finals Are:
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- 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! (Practicing final exams helps you rapidly gain confidence and knowledge to pass your Arkansas Electrician Exam effortlessly.)
THIS PROGRAM REQUIRES YOU TO HAVE A COPY OF THE 2023 (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 Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing 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 Arkansas Electrical License?
ANSWER: Any individual who completes installations of electric conductors and equipment within or on public and private buildings or other structures, including recreational vehicles, and floating buildings, and other premises such as yards, carnivals, parking and other lots, and industrial substations;
Or; Installations of conductors that connect to the supply of electricity and installations of other outside conductors on the premises.
QUESTION: What are the qualifications required for taking the Arkansas Electrician exam?
Master Electrician:
- A degree in electrical engineering plus two (2) years of construction-related experience; or
- Six (6) years experience in the construction industry, both residential and commercial, including two (2) years experience as a licensed journeyman electrician; or
- Any combination of training and experience as the Board may approve, such as formal electrical apprenticeship programs specifically approved by the board, on-the-job training specifically approved by the Board, or a combination of training and construction experience that is determined by the Board to be equivalent to
Residential Master Electrician:
- Three (3) years experience in the wiring of one (1) or two (2) family dwellings including one (1) year experience as a licensed residential journeyman; or
- Any combination of training and experience as the Board may approve as being equivalent to
Journeyman Electrician:
- Applicants who completed an apprenticeship program. Applicants who have completed a 4-year electrical construction apprenticeship program approved by the U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training shall have:
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- a. “Notice of Apprenticeship Committee Action – Released for Test/Completion” form from the applicant’s training program and approved by the Arkansas Office of Skills Development; or
b. if the applicant completed an apprenticeship program in another state, certification from the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training or the state agency responsible for oversight of apprenticeship programs of completion.
c. The Board may approve an applicant without a Released for Test form in extenuating circumstances.
- a. “Notice of Apprenticeship Committee Action – Released for Test/Completion” form from the applicant’s training program and approved by the Arkansas Office of Skills Development; or
Residential Journeyman Electrician:
- Two (2) years experience in the wiring of one (1) or two (2) family dwellings;
- A two-year combination of training and experience as the Board may approve, such as formal apprenticeship programs approved by the Board; and
- A signed letter from the applicant’s school verifying the applicant’s hours.
QUESTION: Is there reciprocity in Arkansas for the electrician exams?
ANSWER: Click here and scroll to the bottom for a list of states that Arkansas has reciprocal license agreements with.
QUESTION: How do I sign up for the Arkansas Electrician exam?
ANSWER: You can take your exams at Prov.
To schedule online, navigate to the following URL: https://www.provexam.com/schedule
To schedule an examination by phone, candidates can text or call Prov at 801-733-4455. Prov scheduling staff is available 8:00 a.m. through 6:00 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday.
QUESTION: Are there any Exam Accommodations?
ANSWER: Prov complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in providing special accommodations for candidates that require additional assistance during the testing process. If candidates feel that they qualify for a special accommodation during testing, they should contact Prov at (801) 733-4455. Prov will require written documentation from a licensed physician or psychologist documenting the disability and further require a request describing the requested remedy. Prov will then work directly with the candidates to make the accommodations they will need in order to complete their exam.
QUESTION: How many questions and how long are the Arkansas Electrician exams?
ANSWER: The Master Electrician exam consists of 60 multiple-choice questions. Test takers have 3 hours to complete the exam. The exam is open-book with authorized materials and computer-based.
The Residential Master Electrician exam consists of 60 multiple-choice questions. Test takers have 3 hours to complete the exam. The exam is open-book with authorized materials and computer-based.
The Journeyman Electrician exam consists of 60 multiple-choice questions. Test takers have 3 hours to complete the exam. The exam is open-book with authorized materials and computer-based.
The Residential Journeyman Electrician exam consists of 40 multiple-choice questions. Test takers have 2 hours to complete the exam. The exam is open-book with authorized materials and computer-based.
The following codebooks are allowed by the testing center.
- The NFPA 70 – National Electrical Code, 2023 Edition.
QUESTION: What can I bring into the Prov testing center?
ANSWER:
- Approved references
- Pencils
- Calculator. Only simple 4-function calculators are permitted. PDAs, tablets, cell phones, or other special calculators are NOT permitted.
QUESTION: Where do I go to take my Arkansas Electrician license exams?
ANSWER: Within Arkansas, Prov has eight (8) testing centers where candidates can take their examinations. These testing centers are in Conway, El Dorado, Fayetteville, Fort Smith, Jonesboro, Little Rock, Paragould, and Searcy.
QUESTION: Why should someone study this course if the Arkansas electrical license exam is an open-book exam?
ANSWER: The electrical licensing exam is very challenging and usually requires a month or more of preparation to pass.
The 2023 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 2023 NEC. You will know precisely how to find the correct answers in the code when you take your exam.
We prepare you to pass your exam by providing extensive knowledge of the structure of the code and by thoroughly covering each subject appearing on your Arkansas Electrician License Exam.
QUESTION: Why is a copy of the 2023 NEC required by this course?
ANSWER: The Arkansas Electrician License Exams are based on the 2023 NEC. This course is an excellent study companion to the 2023 NEC. 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 2023 National Electrical Code.
General Information Links:
- Arkansas Licensing – Candidate Information Bulletin:
Exam Scheduling – Exam Content – Testing Center Locations
- Electrician Licensee Search Tool:
Check Electrical License Status
Electrician Application:
The Arkansas Electrician exams 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 2023 NEC codebook, you should be able to answer 100% of these practice questions correctly within 60 minutes.
We teach you how to navigate your codebook & pass your exam. “Master The Code, Master The Exam!“
Use the 2023 (NEC) National Electrical Code to solve the Arkansas Electrician Exam quiz you plan to take.
Arkansas Master Electrician Practice Test
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Arkansas Master Residential Electrician Practice Test
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Arkansas Journeyman Electrician Practice Test
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Arkansas Journeyman Residential Electrician Practice Test
Ready to Get Started?
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