Pass Your Maryland Electrician License 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 Maryland Master Electrician or  Journeyperson Electrician 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 Master Electrician or Journeyperson Electrician 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 Master Electrician or Journeyperson Electrician 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 Maryland Department of Labor for current information. Licensing requirements change, and our site may not have been updated to reflect those changes.

QUESTION: Who is required to have a Maryland Electrician license?

ANSWER: All individuals engaged as Master or Journeyperson Electricians performing work must be licensed by the Maryland State Board of Electricians.

QUESTION: What are the qualifications required for taking the Maryland Electrician exam?

Master Electrician:

1. The applicant must have engaged or employed regularly and principally in providing electrical services for all types of electrical equipment and apparatus for at least 7 years while under the direction and supervision of:
   • A Master Electrician,
   • OR: A similarly qualified employee of a governmental unit.
2. The State Board may allow an applicant up to 3 years of credit toward the experience required with proof that the applicant has completed a formal course of study or professional training in electrical installation comparable to the required experience. (Allow an additional 2 months for this review.)
3. An ORIGINAL form of certification of experience and evidence of any formal course of study must be furnished by the applicant with the registration for examination.

Journeyperson Electrician:

1. The applicant must have engaged or employed regularly and principally in providing electrical services for all types of electrical equipment and apparatus for at least 3 years while under the direction and supervision of:

• A Master Electrician
• OR: a similarly qualified employee of a governmental unit.

2. The State Board may allow an applicant up to 3 years of credit toward the experience required with proof that the applicant has completed a formal course of study or professional training in electrical installation comparable to the required experience. (Allow an additional 2 months for this review.)

3. An ORIGINAL form of certification of experience and evidence of any formal course of study must be furnished by the applicant with the registration for examination.

QUESTION: Is there reciprocity in Maryland for the electrician exams?

ANSWER: The West Virginia State Fire Marshal and the Maryland Board of Electricians have entered into an agreement to waive the written exam for any individual who currently holds a master electrician license issued by either Maryland or West Virginia, which is in good standing, if the individual has passed the written license exam to obtain the other state’s master electrician license, and is otherwise qualified.

• An individual who is licensed by the West Virginia State Fire Marshal may apply to the State Board of Electricians without having to take the Maryland written licensure exam, so long as the applicant passed the licensure exam in West Virginia and has held the license for at least two years, in good standing.

Individuals holding a Delaware license in good standing for at least five years who passed the exam in Delaware may also apply for licensure without taking the Maryland written exam.

• • Application

QUESTION: How do I sign up for the Maryland Electrician exam?

ANSWER: You must fill out and submit the Individual Examination Application paper form and all PSI documentation. (Applications are in the back of the Examination Candidate Information Bulletin)​

Upon approval of your registration materials, PSI will confirm your eligibility to take the examination by mailing you a confirmation notice which authorizes you to call to make a test appointment. If you do not receive a confirmation notice within three weeks of sending your registration materials, call (855) 898-0715 to confirm your status at PSI.

• For the fastest and most convenient examination scheduling process online.
• OR: Call PSI registrars are available at (855) 898-0715, Monday through Friday between 7:30 am and 10:00 pm, and Saturday-Sunday between 9:00 am and 5:30 pm, Eastern Time.

QUESTION: Are there any accommodations for the Maryland Electrician 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 to meet a candidate’s needs. A candidate with a disability or a candidate who would otherwise have difficulty taking the examination should request alternative arrangements by Clicking Here.

QUESTION: How many questions and how long are the Maryland Electrician licensing exams?

The Master Electrician exam consists of 90 multiple-choice questions. Test takers have 240 minutes to complete the exam. The exam is open-book with authorized materials and computer-based.

The Journeyperson Electrician exam consists of 70 multiple-choice questions. Test takers have 210 minutes 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, 2020 Edition.

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

ANSWER:

• Approved references
  • Reference books may be indexed and may contain highlighted or underlined text. All materials must be unmarked (not written in) and may not contain additional papers (loose or attached).
• Prescription eyeglasses
• You will have access to an online calculator

QUESTION: Where do I go to take my Maryland Electrician license exams?

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

For a complete listing, reference page 7 of the Maryland Department of Labor – Candidate Information Bulletin.

QUESTION: Why should someone study this course if the Maryland electrician 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 Maryland Electrical License Exam.

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

ANSWER: The Maryland Master and Journeyperson Electrical 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:

• Maryland State Board of Master Electricians

• Maryland Master Electrician – Candidate Information Bulletin:
  Exam Scheduling – Exam Content – Testing Center Locations

• Electrician Licensee Search Tool:
  Check Electrical License Status

Electrician Applications:

• Maryland Electrician License Application
  The Maryland Application Starts on the bottom of the left hand column of page 9.

The Maryland 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 2020 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 2020 (NEC) National Electrical Code to solve the Maryland Electrician Exam quiz you plan to take.

Mayland Master Electrician Exam

or

Maryland Journeyperson Electrician Exam