Pass Your New Mexico Journeyman Electrician 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 New Mexico Journeyman Residential Electrical Wiring, or Journeyman Residential and Commercial License Part 1 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 Journeyman Electrician Part 1 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 Journeyman 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 contact the New Mexico Electrical Bureau 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 New Mexico Electrician license?

ANSWER: All individuals engaged as Journeyman Electricians performing work must be licensed by the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department.

QUESTION: What qualifications are required to take the New Mexico Electrician exam?

ER-1J: Two Years (4,000 hours) ER-1J Journeyman residential wiring

EE-98J: Four Years (8,000 hours) EE-98J Journeyman residential and commercial electrical

QUESTION: Is there reciprocity in New Mexico for the electrician exams?

ANSWER: New Mexico has reciprocal licensing agreements, for a journeyman certificate/license only, with the following states: Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming.

QUESTION: How do I sign up for the New Mexico Journeyman Electrician exam?

ANSWER: Once you have been approved to test, you must pay for, schedule, take, and pass the required exam(s). You may schedule to test by calling PSI at 877-623-9276, or online at psiexams.com. Each exam requires a separate fee.

QUESTION: Are there any accommodations for the New Mexico 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 New Mexico Electrician licensing exams?

ER-1J Journeyman Residential Electrical Wiring Part 1 consists of 40 multiple-choice questions. Test takers have 90 minutes to complete the exam. The exam is open-book with authorized materials and computer-based.

ER-1J Journeyman Residential Electrical Wiring Part 2 consists of 25 multiple-choice questions. Test takers have 60 minutes to complete the exam. The exam is CLOSED-book with authorized materials and computer-based. (we do not cover this section in our prep course)

EE-99J Journeyman Residential and Commercial Electrical Part 1 consists of 50 multiple-choice questions. Test takers have 145 minutes to complete the exam. The exam is open-book with authorized materials and computer-based.

EE-99J Journeyman Residential and Commercial Electrical Part 2 consists of 50 multiple-choice questions. Test takers have 120 minutes to complete the exam. The exam is CLOSED-book with authorized materials and is computer-based. (we do not cover this section in our prep course)

The following codebooks are allowed by the testing center for Part 1 ONLY!

• 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
• Silent, non-printing, non-programmable calculator

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

ANSWER: PSI Services. PSI maintains 5 testing locations across New Mexico, 1 in Colorado, and 4 across Texas.

For a complete listing, reference page 7 of the State of New Mexico – Candidate Information Bulletin.

QUESTION: Why should someone study this course if the New Mexico 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 New Mexico Electrical License Exam.

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

ANSWER: The New Mexico Journeyman 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:

• New Mexico Regulation & Licensing Department

• State of New Mexico – Candidate Information Bulletin:
  Exam Scheduling – Exam Content – Testing Center Locations

• Electrician Licensee Search Tool:
  Check the Electrical License Status

Electrician Application:

• Individual Examination Application.
  • MUST be mailed

The New Mexico 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 New Mexico Electrician Exam quiz you plan to take.

New Mexico Journeyman Electrician Practice Test

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New Mexico Residential Electrical Wireman License Practice Test