Pass Your Utah 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 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.
• 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 Utah Master Electrician, Journeyman Electrician, or Residential Journeyman 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, Journeyman Electrician, and Residential Journeyman 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, Journeyman Electrician, or Residential Journeyman Electrician License 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 Utah Division of Occupational and Professional 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 a Utah Electrician license?

ANSWER: The Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing must license any individual who is engaged in the electrical contracting business or is performing work as a Master/Journeyman or Residential Journeyman Electrician.

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

RESIDENTIAL JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN (RJE): 

Experience Requirements – 

Completion of 2 a year (288 classroom hours) of an approved apprenticeship electrical education program. At least 3,000 hours of residential electrical experience as a licensed apprentice electrician.

Or;

8,000 hours of residential electrical experience as a licensed apprentice electrician.

JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN (JE): 

Experience Requirements – 

Completion of a 4-year (576 classroom hours) electrical apprenticeship education program. 6,000 hours of electrical experience as a licensed apprentice electrician.

Or;

16,000 hours of electrical experience as a licensed apprentice electrician.

MASTER ELECTRICIAN (ME):

Experience Requirements –

8,000 hours of electrical experience as a licensed Journeyman electrician

OR;

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in electrical engineering from a school that is EAC/ABET accredited. 2,000 hours of work experience as a licensed Apprentice Electrician.

OR;

Associate’s degree in applied science. 4,000 hours of work experience as a licensed Journeyman Electrician.

*Exam eligibility and the requirements for licensure may differ!

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

ANSWER: 

• • Utah Master Electrician
  • Utah Journeyman Electrician
  • Utah Residential Journeyman Electrician

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

ANSWER: You can take your exams at Prov.

Register here and select “Self Registration”. Select the certifying body “UT-Electrical”, then select the appropriate exam class.

Consult the Utah Candidate Information Bulletin for more information. For testing questions, you can call PROV with any questions at (801) 733-4455. Hours of operation are between 6:00 am and 10:00 pm.

QUESTION: Are there any accommodations for the Utah Electrician exams?

ANSWER: Prov complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in providing special accommodations for candidates who 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 Utah Electrician licensing exams?​

ANSWER: 

• Journeyman Electrician Exam: 4 hours to complete 100 multiple-choice questions
• Master Electrician Rule & Laws: 4 hours to complete 80 multiple-choice questions
• Residential Electrician Exam: 4 hours to complete 90 multiple-choice questions
• Utah Residential Electrician Practical Exam: 4 tasks, 70 Minutes
• Utah Electrician Practical Exam: 6 tasks, 110 Minutes

(We do not teach the practical portion of the exam.)

NOTE: Applicants are not required to take the Utah Electrician Practical Exam if they have previously passed any other practical exam.

The following codebooks are allowed by the testing center.

For all Electrician Exams

• The NFPA 70 – National Electrical Code, 2023 Edition.
• Ugly’s Electrical Reference

QUESTION: What can I bring into the Prov testing center?

ANSWER:

• Approved references
• Prescription eyeglasses
• The calculator permitted in the testing venue is linked here: https://testconsole.provexam.com/#/pages/calculatorpage.
  • Please take time to practice using it prior to your exam. No other calculators will be permitted.

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

ANSWER: The code and theory exams are available at seventeen (17) testing centers located from Logan to St. George. You also have the option to take the code and theory exams at home using Prov’s Examroom® service.

Please note that you will schedule the practical exam separately, as it is given at separate times and locations from the Theory and Code exams. See Page 15 of the candidate bulletin.

QUESTION: Why should someone study this course if the Utah 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 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 successfully pass your exam by providing extensive knowledge of the structure of the code and by thoroughly covering each subject appearing on your Utah Electrical License Exam (excluding the practical exam).

QUESTION: Why is a copy of the 2023 NEC required by this course?

ANSWER: The Utah Master/Journeyman/Residential Electrical License Exam is based on the 2023 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 2023 National Electrical Code.

General Information Links:

• Utah State Electrical Board Website
• Electrical Licensing  – Candidate Information Bulletin:
  Exam Scheduling – Exam Content – Testing Center Locations
• Electrician Licensee Search Tool:
  Check Electrician’s Certification Status

​Electrician Applications:

• Journeyman Electrician Application
• Master Electrician Application
• Residential Journeyman Electrician Application

The Utah 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 Utah Electrician Exam quiz you plan to take.

Utah Master Electrician Exam

or

Utah Journeyman Electrician  Exam

or

Utah Residential Journeyman Electrician Exam