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Texas Electrical Test – Read Everything You Want to Know About It


The Texas electrical test must be taken by electricians looking to get their license.  TDLR (Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations) lets you know when they approve your application.

You will get a postcard in the mail after your application is approved.  This means you can now go to PSI Exams to schedule you test.

Texas Electrician Exam - Time frame

This test must be taken within 1 year from the time you applied for the license.  However, if you don’t pass the electrical exam, you will have to resubmit your application and start the process over.

The Test Administrator

The electrical test is administered by PSI Exams.  PSI exams has a bulletin for candidates with all of the addresses across the state of Texas. 

This bulletin includes the fees, subject areas, and approved materials allowed in the testing center.  The bulletin includes rules and everything else you need to know for the Texas electrical test. Take a look at it here and save it to your computer or phone for future reference.

 

Texas Electrician Exam - Applicants

Any electrician in the state of Texas who has completed the minimum hours of on-the-job training needs to pass this test.  This includes apprentice electricians, journeyman electricians, residential and also appliance electricians.

The electrical test is a requirement to make sure that the persons holding a license has the minimum knowledge of laws, regulations and electrical code.  

What to study for the Texas Electrician Exam

Even though the test is partially based on actual field experience, you also have to study the code.  Go over calculations and formulas and Texas law to cover your bases.  The bulletin has a list of subject areas that will be on the test but this is not enough for a successful study plan.
Study for the Texas electrical exam for at least 3 months by taking practice tests, attending seminars and learning the code.  
The seminars we offer cover all subject areas, formulas, calculations & more.  Learn about them by clicking the link.

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