Overview & Benefits
Nationally Accredited NASCLA Electrical Examination Program
The National Association of State Contractors Licensing Agencies (NASCLA) created a standardized accredited examination to take the place of individual state licensing exams for Electricians. Electrical Exam Candidates applying to any accepting state agency can opt to take the NASCLA Electrical Exam in lieu of their state's specific licensing exam.
Once a candidate passes the NASCLA Electrical Exam through an administering state agency, they will not need to take another licensing exam if they are applying for licensure with any of the other participating state agencies.
An Electrical Contractor (Master/Unlimited Electrician) is one who conducts business in the installation, maintenance and repair of electrical work conforming to applicable standards and codes.
Accepting State Agencies for the NASCLA Accredited Trade Examination for Electrical Contractors Exam
In order for candidates to take an examination within the program, they must apply for licensure under an administering state agency. The following agencies administer the NASCLA Accredited Trade Examination for Electrical Contractors exam. You must apply through one of the following agencies to take the NASCLA Accredited Trade Examination for Electrical Contractors Exam:
- Arizona Registrar of Contractors: Administers Electrical Contractor/Master Electrician & Residential Electrical Exams
- Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors: Administers Electrical Contractor/Master Electrician Exam
- Mississippi State Board of Contractors: Administers Electrical Contractor/Master Electrician Exam
- Missouri Office of Statewide Electrical Contractors: Administers Electrical Contractor/Master Electrician & Journeyman Electrician Exams
- South Carolina Contractors' Licensing Board: Administers Electrical Contractor/Master Electrician Exam
In order to take the examination(s), you must check with the administering state agency on their requirements or pre-approvals needed before signing up with the testing provider.
Administering State Agencies for the NASCLA Accredited Trade Examination for Electrical Contractors Exam
The following states and territories accept, but do not administer, the NASCLA Accredited Trade Examination for Electrical Contractors for applicants who have already passed the exam from another agency:
- Alabama Electrical Contractors Board: Accepts Electrical Contractor/Master Electrician & Journeyman Electrician Exams
- District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs: Accepts Electrical Contractor/Master Electrician & Journeyman Electrician Exam
- Louisiana
- New Mexico Construction Industries Division: Accepts Electrical Contractor/Master Electrician, Journeyman Electrician, & Residential Electrician Exams
- North Carolina State Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors: Accepts Electrical Contractor /Master Electrician & Residential Electrical Contractor Exams
- Tennessee Board for Licensing Contractors: Accepts Electrical Contractor/Master Electrician & Journeyman Electrician Exam
- Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing, Electricians Licensing Board: Accepts Electrical Contractor/Master Electrician & Journeyman Electrician, Residential Electrical Contractor Exam
- Virginia Board for Contractors, Department of Professional and Occupational Licensing: Accepts Electrical Contractor/Master Electrician & Journeyman Electrician Exam
- West Virginia Contractors Licensing Board, Division of Labor: Accepts Electrical Contractor/Master Electrician Exam
Applicants must have already taken the NASCLA Electrical Contractor Exam in an administering state to apply to the states listed above. These states only accept NASCLA Electrical Contractor exam transcripts, but do not offer or administer the exam.
