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Course Details

Description

Prepare for the Kansas Standard Residential Electrician (ICC KGX) Exam at Pearson VUE with our online exam prep course!

This exam prep course includes access to our online self-paced course with discussions of best practices for taking the exam, book highlighting instruction videos, practice quizzes, learning modules, and an exam simulator mirroring the features of the real exam.

Exam Overview

Exam Subject Areas

# of Questions Minimum Passing Score Time Allowed
60 45 (75%) 180 minutes

 

Content Area % of Questions
General Knowledge 12%
Electrical Theory and General Electrical Load Calculations, Code Definitions and Terms   
Services and Service Equipment 22%
Service Load Calculations  
Service Equipment and Service Conductors  
System Grounding and Bonding  
Feeders 13%
Load Calculations  
Equipment Grounding  
Branch Circuits and Conductors 25%
Branch Circuit Calculations   
Required Outlets and GFCI/AFCI Protection  
Overcurrent Protection  
Equipment Grounding  
Conductor  
Wiring Methods and Materials 13%
Raceway Installations  
Boxes and Enclosures  
Flexible Cords and Cables  
Equipment and Devices 8%
Luminaires  
Receptacles, Switches, and Other Devices  
Appliances and Other Equipment  
Special Occupancies, Equipment, and Conditions 7%
Swimming Pools and Similar Installations  
Low Voltage Circuits, Alarm, and Similar Systems  

For more information about the exam content areas and testing procedures, you can refer to the Exam Information Bulletin from ICC linked here.

Applying for the Exam

Some licensing agencies may require you to apply through them prior to testing with ICC, while others may not. You should check with the licensing agency you are applying to for licensing requirements prior to registering for an examination.

You can find more information about the exam procedures at ICC's website. You can find the ICC Information Bulletin for the exam linked here.

Books Included

Books

The exam is open-book. You may use the following approved references when taking the exam:

  1. National Electrical Code (NEC), 2017 edition
  2. Ugly's Electrical Reference, any edition

We offer these books in a bundle linked here. Books may be tabbed and highlighted for the exam. We sell exam prep tabs for this book bundle separately here. In a hurry? Save time with our exam-ready tabbed and highlighted book bundle instead!

Additional Materials

The exam, administered by Pearson VUE, is open-book. You may bring the approved references into the exam, and reference manuals may be tabbed and highlighted. Tabs must be permanent adhesive tabs - removable tabs such as post-its are not allowed in the examination center. Tabs for the books allowed inside the exam are available here.

Additional Licensing Requirements

To obtain a license, you will need to apply for licensure for the jurisdiction(s) you will be performing work in. Most cities, counties, and states require an application and supporting documents to be submitted for review before issuing a contractor's license. We have state application specialists that can help walk you through the entire application process with our Application Processing Services.

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