Participating State Agencies
**The information below DOES NOT pertain to the NASCLA Accredited Examination for Commercial General Building Contractors; please click here for more details.
ADMINISTERING State Agencies for the NASCLA Accredited Electrical Examination Program
Note: Administering state agencies are also considered to be accepting state agencies as they both offer the examination for candidates and accept the examination in lieu of their state specific trade portion. Some of the states below offer an either/or option for candidates regarding their state specific trade examination or utilizing the NASCLA Accredited Examination. 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.
Alabama Electrical Contractors Board
2777 Zelda Road
Montgomery, Alabama 36106
Phone: (866) 873-4664
Administered/Accepted Examinations: Electrical Contractor/Master Electrician & Journeyman Electrician
Please click here to view the candidate information bulletins through Prov, Inc.
Arizona Registrar of Contractors
1700 W. Washington St. Suite 105
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
Phone: (602) 542-1525
Administered/Accepted Examinations: Electrical Contractor//Master Electrician & Residential Electrical Contractor
Please click here to view the candidate information bulletins through PSI.
Idaho Electrical Board | Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses
11341 W. Chinden Blvd.
Boise, Idaho 83714
Phone: (202) 334-3233
Administered Examinations: Electrical Contractor/Master Electrician, Journeyman Electrician
Please click here to view the candidate information bulletin through PSI.
Mississippi State Board of Contractors
215 Woodline Drive, Suite B
Jackson, Mississippi 39232
Phone: (800) 880-6161
Administered/Accepted Examination: Electrical Contractor/Master Electrician
Accepted Examination: Residential Electrician
Please click here to view the candidate information bulletin through PSI.
Missouri Office of Statewide Electrical Contractors
Post Office Box 1335
Jefferson City, Missouri 65102-1335
Phone: (573) 522-3280
Administered/Accepted Examinations: Electrical Contractor/Master Electrician & Journeyman Electrician
Please click here to view the candidate information bulletin through PSI.
Nebraska State Electrical Division
1220 Lincoln Mall, Suite 125
Lincoln, Nebraska 68508
Phone: (402) 471-3550
Administered Examinations: Electrical Contractor/Master Electrician, Journeyman Electrician, & Residential Electrician
Please click here to view the candidate information bulletin through PSI.
**Administering only in Nebraska, exam transcripts are not accepted.
South Carolina Contractors' Licensing Board
Post Office Box 11329
Columbia, South Carolina 29211
Phone: (803) 896-4686
Administered/Accepted Examination: Electrical Contractor/Master Electrician
Please click here to view the candidate information bulletin through PSI.
South Carolina Residential Builders Commission
110 Centerview Drive
Columbia, South Carolina 29210
Phone: (803) 896-8307
Administered/Accepted Examination: Residential Electrical Contractor
Please click here to view the candidate information bulletin through PSI.
Tennessee Board for Licensing Contractors
500 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, Tennessee 37273
Phone: (615) 741-8307
Administered/Accepted Examination: Electrical Contractor/Master Electrician
Accepted: Journeyman Electrician
As of March 2021
Additional ACCEPTING State Agencies for the NASCLA Accredited Electrical Examination Program
District of Columbia Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP)
1100 4th Street Southwest
Washington, D.C. 20024
Phone: (202) 442-4335
Accepted Examinations: Electrical Contractor/Master Electrician & Journeyman Electrician
As of February 2021
Please click here for more information for District of Columbia
Florida Electrical Contractors’ Licensing Board
2601 Blair Stone Road
Tallahassee, Florida 32399
Phone: (850) 487-1395
Accepted Examinations for Endorsement on the Florida Certified Specialty Electrical Contractor classification: Residential Electrical Contractor
As of June 2020
Please click here for more information on endorsement in Florida Endorsement also requires that the candidate hold a license in another jurisdiction. This license within another state agency must be similar to the scope of work in which you are applying in Florida. If a candidate is an initial applicant, never having been licensed before, the only acceptable exam under the statute is the Florida Exam.
Kentucky Department of Housing, Buildings, and Construction
500 Mero Street
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
Phone: (502) 782-0617
Accepted Examinations: Electrical Contractor/Master Electrician (ME) & Journeyman Electrician Exam (EE)
As of February 2025
Please click here to view the Electrical Exam Announcement.
Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors
2525 Quail Drive
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808
Phone: (225) 765-2301
Accepted Examination: Electrical Contractor/Master Electrician
Please click here to view the candidate information bulletin and click here for exam registration information.
New Mexico Construction Industries Division
2550 Cerrillos Road
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505
Phone: (505) 476-4770
Accepted Examinations: Electrical Contractor/Master Electrician, Jou rneyman Electrician, & Residential Electrician
As of January 13, 2023 - Candidates must also provide a letter of good standing from another state agency that they have been licensed one (1) year.
Accepted in lieu of the trade exam for the EE98 License & Journeyman Certificate
North Carolina State Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors
505 N Greenfield Pkwy, Suite 100
Garner, North Carolina 27529
Phone: (919) 733-9042
Accepted Examinations : Electrical Contractor /Master Electrician & Residential Electrical Contractor
As of January 26, 2023
Please click here for more information on North Carolina.
Utah Division of Occupational & Professional Licensing, Electricians Licensing Board
Post Office Box 146741
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114
Phone: (866) 275-3675
Accepted Examinations: Electrical Contractor/Master Electrician, Journeyman Electrician, Residential Electrical Contractor
Please click here for more information for Utah. The examination must be accompanied by a 12-month license issued in the state to which the exam was used.
Virginia Board for Contractors, Department of Professional and Occupational Licensing
9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 400
Richmond, Virginia 23233
Phone: (804) 367-8511
Accepted Examinations: Electrical Contractor/Master Electrician & Journeyman Electrician
As of June 2019
West Virginia Contractors Licensing Board, Division of Labor
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
State Capitol Complex, Building 3, Room 200
Charleston, West Virginia 25305
Phone: (304) 558-7890
Accepted Examination: Electrical Contractor/Master Electrician
As of December 2020
Please click here for more information for West Virginia