Delaware journeyperson electrician exam: format, NEC edition and fee

The exam in brief

• Exam: Journeyperson Electrician
• Vendor: Prov
• NEC edition: 2023, the edition on the bulletin's reference list. DPR says its electrical exams follow the NEC edition adopted in Delaware.
• Questions: 70
• Time: 180 minutes
• Passing score: 75%
• Book: open book. The 2023 NEC and the American Electrician's Handbook (17th edition) are both marked open book. Permanent tabs are allowed, repositionable tabs and Post-it notes are not, and highlighting and underlining must be in pen. Handwritten notes and formulas are not allowed anywhere in the book, nothing such as a formula sheet or a printed index may be glued or taped in, and you cannot mark the book during the exam.
• Where you test: a Prov testing center in Delaware, any Prov center in the United States, or from home through Prov's remote proctoring on Examroom.
• Fee: $100, paid to Prov when you register, on top of DPR's $105 journeyperson application fee.
• Route: DPR says the Board must approve you before you test. Apply by examination in DELPROS, DPR's online portal, with Verification of Employment forms showing at least 8,000 hours of full-time electrical work under a licensed master, master special, limited or limited special electrician. Your supervisor sends those forms to the Board directly. Once the Board approves you, it passes your details to Prov, and Prov emails you within 1 to 2 weeks with the bulletin and how to schedule. If you hold a certificate from an approved apprenticeship program, DPR licenses you by certificate with no exam.
• Retakes: up to 3 attempts on one approval, with 7 days between them. After that you apply to the Board again.

What it covers

The bulletin lists ten areas by item count: General Electrical Theory and Principles 9, Plan Reading 4, Equipment for General Use 6, Motors and Controls 3, Wiring and Protection 14, Wiring Methods and Materials 22, Communication Systems 4, Special Conditions 3, Special Equipment 3 and Special Occupancies 2. Wiring methods and materials is the largest block, about a third of the exam. There is no law and rules area. The area names match Kentucky's, though the counts differ. Each area falls into one or more of the twelve in our journeyman exam outline. Our outline folds plan reading into its definitions and general requirements area, so give Delaware's 4 plan reading items some extra practice.

How our practice exam fits

Our practice exam is written to the 2023 NEC, the edition on Delaware's reference list, and like Delaware's journeyperson exam it has no law and rules section. It is 100 questions in 240 minutes, about 2.4 minutes a question, against Delaware's 70 in 180, or about 2.6, so you train at a slightly faster pace than exam day asks. Delaware's passing score is 75%, as in Michigan and Utah, so aim above that on practice runs. Wiring methods carries 22 items here, so spend extra time on raceways, cables, boxes and fill. It is not Delaware's exam. See the journeyman exam guide for how other states compare.

Take the free 10-question journeyman check. It is written to the 2023 NEC, needs no signup, explains every answer and names your weakest area.

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Sources

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• Delaware Division of Professional Regulation candidate information bulletin, Prov, DE CIB 2026.11.09, effective 31 Oct 2026, last revised 9 Nov 2026. Retrieved 13 Nov 2026.
• Delaware Division of Professional Regulation examinations, Prov. Retrieved 13 Nov 2026.
• Examination, Delaware Board of Electrical Examiners, DPR. Retrieved 13 Nov 2026.
• Journeyperson Electrician, Delaware Board of Electrical Examiners, DPR. Retrieved 13 Nov 2026.
• Fees for license applications, Delaware Board of Electrical Examiners, DPR. Retrieved 13 Nov 2026.