Alaska Electrical Administrator Exam Day: PSI Test Sites, Remote Testing and Retakes

Alaska Electrical Administrator Exam Day: PSI Test Sites, Remote Testing and Retakes

PSI gives Alaska's electrical administrator exams for the Department of Commerce. Everything here is from PSI's Alaska Electrical Administrators bulletin, updated October 15, 2026.

Booking

• You cannot book until Commerce approves your application. Your eligibility letter carries the ID number you schedule with, and it is good for one year.
• Book online or by phone with PSI, $150 for each attempt. Choose a PSI test site in Alaska or, since October 20, 2026, remote testing with an online proctor.
• You can cancel or reschedule for free if PSI hears from you at least two days before the exam. A voicemail does not count.

At a test site

Arrive 30 minutes early with valid identification; if you are late you may be turned away and lose the fee. Personal items stay outside the testing room, and you get no extra time for restroom breaks.

Remote testing

You test from your own computer with a webcam and an online proctor. Breaks are not allowed remotely, so if you cannot sit for four hours straight, book a test site instead.

Your books

The exam is open book. You bring your own:

• 2020 NEC (code questions follow only this edition)
• NFPA 72, 2013 edition
• 29 CFR 1926, or PSI's 1926 selections
• The free Alaska PDFs: centralized licensing statutes and regulations, construction contractor statutes and regulations (AS 08.18; 12 AAC 21) and electrical administrator statutes and regulations (AS 08.40; 12 AAC 32), bound (spiral bound or in a binder)

You may highlight, underline and index them beforehand; otherwise they must be unmarked, and no study guides are allowed. Tabs must be permanent (they would tear the page if removed); sticky notes must come out before the exam starts. You may not write in the books during the exam, and no loose papers are allowed. A silent, non-programmable calculator is allowed.

Format and scoring

Your score appears on screen when you finish and is emailed to you. If you fail, the report shows your strengths and weaknesses by area. A passing result is valid for 12 months.

Retakes

You can book again as soon as the next day, paying $150 each time, while your eligibility letter is valid. Commerce's regulation allows no more than three attempts at the written exam in 12 months (12 AAC 32.046). If the year runs out, you reapply to the state.

Get ready

Study the exam topics and take our free Alaska Electrical Administrator practice test to see where you stand.