Delaware Master Electrician Exam Day: What to Expect

Delaware's master exam is a Prov computer exam: 80 questions in 3 hours, open book, 75% to pass. Here is how the day works, from Prov's Delaware Candidate Information Bulletin and DPR's exam page.

Scheduling

Once the Board of Electrical Examiners approves your DELPROS application, Prov emails a registration form and the bulletin within one to two weeks (check spam). Book at provexam.com/scheduler with your DELPROS application ID, or call (866) 720-7768 (8 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET, weekdays). Each attempt is $100.

Choose:

A Delaware site in Wilmington, Newark or Dover, by appointment
Any other Prov center
Examroom at home, remotely proctored, weekdays 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., if your computer passes Examroom's system test (webcam, microphone, Chrome or Firefox, steady upload speed)

Change or cancel at least three business days ahead to keep your fee.

What to bring

Current government-issued photo ID (you sign a log and are photographed)
Your references: the NEC, the American Electrician's Handbook (17th edition) and Ugly's Electrical References
A four-function calculator only

Doors open at least 15 minutes early. Arrive after the session starts and you are turned away and lose the fee.

The open-book rules

Allowed in your books: highlighting, pen underlining and permanent tabs. Not allowed: handwritten notes, movable tabs, sticky notes, photocopied pages or books, and study guides or practice exams. Prov checks every book before you enter, and you may not mark them during the exam.

Pacing

Eighty questions in 180 minutes is 2.25 minutes each. Theory, formula and definition questions in General Electrical Knowledge (19) can often be answered from memory or a quick look in Ugly's; bank that time for load calculations and motor questions, which take the longest. Flag anything that needs a long lookup and come back to it.

Results and retakes

You see your score as soon as you finish, and Prov reports it to DPR. If you fail, wait at least seven days to retest, with no attempt limit on Delaware's electrical exams. After two failures within 10 points of passing, you can buy a 90-minute review of your missed questions.

After you pass

File proof of at least $300,000 in general liability insurance with DPR through a service request; the license is issued once the Board confirms all requirements. DPR can take up to two weeks to receive your score. You have up to 12 months to activate the license before the Board requires the exam again.

Prepare with our Delaware Master practice test and see what's on the exam.

Delaware Master Electrician Exam Day: What to Expect