Oklahoma Electrical Business and Law Exam Day: PSI, Seven References, and Pacing 2 Hours
What to expect on Oklahoma's Electrical Business and Law exam with PSI: scheduling with your Ok Con ID, the NASCLA guide and Oklahoma rules you can bring and how they must be bound and marked, the calculator rule, 50 questions in 120 minutes, the 35-of-50 pass mark and 30-day retakes.
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Oklahoma Electrical Business and Law Exam Day: What to Expect
PSI gives the Oklahoma electrical exams for the Construction Industries Board (CIB). Business and Law is one of the two portions of every Oklahoma electrical contractor exam, and you book it the same way as the trade portion: CIB approves you, then you schedule with PSI.
Scheduling
Schedule online at test-takers.psiexams.com/okcontractors or by phone at (855) 834-8750. Online, you create a PSI account with the Ok Con ID number CIB gave you, find your approved exam already selected, enter a zip code, pick a test center and date, and pay the $92 fee. You get an email confirmation.
- The $92 is charged for each portion and each attempt, and it is not refundable or transferable.
- Phone registration needs a credit card, and ADA candidates must schedule by phone.
- PSI has test centers in Oklahoma and in many other states. The bulletin describes test-center exams only; it does not mention a remote option.
Arriving
Arrive at least 30 minutes early; a late arrival may be turned away and lose the fee. Bring one valid, unexpired ID with your photo and signature in the name you registered under. Phones, watches, bags, coats and jackets, hats, pens and pencils go into storage, and anyone who came with you has to wait off the property.
What you can bring
The exam is open book, and you bring your own references. PSI lists:
- NASCLA Contractors Guide to Business, Law and Project Management, Basic 14th edition
- OAC Title 158, Chapter 40, Oklahoma Electrical Industry Regulations
- OAC Title 158, Chapter 10, the CIB fine schedule
- Oklahoma Electrical License Act, Title 59
- Oklahoma Lien Law, Title 42, Chapter 3
- Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Act, Title 85A, Chapter 1, or CIB's statutory excerpts
- CIB's Unofficial Administrative Rules & Courtesy Exam Study Aids Book, free from the CIB office
Later editions are allowed for every reference except code books, and this exam has no code book. The NEC is not a reference here.
How your books must be prepared
The statutes and rules are free online, so most candidates print them. PSI is strict about how printed references come in:
| Allowed | Not allowed |
|---|---|
| Highlighting and underlining | Writing in the references, before or during the exam |
| Permanent tabs | Post-it notes or other temporary tabs |
| Downloads that are spiral-bound, hole-punched in a binder, or stapled in the left-hand corner | Loose papers or extra sheets tucked into a reference |
Temporary tabs must come off before the exam begins, and extra papers are removed and confiscated. A candidate caught writing in a reference during the exam has it confiscated and is reported. Do your tabbing and highlighting at home.
Calculator
A silent, battery-operated, non-programmable calculator with no paper-tape printing and no alphabet keyboard. You will want it for estimating, payroll and financial ratio questions. A magnifying glass is available on request.
The clock
50 scored questions in 120 minutes (2 hours), plus up to 10 unscored experimental questions whose time does not count against you. A tutorial of up to 15 minutes comes first and is not counted.
Questions appear one per screen, the minutes remaining show at the top, and you can go back and change any answer until time runs out. You may leave only for the restroom, with permission, and you get no extra time.
Pacing
That is 2.4 minutes per question, with seven references to search.
- Know where things are before you go in. Tab the NASCLA chapters on estimating, financial statements, contracts and payroll taxes, and tab OAC 158:40-5-4 and 5-5, the fine schedule and the lien deadlines.
- Bidding and estimating is 10 questions. Expect arithmetic; don't rush the calculator work.
- Answer every question. A blank is always wrong.
- Don't let one lookup eat your time. Give your best answer and come back if time allows.
- Check the clock at the halfway mark: about 25 done at 1 hour.
Scoring
You need 70%, which is 35 of 50. Your score appears on screen when you finish. A failing candidate gets a diagnostic report showing strengths and weaknesses by area. The Comments link on the question screen is the only review of the exam PSI offers.
If you do not pass
- Wait 30 days before retesting, and at least 30 days after each later failure.
- No attempt limit is stated, and each retake is another $92.
- Mind the three-year window. A passed portion counts for three years from the date CIB approved you to test. Pass both portions within that window, or you retake both.
CIB does not publish pass rates.
After you pass
Passing Business and Law and your trade exam makes you eligible for the license. CIB issues it as active once your $5,000 bond, $50,000 liability certificate and workers' compensation proof are on file. If you are taking the residential trade exam too, see Oklahoma Residential Electrical Contractor exam day; for the unlimited license, see the Unlimited Electrical Contractor exam prep.
Before you go
Practice with the books you will bring. Our free sample test gives you a feel for the questions, and the full exam prep has full-length practice exams drawn from each area in PSI's proportions. For who needs this exam, see Business and Law requirements.
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