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Colorado Electrician Test Day: ID, Centers and Rules

Everything on this page is a way to lose a fee you have already paid. Wrong identification, a late arrival, a cancellation made a day too late. None of it is about the code, and all of it is avoidable.

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On this page
  1. The ten Colorado test centers
  2. Identification
  3. The two day cancellation rule
  4. What the room gives you
  5. The clock
  6. Afterwards
  7. The night before
  8. Questions people ask
  9. What this page cites

The ten Colorado test centers

From PSI's bulletin, with the addresses as printed.

Two of those sites sit inside airport facilities and one is on a community college campus, which is worth checking on a map rather than on the morning. No site is listed in Aurora, Thornton or Arvada. Aurora candidates travel to Centennial, Englewood or Wheat Ridge. Thornton and Arvada candidates travel to Broomfield or Wheat Ridge.

Identification

Board rule 3 CCR 710-1.8.A puts it plainly: the candidate must present positive photo identification in order to be admitted to the examination area.

PSI requires identification carrying the candidate's signature and photo, valid and unexpired. Its accepted list is a state issued driver's license, a state issued identification card, a US Government issued passport, a US Government issued military identification card, a US Government issued alien registration card, or a Canadian government issued identification.

Check the expiry date this week, not on the morning. An expired license is the single most common way to be turned away, and PSI treats failing to present proper identification as a forfeited fee.

The two day cancellation rule

PSI's bulletin says you may cancel and reschedule an examination appointment without forfeiting your fee if your cancellation notice is received 2 days before the scheduled examination date.

The fee is forfeited if you do not cancel two days before, do not appear for your appointment, arrive after the examination start time, or do not present proper identification.

Two days is a short window. If a job is likely to run over, move the appointment early rather than hoping.

What the room gives you

A code book and a formula page, supplied by PSI. Since August 1, 2026 the book is the 2026 National Electrical Code, and the 2023 book can be provided on request until November 1, 2026.

You may not write, highlight, underline, and/or index on the references. You may not use any other materials.

So you bring identification and nothing else that matters. The book rules page is the one to read before you spend money on tabs.

The clock

Every Colorado paper is 90 scored items in 240 minutes, with 30 extra minutes for non-scored items on top. The residential wireman paper carries up to 7 of them and the other three carry up to 10. Seat time is four hours and thirty minutes either way.

Two minutes forty seconds a scored question. Plan a pass through the paper that answers everything you know cold first, then spends the remaining time on lookups, because a question you cannot find is worth the same as one you never read.

The pass mark is 63 correct out of 90.

Afterwards

You get a pass or a fail in writing and nothing more. Board rule 3 CCR 710-1.8.C says results will not be given in any other manner, and rule 1.8.D says examinations shall not be subject to review by candidates.

You cannot rebook on the same day you tested. PSI's worked example has a candidate who fails on a Wednesday calling on Thursday and retesting as soon as Friday, depending on space.

A retest is $73. The retakes page covers it.

The night before

Confirm the address, because two Colorado sites are inside airport facilities and one is on a college campus with its own assessment center. Those are not addresses you improvise at 7am.

Confirm your identification is unexpired and carries your signature and photo.

And do one timed run rather than one more chapter. The timed practice test is 30 questions with the working shown on every miss, which is a better use of the last evening than reading.

Questions people ask

Where are the PSI test centers in Colorado?

Ten sites: Broomfield, Colorado Springs, Centennial, Wheat Ridge, Durango, Englewood, Fort Collins, Grand Junction, Lakewood at Red Rocks Community College, and Pueblo. There is no site in Aurora, Thornton or Arvada.

What ID do I need for the Colorado electrician exam?

Photo identification with your signature, valid and unexpired. PSI accepts a state driver's license, a state identification card, a US passport, a US military identification card, a US alien registration card or Canadian government issued identification.

Can I reschedule my exam?

Yes, without losing the fee, if PSI receives your cancellation notice two days before the scheduled examination date. Later than that and the fee is forfeited.

What happens if I arrive late?

PSI forfeits the fee if you arrive after the examination start time, and also if you do not appear or cannot present proper identification.

How long is the exam?

240 minutes for 90 scored items, plus 30 minutes for non-scored items. The residential wireman paper carries up to 7 of them and the other three carry up to 10. Plan for four hours and thirty minutes at the desk.

What can I take into the room?

Identification. PSI supplies the code book and formula page and bars any other materials, along with writing, highlighting, underlining and indexing on the references.

Put it to the test

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All questions here are original. They are not actual exam questions, and no question bank can promise you a pass.

What this page cites

If your notes still say 2023

The 2023 to 2026 section crosswalk maps every section that moved, both directions, $29 once.

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The Colorado examinations are open book only in the sense that PSI puts a book on the desk. PSI provides the National Electrical Code and a formula page at the test center, bars writing, highlighting, underlining and indexing on them, and allows no other materials. The questions have followed the 2026 edition since 1 August 2026, and the 2023 book is provided on request until 1 November 2026.

All practice questions are original. They are not actual exam questions.

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Every rule here is cited to the section it comes from, and corrections are logged in public with the date. This is study material rather than electrical advice, and it does not replace your own code book or your inspector.

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