CO Electrician study plan
CO Electrician · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Electrical Licensing and Board Rules & National Electrical Code
Map the Colorado electrical licensing statute and board rules into a one-page outline of license types, scope, and enforcement authority
Locate the current adopted NEC edition and any Colorado amendments, then record the exact adoption citation
Build a personal index of the 10 highest-weight Code articles (wiring methods, grounding, overcurrent protection, boxes, conductors)
Define all key terms from Article 100 that appear most often in exam stems
Your checkpoint
A 2-page reference sheet listing license categories, adoption citation, and 10 core Code article numbers with page tabs
Electrical Licensing and Board Rules & National Electrical Code
Practice 40 board-rules questions and log every miss with the governing rule number
Work 40 NEC calculation problems on load calculations and conductor sizing, showing each step
Diagram grounding and bonding requirements for a service from memory, then check against the Code
Explain the complaint and disciplinary process in writing from the board rules
Your checkpoint
A scored 80-question practice set with a written error log citing the rule or article for each miss
National Electrical Code & Permits and Inspections
Trace the permit-required vs. permit-exempt work list and memorize the thresholds
Solve 30 box-fill and conduit-fill problems using the tables without looking up answers first
Outline the inspection sequence from rough-in to final and list what each inspection covers
Identify who may pull permits and who may request inspections under the rules
Your checkpoint
A permit-and-inspection flowchart plus a 30-problem fill calculation worksheet with answer key
National Electrical Code & Permits and Inspections
Complete a timed 50-question mixed NEC set and score at or above 75%
Write the corrective-action steps for three common failed-inspection scenarios
Drill overcurrent protection and GFCI/AFCI requirements until 90% accuracy on 25 questions
Summarize stop-work and re-inspection consequences from the board rules
Your checkpoint
A timed practice exam score report with a remediation list of weak articles
Electrical Licensing and Board Rules & Permits and Inspections & Continuing Education and Renewal
Compile the current continuing education hour requirement, cycle length, and approved-provider criteria
Draft a renewal checklist covering fees, deadlines, CE documentation, and lapse penalties
Re-test board-rules weak spots identified in week 2 and confirm improvement
List the documentation a contractor must keep for permit and inspection records
Your checkpoint
A one-page renewal and CE compliance checklist with all deadlines and hour totals
Continuing Education and Renewal & National Electrical Code
Build a CE course-selection guide matching required subject hours to approved providers
Complete 60 mixed NEC questions under time pressure and log misses by article
Explain the consequences of practicing on a lapsed or inactive license
Review the top 5 missed Code articles and re-solve representative problems
Your checkpoint
A CE plan spreadsheet mapping required hours to specific approved courses with completion dates
National Electrical Code & Electrical Licensing and Board Rules & Permits and Inspections & Continuing Education and Renewal
Take a full-length timed mock exam covering all four domains and score it by domain
Re-study the two lowest-scoring domains using targeted drills
Memorize the permit, inspection, and renewal deadlines cold via flashcards
Practice 20 scenario questions that blend board rules with Code application
Your checkpoint
A full mock exam score report broken out by domain with a ranked weak-area list
Electrical Licensing and Board Rules & National Electrical Code & Permits and Inspections & Continuing Education and Renewal
Re-take the full mock exam and improve every domain score over week 7
Review the cumulative error log and confirm each logged miss is resolved
Run two 30-minute rapid-fire drills on deadlines, calculations, and rule citations
Assemble final reference sheets and confirm exam-day logistics
Your checkpoint
A final readiness packet: two mock scores, a cleared error log, and completed reference sheets
Milestones
Week 2: Score at least 70% on the 80-question board-rules and NEC practice set, with every miss logged to a rule or article
Week 4: Score at least 75% on the timed 50-question mixed NEC set and complete the permit-and-inspection flowchart
Week 6: Complete the renewal and CE compliance checklist and score at least 80% on the 60-question timed NEC set
Week 8: Improve every domain score on the second full mock exam and show a fully resolved error log