UT Electrician study plan
UT Electrician · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Wiring Methods and Materials
Match at least 15 raceway and cable wiring methods from Articles 320–362 and 376–392 to their permitted uses, prohibited uses, and required support intervals.
Apply Article 300 general requirements (protection from physical damage, supports and securing, bushings, conductor bending radius) to 10 described installation scenarios.
Size outlet, junction, and pull boxes using Article 314 box-fill and pull-box dimension rules for at least 10 practice scenarios.
Determine conductor ampacity using Article 310 tables, including ambient temperature correction and more than three current-carrying conductor adjustment.
Your checkpoint
A one-page wiring-method selection matrix (15+ methods, each with permitted use, prohibited use, support rule, and ampacity note) plus 20 solved box-fill and ampacity problems scored at 80% or better.
Wiring and Protection
Select branch-circuit ratings and conductor sizes for general, small-appliance, laundry, and individual equipment circuits under Article 210.
Apply Article 240 rules to choose and locate overcurrent devices, including the feeder and branch-circuit tap rules in 240.21 and series-rated combinations.
Compute feeder and service demand loads using Article 220 standard and optional methods and verify against Article 230 service requirements.
Identify where GFCI and AFCI protection is required and which protection type each location/article mandates.
Your checkpoint
A timed 25-question practice set on Articles 210, 215, 220, 230, and 240, fully worked out with code citations, plus an error log naming each missed rule.
Electrical Calculations and Theory & General Electrical Knowledge and National Electrical Code Structure
Solve single-phase and three-phase Ohm's law and power problems, including power factor, kVA, and balanced-load conversions, without a formula sheet by the end of the week.
Perform conduit fill, voltage drop, and box-fill calculations and confirm each answer against the applicable code limit.
Navigate the Code book quickly by tracing Chapter 1–4 organization, Article 90 scope and arrangement, and Article 110 general requirements to locate rules in under 60 seconds each.
Complete a standard-method load calculation for a dwelling unit and reconcile the result with service conductor and overcurrent sizing.
Your checkpoint
A completed dwelling-unit standard load calculation with all steps shown plus a 15-item code-navigation drill finished in 20 minutes or less with every citation correct.
Grounding and Bonding
Distinguish the grounded conductor, the grounding electrode conductor, and the equipment grounding conductor by function and by color/identification rules.
Size equipment grounding conductors with Table 250.122 and grounding electrode conductors with Table 250.66 across at least 12 scenarios.
Assemble a grounding electrode system under 250.50–250.68 and explain grounding and bonding requirements for separately derived systems and separate buildings.
Apply bonding jumper and equipment bonding rules to service equipment, metal raceways, and piping systems.
Your checkpoint
A grounding and bonding worksheet with 12 solved sizing scenarios plus a hand-drawn service one-line diagram labeling every grounding and bonding conductor with its size and code basis.
Milestones
Week 4: Score 75% or higher on a 60-question cumulative exam weighted by exam percentage across Domains 1–5; if below, re-drill the two lowest-scoring articles before starting Week 5.
Week 6: Score 80% or higher on a 30-question quiz drawn only from Domains 6, 7, and 8, and show completed motor-circuit and special-occupancy deliverables.
Week 8: Score 80% or higher on two full-length timed simulations covering all 10 domains, with no domain below 70%.