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How many continuing education hours does an Oklahoma electrician need?

Unless you passed your current licensing exam less than 3 years ago, an Oklahoma electrical journeyman or contractor license renews only after 12 hours of continuing education (CE) every 3 years. Six of the 12 hours cover code updates. A license runs no longer than a year and ends on the last day of your birth month.

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The rule, fact by fact

Course hours
12 hours every 3 years (36 months) before the license or registration certificate expiresThe Construction Industries Board applies it to journeymen and contractors.
Verified. oklahoma.gov (opens state website) · checked Nov 13, 2026
Valid for
A license runs no longer than 1 year and expires on the last day of the birth monthYour own birth month decides the date.
Verified. oklahoma.gov (opens state website) · checked Nov 13, 2026
Rule
6 hours on codes and revisions adopted by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code CommissionThe Board labels these hours Code Update.
Same source and date as above

How to get it done

  1. Step 1. Check whether you are a journeyman or a contractor. You need 12 hours every 3 years, counted over the 36 months before your license expires. A licensee is exempt for 3 years from the date of passing the current licensing exam. A license expires on the last day of your birth month.

  2. Step 2. Pick a course with advance approval from the Committee of Electrical Examiners. The course and the instructor both need it, though the Committee may approve a substitute instructor later in an emergency. Download the Board's Electrical Classes PDF, which it updates frequently, so get the newest version.

  3. Step 3. Take 6 hours on codes and revisions adopted by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission. The other 6 hours may cover topics such as circuit theory and calculations, wiring methods, grounding and bonding, and NFPA 70E safety.

  4. Step 4. Make sure your hours land in the right window. Hours finished while a license is expired still count toward the 36 months before it expired.

Before you pay

We haven’t confirmed any course price. Before you pay, check that the course has advance approval from the Committee of Electrical Examiners. Check the course number too, since it tells you whether the hours count as code update.

Questions

Do apprentices have to take CE?

Yes. Apprentices complete 3 hours every year before reregistering. A student apprentice, or an apprentice enrolled and attending an approved course, does not have to.

How do I tell a code update class from another class?

Look at the course number. Code update courses end in E, other courses end in EO and apprentice courses end in EA.

Can a course be held during the workday?

Yes. The course provider decides where the course is held, and it may schedule the course during the workday.

What to do next

Start with the Construction Industries Board electrical page. Check your license type there before you pay for a course.

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