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Driver Education Requirements

After January 1, 2001, persons under the age of 18 wishing to obtain a Class 1, 2 or 3 driver’s license, must present a Driver Education Student Completion Certificate and a Behind-the-Wheel Student Completion Certificate to the Examiner of Drivers prior to scheduling a road test.

A Driver Education Student Completion Certificate will be given to a student who has successfully completed all requirements for a driver education course through:

    • Thirty hours of classroom instruction.

A Behind-the-wheel student completion certificate will be given to a student who has successfully completed all requirements for a behind-the-wheel driving course or a certified driving simulator curriculum through:

    • Six hours of behind-the-wheel instruction; or
    • A simulator course and two hours of behind-the-wheel driving instruction. 
       

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