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What if my state doesn't approve driver education online?
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You might still be able to take driver ed online, but you’ll need to contact your DMV or other state driver licensing agency and present a convincing argument as to why you can’t take the state’s approved in-class (or, in some cases, parent taught) drivers education course and obtain official permission to enroll in an online course and use it to meet your state’s requirements for obtaining a learners permit or full drivers license.
Some reasons might include:
The grid below explains the drivers ed options in your state. Because requesting permission to take driver education online could get tricky, you might want to check out each of your state’s other options before moving forward.
NOTE: If your state doesn’t require drivers ed, the grid highlights no options; however, that doesn’t mean options aren’t available. When you aren’t required to take drivers ed, you have the freedom to choose any education course you want – that includes taking driver education online.
Some reasons might include:
- Living far away from the closest state-approved school or course.
- Being home schooled (with no parent or home taught option).
- Not having a parent or adult who can teach the parent or home taught course (if your state approves one).
The grid below explains the drivers ed options in your state. Because requesting permission to take driver education online could get tricky, you might want to check out each of your state’s other options before moving forward.
NOTE: If your state doesn’t require drivers ed, the grid highlights no options; however, that doesn’t mean options aren’t available. When you aren’t required to take drivers ed, you have the freedom to choose any education course you want – that includes taking driver education online.
| Not Required | Online Approved | Parent/Home Taught Approved | High School/3rd Party Approved | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | x | You can actually skip out on drivers ed if you complete 30 hours of behind-the-wheel driving practice. | |||
| Alaska | x | ||||
| Arizona | x | x | You can actually skip out on drivers ed if you complete 30 hours of behind-the-wheel driving practice. | ||
| Arkansas | x | ||||
| California | x | x | |||
| Colorado | x | x | |||
| Connecticut | x | x | |||
| Delaware | x | ||||
| Florida | x | x | |||
| Georgia | x | x | |||
| Hawaii | x | ||||
| Idaho | |||||
| Illinois | |||||
| Indiana | x | x | |||
| Iowa | x | ||||
| Kansas | x | ||||
| Kentucky | x | ||||
| Louisiana | x | ||||
| Maine | x | ||||
| Maryland | x | ||||
| Massachusetts | x | ||||
| Michigan | x | ||||
| Minnesota | x | x | x | ||
| Mississippi | x | ||||
| Missouri | x | ||||
| Montana | x | ||||
| Nebraska | x | ||||
| Nevada | x | x | if you live more than 30 miles from the nearest class, you can log 100 hours of behind-the-wheel driving time instead. | ||
| New Hampshire | x | ||||
| New Jersey | x | ||||
| New Mexico | x | ||||
| New York | x | ||||
| North Carolina | x | ||||
| North Dakota | x | ||||
| Ohio | x | ||||
| Oklahoma | x | x | x | ||
| Oregon | x | But you can skip it if you have more than 100 hours of driving experience supervised by an adult aged 21 years or older who has been licensed for at least 3 years. | |||
| Pennsylvania | x | ||||
| Rhode Island | x | ||||
| South Carolina | x | ||||
| South Dakota | x | ||||
| Tennessee | x | ||||
| Texas | x | x | x | ||
| Utah | x | x | |||
| Vermont | x | ||||
| Virginia | x | x | |||
| Washington | x | ||||
| West Virginia | x | ||||
| Wisconsin | x | ||||
| Wyoming | x | ||||
| Washington DC | x |
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