DMV Home Study: Driver Education and Training at Your Convenience

A DMV home study program can help you to meet the requirements of the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), for obtaining a learner permit and driver's license.

You can complete this study program by studying in a traditional classroom or use a DMV home study course that you can complete at your own pace and at your convenience.

Driver education and training courses are meant to provide beginners with the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to drive a motor vehicle safely.

Home study driver education programs exist in several states. The states that accept some form of home study driver education as meeting the requirements for driver license applicant include California, Connecticut, Florida, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Virginia.

Traffic violators may be asked by courts to take driver education classes at a traffic school licensed by the DMV, where they can learn to drive safely. Home study traffic school programs must be approved by individual courts.

How is a DMV home study program conducted?

You can complete the course online or have course material mailed to you. After you have completed the DMV home study course, you can take an online test under the supervision of your parents or guardians.

Parents can play an active role in their child's DMV home study course. They can educate children about traffic safety and check their work sheets to identify errors.

Driver education and training increases the knowledge and skill levels of teenagers, but it may not change their attitude towards safe driving, or reduce the risk of accidents.

After you complete the DMV home study course, you will have to pass the DMV written examination, at your local DMV office, to get your learner's permit.

Traffic violators who complete the traffic school program can keep the ticket off their public driving records.

Classroom traffic schools use instructional material that follows the curriculum of the DMV. Home study courses must cover the same material and also be approved by the courts. A test is conducted at the end of the training course.

Some institutions offering home study DMV courses:

Cal-driver-Ed.Com is a service of the Pacific High School and it offers home study driver education courses that meet the requirements of the State of California, for getting a learner's permit. Learners can opt to take an online course or a workbook course that is sent by mail.

Instant Traffic School offers a handbook program meant for traffic violators, who are taking a driver training program, on the directions of a court. The handbook course offers a lot of flexibility, because you can take it anywhere with you and can avoid attending a traditional class.

A DMV home study program can help you to meet the requirements of the DMV, for obtaining a learner's permit or to avoid having a traffic violation ticket on your public driving record.