STUDENT / PARENT INFORMATION SHEET

Frequently Asked Questions:

The following information should help answer some of the most frequently asked questions regarding driver education and the Driving Academies policies.

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Driver's Education:

STUDENT / PARENT INFORMATION SHEET

The following information should help answer some of the most frequently asked questions regarding driver education and the Driving Academies policies.

1. A Certificate of Driver Education (or CDE) will be issued when full payment is received and may be issued three weeks prior to the start of class. This form should be taken to the BMV with required identification. For all requirements and documentation particulars on the BMV's requirements, please check their site at: http://www.in.gov/bmv/2672.htm

A two-part driver education permit will be issued. One is a picture license, the other is a paper license.  The picture license must be carried when driving with an instructor or parent.  

 

2. A student may drive LEGALLY with an instructor or parent after they have attended the first class session.

3. Class time does not include the driving. The driving hours are separate from classroom. These drive times do not necessarily have to be completed by the end of the classroom course.

4. Students are allowed only one driving hour per 24-hour period. They may not drive more than 1 hour per day (does not include driving with a parent or guardian).

5. All course work and driving should be completed within 120 days of the first class date.

6. Students may make up a missed class by coming back in a following session. This is to be on the same day missed. If a student misses day 5, they would attend day five of a following class.

7. If a student misses a drive time without giving a 24-hour notice, a $50.00 no-show fee will be assessed—and must be paid before the next scheduled drive time.

· After completing the course and the grades and school stamp are on the permit
A student may drive with a parent, guardian, or relative who has a valid driver’s license.

GETTING THE DRIVER’S LICENSE: (NOTE: THE SIXTH DRIVE HOUR IS NOT A DRIVE TEST!)

Students are eligible to get their license at 16 years and 180 days of age if:

· They have successfully completed a driver education course

· They have held their permit for at least  180 days

All students must take a written test and a driving test (note: the sixth driving lesson is not the drive test). The written test must be done at the license branch. The driving test may be done at the license branch or at the Driving Academy. The test at the license branch is done in the student’s car and there is no charge. The test at the Driving Academy is done in a driver education car.

To take the driving test at the Driving Academy there is a $35 fee. The Driving Academy will not test unless the student is at least 16 years of age.

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