Driver’ s Education

4. Driver’s Education
Under Arizona’s driver license law, minors are eligible to receive a class G license if they successfully complete an approved driver education program or have a parent or guardian certify that they received 30 hours of supervised driving practice, 10 of those at night, and have had a learner’s permit for five months. Completing an ADE-approved program satisfies th driver’s license law.

If you have any questions regarding the Driver’s Education Program or the application, please contact:

Tori Havins
Phone: (602) 542-8720
Fax: (602) 364-1938
Email:Victoria.Havins@azed.gov

or

Davidson Riggs
Phone: (602) 542-8730
Fax: (602) 364-1938
Email: Victoria.Havins@azed.gov

5(B). Program Description

A public or private high school may participate in the Arizona Department of Education’s Driver Education Program provided the following requirements are met:

1. Students receive 30 hours of classroom instruction;
2. Students receive 6 hours (or the equivalent) of behind-the-wheel
   instruction (BTW);
3. The class and BTW is taught by a certified teacher with
   a driver education endorsement;
4. The principal or superintendent verifies the school information.

Under Arizona’s driver license law, minors are eligible to receive a class G license
if they successfully complete an approved driver education program or have a parent
or guardian certify that they received 25 hours of supervised driving practice,
5 of those at night, and have had a learner’s permit for five months. Completing
an ADE-approved program satisfies the driver education requirement of the graduated
driver’s license law.

The Arizona Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division (MVD), allows driver
education teachers in participating schools to issue Certificates of Completion
to their students who successfully complete the course. MVD waives the behind-the-wheel
portion of the driver’s license test for students with Certificates of Completion,
although they reserve the right to administer tests to any applicant if the field
station representatives believe doing so would be in the interest of public safety.
Contact Third Party Driver Services at (602) 712-7173 for more information concerning
MVD Certificates of Completion.