Road test waiver driver training — North Dakota Permit Test

The Class D road test may be waived with an approved North Dakota certificate showing at least 30 hours of classroom training and 6 hours of behind-the-wheel training.

A full approved course has already watched the student drive and taught the rules, so the state trusts it in place of its own test drive.

The Class D road test may be waived by presenting a North Dakota Driving School Certificate of Course Completion certifying you have completed a minimum of 30 hours of classroom driver training and a minimum of six hours of actual behind the wheel driver training that has been approved for waiver purposes by the director of the North Dakota Department of Transportation.

A road test waiver certificate must show at least 6 hours of actual behind-the-wheel driver training.

Classroom hours teach the rules, but only real time at the wheel with an instructor shows a student can drive.

The Class D road test may also be waived by presenting a North Dakota Department of Public Instruction Student Completion Certificate certifying you have completed a minimum of 30 hours of classroom driver training and a minimum of six hours of actual behind the wheel driver training that has been approved for waiver purposes by the director of the North Dakota Department of Transportation.

You must be at least 14 years old to be eligible for behind-the-wheel driver training in North Dakota.

Behind-the-wheel training starts at the same age a young driver may begin learning on the road.

To be eligible for behind-the-wheel training, an applicant must be at least 14 years of age.

A high school driver education student may drive the driver education vehicle without a license or permit while supervised by a certified operator training instructor, if the school district has insurance covering the student.

The instructor and the school's insurance stand in for the license, so students can learn at the wheel safely.

A student enrolled in the high school driver education program may operate the driver education vehicle without an operator’s license or permit while under the supervision of a certified operator training instructor, if the school district sponsoring the training program has appropriate insurance coverage for the student operator.

Road test applicants under 16 must present a driver education Certificate of Training, earned through 30 classroom and 6 behind-the-wheel hours from the Department of Public Instruction, or 6 behind-the-wheel hours at an approved commercial driving school.

The state wants every very young driver to have had professional teaching before the road test, not only practice at home.

Applicants less than 16 years of age are required to present a driver’s education Certificate of Training.

How many hours of classroom driver training does a North Dakota road test waiver certificate require?

30 hours. A full approved course has already watched the student drive and taught the rules, so the state trusts it in place of its own test drive. North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual, p.4: “The Class D road test may be waived by presenting a North Dakota Driving School Certificate of Course Completion certifying you have completed a minimum of 30 hours of classroom driver training and a minimum of six hours of actual behind the wheel driver training that has been approved for waiver purposes by the director of the North Dakota Department of Transportation.”