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Backed by AAA's decades of driver safety leadership, this Oklahoma Parent-Taught Driver Education course is built on proven, research-based practices developed by experienced instructors. Parents can feel confident knowing their teen is receiving high-quality, state-approved training designed to build safe driving habits that last a lifetime.
Earn Your Intermediate License at 16
This state-approved Oklahoma Parent-Taught Driver Education course helps teens work toward earning their intermediate license at age 16. After completing the 30-hour online curriculum, students must also log at least 55 hours of parent-supervised driving (including daytime and nighttime practice) and meet the state's learner permit requirements before advancing to the next licensing stage.
Certificate of Completion
After successfully finishing the course and final exam, students can download and print their Certificate of Completion directly online. This certificate is required for licensing and is presented to Service Oklahoma as proof of completing the parent-taught driver education program.
About the Course
The AAA Oklahoma Parent-Taught Driver Education course covers essential topics such as traffic laws, vehicle control, defensive driving techniques, and hazard recognition. It emphasizes responsible decision-making and highlights the risks and consequences of distracted or impaired driving.
Designed to build real-world driving skills, this state-approved program features interactive lessons that students can complete at their own pace from home. Engaging activities and simulations help prepare teens to handle everyday driving situations, including intersections, highways, and adverse weather conditions while reinforcing safe driving habits.
Completion of this course, along with required supervised driving hours, fulfills a key step toward meeting Oklahoma's driver education requirements for licensure.
How It Works
This Oklahoma Parent-Taught Driver Education program is designed for teens working toward their learner permit and intermediate license. Here's how the process works:
- Eligibility: Students under age 18 must first have a Parent-Taught Driver Education Affidavit approved by Service Oklahoma before beginning the course. Teens can then obtain a learner permit and must hold it for at least six months before advancing.
- Course Requirements: Students complete the 30-hour online driver education curriculum, followed by a minimum of 55 hours of supervised driving practice with a parent or guardian, including required daytime and nighttime driving hours. (Submittal of a driving log required).
- Post-Completion Steps: After completing the course, logging required practice hours, and passing the final exam, students can download their Certificate of Completion. This certificate is presented when applying for the next licensing step, and after meeting all requirements, teens can proceed with the state driving test to earn their intermediate license.
Frequently Asked Questions
Steps for completing Parent Taught Driver's Ed
- Step one: If the student is under the age of 18, submit the Parent Taught Driver's Education Application to Service Oklahoma. Click here to access the application.
- Step two: Purchase How to Drive Online and create a username and password for the student to save their progress. They will use these credentials to log in and save their work each time. Download the provided AAA Driving Log that will be used to track practice driving hours once student obtains their learner's permit. The log is available for download when signing the agreement at the beginning of the course.
- Step three: Complete all 20 units in the online program.
- Step four: Obtain the student's permit from your local driver's license exam site. For a list of locations, go to https://oklahoma.gov/service/locations/driving-auto-locations.html. Do not start behind the wheel practice driving until learner's permit is issued.
- Step five: Once the required 55 hours of driving (45 hours of daytime driving and 10 hours of nighttime driving) have been completed, log back on to the website and submit your driving log via the document upload feature in your course. Please periodically login and check your account to see if the final exam has been unlocked. If an error is found, the reason will appear on your course dashboard. If further clarity is needed, we will contact you via email. Note: Students will not be granted access to the final exam until their AAA provided Driving Log has been submitted and approved. The log must clearly indicate a minimum of 55 practice driving hours including 10 nighttime hours. Nighttime hours must be indicated on log. Approval can take up to 5 days.
- Step six: Take the final exam online and pass with an 80% or higher. If the student fails, they may retake the exam until they pass, after a 24 hour waiting period.
- Step seven: Download and print the student's Certificate of Completion — that will be needed to obtain their driver's license. Each student under the age of 18 must hold a permit for 180 days.
When you say "How to Drive Online" is certified by Service Oklahoma, what does that mean?
The AAA "How to Drive Online" Parent-Taught Driver Education course is considered the educational equivalent of a high school or commercial driving school Driver Education course and is therefore accepted as qualifying for standard Driver Education by Service Oklahoma. It may also qualify for an auto insurance discount, please check with your carrier.
Why should I pick the AAA How to Drive Online program?
AAA's How to Drive Online delivers the rules and essential elements of safe driving in an interactive and innovative way. This online program aims to ensure that safe driving habits are developed and maintained for life. AAA has been a leader in the driver training business since 1935, so trust AAA to help keep the roads safe for all travelers.
Graduates of this course are eligible to receive a free Year on Us basic membership with AAA.
Is the entire course done online?
Yes. Our online parent-taught driver education course satisfies the mandated 30-hours of classroom training required by Service Oklahoma — and is 100% online.
Does this course meet the state requirements to get my permit?
Yes. AAA's How to Drive Online is certified by Service Oklahoma to obtain the learner's permit at the earlier age of 15.
What score do I have to make to pass?
Each chapter has a quiz that requires a student to pass at 80% before moving to the next unit. Once all the units are completed, and the 55 hours of driving are completed, students will complete a final exam, of which they must achieve at least an 80% in order to pass.
What happens if I don't pass?
Don't worry — you can continue to take the final exam (after a 24 hour wait period) until you pass.
How soon will I receive a certificate?
Once the online course has been successfully completed, the 55 hours of driving has been completed, and the final exam passed, a certificate of completion can be downloaded. Students will not be granted access to the final exam until their AAA provided Driving Log has been submitted and approved. The log must clearly indicate a minimum of 55 practice driving hours including 10 nighttime hours. Nighttime hours must be indicated on log. Approval can take up to 5 days.
Does this course expire?
Yes, Students have up to 365 days to complete the online course and the required 55 hours of practice driving.
What if I experience technical issues or have questions about course content?
Just call Customer & Technical Support if you experience any technical issues with the course, customer service is available at 1-877-476-1254. If you have any questions about the course content, please e-mail the course trainer at the e-mail address below. All responses will be provided via e-mail or phone within 24 hours. Trainer: aaasupport@certus.com
What items do I take with me to get my permit?
To begin behind-the-wheel training, you must have your Oklahoma learner permit. To apply for your permit, simply visit the DPS location nearest you.
You will be required to bring the following:
- Proof of your current status as it relates to your education (i.e. enrollment in a secondary or vocational-technical school, proof that you have completed a G.E.D., or proof of home schooling on a form provided by Service Oklahoma)
- Your parent-taught drivers education affidavit (to show proof of enrollment in a course)
- Your receipt of purchase from an approved parent-taught drivers education provider
- Proof of identity and U.S. residency.
- Click the Service Oklahoma link below to see what documents customers should bring.
https://oklahoma.gov/service/all-pages/required-documents.html
Permit Requirements
To obtain an Oklahoma learner's permit, students under the age of 16 must be enrolled in a parent-taught driver's ed course or have completed a course through their local high school or a commercial driving school. Students can begin a parent-taught course at the age of 15. Students that obtain their permit after the age of 16 are not required to take driver's ed. When the student is ready to apply for the permit, they must go to their local Driver's License Examiner, most commonly at Service Oklahoma. A vision exam will be completed in addition to the written exam. If both exams are passed, you will be given a form to take to your local tag office to be issued a permit for a fee. This process can be completed at Service Oklahoma unless paying by cash.
What do I take to get my permit? Click here.
License Requirements
Anyone under the age of 18 must hold a permit for 180 days (30 days if over 18). If the student is under 16½ a Certificate of Completion of an approved driver's ed course must be presented.
Please refer to the Graduated Driver's License (GDL) page for details on the restrictions for the newly licensed driver.
When the student has completed all the requirements to get the license, they will need to go to a Driver's License Exam Station to take the driving test. You may also choose to use a Designated Examiner, but a small fee will be charged.