It’s simple. After you create a free account, you'll be given access to an application form that you'll need to send to us along with proof of your current homeschooled status. Once that's done and you submit payment, you’re all set to start the Virginia drivers ed course.

Your course is available to you online 24/7. Log in and out whenever you want and from any computer that has Internet access! When you log back in, we’ll take you back to the exact place you left off. Doesn’t that sound better than spending your weekends in a classroom?

At the end of the course, there’ll be a final exam so you can measure how much you’ve learned. Don’t worry though—you can take it as many times as you need in order to pass. Once you pass the test, we’ll mail your Certificate of Completion within 1 to 3 business days.

Students must be currently enrolled in a homeschooled program approved by their school division superintendent and cannot attend a public or private high school.
 
After you create a free DriversEd.com account, you'll be given an application form to download and print out. Send that to us along with proof of homeschooling to start the course.

As proof, please send a letter from the school division superintendent (not from the student's high school) stating that the parent is approved to homeschool the student or acknowledges the student's current homeschool status. The letter must be on school division letterhead and be dated for the current school year.

Once we receive your form and proof of homeschooling, we'll update your DriversEd.com account that same day so that you can start your online drivers education. You'll also get an email letting you know that your account has been updated.

DriversEd.com
Attn: Virginia Home Study Course
P.O. Box 209
Oakland CA 94604

Fax: (877) 922-0230

• Drivers Education: a course that teaches you the rules of the road, vehicle safety, and everything you need to know before you get behind the wheel for the first time. In Virginia, every new driver under 19 must take a 36-period drivers education course. DriversEd.com provides a DMV-approved drivers education course for homeschooled students.

• Drivers Training: the behind-the-wheel driving lessons that you take with a licensed driving instructor. In Virginia, if you are under 19, you must take 7 periods of drivers training and 7 periods of in-car observation.* Find a local driving school here.

* If you are homeschooled, your parent or guardian may be able to provide your behind-the-wheel lessons. Please see the Virginia DMV Homeschooled Information Sheet for details. You will be required to complete and submit Homeschooled In-Car Driver Education Parental Authorization (HS-1).

If you are under 19, once you have your learners permit, you will have to practice driving for at least 9 months before you apply for your Virginia drivers license.
 
During this time you must complete at least 40 hours (10 after sunset) of supervised driving with a licensed driver who is at least 21 years old seated beside you. The driver next to you may be 18 years old if he or she is your legal guardian, brother, sister, half-brother, half-sister, step-brother or step-sister.

If you lose your certificate, you can request a duplicate by calling us at 1-888-651-AUTO (2886).

In Virginia, if you are under 19, you must take 7 periods of drivers training and 7 periods of in-car observation. After you complete our course, you’ll need to sign up with an approved driving school.

The $99 course fee covers the cost of your online drivers education course, a DMV-recognized Certificate of Completion sent to you by First Class Mail, and 50 free practice permit tests to help you prepare for your written permit test.

Once you complete the course, you also get unlimited access to the course material—that means you can review the course for as long as you need!