The 5-Hour Pre-Licensing Course is a mandatory step toward earning your New York State driver license. Approved by the NY DMV, it gives first-time drivers and learner-permit holders the knowledge they need to drive safely on New York roads — and is required before you can take your road test.
Anyone holding a NY learner permit must complete a 5-Hour Pre-Licensing Course (Form MV-278) before scheduling a road test. At JB Safe Drivers, our state-approved course walks you through the essentials of safe driving: traffic laws, perception and judgment skills, the dangers of alcohol and drugs behind the wheel, and the most common causes of crashes among new drivers.
You can complete the course at your own pace, on any device. Upon completion, we issue your MV-278 Pre-Licensing Course Certificate of Completion, which is valid for one year — the exact document you will bring to your DMV road test appointment.
JB Safe Drivers is approved by the New York Department of Motor Vehicles to deliver the 5-Hour Pre-Licensing Course.
Price: $49.95
Every New York learner-permit holder must complete this course before being eligible to schedule their DMV road test.
A minimum of 5 hours of instruction time, as mandated by the NY DMV. You can complete it in one sitting or across several sessions at your own pace.
Yes. JB Safe Drivers is a New York DMV-approved provider. You will receive the official MV-278 Pre-Licensing Course Certificate of Completion at the end.
The MV-278 is valid for one year from the date of completion. You must take your road test within that window.
Vehicle handling, traffic laws and signs, perception and reaction time, alcohol and other drugs, sharing the road, defensive driving, and the most frequent causes of teen and new-driver crashes.
Yes — the entire 5-Hour Pre-Licensing Course is delivered online and can be completed on any computer, tablet, or smartphone.
There is no pass/fail final exam. The course is built around interactive lessons; you simply need to complete all 5 hours of instruction.
Your learner permit, the MV-278 certificate issued by JB Safe Drivers, and (if you are under 18) the parental-consent form MV-262.
Yes, it is accepted at every NY DMV road-test location across the state.
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