Driver Education FAQ

Our new website and scheduling system are ready to be taken for a spin.  

We have imported all of your student data from the previous system to the best of our abilities.  If you see any discrepancies, please email us. 

Information will be sent via email in a welcome letter. In the meantime, if you can't wait, follow these steps: 

1) Click the Login button on the homepage

2) Click the "Forgot your password?" link

3) Please provide the email address used initially to create your account. This could be the student or the parent's email   

Please note that we may not have had a student email in the old system. We may have only had the parent's address; therefore, we ask you to coordinate with each other to see who received the password access link. 

The email is typically sent within one or two minutes, so please check any spam or junk folders you may have. You'll be sent a link that will grant you access to your account. At that point, we highly recommend you note your user name. The default is NOT your email address unless you change it. Create your new password and confirm and save.

The first thing you should do is verify all of your profile information is correct. This means phone numbers, cell phone numbers, addresses, parent information, and date of birth.

No refunds are given.

The white card is the certificate of completion for behind-the-wheel instruction. It proves that you have completed both the 30 hours of classroom instruction and six hours of behind-the-wheel instruction required to get your Minnesota Driver's License. You must present this card to the examiner in order to take the road test.

The blue card is the certificate of completion for the classroom portion of the driver's education. The blue card proves that you have completed the required 30 hours of classroom education and are registered with a licensed driver's education program for behind-the-wheel instruction. This card must be presented to the examiner in order to take the written knowledge test. The examiner will take possession of the blue card and not return it.

Your student may not practice driving before they pass the written test and receive their instruction permit.

For scheduling a test to get a Farm Work Driver's License, you must call (651) 284-1234. The current online registration system does not accomodate registration requests for the Restriced Farm Work Driver's License. 

Please note that you must download the Farm Work License Affidavit. and present that to the examiner on the day of the road test. Your must also present valid forms of identification, a copy of the tax statement listing the land as agricultural, and a copy of the lease if the farmland is rented.

You may find more information in the Minnesota Driver's Manual (p. 11 for the restricted farm work driver's license.)

You must schedule your test online using the DPS/DMV online registration system. If you need assistance in scheduling an appointment, call (651) 284-1234.

Sorry, no. There are liability issues and then there is the fact that we need them to provide behind-the-wheel education for other students.

• Go to our website and do not login to your account.
• Click on the box labeled, " I want to take driver's ed in"
• Select each community one at a time and view the class schedule.
• When you have found a class that will work for you, send us an email with the following information,
• Community the class is being held in.
• Start date and time of class.
• Which day of class you missed.

We will then verify there is room in class for you and add you to the roster.

You must complete the full 30 hours of classroom education. If you miss any days, you must make them up before we can issue your blue card. At the end of the course, we will send out an email reminding you of which days you missed. You will need to look at the schedules on our website and select a class you can attend to make up the days. Let us know which class you would like to attend, and we will verify there is room in the class and add you to the roster.

You must make up the same days you missed. For example: If you were absent on day three, you must make up day three.

No. Classroom instruction hours are non-transferable. You may register with us to do classroom education, but you will need to start over and attend all 30 hours with us.

No! You may only practice driving after you have received your instructional permit. The blue card is not your permit.

The blue card is a certificate of completion that indicates to the examiner that you have completed the required 30 hours of classroom education and are enrolled for behind-the-wheel instruction. You must present the blue card to the examiner when taking the written knowledge test.

You must pass the written knowledge test and vision screening, complete an application form, have your photo taken, and pay the appropriate fees before they will issue your permit.

We provide classroom and behind-the-wheel instruction for teens. We also provide behind-the-wheel instruction for adults. Please refer to our packages page for more information.

All of our driving school instructors are licensed by the Department of Public Safety to provide driver's education in the state of Minnesota. To represent Today's Driving School, our instructors must be fully licensed. We help our new hires through this process to assure they receive the highest level of training possible.

Becoming a Licensed Instructor

• Pass the written licensing exam and driving skills road test administered by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety.
• Pass an in-depth evaluation of both behind-the-wheel and classroom instruction skills conducted by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety.

After being licensed we finish their training with our own detailed in-house training for both the behind-the-wheel and classroom environment. Our instructors are not allowed to work with students independently until they are fully trained and ready.

• Job shadow with our training coordinator in the classroom for a minimum of 30 hours.
• Student-teach while being supervised by our training coordinator for a minimum of 30 hours.
• Job shadow with our training coordinator during behind-the-wheel instruction for a minimum of 6 hours.
• Student-teach with our training coordinator during behind-the-wheel instruction for a minimum of 6 hours. 

Our driving school instructors are friendly and patient. They enjoy working with young people and genuinely care that all teen drivers are properly instructed in the safe use of an automobile.

Once you are registered and have paid your account in full, you will be able to schedule sessions online. Please note that we are very busy and are scheduling quite far in advance. As instructors provide us with their availability, we add those dates to the system. New openings can show up at any time. We suggest you log in daily as available drive times are grabbed very quickly.

Special Note: For your teen to get the most out of their driver's education experience, we require that you drive with your teen for a minimum of 10 hours before their first behind-the-wheel lesson. This allows us to focus on the finer details of driving instead of the basics like accelerating, braking, and steering.

We require that you drive with your parents or guardian for at least 10 hours before your first scheduled behind-the-wheel session. You do not need to complete your 50 hours of supervised driving with your parents before doing behind-the-wheel instruction.

You should schedule your sessions at least three weeks apart to allow adequate time for practice between sessions.

Please do not wait until the end of your contract period to schedule your behind-the-wheel instruction. We are very busy and may not be able to work you into our schedule on that short of notice.

Please do not schedule your road test until you have all three behind-the-wheel sessions scheduled. It is a good idea to schedule the third behind-the-wheel session no closer than a month prior to your expected test date. This will allow for rescheduling if your session is canceled due to weather, illness, or anything else.

No. We require that you drive with your parents for at least 10 hours before your first session. You may start your behind-the-wheel lessons anytime after this. Having some driving experience before starting your behind-the-wheel lessons helps you to get the most out of your time with a licensed instructor.

Yes. You will need to provide us with a copy of the 30-hour letter of completion issued by the driver's education program that provided your classroom education. We are required to maintain a copy of the letter of completion in our records.

Yes. The hours of behind-the-wheel instruction provided by another company are transferable. We will need a letter from them stating how many hours you have completed with them and a copy of the 30-letter of completion indicating that you completed the classroom portion of driver's education.

No. As a state-approved driving school, our instructional vehicles are required to have an instructor brake and instructor rear-view mirror.  The vehicles must also meet the state's strict safety standards. There is also a liability issue with insurance.