MCDE Driver's License Testing

Required Documentation

Below is a list of documents required, as dictated by age, by Marietta/Cobb Driver's Ed. These documents are needed to verify eligibility for the scheduling of the actual Driver's License Test appointment.

Be sure to email these items to the MCDE office by the deadline indicated on your purchase confirmation, otherwise MCDE may be required to change the tester's registration date to a future time when the documentation has been received and verified.

Email documents to mariettacobbdriversed@marietta-city.org.

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BY MCDE

Copy of Learner's Permit

Joshua's Law 30-Hour Course Completion Cert

6-Hour Behind-The-Wheel Completion Cert

Valid Georgia Learner's Permit

All testers need to email a copy of their valid Georgia Learner's Permit to mariettacobbdriversed@marietta-city.org.

For testers ages 16 & 17, the Georgia Learner's Permit must show that it has been held for one year and one day. To see if your student has held their Permit for one year and one day, reference the Issue date of the Permit, found near the bottom right of Permit.

If the Permit does not indicate this requirement due to a reissuance of the Permit, you will need to include a Motor Vehicle Report with the copy of the student's current Permit. The Motor Vehicle Report will show the date the Permit was originally issued to the student.

To obtain a Motor Vehicle Report for your student, go to www.dds.ga.gov and set up an account for your student. You should be given the option to view the student's Motor Vehicle Report. Click this and save a copy of the Report. It does not need to be a certified copy.

If your student has not yet held the permit for one year and one day and is under the age of 18, you will need to delay scheduling his/her appointment until this requirement is met.

Joshua's Law Course Completion Certificate (Required for testers ages 16 & 17 only)

The Joshua's Law Course is a 30-hour course on the theories of Driver's Education and is required by the State of Georgia for teens aged 15, 16 & 17, who hope to obtain a Driver's License. This class is offered by driving schools who have been certified by the Dept. of Driver Services.

Upon completion of this course, your student should be provided a completion certificate. This certificate will come one of two ways. Either with just the 30-hour instruction or with both the 30-hour course & 6-hour Behind-the-Wheel instruction. (See sample to the right)

NOTE: If your student's certificate only lists the 30-hour instruction, you will need to also submit a separate certificate that shows the completion of the 6-hours Behind-the-Wheel instruction.

6-Hour Behind-the-Wheel Course Completion Certificate (Required for testers ages 16 & 17 only)

The 6-Hour Behind-the-Wheel course is a course that is comprised of 6 hours spent driving a car with a certified Driver's Ed instructor. This course is required by the State of Georgia for teens aged 15, 16 & 17, who hope to obtain a Driver's License.

For testers age 16, for your student to be eligible to participate in the Driver's License Test with MCDE, your student is required to take this specific course from our school.

For testers age 17, for your student to be eligible to participate in the Driver's License Test with MCDE, your student is may have completed this specific course at any DDS certified Driving School.

Upon completion of this course, your student should be provided a completion certificate. This comes one of two ways. Either with just the 6-hour instruction or with both the 30-hour course & 6-hour Behind-the-Wheel instruction. (See sample to the left)

NOTE: If your student's certificate only lists the 6-hour Behind-the-Wheel instruction, you will need to also submit a separate certificate that shows your student's completion of the 30-hour instruction.

Below we included images of two additional documents for your reference.

Testers ages 16 & 17 will need to provide these two documents to the DDS for issuance of the actual license upon passing the Driver's License Test with MCDE.

(MCDE will not need them to schedule the Driver's License test.)

For more information regarding DDS specific requirements, go to www.dds.ga.gov.

Alcohol & Drug Awareness Program Completion Certificate (Required for testers ages 16 & 17 only)

The Alcohol & Drug Awareness Program (ADAP) is a piece of curriculum that is required by the State of Georgia for teens aged 15, 16 & 17, who hope to obtain a Driver's License.

Upon completion of this course, your student should be provided a completion certificate. (See sample to the right)

Certificate of School Enrollment (Required for testers ages 16 & 17 only)

The Certificate of School Enrollment can be obtained at your student's high school. This is the same certificate that was required when your student obtained his/her Learner's Permit.

This certificate is typically only good for 30 days from the date it is signed. However during the summer months when school is not in session, the DDS will allow for a certificate obtained in late May to be used in the months of June & July.

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