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Drivers Education

Course Description and Enrollment Requirements

Proviso Township High Schools offers a comprehensive Driver’s Education program designed to help students become safe, responsible, and knowledgeable drivers. The program includes Classroom Instruction and an optional Behind-the-Wheel (BTW) component.

Driver’s Education: In the Classroom

Course Overview

This three-phase course combines classroom theory, simulation activities, and optional behind-the-wheel experience in a dual-controlled vehicle. The course emphasizes safe, courteous, and legal vehicle operation while developing responsible driving attitudes.

Course Details

  • Grades: 10–12

  • Length: 1 semester

  • Credit: 0.5

  • State Course Code: 08151A000

  • Proviso Course Code: WEL610151

Prerequisites

  • Must have Sophomore, Junior, or Senior standing

  • Must have received a passing grade in at least eight (8) semester courses during the previous two (2) semesters

Permit Information

  • Students receive a driving permit at the beginning of the course

  • Permit must be held a minimum of nine (9) months plus one day before a license can be issued

  • Permit is valid for two (2) years

  • Illinois Secretary of State allows students ages 15–17 to obtain a permit within 30 days of starting an approved Driver’s Education course

Enrollment Guidelines

  • Sophomores enrolling in first semester must be born on or before March 15 of the year the course begins

  • Students born on or after March 16 will be enrolled in second semester unless special circumstances apply

  • Cut-off dates may vary based on enrollment, with priority given to older students

  • Repeat enrollment may be limited to summer sessions only

Fees

  • $20.00 permit application fee payable to the Illinois Secretary of State
    (Covers the cost of the permit and a 3-year driver’s license)

  • All fees are subject to change

Driver’s Education: Behind-the-Wheel (BTW)

Course Overview

Behind-the-Wheel (BTW) is an optional six-hour driving course that provides students with supervised, hands-on driving instruction to build safe, real-world driving skills. While BTW is not required for graduation, it is required by the State of Illinois for any student who wishes to obtain a driver’s license before the age of 18. Families should be aware that if a student does not participate in BTW, they will not be eligible to receive an Illinois driver’s license until their 18th birthday.

Course Details

  • Grades: 10–12

  • Length: 6 hours

  • Credit: 0 (Non-credit bearing)

  • State Course Code: N/A

  • Proviso Course Code: WEL610152

Prerequisites

  • Must be at least 15 years old

  • Successful completion of Driver’s Education: In the Classroom (Successful completion of Driver’s Education: In the Classroom is required. Students may enroll in Behind-the-Wheel (BTW) concurrently with their in-class Driver’s Education course or after the in-class coursework has been completed. Students may not enroll in BTW before beginning their Driver’s Education: In the Classroom course.)

  • Must hold a valid driving permit

Instruction & Scheduling

  • Students complete the required 50 hours of parent/guardian-supervised driving

  • School-provided BTW instruction may occur:

    • Before or after school

    • During the school day

    • On weekends

    • During the summer

Attendance & Participation Policy

  • Two or more absences will result in removal from the course

  • Students dropped due to absences will be placed at the bottom of the waitlist

  • Students may not drive without a permit

  • Students who require glasses must wear them while driving

  • Inability to drive due to missing permit or glasses will count as an absence

Fees

  • $150.00 user fee payable to Proviso Township High Schools

  • $20.00 permit application fee payable to the Illinois Secretary of State (if the student does not already hold a valid permit)

  • All fees are subject to change