ohio adult remedial driving school

Frequently Asked Questions

Ohio Adult Remedial FAQs

  • The course is taken for one of the following reasons:

    • 2-Point Credit:  If a driver has 2 to 11 points on their license, this course may apply a 2-point credit. A 2-point credit allows a driver to receive 14 points before having their driver’s license suspended. The credit is valid for three years and a driver may only take the course for this purpose five times in their lifetime.
    • Court Ordered:   Not for credit. The driver was ordered by a court to take the remedial program and will not receive a 2-point credit. The certificate is sent to the court.
    • Juvenile Suspension:  The driver is 19 years of age or older and is taking the course because of a juvenile suspension that occurred before the age of 18.
    • Suspension for OVI/OVUAC:  The driver’s license was suspended due to being under the age of 21 and under the influence of alcohol while operating a vehicle.
    • 12-point suspension:  The certificate is provided to the BMV as part of the requirements for being eligible to retain or have the driver’s license returned due to a 12-point suspension.

Yes. We are approved through the Ohio BMV. 

Click here to go to the Ohio State Approval provider page that shows us approved there.

The Ohio Adult Remedial Course is eight hours long. The good news is you don’t have to complete it within the same day. Take your time and follow along with Sam, our virtual guide, who will narrate the entire course to you.

You must complete the Ohio Adult Remedial Course within 30 days. If you do not complete the course within this time, you will have to re-purchase the course for a new enrollment and start from the beginning. 

If you have a medical excuse with a doctor’s note, then we can submit your extension request to the Ohio DETS office for approval. If approved, they will decided on the length of time for an extension.

The course is all online. No need to schedule it. Click the REGISTER button below to get started.

The course is all online. To get started, register and pay for course.  

Ohio DETS requires a validation process before you begin the course.  To make things faster, we use a 3rd party validation service that is also online.  If you are able to get validated through our provider, then you can immediately begin our course.

If you are not validated immediately, then we walk you through a process to get validated using a form. All of this is communicated to you within our program so you always know what step you’re on.

Getting your completion certificate is EASY.

Once you complete the course, you just click on CERTIFICATES and there you will see a DOWNLOAD button where you can receive it.

Download your certificate and take it with you. If you are taking the course due to a court order, you must provide the certificate to the court. If you are taking the course for any other reason, you must provide it to the BMV. 

Unfortunately, no. This course is not available in Spanish. However, we encourage students to follow these steps if they would like to take the course in Spanish.

You will need to answer 30 questions correctly to pass (75%).

You have two (2) attempts to pass. However, you must wait 24 hours between each attempt if you happen to fail. If you fail both attempts, then you will have to contact us to give you the course again and repeat the entire course from the beginning.

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Have a Suspended Drivers License in Ohio?

When you receive points on your driver’s license for a traffic violation, they remain on your record for two years.

The Ohio Adult Remedial program is an 8-hour defensive driving program offered either online or in a classroom setting. You can take the course with us as we are approved in the State of Ohio.

The course is taken for one of the following reasons:

  • 2-Point Credit:  If a driver has 2 to 11 points on their license, this course may apply a 2-point credit. A 2-point credit allows a driver to receive 14 points before having their driver’s license suspended. The credit is valid for three years and a driver may only take the course for this purpose five times in their lifetime.
  • Court Ordered:   Not for credit. The driver was ordered by a court to take the remedial program and will not receive a 2-point credit. The certificate is sent to the court.
  • Juvenile Suspension:  The driver is 19 years of age or older and is taking the course because of a juvenile suspension that occurred before the age of 18.
  • Suspension for OVI/OVUAC:  The driver’s license was suspended due to being under the age of 21 and under the influence of alcohol while operating a vehicle.
  • 12-point suspension:  The certificate is provided to the BMV as part of the requirements for being eligible to retain or have the driver’s license returned due to a 12-point suspension.