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Register →The 5 hour pre-licensing course is a speech/lecture and film that is mandatory to take for first-time license applicants.
- Every non-license applicant must take this course in order to receive a certificate under MV-278, which will be asked for when taking the road test.
- Certificates will be available for pick up at our office located at 22-55 31st Suite UL6 2nd Floor Astoria, NY 11105.
What the course covers
The same four topics in every school in New York
The curriculum is set by the State, not by the school.
- 01
Driving within the highway transportation system
- 02
Driver habits and skills
- 03
Feelings, attitudes and risk-taking
- 04
Alcohol, other drugs and driving
Your certificate
The MV-278 expires. Most people find out too late.
NYS DMV form
MV-278
1year of validity from the day it is issued.
- It must be valid the day you bookNot the day of the test, the day you book it.
- Bring the original to the road testYou hand it to the license examiner.
- Lost it? We reissue itReplacements come from the school that issued it.
Source: New York State DMV.