A 3-minute lesson from the Nebraska course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
To move from a practice or school permit to a POP, and then to a full Class O license, you need time on the permit, a clean record, and either a driver safety course or 50 supervised hours.
Before applying for a POP you must:
Have held an LPE, SCP or LPD for at least six months
Not have three or more points in the six months before you apply
AND complete a DMV-approved Nebraska driver safety course, OR
Complete a 50-hour certification form signed by a parent, guardian or licensed driver 21+
Schools send course results to the DMV electronically. If you had an LPD when you took the course, or were previously issued a School Permit, you can get your POP online or at any driver licensing office.
Ava got her POP at 16 and has one point in the past year. At 17, after 12 months on the POP, she can get her Class O license online with no written or drive test.
Check your understanding
Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
Under age 18, how long must you have held a POP before applying for a Class O operator's license?
12 months
6 months
18 months
24 months
Answer: 12 months
Under-18 applicants must have held a POP for at least 12 months without accumulating three or more points in that period.