Wisconsin
What Wisconsin asks of a teen driver before the first license, from the practice hours to the road test.
50hours
of supervised practice, including 10 at night
- Permit
- Instruction Permit
- License
- Probationary License
- Practice can start at
- 15 years old
Before the road test
- Six months on the permitThe instruction permit is held six months before the probationary licence.
- Minimum age16 years old
- Six months without a ticketA moving-violation conviction restarts the six months. Check the record before booking the road test.
- Classes and instructor timeFinish an approved course. Those hours are extra, not part of the 50.
Where this comes from
- Graduated driver licensing: instruction permit, probationary and regular licence
- Form HS-303, Supervised Driving Log
- Wis. Stat. 343.06 — instruction permits
- Wis. Stat. 343.085 — probationary licences
- 2021 Wisconsin Act 64
- Form MV3001, Wisconsin Driver License Application
Moonroof checked these sources on October 9, 2026. Rules change, so check with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation before booking the road test.