Hi Marilyn, Thanks for reaching out. We checked with our partner driving school Drivers Ed Direct and this is what they had to say: "Hi, The real answer is no. The course completion is valid forever and the certificate is valid as well with no expiration date. However, some DMV’s for whatever reason won’t accept the certificate if older than a year, so we recommend students obtain a duplicate cert copy if not taking the test within 1 year from issuance date, just to be safe." We hope that helps. If you have any other driving school or drivers ed questions, Drivers Ed Direct has great resources: Drivers Ed Direct