It depends on your age at the time you apply for your Class D Georgia Driver’s License. If you are 16 years of age, you will be required to show proof that you completed a driver education course approved by the Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS).  In addition, you must have completed a total of 40 hours of supervised driving, 6 hours of which must be at night. If you are age 17 or older, you will not be required to show proof that you completed a driver education course.  However, you will still be required to have completed a total of 40 hours of supervised driving, 6 hours of which must be at night.