If you are 18 or older, there are two ways to earn your motorcycle endorsement:

Skills Test Waiver/Third Party Testing option. If you are age 18 or older and have a valid Minnesota driver's license and motorcycle instruction permit, the riding skills test for your motorcycle endorsement will be waived if you successful complete the Minnesota Motorcycle Safety Center (MMSC) Basic Rider Course (BRC). You must:
- Pass the state knowledge test for the motorcycle instruction permit (fee $21). To study for the motorcycle permit test, read the Minnesota Motorcycle and Motorized Bicycle Manual.
- Have your instruction permit before taking the BRC skills test. Expired permits are accepted if they have been expired for less than one year.
- Successfully complete the BRC. This requires 100 percent attendance and you must pass the BRC skills test.
- Pay the duplicate license fee at an exam station to receive your endorsement.

Note: Driver and Vehicle Services (DVS) reserves the right to retest any student, even if he or she passes the BRC. Riders who have failed a state and/or MMSC skills test twice are not eligible for the State Skills Test Waiver, and all third and subsequent skills tests must be taken at a DVS exam station.

Take the motorcycle skill test at a DVS exam station.

You must:

Have a valid Minnesota driver’s license.
Pass the state knowledge test for the motorcycle instruction permit. The fee is $21. To study for the motorcycle permit test, read the Minnesota Motorcycle and Motorized Bicycle Manual.
Pass the riding state skills test for the motorcycle endorsement. Some exam stations are open late for motorcycle skills tests. More information is on the Evening Testing Program webpage. You can schedule a skills test at a state exam station online at drive.mn.gov.
Pay the duplicate license fee and receive your endorsement

If you are under 18, you are required to take the BRC.

You must:

Have a valid Minnesota driver's license or instruction permit. It is necessary to have a license or permit to enroll in the BRC.
Successfully complete the BRC. This requires 100 percent attendance and completion of the BRC classroom and the riding skills test. Upon completion, you will receive two certificates to take to a DVS exam station along with your Minnesota driver's license. One certificate will allow you to take the state knowledge test for your motorcycle instruction permit. The other certificate will allow you to take the state skill (riding) test for your motorcycle endorsement. The certificates are valid until you turn 18.
Have a Minnesota driver's license - you cannot earn a motorcycle permit or endorsement with a driver's instruction permit.
Pass the state knowledge test for your motorcycle instruction permit. You must present the BRC completion certificate. The fee is $21. To study for the motorcycle permit test, read the Motorcycle and Motorized Bicycle Manual.
Pass the state skill test for the motorcycle endorsement. You must present the BRC completion certificate.
Pay the duplicate license fee and receive your endorsement.

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