I had to take the course myself. 3 months before i turned 18 i got a ticket... made me take the damn course. do yourself a favor though, once you get the course taken care of, go to DMV and show them that you took it. dont listen to the instructor of course with their "i'll get it taken care of" bullcrap. the lady didnt do it for me and i got pulled a few days later, license was suspended, it showed i never took the course. so i had to go back to dmv, handle all that, pay $60 to re-instate license (ontop of the $60 i paid for course).
grrrr