Welcome to the home page for the online course of education for Wisconsin Notary Public applicants. The purpose of the course is to help you become a well-trained, competent, and confident notary public by providing you with information on the duties and responsibilities of a notary public. This will benefit you, the customers you serve and the State of Wisconsin.

The tutorial is broken into 7 chapters of instruction, each with a short practice quiz at the end of the chapter. At the end of the tutorial there is a final exam for you to take to help assess your knowledge of notary public duties and responsibilities.

Once you have completed the final exam, scoring 90% or higher, you will be able to print a certificate of achievement. Please send the certificate in with your notary public application to show that you have fulfilled the requirement that applicants must be familiar with the duties and responsibilities of a Wisconsin Notary Public (question 11 on the notary public application).

This course is designed so you can take your time to read each chapter, answer the chapter quizzes,and use the gained knowledge to take the final exam. You may take the tutorial as many times as you like and retake it in the future as a refresher. If you feel you have excellent knowledge of the notary public duties and responsibilities you may skip over the chapter readings and quizzes and go directly to the final exam to assess your knowledge.

You can study the tutorial and take the chapter review quizzes in preparation for the final exam. When you feel prepared to take the final exam, you must enter your name as it appears on your notary seal. If you have any questions about the Wisconsin Notary Public Education Course please e-mail statesec@sos.state.wi.us.

If after completing the tutorial, you are still unable to answer a question, please contact the Office of the Secretary of State. Our focus is to educate, not regulate. Although the Office is obligated to respond to notary public complaints and to screen applicants, most of our public contact is educational. When in doubt, ask us – before you make a mistake. But remember, we are not attorneys. We cannot tell you which certificate to use or advise you on a course of action in a particular situation. We can, however, answer questions about your responsibilities and duties as a Notary Public.