At Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the theory of Animagus transfiguration is taught about in third year. hen Minerva McGonagall, an Animagus herself, was the teacher, it also included a practical demonstration. Talented and determined students may acquire the skill during their school years if they wish to. Minerva had become an Animagus by the age of seventeen, being taught by Professor Dumbledore, who made a note within The Tales of Beedle the Bard to explain for Minerva McGonagall that, while Animagi are usually people who seek to avoid punishment when they broke the law, she merely became one to further her studies in Transfiguration. She learned to become an Animagus under Dumbledore's tutelage during her time as a student.

At Uagadou School of Magic, a school known for its focus on self-transfiguration, students can become Animagi by the age of fourteen.