TEENS (14-17) Online Driver's Ed. Courses
Complete your 24 hour classroom online.
Instructor Led Online
Complete your 24 hour online driver’s education course from anywhere. Then visit Straight Forward Driving School or any certified driving school for your 14 hours of driving lessons. Online Course and Driving lessons with Straight Forward Driving School start at $460.
Parent/guardian registration with TDLR not required. Learner permit certificate is issued after 24 hour course is completed.
$85 or $545 with driving.
Everything needed to get your license.
Parent Taught Online
Get your Texas driver’s license from home! Complete your 24 hour online course, and do your 14 hours of driving lessons with your parent/guardian. Students are eligible for their permit after the first 6 hours (Module 1).
Only $80
Complete your 14 Hour Log (7 Driving & 7 Observing)
Parent Taught Behind the Wheel ONLY
If you’ve already completed your 24 hours of driver’s education and want to do the 14 hours of driving lessons with your parent/guardian this is the product you need.
Parent/guardian will register with TDLR as a parent taught instructor and complete and log the 14 hours of driving. (7 hours of driving and 7 hours of observation)
Only $40
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Texas Defensive Driving
Got a ticket in the state of Texas, and the judge ordered you to take defensive driving? This is the program for you! Or if you’d just like to study up on safe driving habits, or learn more about how to drive defensively, you are in the right place!
$45
18+ Adult Driver's Education
Adult Texas Online Driver's Ed.
If your over the age of 18 and looking to get your first Texas driver’s license, this is the course you need. In just 6 hours you can learn the basics of becoming a safe driver and earn your certificate that will allow you to get your license.
$60
Why take online driver's ed.?
There’s many reasons to choose choose online driver’s education. For starters, you can complete your 24 hours of classroom learning online, from home, and on your own time! Sports, work, school, and extracurricular activities keep getting in the way of getting your driver’s license? No worries! Just login to the online course and complete what you can, when you can.
Their are numerous other benefits to taking online driver’s ed. course. Including, you SAVE MONEY! That’s right, if you are a teen, you can save hundreds of dollars by completing your driving lessons with your parent instead of visiting a driving school. If you are an adult you can learn to drive around your already busy schedule!
Our online programs come with everything you need to get your learner permit, license, complete your driving hours, and will walk you through the entire process. What used to be costly, time-consuming, and confusing, is now easy as 1-2-3!
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Choose the course that's right for you!
Have some questions?
Check out our F.A.Q!
Short answer, no…
a. You must apply with TDLR to ensure you are eligible BEFORE purchasing. You MUST
complete these steps before purchasing this product to ensure that you are eligible and approved by TDLR. If you purchase this product before finishing these steps, there is the risk that TDLR will not approve you and we will not be able to refund you!
i. Prior to purchasing a Parent Taught Driver Education Program Guide from
TDLR, parents are responsible for checking whether their criminal and/or
driver records prevent them from teaching the Parent Taught Course. (If you
are certain your record is clean, you can skip this step!)
Verify Eligibility Here: Texas DPS Driver Records
ii. Must purchase a TDLR Online Licensing Service (texas.gov) from TDLR. The
guide costs $20. After you purchase the guide, you will receive an email from
TDLR with a link to download the guide. Check your spam and junk folders if
you do not see the email in your inbox.
iii. Purchase the online Straight Forward Driving TDLR
approved course(s): 32 PT HOUR ONLINE COURSE & 14 HOUR DRIVING ONLY
iv. Please also review the roles and responsibilities of Parent Taught
Driver Education Roles Parent Taught Driver Education Roles and
Responsibilities.pdf (texas.gov)
Yes it is, anytime you sign up for parent taught program course (24 hour online
classroom or 14 hour driving) you will be required to purchase the Parent Taught Driver
Education Program course
- Check with DPS to ensure you are eligible here: Texas DPS Driver Records to be a parent taught instructor. Then register to become one here: Purchase/Register with TDLR as PT instructor. The main requirements being 7 years of driving experience and a Texas license for at least 3 years.
- Complete a 24 hour classroom/online program. You will be eligible for permit after the first 6 hours and will earn a certificate that can be used to obtain your permit at the DPS after completing Module 1. You will earn a second certificate after completing all 24 hours (Module 12) that will be used at the DPS to obtain your driver’s license.
- Get your permit at the DPS after turning 15 and completing the first 6 hours of your 24 hour course.
- Complete 14 hours of behind the wheel instruction/observation with your parent/guardian or a certified driving school.
- Complete all 24 hours of your online course.
- Take and pass your DPS road skills test. This test can be taken at the DPS or any authorized 3rd party testing site, such as Straight Forward Driving.
- Make an appointment to visit the DPS for your driver’s license.
a. Driver education course: 14 years old (parent taught), 14 years 9 months (in-person)
b. Permit from DPS: must be at least 15 years old
c. Driving test: minimum of 16 years old
d. Drivers license: minimum of 16 years old after driving test
Once the student has earned their permit (minimum of 15 years old), they must drive with an adult (21+ with a minimum of 1-year driving experience)
A minimum of 44 hours of actual driving training
- 14 hours instructional (qualified PTDE of student or instructor)
7 hours driving behind-the-wheel
7 hours of in-car observation - 30 hours of behind-the-wheel practice (1 hour per day) – parent/guardian
20 hours daytime
10 hours of nighttime
If you are testing at the DPS you will need to provide your own vehicle. If you are testing at Straight Forward Driving we will provide the vehicle.
Simply give us a call after you have obtained your permit and we will get you on the schedule ASAP!
Contact us...
We'd love to hear from you!
Providing our customers and students with a good experience is our top priority. We will do everything we can to answer questions, offer support, and guide you to success.
If you ever need anything from us, we are just a few clicks away! When you enroll in one of our courses you will automatically have access to our online message support system and our staff is always on standby to offer assistance when needed. If you are not yet enrolled, feel free to call us, email us, or message us using the contact form found on this page.
Have some questions?
Check out our F.A.Q!
Short answer, no…
a. You must apply with TDLR to ensure you are eligible BEFORE purchasing. You MUST
complete these steps before purchasing this product to ensure that you are eligible and approved by TDLR. If you purchase this product before finishing these steps, there is the risk that TDLR will not approve you and we will not be able to refund you!
i. Prior to purchasing a Parent Taught Driver Education Program Guide from
TDLR, parents are responsible for checking whether their criminal and/or
driver records prevent them from teaching the Parent Taught Course. (If you
are certain your record is clean, you can skip this step!)
Verify Eligibility Here: Texas DPS Driver Records
ii. Must purchase a TDLR Online Licensing Service (texas.gov) from TDLR. The
guide costs $20. After you purchase the guide, you will receive an email from
TDLR with a link to download the guide. Check your spam and junk folders if
you do not see the email in your inbox.
iii. Purchase the online Straight Forward Driving TDLR
approved course(s): 32 PT HOUR ONLINE COURSE & 14 HOUR DRIVING ONLY
iv. Please also review the roles and responsibilities of Parent Taught
Driver Education Roles Parent Taught Driver Education Roles and
Responsibilities.pdf (texas.gov)
Yes it is, anytime you sign up for parent taught program course (24 hour online
classroom or 14 hour driving) you will be required to purchase the Parent Taught Driver
Education Program course
- Check with DPS to ensure you are eligible here: Texas DPS Driver Records to be a parent taught instructor. Then register to become one here: Purchase/Register with TDLR as PT instructor. The main requirements being 7 years of driving experience and a Texas license for at least 3 years.
- Complete a 24 hour classroom/online program. You will be eligible for permit after the first 6 hours and will earn a certificate that can be used to obtain your permit at the DPS after completing Module 1. You will earn a second certificate after completing all 24 hours (Module 12) that will be used at the DPS to obtain your driver’s license.
- Get your permit at the DPS after turning 15 and completing the first 6 hours of your 24 hour course.
- Complete 14 hours of behind the wheel instruction/observation with your parent/guardian or a certified driving school.
- Complete all 24 hours of your online course.
- Take and pass your DPS road skills test. This test can be taken at the DPS or any authorized 3rd party testing site, such as Straight Forward Driving.
- Make an appointment to visit the DPS for your driver’s license.
a. Driver education course: 14 years old (parent taught), 14 years 9 months (in-person)
b. Permit from DPS: must be at least 15 years old
c. Driving test: minimum of 16 years old
d. Drivers license: minimum of 16 years old after driving test
Once the student has earned their permit (minimum of 15 years old), they must drive with an adult (21+ with a minimum of 1-year driving experience)
A minimum of 44 hours of actual driving training
- 14 hours instructional (qualified PTDE of student or instructor)
7 hours driving behind-the-wheel
7 hours of in-car observation - 30 hours of behind-the-wheel practice (1 hour per day) – parent/guardian
20 hours daytime
10 hours of nighttime
If you are testing at the DPS you will need to provide your own vehicle. If you are testing at Straight Forward Driving we will provide the vehicle.
Simply give us a call after you have obtained your permit and we will get you on the schedule ASAP!
Contact us...
We'd love to hear from you!
Providing our customers and students with a good experience is our top priority. We will do everything we can to answer questions, offer support, and guide you to success.
If you ever need anything from us, we are just a few clicks away! When you enroll in one of our courses you will automatically have access to our online message support system and our staff is always on standby to offer assistance when needed. If you are not yet enrolled, feel free to call us, email us, or message us using the contact form found on this page.