This article will review who is eligible to take Texas Parent Taught Drivers Ed.

Student Requirements

• Students must be at least 14 years old. However, they must be 15 before they can earn their Learner License Certificate in the course.
• Students must be enrolled in school (Homeschooling is valid).
• A student must have a valid instructor for the Behind-The-Wheel part of the course.

Instructor Requirements

• Your parent instructor can be your parent, step-parent, grandparent, step-grandparent, foster parent, legal guardian, or an Individual designated by a parent, legal guardian, or judge.
  • If your instructor is a designated individual, they must also have the following qualifications:
    • be at least 25 years old;
    • may not charge a fee for conducting the course; and
    • have at least seven years of driving experience.
• The instructor must have a valid driver license for the prior three years. If they held an out-of-state license during the past three years, they will be required to provide a copy of their driving record showing their three years of licensed driving history.
• Instructors cannot have:
  • a conviction (including a probated sentence) of criminally negligent homicide
  • a conviction (including a probated sentence) of driving while intoxicated in the last seven years
  • had their driver license suspended, revoked, or forfeited for traffic-related violations in the past three years; or six or more points assigned to their driver license.

Verify Instructor Eligibility

Unsure whether or not your instructor is eligible? Take the quiz.