Texas Parent Taught Online Course (#PT115)

Is driver education required for me?

Yes, any person between 14 and 25 years old.

Is your course state approved?

Our TX Teen Parent Taught Online Class has been approved by the TDLR as well (All Star Driver Education #PT115).

What do I need to do first?

Parent-Taught Program Guide from the DPS:

Before you start teaching our Texas Parent-Taught Online Driver Education course to your student, you must request a Parent-Taught Driver Education (PTDE) program guide from Texas’ Department of Public Safety (DPS). Your student will be enrolled in the PTDE program with Texas once you receive this program guide. It contains information about choosing your PTDE course, teaching the course as required by the state of Texas, and how to apply for a license for your student. To request this program guide you must send an application requesting to teach a PTDE course and a $20.00 check or money order to:

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
Driver Education and Safety
PO Box 12157
Austin, TX 78711

**Please be aware: TDLR cannot approve a parent’s driving record. It is the parent’s responsibility to contact DPS to check their driving record before ordering the guide.**

For more information on getting a TDLR Program Guide, please visit:  https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/driver/parenttaughtprogram.htm

What about the in-car portion of driver’s education?

With the Parent Taught online course, students will be eligible to complete their 44 required driving hours with a parent/guardian once the student has received their permit from the DPS. There will be 2 forms in your DPS Parent Taught Packet that you will need; a “Behind the Wheel Practice Log” and an “In-Car Observation & Behind the Wheel Instruction Log” that will both need to be filled out once the student begins their driving. Students are only allowed to complete 1 hour per day towards their driving log hours, so make sure to keep these accessible and in decent condition. We will require a copy of both of these forms in order to generate the final completion certificate.  Please send to [email protected]

How does your TX Parent Taught course work?

All of our online programming will be accessible at any point as long as you are logging in from a computer with internet access.  We use videos and quizzes to help students learn the information needed to pass their road test.

For our Parent Taught course, students will receive an “Enrollment Certificate” after you pass the Class C Exam.  Email [email protected] when you have passed the Class C exam so it can be sent to the address on your account.  This certificate will allow you to go to the DPS and apply for your learner’s license. With this learner’s license, you will be able to start your drives with a parent/guardian, and you can still continue with your online course.

Once ALL of the online portion has been completed and we receive a copy of both driving logs (in your Parent Taught packet), then we will be able to issue the “Final Completion” certificate, also known as the DE-964. This is what you will need to take your road test, and ultimately get your license.

I have not received my parent taught packet yet.

This packet is for Parent Taught Online students ONLY: All Star does not supply the parent taught packet. You will need to contact your local DPS for this document. You can visit www.tdlr.texas.gov/ParentTaught/PTSelect.aspx for more information about how to order this online.

NOTE: This must be done BEFORE you register for your online parent taught course.

How long do I have to work on the course?

The state allows you to work on the course for up to 2 hours per 24 hours. If you hit that 2-hour mark, you will be logged out of your class and have to wait 24 hours before you can log back in.   We recommend completing the two hours per day or splitting it between two days.  Once you are logged out, you will not be able to log back in until the same time you were logged out the next day.

What does your course include?

Our TX Parent Taught class will provide you with the proper hours required by the state to make you eligible for your road test. You can also take the Class C Exam (written knowledge test) as part of the course instead of at the DPS.

You will still need to sign up and pass your road test separately through the DPS in order to become eligible for your license.

What is the Class C Test?

Our program now provides the state approved Class C Exam with your online course at no additional charge. This is equivalent to the written knowledge test you would take through the DPS when applying for your Learner’s License.

This Class C Exam can be taken for any of our Texas online programs, regardless of your course and/or age. You must take the Class C Exam before the final exam.

The test will be available after the first Module in the yellow banner at the top of the page.

After passing the exam, you can request to have your certificate sent.  You will need this to get your learner’s permit from the DPS.

How long do I get to complete your course?

The state allows you to complete your class within 180 days. If failure to do so, you will be asked to make a new account (with a new email) and begin your classes over, this will result in another payment.

I have been trying to log in and it states that I have reached my daily time limit. Can you override this so I can work on my class?

The state allows you to work on the course for up to 2 hours per 24 hours. If you hit that 2-hour mark, you will be logged out of your class and have to wait 24 hours before you can log back in.   We recommend completing the two hours per day or splitting it between two days.  Once you are logged out, you will not be able to log back in until the same time you were logged out the next day.

NOTE: If you need to walk away for any reason make sure you log out. If you do not log out then you time will continue to run even if you are not actively working on the course. We CANNOT over ride this.

I completed my online course a while ago, but have yet to receive my completion certificate?

We will always mail out the certificate to the address on your online account. Please double check all spelling and numbers are correct.

Please remember that we also require both the drive log and observation log in order to generate your Final Completion certificate, so please send that to us at your earliest convenience. You can scan or take a photo and send to [email protected].

You can always see if the certificate was sent by checking under the Record Tab in your online account.

I failed the final exam. How many more tries do I have?

You are allowed 3 attempts to pass the final exam. If you fail the exam 3 times, you will have to start the course over again. Please call our office to get more information about making a new account at no additional cost.

Can you fax or email certificates?

Only limited DPS Branches allow emailed copies of the certificates, so check with your local DPS office. If you would like a certificate to be emailed, we can only email a DPS Representative directly, so you would need to provide us with their official state email. For more information, please feel free to call our office.