CLASSROOM
Students MUST complete all 32 hours per State Law.
Completed contracts - CONTRACTS MUST BE TURNED IN to our office on or before Permit Certificates are issued.
CLASSROOM HOURS - All 32 hours must be completed within 6 months from the start date.
PERMIT CERTIFICATE (DE-964):
DE-964 (Permit Certificate) is issued in our office during business hours, if student is paid in full, passed permit test and turned in Student Contract. Please contact our office at least one week before picking up the permit certificate. $20 fee for lost DE-964.
You will receive instructions with DE-964 to schedule drives with our state certified instructors.
An appointment must be made on www.dps.texas.gov to have the permit issued.
Please see instructions on how to schedule an appointment on this website under Texas Laws
Department of Public Safety requires the following items from student in order to issue a driving permit.
DE-964 certificate from the driving school
Parent or legal guardian
Certified copy of birth certificate
Proof of Residency (Take two bills in name of accompanying parent)
Social security card
Permit fee ($16 if under 18, $33 for 18 & over)
Glasses (if needed)
Third form of ID: School ID, Insurance card, Military ID or Passport
VOE (Verification of Enrollment) from student's high school attendance office OR high school diploma (if under 18)
(If student is under 18 when they receive permit, he/she must hold and practice with permit for 6 months before becoming eligible to test for drivers license.) If student turns 18 before completing the course, the permit must be renewed to complete the course.
DRIVING LESSONS WITH OUR STATE CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS
Sessions with our state certified driving instructors begins after student has permit and creates an account on www.schedule2drive.com.
Driving sessions must be scheduled at least 7 DAYS APART to allow for practice at home.
Student MUST be at the driving school at least 10 minutes before the driving appointment and no later than 5 minutes late to avoid $40 NO Show fee.
Please wait for your instructor at least 30 minutes past the scheduled driving time to avoid a $40 charge. If the office is open, please wait for your instructor inside the classroom. If the driving school is closed, please wait for your instructor by the front door. DO NOT STAY IN YOUR VEHICLE, instructor must see you at time of appointment.
$40 CHARGE will be accrued if student MISSES A DRIVING LESSON, is LATE for a lesson, has AN EXPIRED PERMIT, DOES NOT HAVE PERMIT for the lesson, is not able to drive for any reason, and/or DOES NOT HAVE CORRECTIVE LENSES WHEN RESTRICTION APPLIES. THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS RULE. NO SHOW fees may be paid on our Payments page or in our office before a student can schedule any future lessons. Lesson may be cancelled at any time; however, a $40 cancellation fee will be charged for all cancellations within 24 hours of the originally scheduled lesson date and time.
Expired Permit- Student’s permit expires on their 18th birthday. If student does not complete the course before their 18th birthday, the permit must be renewed with DPS before a student may continue and complete the course.
New driving schedules are posted every other Sunday after 8pm. See your schedule2drive Message Board for the next date.
Per the State, PARENT/GUARDIAN MUST ALSO PRACTICE DRIVING WITH STUDENT
IN BETWEEN and AFTER EACH SESSION. WE RECOMMEND SCHEDULING 1 OR 2 SESSIONS WITH US FIRST BEFORE PARENT PRACTIVE HOURS.
Parents are required to practice an additional 30 hours, (at least 10 hours must be at night). If a student is not practicing at home MAY DELAY COMPLETING THE COURSE and testing for the license. If the student does not practice in between driving school sessions and does not meet minimal standards after each lesson, the student will be deactivated and will not be able to schedule future driving appointments until student completes additional practice driving hours with parent/guardian. If a student finishes 7 lessons with the school and student does not meet minimum standards according to the driving instructor, a $50 fee will be charged for each additional lesson.
An average grade of 70 or above is required to pass the classroom and behind the wheel instruction. If a 70 average is not achieved in classroom, retaking some classes will be necessary to bring average to 70 or above, at no charge. If a 70 is not achieved in the car, there will be a $50 fee for each additional in-car lesson until the student has averaged a 70 or above.
Students have 6 months to complete the course to avoid an additional fee of $100.00 to re-contract. IF CLASS AND DRIVING INSTRUCTION IS NOT COMPLETE WITHIN the 6 months student’s permit will be revoked and all credit for classroom and any completed driving lessons will be lost. This is a State Law not ours. It is NOT OUR RESPONSIBILITY to notify you when this time is up.
After the student has completed all classroom and driving hours, is at least 16 years of age and has had permit for 6 months, he/she will be eligible to test for the drivers license. Please see 3rd Party Road Test for details.
**ALL 32 CLASSROOM HOURS AND 7 DRIVING LESSONS MUST BE COMPLETE BEFORE REQUESTING COMPLETION CERTIFICATE. PLEASE REQUEST CERTIFICATE AT LEAST 3 BUSINESS BEFORE IT IS PICKED UP FROM OUR OFFICE.***
