Texas Teen Learner Permit and Provisional Driver License
Getting your Texas teen learner license
You must be at least 15 to apply for a Texas learner license. Complete the required learner-license classroom stage of your approved course and pass the knowledge test. Depending on the course method, DPS requires the first six classroom hours or the full 24-hour classroom phase.
Driver education paperwork shows your course progress. DPS issues the learner license; a course certificate or passed written test does not itself authorize driving.
Prepare for your DPS appointment
Use the official DPS teen learner-license checklist. It covers identity, residency, lawful presence, course documents, parental authorization and school enrollment or graduation evidence. Use the current DPS application form linked there rather than an old downloaded form.
A Verification of Enrollment and Attendance form is generally valid for 30 days, or 90 days when issued during June through August. Check its issue date before your appointment.
After your learner license is issued
Follow the license restrictions during practice. Finish your classroom course, instructor driving and observation lessons, and supervised practice. Keep the required completion certificate and driving log.
Preparing for a provisional license
Applicants under 18 generally must be at least 16 and hold the learner license for at least six months. Finish the required course and driving hours, then complete the appropriate current Impact Texas Drivers program before the road test. Read the DPS Impact instructions and TDLR course requirements.
Drive Smart welcomes teen students from Carrollton, The Colony, and across Dallas–Fort Worth. Take live Zoom classes from home or self-paced online classes from anywhere. In-person classes and driving lessons with Drive Smart take place in Carrollton. Road tests are available in Carrollton and The Colony.
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