This course is comprised of 32 hours of online curriculum where the student will self-pace their driver’s ed through our online platform. The program is overseen by a designated parent who will be registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation for the PT program. This course also includes the administration of the permit test. Will be taught by our partners at National Highway Safety Administration.
This package is only intended for those students and parents who intend on completing both the 32 hour classroom and in-car training at home. Failure to do the required logging and documentation may hold up the future driver’s licensing process.
This packaged can be paired with optional extras to better help you in your driver training.
Basic
Just the Basic Parent-Taught Program
$
49
95
Online
Permit Test
In-Car at Home
Plus
PT Program + Extras
$110
$
85
00
Online
Permit Test
In-Car at Home
Practice DPS Driving Test
Magnet for Car
Upgraded
PT Program Plus + Driving Test
$165
$
130
00
Online
Permit Test
In-Car at Home
Practice DPS Driving Test
DPS Driving Test Included
Magnet for Car
Bonus Extras
Popular
Teen Driver's Ed (Online Instructor-Taught) + Behind-the-Wheel
ONLINE & IN-PERSON
This course is comprised of 32 hours of online curriculum where the student will self-pace their driver’s ed through our online platform. The program is overseen by a licensed instructor who will be able to communicate with the student with questions. This course also includes the administration of the permit test. Will be taught by our partners at National Highway Safety Administration.
This package includes Behind-the-Wheel training at Mansfield Driving Academy to meet state teen driver’s ed standards. Students will be taught by our TDLR certified driving instructors comprising of 7 hours of driving and 7 hours of observation.
This packaged can be paired with optional extras to better help you in your driver training.
Basic
Just the Basic Online DE Program
$
360
00
Online Coursework
Permit Test
7hrs Driving w/ Instructor
7hrs Observation w/ Instructor
Plus
DE Program + Extras
$425
$
395
00
Online Coursework
Permit Test
7hrs Driving w/ Instructor
7hrs Observation w/Instructor
Practice DPS Driving Test
Magnet for Car
Popular
Upgraded
DE Program Plus + Driving Test
$475
$
430
00
Online Coursework
Permit Test
7hrs Driving w/Instructor
7hrs Observation w/ Instructor
Practice DPS Driving Test
DPS Driving Test Included
Magnet for Car
Bonus Extras
Teen Driver's Ed (Instructor-In-Classroom) + Behind-the-Wheel
IN-PERSON
This course is comprised of 32 hours of traditional classroom curriculum where the student will be taught directly by certified classroom instructors utilizing our facilities. This program ensures maximum student engagement, activities, connections and videos that make a lasting impact on the student. This course also includes the administration of the permit test.
This package also includes Behind-the-Wheel training at Mansfield Driving Academy to meet state teen driver’s ed standards. Students will be taught by our TDLR certified driving instructors comprising of 7 hours of driving and 7 hours of observation.
This packaged can be paired with optional extras to better help you in your driver training.
Basic
Just the Basic Traditional DE Program
$
380
00
Traditional Classroom
Permit Test
7hrs Driving w/ Instructor
7hrs Observation w/ Instructor
Plus
DE Program + Extras
$445
$
415
00
Traditional Classroom
Permit Test
7hrs Driving w/ Instructor
7hrs Observation w/Instructor
Practice DPS Driving Test
Magnet for Car
Upgraded
DE Program Plus + Driving Test
$495
$
450
00
Traditional Classroom
Permit Test
7hrs Driving w/Instructor
7hrs Observation w/ Instructor
Practice DPS Driving Test
DPS Driving Test Included
Magnet for Car
Bonus Extras
Popular
Teen Behind-the-Wheel
IN-PERSON
This course is comprised of the state required behind-the-wheel drive training for teens.
This course is comprised of 7 hours of driving with an instructor present and another teen in the vehicle. This also includes 7 hours of observation where the student will observe the other teen driving. These hours are required of teens, per state law.
Parent-Taught students will be getting these hours from their designated parent-instructor but may also designate a driving school to do that portion of the PT student’s training.
All of our driving instructors must meet rigid certification requirements, annual recurring training, vetted and DPS background checked and must have a teaching heart and ethos.
This package can be paired with optional extras to better help you in your driver training.
One Hour Lesson
Just a 1hr lesson
$
50
1h Driving w/ Instructor
Must Have Permit
Book as Many as You Need
Flexible Scheduling
Ages 15-17
Basic
Just the Basic BTW Program
$
300
00
Behind-the-Wheel Training
7hrs Driving w/ Instructor
7hrs Observation w/ Instructor
Flexible Scheduling
Ages 15-17
Plus
BTW Program + Extras
$350
$
335
00
Behind-the-Wheel Training
7hrs Driving w/ Instructor
7hrs Observation w/Instructor
Flexible Scheduling
Practice DPS Driving Test
Magnet for Car
Ages 15-17
Upgraded
BTW Program Plus + Driving Test
$420
$
398
00
Behind-the-Wheel Training
7hrs Driving w/Instructor
7hrs Observation w/ Instructor
Practice DPS Driving Test
DPS Driving Test Included
Magnet for Car
Bonus Extras
Ages 15-17
Popular
Adult Driver's Ed (Online) with or without Behind-the-Wheel
ONLINE & IN-PERSON
This course is comprised of 6 hours of online training to help equip adult new-drivers obtain their learner’s license. This course includes the written permit exam. The course is taught by our partners at the National Highway Safety Administration.
A 6-hour adult driver’s ed course is required for all adult driver’s between the ages of 18 and 25. It is highly recommended for all other adult drivers.
This package can include Behind-the-Wheel training at Mansfield Driving Academy to meet your training needs.
If you seek a more detailed driving classroom training you may book the 32-hour online classroom package.
Basic
Just the Basic Adult DE Program
$
23
95
6hr Online Coursework
Ages 18+
Permit Test
Plus
Adult DE Program + 2hrs of Driving
$145
$
125
00
6hr Online Coursework
Ages 18+
Permit Test
Flexible Scheduling
2hrs of Driving w/Instructor
Popular
Upgraded
Adult DE Program Plus + 7hrs of Driving
$445
$
415
6h Online Coursework
Ages 18+
Permit Test
7hrs Driving w/Instructor
Flexible Scheduling
7hrs of Driving w/ Instructor
Adult Behind-the-Wheel
IN-PERSON
This course is for adult drivers needing to learn new or to re-sharpen their driving skills.
This package can be booked for adult driver’s who already posses an adult learner’s license.
All of our driving instructors must meet rigid certification requirements, annual recurring training, vetted and DPS background checked and must have a teaching heart and ethos.
All behind-the-wheel training will be done in Mansfield Driving Academy vehicles.
One Hour Lesson
Just a 1hr lesson
$
60
1hr Driving w/ Instructor
Must Have Permit
Book as Many as You Need
Flexible Scheduling
Full BTW for Adults
Adult BTW featuring 7 lessons
$420
$
390
Behind-the-Wheel Training
7hrs Driving w/ Instructor
Ages 18+
Flexible Scheduling
Defensive Driving Course (Ticket Dismissal)
ONLINE
Complete this course 100% online and you can dismiss your traffic citation so that it does not appear on your driving record. Dismissing the ticket will not only keep your record clean but will prevent your insurance rates from increasing as a result of the citation.
This is a TDLR approved course consisting of 6 hours online and self-paced.
HOW TO DISMISS YOUR TICKET:
STEP 1: CONFIRM YOU ARE ELIGIBLE
You have not completed a defensive driving course within the past 12 months.
You hold a valid non-commercial driver’s license.
Your citation is less than 25 MPH over the speed limit.
Your infraction was not committed within a construction zone.
STEP 2: GET YOUR COURT’S PERMISSION
Follow the instructions on the back of your citation to request permission to take a Defensive Driving Course.
STEP 3: COMPLETE THE COURSE
Download your certificate instantly after completing the course.
STEP 4: SUBMIT YOUR COMPLETION CERTIFICATE
After completing the course, you will need to submit the completion certificate we provide to the court
Defensive Driving Course
6hr Online Course
$
25
00
Online
TDLR Approved
6 hrs
Ticket Dismissal
Driving School Behind-the-Wheel transfer to Parent-Taught
ONLINE
This course is designed to transfer from a traditional behind-the-wheel program at a driving school and transfer to a parent-taught behind-the-wheel program.
This course includes information on how parents should best teach the BTW phase and the appropriate logs. The parent instructor must log the 14hr BTW along with the 30hr parent-portion to meet the state teen BTW requirements.
HOW TO TRANSFER TO MEET THE STATE REQUIREMENT FOR BTW
Get a certificate of completion from a driving school (if the 32 hour course has been completed).
Phase 1 is the first step in the driver’s ed process for all teens, in the State of Texas, to achieve their driving license. This phase consists of a traditional or online classroom phase. The class comprises 32 hours of learning regarding the fundamentals, laws and traffic signs and signals for the State of Texas. The permit written test will administered in this phase. The permit test will be administered based on individual student factors and classroom goals for each class and we can not guarantee on what date that permit test will be administered.
TRADITIONAL = The class will be taught by a licensed instructor who will utilize good teaching techniques, audio-visual, stories and practical demonstrations to impart life long safe driving habits. The class typically is 4-weeks in length and meets Monday through Friday. Class time varies depending on what is available at the moment and each class time is 2-hours in length-per state law. The permit test will be administered during this class.
ONLINE = This class will be overseen but not taught directly (i.e. live) with an instructor. This program allows the student the flexibility of learning on their own time and the comfort at home. The 32-hour requirement is still there and the students will work through the modules as they go. Parent-Taught students will be taking the online version of our 32-hour class for this phase in PT training. The permit test will be administered during this class.
Phase 2-a
Phase 2-a is typically the second step in the driver’s ed process for all teens, in the State of Texas, to achieve their driving license. This phase is known in the driver’s ed world as Behind-The-Wheel (BTW). This phase is where the student, who now possess a learner’s permit can start driver training with an instructor or with a parent instructor. The law requires that the student driver have 14 total hours comprising the stepped learning from the basics of the car-to freeway-to practice testing. Consider this phase the official learning phase behind-the-wheel.
BTW at Driving School = The law allows a driving school the split the 14hr BTW requirement into two-parts. This means that each student will have 7 hours of driving with an instructor present in the car and 7 hours of observation where the student will sit in the backseat observing another driving student during their drive time. This allows for maximum value and skill building for new drivers. Each instructor is licensed by TDLR and has to meet annual recurrent training and is DPS background checked and meets strict driving history standards. BTW at Mansfield Driving Academy will take place in our cars. Our cars have an instructor brake as well.
BTW with Parent-Taught = This phase will be taught directly by the parent-instructor of record and a log will be used to document each of the 14 hours of instruction. Information will be given on how best to teach the individual lessons.
Phase 2-b
Phase 2-b is the BTW practice phase. All teen driving students, regardless of the program type, are required to maintain a 30 hour log of general practice driving. This is meant to allow the flexibility of driving during different time, weather and scenarios of driving. This phase should not be used for the first learning steps in driving but rather practice upon the steps learned in phase 2a.
30 Hour Log = All students and parents will maintain a log documenting 30 hours of general driving. 10 hours of the 30 should be driven during nighttime hours. Only one hour can be documented at a time per date. 30 hours = 30 different dates.
Phase 3
Phase 3 is the last phase of the driver training process. This phase requires a driving test. The driving test consists of a battery of procedural tests checking a student’s ability to perform safe driving habits, knowledge and implementation of traffic laws and good driver etiquette. Mansfield Driving Academy is a DPS Third Party Test Site.
Age Requirements = The driving student must be a minimum of 16 years of age at the time of their driving test.
Permit Requirements = The driving student must have held their learner’s permit for a minimum of 6 months to meet state requirements to be eligible for the driving test.
Paperwork = A drivers ed completion certificate, verification of enrollment, social security card, 30-hour driving log, Impact to Teen Driving certificate.
Driver’s Ed in Texas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Driver’s Ed Required?
A driver education program is required for all teens 14-17 in the state of Texas in order to drive. We offer different options to best fit your learning style.
What are the phases of driver’s ed?
Driver’s ed in Texas consists of 3 general phases. Regardless of the type of delivery method for Driver Education this will determine how you move through the Phases.
Phase 1 – Classroom phase consisting of 32 hours training either online, in-person or by parent-taught curriculum.
Phase 2 – This is the Behind-The-Wheel phase of driver education and a student driver would either drive with an instructor or parent-of-record in a PT program. This phase consists of 14 total hours.
Phase 3 Would be the Driving Test phase and a driving student must be at minimum 16 years of age and have held their permit for a minimum of six-months and otherwise completed with their driver education program.
How fast can a teen move through the program?
All teen driving students must hold their permit for a minimum of 180 days before potentially being eligible to upgrade their license. All Mansfield Driving Academy students have one-year to fulfil their driving contract.
What is a learner license?
A learner license is the first license of the graduated-driver’s licensing program in the State of Texas. This license is a license to drive but with the restriction that a teen driver must drive with a front-seat occupant who is 21 or over, has held their own license for one-year. The learner license is good until the student turns 18. In order to receive the license the student must have passed the written permit exam. This license is to be held, by teens, for a minimum of 180 days before potentially graduating out of it. To graduate out of this license, a driving test must be passed.
What is graduated driver’s licensing?
The GDL is the required steps for teens to learn to drive and step up in a stepped fashion before getting a full unrestricted license.
Phase 1 – Learner’s License
Phase 2 – Provisional License
What is a Provisional License?
A provisional license is phase 2 of the GDL process in Texas. It allows the student driver the freedom to drive alone but with restrictions. The restrictions are lifted at age 18 and a new license is obtained from the DPS. Failure to adhere to these rules or other traffic laws will result in possible redo of the driving test or other consequences assigned by a judge.
The Restrictions of a Provisional License:
No driving between the hours of midnight and 5am except to go to or from work, school, or emergencies.
Only one passenger in the car is allowed if that passenger is under 21. This rule does not apply to household relatives such as siblings.
No wireless communication, phone, text or bluetooth communications.
You are the student’s parent, step-parent, grandparent, step-grandparent, foster parent, legal guardian, or an individual designated by your parent/legal guardian/judge
If you use a designated individual as your instructor, there are a few extra requirements for them. They also need to be at least 25 years old; they cannot charge a fee for being your instructor; they need at least 7 years of driving experience, and they must meet the rest of the requirements below.
File and order the TDLR Parent-Taught packet. Click Here
Start the Phases of Teen Driver’s Ed
32 hour online class
Parent Taught Behind the Wheel training (14 hrs)
BTW practice (30 hours)
Driving Test
How do I receive my certificate showing that i completed the permit exam?
After 6 hours of the online 32-hour class, the student will take the permit exam. After successful completion of this test, a certificate will be emailed with the title: FOR LEARNER’S LICENSE. This certificate DOES NOT indicated completion of the 32-hour course, only that the permit test has been passed.
A new certificate will be given to the student upon the successful completion of the 32-hour class.
Teen Driver’s Ed (Parent-Taught)
ONLINE
This course is comprised of 32 hours of online curriculum where the student will self-pace their driver’s ed through our online platform. The program is overseen by a designated parent who will be registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation for the PT program. This course also includes the administration of the permit test. Will be taught by our partners at National Highway Safety Administration.
This package is only intended for those students and parents who intend on completing both the 32 hour classroom and in-car training at home. Failure to do the required logging and documentation may hold up the future driver’s licensing process.
This packaged can be paired with optional extras to better help you in your driver training.
Teen Driver’s Ed (Online Instructor-Taught) + Behind-the-Wheel
ONLINE & IN-PERSON
This course is comprised of 32 hours of online curriculum where the student will self-pace their driver’s ed through our online platform. The program is overseen by a licensed instructor who will be able to communicate with the student with questions. This course also includes the administration of the permit test. Will be taught by our partners at National Highway Safety Administration.
This package includes Behind-the-Wheel training at Mansfield Driving Academy to meet state teen driver’s ed standards. Students will be taught by our TDLR certified driving instructors comprising of 7 hours of driving and 7 hours of observation.
This packaged can be paired with optional extras to better help you in your driver training.
Teen Driver’s Ed (Instructor-In-Classroom) + Behind-the-Wheel
IN-PERSON
This course is comprised of 32 hours of traditional classroom curriculum where the student will be taught directly by certified classroom instructors utilizing our facilities. This program ensures maximum student engagement, activities, connections and videos that make a lasting impact on the student. This course also includes the administration of the permit test.
This package also includes Behind-the-Wheel training at Mansfield Driving Academy to meet state teen driver’s ed standards. Students will be taught by our TDLR certified driving instructors comprising of 7 hours of driving and 7 hours of observation.
This packaged can be paired with optional extras to better help you in your driver training.
IN-PERSON
This course is comprised of the state required behind-the-wheel drive training for teens.
This course is comprised of 7 hours of driving with an instructor present and another teen in the vehicle. This also includes 7 hours of observation where the student will observe the other teen driving. These hours are required of teens, per state law.
Parent-Taught students will be getting these hours from their designated parent-instructor but may also designate a driving school to do that portion of the PT student’s training.
All of our driving instructors must meet rigid certification requirements, annual recurring training, vetted and DPS background checked and must have a teaching heart and ethos.
This package can be paired with optional extras to better help you in your driver training.