When you finish the course, Happy Drivers Ed issues a single Certificate of Completion (the Texas adult driver education certificate, form ADE-1317). There is just one certificate — no separate learner or provisional certificates. You present it to the Texas DPS when you apply for your driver license.
How to Earn It
To receive your Certificate of Completion, you must:
- Complete all of the course's six hours of instruction (eight lessons)
- Meet the required instructional time (the course tracks your active learning time)
- Pass the comprehensive final exam with a score of at least 70% — see passing scores
How to Download Your Certificate
Once you have met all the requirements:
- Your certificate becomes available in your course dashboard
- Click the certificate to download the PDF
- Print it to bring to your DPS visit
What Else Do You Need at DPS?
Along with your Certificate of Completion, first-time applicants present standard documents and complete the DPS tests. Everyone taking the DPS driving skills test also completes the Impact Texas Adult Drivers (ITAD) course before the road test, including applicants 25 and older. See What to bring to DPS for your driving test for the full checklist. Your Certificate of Completion documents that you finished a TDLR-approved driver education course and passed the in-course written exam, so you do not retake the road-signs-and-traffic-laws written test at DPS. You still complete the DPS vision test and road test; those are not covered by the certificate.