What is the Oklahoma Parent Taught Drivers Education (PTDE) Program?
The Oklahoma Parent-Taught Drivers Education (PTDE) program is a DPS-approved alternative to drivers education in a conventional classroom. This program lets teens take their drivers education course online (with DPS-approved providers) and lets parents provide the 55 hours of behind-the-wheel lessons. The parent/guardian also plays an active role in the learning process and supervises the student’s progress in the online course. To participate in PTDE, the parent/guardian must first submit a Parent-Taught Driver Education Affidavit to the DPS. This form can be found on page 13 of the PTDE Information Packet. IMPORTANT: The student may not begin the DriversEd.com Oklahoma online course until the parent has been accepted by the DPS as a parent-instructor and receives an authorization number. You will be asked to enter this authorization number in your DriversEd.com account in order to proceed with the course.
