Texas Licensing Requirements

If you are 18 years or older, these are the steps required for you to get a motorcycle endorsement:

If You Have an A, B, or class C Driver's License from Texas or Any Other State:

  1. Take either our Basic RiderCourse, Basic RiderCourse 2, or our Total Control Intermediate Riding Clinic and present the Course Completion Card when applying for endorsement.
  2. Present your current Texas Driver's License. If you hold a driver's license for a state other than Texas, additional proof of identity is required; please visit here (https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/driver-license/texas-residency-requirement-driver-licenses-and-id-cards) for a list of acceptable documents. You will need to surrender your current out-of-state driver's license and obtain a Texas Driver's License.
  3. Pass the Vision Examination.
  4. Pay the required fee(s).

If You Have a Driver's License Learner's Permit:

  1. Take our Basic RiderCourse, Basic RiderCourse 2, or Total Control Intermediate Clinic and present the Course Completion Card when applying for Endorsement.
  2. Present your Learner's Permit. If you hold a learner's permit for a state other than Texas, additional proof of identity is required; please visit here (https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/driver-license/texas-residency-requirement-driver-licenses-and-id-cards) for a list of acceptable documents. You will need to surrender your current out-of-state learner's permit and obtain a Texas Learner's Permit.
  3. Present valid Impact (ITD) certificate. The ITD certificate must be obtained prior to the skills exam and is valid for 90 days. Click here for more details regarding the Valid Impact (ITD) https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/driver-license/impact-texas-drivers-itd-program
  4. Take a Motorcycle Road Skills Test (since no car road test is taken, you will need to prove your driving competency).
  5. Pass the Vision Examination.
  6. Pay the required fees.

If This Is Your First License of Any Class, You Have No Driver's License or Learner's Permit:

  1. Take our Basic RiderCourse, Basic RiderCourse 2, or Total Control Intermediate Clinic and present the Course Completion Card when applying for Endorsement.
  2. Complete the steps to obtain a Texas driver license click here for the requirements: (https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/driver-license/apply-texas-driver-license)
  3. Complete and or present valid Impact (ITD) certificate prior to their skills examination. The ITD certificate must be obtained prior to the skills exam and is valid for 90 days. Click here for more details regarding the Valid Impact (ITD) https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/driver-license/impact-texas-drivers-itd-program
  4. Take a Motorcycle Road Test (since no car road test is taken, you will need to prove your driving competency).
  5. Pass the Vision Examination.
  6. Pay the required fees.

Once all these requirements have been met, an "M" class endorsement will be added to your driver's license. Congratulations!