- Meet the Texas DPS Residency Requirements ¹1
- Complete the Department of Transportation physical examination (Long Form required)
- Pass a Department of Transportation drug screen
- Hold a valid Tearxas driver’s license prior to enrollment, free of any outstanding tickets or warrants
- Provide a copy of your social security card or proof of your ability to work legally in the United States
- You must reside in the State of Texas
- Provide a copy of your high school diploma, G.E.D., or successfully pass the written Learner’s Permit section of the CDL exam
- Complete your Admissions Application
- Be able to read and speak the English language and do simple arithmetic
- No loss of a foot, a leg, a hand, or an arm; or has been granted a skill performance evaluation certificate
- No diabetes requiring insulin for control
- No heart problems
- No respiratory dysfunction
- No high blood pressure
- No rheumatic, arthritic, orthopedic, muscular, neuromuscular, or vascular problems that would affect vehicle control
- No epilepsy or other condition likely to cause loss of consciousness
- No mental, nervous, organic, or functional disease or psychiatric disorder likely to interfere with vehicle control
- Vision 20/40 or better in each eye, not color blind
- Have good hearing
- No addiction to drugs
- No addiction to alcohol
- No felony convictions involving illegal drugs in a commercial vehicle
- No DWI violations within the last 5 years
