Sul Ross State University
A Member of the Texas State University System

Driver Education Certification

Graduate courses are available for certification to teach driver education. The nine semester hours required by TEA are offered for graduate credit. Driving labs are provided to obtain certification.

Teaching Endorsements

A driver education endorsement may be added as an additional specialization on any current Texas Teacher Certificate by the Texas Eduction Agency. Students enrolled in a teacher certification program may add driver and traffic safety education as an area of specialization.

Students must complete a nine-hour program with a grade of "C" or better in each course, possess a Texas driver's license and meet the driver record evaluation established for Texas school bus drivers to be recommeded for endorsement to the Education Department. No ExCET test is required. The courses:

• Safety Education 4301: Basic Driver and Traffic Safety Education I
• Safety Education 4302: Basic Driver and Traffic Safety Education II
• Safety Education 4303: Methods of Teaching Driver and Safety Education

Teaching Assistants

Teaching sssistants may be employed in public or commercial driver education programs. A teaching assistant in driver education must have been a licensed driver for a minimum of five years, be a high school graduate and possess a Texas driver's license. In addition, teaching assistants must meet the driving record evaluation standards established for Texas school bus drivers.

Teaching assistants may be qualified to conduct in-car training by completing the six hours of course work listed below with a grade of "C" or better in both cases:

• SED 4301: Basic Driver and Traffic Safety Education I
• SED 4302: Basic Driver and Traffic Safety Education II

Teaching assistants may be approved to assist certified teachers in the classroom phase and to conduct all laboratory phases. Training qualifications required for this position may be met by completing the following course work with a grade of "C" or better in class.

• SED 4301: Basic Driver and Traffic Safety Education I
• SED 4302: Basic Driver and Traffic Safety Education II
• SED 4303: Methods of Teaching Driver and Safety Education

Courses in Safety Education

4301 Basic Driver and Traffic Safety Education (3-0)
A basic course in driver and traffic safety education emphasizing the skills and techniques of driving in a modern world. The study and acquisition of available materials in the field. (Summer) Prerequisite: PE 1302, Safety and First Aid

4302 Methods of Teaching Driver and Traffic Safety Education (3-0)
A course that deals with the problems and procedures necessary in setting up a driver education program in the public schools. Simulation: Multimedia classroom teaching and multi-car driving range techniques will be covered as well as the technique not utilizing the above equipment (Summer) Prerequisite: Safety Education 4301

4303 Methods of Teaching Driver and Safety Education (3-0)
A course designed to explore and demonstrate the various methods of teaching classroom driver education and of dealing with the problems and procedures to establish and conduct driver education program in the public schools. (Summer I) Prerequisites: Safety Education 4301, 4302

Graduate Courses in Safety Education

5301 Advanced Driver Education (3-0)
This advanced course in driver and traffic safety education places emphasis on advanced traffic safety and techniques.

5302 Seminar in Safety Education (3-0)
A course on the survey of methods and materials as related to safety in the home, school, community, industry, traffic safety and special vocations.

5303 New Concepts in Driver and Traffic Safety Education (3-0)
This course in driver and traffic safety education places emphasis on new methods, materials and content that will be utilized in driver and traffic safety education programs.