Course Synopsis : This course was created by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). It is administered by 4Ward Defense, LLC- a DPS Accredited Online LTC Course Provider- used in accordance with the requirements of Texas Government Code §411.188.

The Texas LTC has 2 certification steps- Part 1 is this online class, and Part 2 is your Shooting Proficiency Exam. This is Part 1, the Online Class portion.

Students must still complete the Shooting Proficiency Exam after completion of this course, which can be found here . 

Additionally, if you are not in the Houston area, we do have affiliate Instructors in your local area that we can contact you with to complete your shooting portion of your LTC Test.

This course is designed for a minimum of 4 hours, followed by online examination and the proficiency demonstration mentioned above. Material is provided in modules with specific amounts of time allotted for each module. Student may complete the lessons at their leisure, but MUST complete each section prior to taking the Final Exam. This course software maintains a record of how long a student watches each video, and the skipping of any section may result in the withholding of any Certification of Class Completion until the students completes all appropriate Lessons.

Course objective: The overall objective of this course is to educate students on the responsibilities and laws applicable to handgun license holders. Specific objectives are outlined at the beginning of each training module.