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Office on the Athens campus and the advisement centers on the Palestine, Terrell
and Kaufman campuses. The Disabilities Office is located on the 3
rd
floor of the
Baugh Technology Center inside the Cardinal Success Center. Contact information
for disa
h of the campuses is as follows:
Email:
Athens:
Palestine: 903-729-0256 ext. 7032 or 7033
Terrell: 903-563-9573 ext. 4903 or 4904
Kaufman: 903- 932-4309 ext. 5721
Distance learning: 903-675-6259
MENTAL HEALTH (PERSONAL) COUNSELING
Mental health (personal) counseling provided by a licensed professional counselor
(LPC) is available to enrolled students who are experiencing personal issues, test
anxiety, depression and other mental health struggles. Due to staff limitations,
personal counseling follows a brief therapy format; counseling visits are restricted
to three or fewer visits. Community referral is made for individuals requiring more
than three visits or for students demonstrating a need for resources that may be
provided by state and local service agencies. For more information regarding this
service, please contact the assistant director of student services/disability services
counselor at the Cardinal Success Center in the Baugh Technology Building on the
Athens campus or call 903-675-6224.
TESTING
TEXAS SUCCESS INITIATIVE PROGRAM (TSI)*
The Texas Success Initiative (TSI) was mandated by Texas law and went into effect
in September of 2003. The purpose of TSI is to ensure that all students enrolling in
public higher education in Texas possess the academic skills needed to perform
effectively in college-level coursework. TSI includes a testing component designed
to identify and provide diagnostic information about the reading, writing and
mathematics skills of each student.
Students who do not receive the minimum required score on an approved TSI
assessment are required to enroll in developmental courses or participate in other
activities designed to assist the students in overcoming the academic deficiencies
identified by that assessment.
The state approved assessment instrument is the TSI Assessment.
