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ASSESSMENT AND PLACEMENT OF STUDENTS
Prior to registering for coursework, students must submit official test scores on an
approved Texas Success Initiative (TSI) test unless the student meets one of the TSI
exemptions. Approved TSI tests are the THEA, THEA Q-T, COMPASS, ASSET and
ACCUPLACER. Students who do not receive the minimum required test scores will
be required to enroll in developmental courses and remain in those courses until
passing test scores in each area (reading, writing and math) are received or until the
developmental course sequence in each area has been successfully completed.
TSI EXEMPTIONS
A student
may
be exempt from the requirement to take a test approved for TSI
purposes, as outlined in TAC Title 19, part 1, chapter 4, subchapter C, if the student
meets
one
of the following qualifying standards on the ACT, SAT, TAKS or STAAR
EOC tests with
scores that are no more than five years old
:
●
ACT:
Composite score of 23 with a minimum score of 19 on both English
and math is required for full exemption;
●
SAT:
Combined critical reading (formerly “verbal”) and mathematics score
of 1070 with a minimum score of 500 on both
critical reading
and
mathematics is required for full exemption;
●
TAKS:
A math score of 2200 or higher and a score of 2200 or higher on
ELA with a writing sub-score of 3;
●
STAAR end-of-course (EOC)
: Level 2 (4000) on the English III EOC and
level 2 (4000) on the Algebra II EOC.
Students who meet one of the following testing criteria can be partially exempt from
the TSI requirements using the following qualifying standards on the ACT, SAT,
TAKS, or STAAR EOC tests with
scores that are no more than five years old
:
ACT Reading & Writing:
Composite score of 23 or higher with a score of 19 or
higher on the English subtest. Student must take the math section of a test approved
for TSI purposes.
ACT Math:
Composite score of 23 or higher with a score of 19 or higher on the math
subtest. Student must take the reading and writing sections of a test approved for
TSI purposes.
SAT Reading & Writing:
Composite score of 1070 or higher with a score of 500 or
higher on the critical reading subtest. Student must take the math section of a test
approved for TSI purposes.
SAT Math:
A composite score of 1070 or higher, with a score of 500 or higher on the
math subtest. Student must take the reading and writing sections of a test approved
for TSI purposes.
