TSI (Texas Success Initiative) Exemptions

Texas students demonstrate CCMR by meeting college readiness benchmarks via assessment.  The Texas Success Initiative (TSI) is a state law created to ensure that all incoming college students are prepared for college-level reading, writing and math.  College ready students may begin taking college courses that count towards a degree.  If a student can show that they have met TSI requirements through assessment, they are "exempted" from completing developmental courses when starting college coursework. Developmental courses do not count towards a degree and are not covered by financial aid. 

Students can meet TSI EXEMPTIONS if they meet one of these college readiness scores:

• SAT 
  • Evidence-Based Reading & Writing: 480
  • Math: 530
• ACT 
  • English & Reading (E+R): 40 combined
  • Mathematics: 22 
  • No composite score is required
• TSIA2
  • ELAR (English Language Arts & Reading): 945 with essay score 5, or less than 945 with diagnostic level 5–6 and essay score 5
  • Math: 950, or less than 950 with diagnostic level 6

It is the expectation that every senior will attempt to achieve TSI via SAT, ACT, and/or TSIA2 testing. Every public college in the state of Texas is required by law to have students TSI test. Testing scores are good for five years.

Need to take the TSIA2 test at Anderson?  Sign up here.

Questions?  Contact Jill Spencer@austinisd.org

TSIA2 practice resources from ACC can be found here:  https://instruction.austincc.edu/tsiprep/additional-practice/

Students can also find TSIA2 prep in IXL.  Austin ISD Student Portal>IXL>Learning>Test Prep>TSIA2