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TSI Assessment Exemption Students

In accordance with Texas Education Code, Section 51.3062, students in the following categories who enter public institutions of higher education a student may be exempt from TSI requirements.

The law allows for exemptions for the following categories of students:

  1. For a period of five years from the date of testing, a student who is tested and performs at or above the following standards:
    1. ACT: Composite score of 23 with a minimum of 19 on both the English and mathematics tests (partial exemptions are allowed).
    2. SAT: A combined verbal and mathematics score of 1070 with a minimum of 500 on both the verbal and the mathematics tests.
  2. For a period of five years from the date of testing, a student who is tested and performs on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) with a minimum score of 2200 on the English Language Arts with a minimum writing subscore of a 3 and a minimum score of 2200 on the mathematics test (partial exemptions are allowed; students with STAAR EOCs should see an academic advisor in the Academic Advising Center (AAC) about TSI exemption).
  3. A student who has graduated with an associate or baccalaureate degree from an institution of higher education in the state of Texas.
  4. A student who transfers to an institution from a private or independent institution of higher education or an accredited out-of-state institution of higher education and who has satisfactorily completed college-level coursework as determined by the receiving institution.
  5. A student who has previously attended any Texas institution of higher education and has been determined to have met readiness standards by that institution.
  6. A student who is serving on active duty as a member of the U.S. armed forces, the Texas National Guard, or as a member of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States and has been serving for at least three years preceding enrollment.
  7. A student who on or after August 1, 1990, was honorably discharged, retired or released from active duty as a member of the armed forces of the United States of the Texas National Guard or service as a member of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States.