TEXAS Success Initiative (TSI) Assessment
The TSI Assessment (TSIA) is part of the Texas Success Initiative program designed to help your college or university determine if you are ready for college-level course work in the areas of reading, writing, and mathematics. If you are an incoming college student in Texas, you are required to take the TSI Assessment - unless you are already exempt.
Explanation of Texas Success Initiative
TSI Exemptions
Check with your counselor to see if you need to take the TSI Assessment before you sign up.
CSHS TSIA Dates:
October 22, 2019 - Deadline to register: October 18, 2019
January 23, 2020 - Deadline to register: January 21, 2020
April 2020 - Deadline to register: TBD
Steps to Register for the TSI Assessment at CSHS:
TSIA Web-Based Study App
CSHS has access to TSIA Prep materials. Contact Mrs. Costenbader (in main office or via Schoology) so she can assign the online course to you.
Explanation of Texas Success Initiative
TSI Exemptions
- Scored a 23 or higher on the ACT composite and a minimum of 19 on both the English and math tests
- SAT administered prior to March 2016: Earned a combined (verbal critical reading + math) SAT score of 1070, with a minimum score of 500 on both sections
- SAT administered March 2016 and later: Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (EBRW) minimum score of 480, Mathematics minimum score of 530 (no combined score needed)
- TAKS scale score of at least 2200 on the math section and/or 2200 on the English Language Arts section with a writing subsection score of at least 3
- Veterans, active duty personnel, and a student who is serving as and, for at least 3 years preceding enrollment, has served as a member of a reserve component of the U.S. armed services
- Transfer from another institution having satisfactorily completed college-level coursework
- Enroll in a certificate program of one year or less (Level One certificates) at a public institution.
Check with your counselor to see if you need to take the TSI Assessment before you sign up.
CSHS TSIA Dates:
October 22, 2019 - Deadline to register: October 18, 2019
January 23, 2020 - Deadline to register: January 21, 2020
April 2020 - Deadline to register: TBD
Steps to Register for the TSI Assessment at CSHS:
- Complete the MANDATORY Pre-Test (click HERE).
- Click here to sign up for the TSI.
- Pay $15 in Counseling Office. (checks or cash)
TSIA Web-Based Study App
CSHS has access to TSIA Prep materials. Contact Mrs. Costenbader (in main office or via Schoology) so she can assign the online course to you.
