Axe ’Em, Jacks!
Students who are currently home schooled or attending high school and want to take college classes for dual credit are required to meet Texas Success Initiative requirements before enrolling in college-level coursework.
Do you qualify for an exemption?
If you have any of the following scores or higher and your testing date is less than five years old, you qualify for a partial or full exemption.
TSI Assessment for mathematics
- ACT scores taken before March 2023
- 23 composite and 19 math (from same testing date)
- ACT scores taken March 2023 to present
- 22 math (no composite score)
- SAT score: 530 math
- Algebra II STAAR score: 4000
TSI Assessment for English language arts/reading and essay
- ACT scores taken before March 2023
- 23 composite and 19 English (from same testing date)
- ACT scores taken March 2023 to present
- 40 combined reading and writing scores (scores may be from separate tests, no super scores, no composite score)
- SAT score: 480 evidence-based reading/writing
- English III STAAR score: 4000
Do you qualify for a waiver?
If you have any of the following scores or higher, you qualify for a partial or full waiver. Waivers are only valid while enrolled in dual credit classes and don't extend beyond dual credit eligibility. If a waiver is issued and you don't earn college credit in coursework applicable toward a TSI subject, you'll need to meet TSI exemption requirements or take the TSI Assessment for the noncompleted area(s) before registering for classes as a college student.
TSI Assessment for mathematics
PLAN score:23 composite and 19 math (from same testing date)
PSAT score: 510 math
STAAR score: 4000 Algebra I and grade C or higher in Algebra II high school course
TSI Assessment for English language arts/reading and essay
PLAN score:23 composite and 19 reading (from same testing date)
PSAT score: 460 evidence-based reading/writing
STAAR score: 4000 English II
TSIA2 benchmark scores
- Math 950 or less than 950 + 6 Diagnostic
- Reading/Writing 945 + 5 Essay or less than 945 + 5 Diagnostic + 5 Essay
Coursework
Below are the course options from which you should choose. No other classes may be used to satisfy TSI requirements at SFA.
- Mathematics: (3 hours)
- Any college-level math course (Consider taking the core math requirement for your desired area of study.)
- Writing: (3 hours)
- ENGL 1301
- ENGL 1302
- Reading: (3 hours)
- ANTH 2351
- ENGL 1301
- ENGL 1302
- ENGL 2322
- ENGL 2323
- ENGL 2327
- ENGL 2328
- ENGL 2332
- ENGL 2333
- GEOL 1303
- HIST 1301
- HIST 1302
- HIST 2311
- HIST 2312
- HIST 2321
- HIST 2322
- GOVT 2305
- GOVT 2306
- PSYC 2301
- SOCI 1301
The TSI status on your transcript will be updated after final grades are posted to your academic record.
If you enroll in college coursework via a waiver, you must successfully complete the enrolled college course to receive "TSI Complete" status for the subject.