Let’s talk, Texas Success Initiative (TSI)! We are going to break down everything you need to know about what it is, how to take it, and why it is important in this blog! Good news is, if you are asking questions about the TSI, you are one step closer to college enrollment! YAY!
What’s the Texas Success Initiative?
The Texas Success Initiative (TSI) is required for all students who haven’t met college readiness standards. It allows students to be placed in specific courses that focus on helping them through their freshman college courses and prep them for future college courses. Students are able to qualify for exemptions by subject area in a number of ways, including meeting college readiness benchmarks on the SAT® or ACT® , or successfully completing a high school College Preparatory Course. For a complete list of exemptions please see below!
**At Tarleton we are only able to accept the Texas College Bridge college prep course. If you have completed this, please send your official certificate of completion to our office. You can request your completed certificate through Greenlight. For more information on Texas College Bridge, visit here.
Completing your TSI Assessment:
Ask yourself a few questions:
Have you taken or are you taking Dual Enrollment classes (college credit)?
Have you taken the TSI before?
Do you need to take the TSI for the first time?
Could I be exempt?
1. If you are taking Dual Enrollment classes as a high school student, you could be exempt from the TSI.
Important Tip: We cannot exempt you from the TSI if we do not have your college transcript showing you completed the class with a passing grade!
2. If you have taken the TSI before, great news! We have a TSI Release form on our website that allows us to download your scores!
The most important step! You must complete the TSI Release Form so we can receive your scores and remove your hold!
This is our most commonly missed step! We can download these scores within 24 hours!
After you fill this out you do not have to do anything!
3. If you need to take the TSI, many places offer the TSI! Talk with your high school counselor and check to see if your high school or a surrounding community college or university is giving the test.
You can test at one of Tarleton’s testing centers. We have one in Stephenville and Fort Worth. To sign up to take the TSI on campus or virtually proctored, please click below!
4. Please reach out to admissions@tarleton.edu or check your email to find out what areas we need you to test in, reading, writing, math.
Exemptions
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