TSI (Texas Success Initiative) Assessment

Texas Success Initiative Assessment TEXAS SUCCESS INITIATIVE PROGRAM (TSI)

The TSI Assessment is the  online placement exam required for admission to Texas public colleges and universities.  It takes the place of the former THEA.  The TSI Assessment will assess your abilities in reading, math and writing.

The passing scores are:1.             Math:  350.             Reading:  351.             Writing:    Essay:  5            OR     Essay:  4 with                                                                                                                                                                                                 Multiple Choice score of 340

A student may be exempted from the requirement to take the approved TSI Assessment if the student meets one of the following:

a.     ACT: Composite score of 23 with a minimum score of 19 on both English and math is required for full exemption. Scores may be no more than five years old.     

b.     SAT: (after 3/2016) EBRW minimum score of 480, math minimum score of 530

AHS is now a TSI testing site. 

Juniors will complete the PAA (see below) and take all  portions of the test during their College & Career Readiness class free of charge. Freshmen and sophomores who register for dual credit during spring registration will be given the TSI prior to TVCC registration.

Any retest will be given at 4:45 p.m., Monday - Thursday, or from 8-12 on Friday mornings  in the AHS library.

TVCC is also a TSI testing site.  

There is a cost per administration.  For more information, visit the testing center on the TVCC website   https://coursecatalog.tvcc.edu/admission-registration/testing/tsi-testing-requirements/

Study Materials

Visit the following for study/sample questions in all 3 areas as well as sample essays:

What is the TSI? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bS8PUf191c

What is the PAA (Pre-Assessment Activity)? http://sites.austincc.edu/paa/ (required before taking the TSI)

1. 1. TSI website www.accuplacer.org

   2. Study app https://accuplacer.collegeboard.org/student/practice

   3. Texas On Course https://dashboard.texasoncourse.org/#/module/c873d05e-90ab-40a6-8f36-8e3ff861c2fc/https%253A%252F%252Ftexasoncourse.difference-engine.com%252Flti%252Fauto%253Fclient_id%253Ddashboard%2526roles%253DLearner%2526custom_course%253D4z45-va731j7j

   4. Pearson Accuplacer//My Lab Foundational Skills https://www.pearsonmylabandmastering.com/northamerica/accumfl/

   5. Austin Community College http://sites.austincc.edu/tsiprep/resources/

        Short practice tests

• • reading:

    • http://sites.austincc.edu/tsiprep/tsi-practice-tests/reading-practice-test/

    • http://ctle.hccs.edu/gcpass/TSIPracticeTests/reading/reading.htm

    • http://www.tsipracticetest.com/tsi-reading-practice-test/

    • writing: 

    • http://sites.austincc.edu/tsiprep/writing-review/writing-pretest/

    • http://ctle.hccs.edu/gcpass/TSIPracticeTests/writing/writing.htm

    • http://www.tsipracticetest.com/tsi-writing-practice-test/

  • math: 

    • http://sites.austincc.edu/tsiprep/math-review/math-pretest/

    • http://ctle.hccs.edu/gcpass/TSIPracticeTests/math/TSI_PAA_Math_Pretest/index.html

    • http://www.tsipracticetest.com/tsi-math-practice-test/

Review

• • reading: http://sites.austincc.edu/tsiprep/reading-review/

  • writing: 

    • http://sites.austincc.edu/tsiprep/writing-review/

    • http://www.tsipracticetest.com/tsi-essay-guide/

      • Guide to Grammar: http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/contents.html

  • math: http://sites.austincc.edu/tsiprep/math-review/

• Mometrix https://www.mometrix.com/academy/tsi-test/

  • math: https://www.mometrix.com/academy/tsi-math/

  • reading: https://www.mometrix.com/academy/tsi-reading/

  • writing: https://www.mometrix.com/academy/tsi-writing/

  • flashcards: https://www.flashcardsecrets.com/tsi/?_ga=2.179497825.43879411.1524061810-1558392464.1524061809

• Free flashcards https://uniontestprep.com/tsi/flashcards

• 8 resources  drive.google.com/file/d/1espzVUANECwplepBg5TOPKlhMqVXeR0P/view?usp=share_link 

In order to master each portion of the TSI, AHS highly recommends spending concentrated time studying prior to each subject test.  Students have much more successful after these questions have been reviewed.