The TSI Assessment 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 meet an exemption criteria, to determine your readiness for college-level work.  The TSI is also used for students taking dual credit. In the chart below, you can see exemptions & the dual credit waivers available for dual credit students.

For more information about Texas colleges and much more: www.collegeforalltexans.com

For study materials for the TSI test, click here: https://accuplacer.collegeboard.org/student/practice

For information about your exemption/waiver status: see counselor. Your counselor is the best source for information about status in terms of needing or not needing the TSI test.  The chart below contains info on waivers and exemptions.

Cost:  $10 per section (English, Math) -- $20 for both sections -- Seniors & Dual Credit only

    District pays for English 3, Algebra 2, College Prep Math and College Prep English

DUAL CREDIT ONLY:  See Mrs. Lewis in the College Room, F207.  You should ONLY register for the test sections you need...For History or English, you need reading/writing only. For Math, you need the TSI math.   

All Seniors must:

1. Pay exam fee by Friday, 3/6/26 to Mrs.Spinks in room E120. (check made out to LHS, exact cash or may pay by CC (See link below).

   • Mrs. Spinks will email students who need to pay the fee

2. Complete the Pre-Assessment Activity before noon on Friday, 3/13/26.

   • ​link is below​

3. Download the Safe Exam Browser (in Self Service) on iPad before 3/13/26

4. Bring charged iPad to exam room by 8:20 on exam day

Students who do not have the 4 items above complete before the due dates WILL NOT be allowed into the exam room to test, no exceptions.

Please note: there are no make up dates available.

STEP 1 -   REGISTER - REGISTRATION LINK  by 3/6/26

STEP 2 - Pre Assessment Activity - Complete the pre-assessment activity.  This will take about 30 minutes and is REQUIRED OF ALL STUDENTS.  If you took the TSI last year, you should have already completed the preassessment. You can log back into Accuplacer and find your certificate. You will NOT be allowed to test if you have not done this step. 

Pre-assessment link-click here  

You will register at this site with basic info - make sure you use a personal email address so you can get the scores. Once you graduate, the lisd email address will not be active.  You will have to register as you do not have an account yet most likely.  There are several options on the Accuplacer link.  You want the PAA which is item #3.  There are practice tests listed too.  You can do those, but that is not the PAA.  The PAA (stands for pre-assessment activity) must be done in order to test.  The practice tests are to prepare you if you want to practice to take the TSI test.