Assessment Level Tables
Scores are subject to change without notice. Please refer to this Catalog section (online) for the latest updates.
College Readiness Benchmark
You have completed Texas Success Initiative Assessment requirements for a subject area if you earn the minimum score listed in the tables and date ranges below. Texas Success Initiative Assessment 2.0 (TSIA2) scores are valid for a period of five years from the date of testing.
Note: College Readiness Diagnostic Test Score (DIAG)
TSIA2 Administered on or After 1-11-2021
| English/Language/Arts/Reading (ELAR) |
Math |
| Essay 5–8 and 945+ OR < 945 and DIAG ≥ 5 and Essay ≥ 5 |
950+ OR < 950 and DIAG 6 |
TSIA2 Administered Prior to 1-11-2021
| Reading |
Writing |
Math |
| 351+ |
Essay 4 and 340+ OR
Essay 5 and ABE DIAG 4+ |
350+ |
Texas Success Initiative (TSI) Exemptions
The following may be used to exempt you from one or more parts of the TSI Assessment.
| Test |
Reading and Writing
Exemption Criteria |
Math
Exemption Criteria |
| ACT (prior to February 15, 2023) taken within 5 years from the testing date |
Composite 23+ and English 19+ |
Composite 23+ and Mathematics 19+ |
| ACT (taken on or after February 15, 2023) taken within 5 years from the testing date |
Combined English and Reading score of 40+ |
Mathematics 22+ |
| SAT (March 2016 or later) taken within 5 years from the test date |
Evidence-based Reading and Writing (EBRW) 480+ |
Math 530+ |
| STAAR (EOC) for Graduates |
Level 2 ENGL 3 4000+ |
Level 2 Algebra 2 4000+ |
| GED (effective May 12, 2021) taken within 5 years from testing date |
Reasoning through Language Arts (RLA) 165+ |
Mathematical Reasoning 165+ |
| HISET (effective May 12, 2021) taken within 5 years from testing date |
Reading 15+ and Writing 15+ and Essay 4+ |
Mathematics 15+ |