TSI Pre-Assessment

Lamar Institute of Technology

The Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) requires all students to do a Pre-Assessment Activity (PAA) prior to taking the Texas Success Initiative Assessment TSIA 2. During the PAA, students may complete a sample TSIA 2, explore possible exemptions, learn about the co-requisites offered at Lamar Institute of Technology (LIT) and identify Institute resources available to students, such as tutoring and financial aid. For LIT, reading this page and reviewing the links below is your PAA. You may review the links, including the study guide, and spend as much time as you like. Upon completion of the reading, please enter the requested information below and hit the email button upon completion of the reading. We will receive an email letting us know you read the information and you will receive an email with further instructions for registering for the TSIA 2.

Students prepared to do college-level work graduate at twice the rate of students who are not prepared. Lamar Institute of Technology (LIT) wants all students to be prepared for academic coursework and to meet their educational goals in order to graduate.

Assessments are indicators of academic performance and are required before, during and after college. The first assessment students are required to complete is the TSIA 2. First time students who plan to enroll in an institution of Higher Education in Texas must complete the TSIA 2 to assess their academic skills. The TSIA 2  will help to determine if a student is ready to enroll in freshman-level academic coursework in reading, writing and math.

Assessment Process and Components

Co-Requisites

As part of the Texas Success initiative, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has recognized the varied needs of students. As a result, Lamar Institute of Technology offers alternative interventions to help students complete developmental education. One of the interventions currently offered is Co-requisites in Math (TMTH) and English (INRW).


Developmental Education Guidelines Spring 2021 (These scores are valid for 5 years)

MATHEMATICS
If a student’s degree plan requires
MATH 1332 Contemporary Mathematics:
 
The student:
TSI Assessment for Math:
Score 350 or higher   (TSI Complete)

NEW TSIA 2

Score 950 or higher or a Score below 950 AND a Diagnostic level of 6 (TSI Complete)
May enroll in MATH 1332 or any college level course requiring a passing TSI mathematics score
Score 336 -349
OR
Score 335 or below AND ABE Score 5 or 6

NEW TSIA 2
Score 936-949 with diagnostic level below a 6
May enroll in  MATH 1332 & TMTH 0232
OR
TMTH 0374 & TMTH 0174
Score 335 or below AND ABE Score 4 or 3

NEW TSIA 2
Score 935 or below with a Diagnostic score below a 6
Must enroll in TMTH 0374 & TMTH 0174
Score 335 or below AND ABE Score 1 or 2 Refer student to Adult Basic Education Services through Region 5 or may enroll in TMTH 0374 & TMTH 0174
If a student’s degree plan requires
MATH 1314 College Algebra:
 
The student:
TSI Assessment for Math:
Score 350 or higher   (TSI Complete)

NEW TSIA 2

Score 950 or higher or a Score below 950 AND a Diagnostic level of 6 (TSI Complete)
May enroll in MATH 1314 or any college level course requiring a passing TSI mathematics score
Score 336 -349
OR
Score 335 or below AND ABE Score 5 or 6

NEW TSIA 2
Score 936-949 with Diagnostic level below a 6
May enroll in MATH 1314 & TMTH 0214
OR
TMTH 0375 & TMTH 0165
Score 335 or below AND ABE Score 4 or 3

NEW TSIA 2

Score 935 or below with a Diagnostic level below a 6
Must enroll in TMTH 0365 & TMTH 0165
Score 335 or below AND ABE Score 1 or 2 Refer student to Adult Basic Education Services through Region 5 or may enroll in TMTH 0375 & TMTH 0165
INTEGRATED READING AND WRITING ( INRW )
TSI Assessment for Reading and Writing: The student:
Reading score 351-390 AND
Writing score of 340 or higher AND 4 or higher on essay
OR
Reading score 351-390 AND
Writing score below 340 AND ABE 4 or higher AND   5 or higher on essay
 (TSI complete)

NEW TSIA 2

ELAR score 945 or higher AND 5 or higher on essay (TSI Complete)
OR
ELAR score below 945 AND a Diagnostic level of 5 or 6 and 5 or higher on essay (TSI Complete)
May enroll in ENGL 1301 or any college level course requiring a passing TSI writing or reading score.
PLACEMENT Reading score is 340-350 AND
Writing score is 339 or below AND ABE of 5 or higher AND 4 or lower on the essay

NEW TSIA 2
ELAR score 910 or higher AND Diagnostic Level of 4-6 AND Essay score of 4-8
May enroll in ENGL 1301 & INRW 0301
(CM# on both classes must match)
Reading score is 339 or below
OR
Writing score is 339 or below AND ABE is below 4 AND 4 or lower on the essay

NEW TSIA 2
ELAR Score 910-944 AND Diagnostic level of 1-3 AND did not complete an essay (Score 0)
Must enroll in INRW 0373 & INRW 0173
(CM# on both classes must match)
ABE Score 1 or 2
 
 
 
Refer student to Adult Basic Education Services through Region 5 or may enroll in INRW 0373 & INRW 0173
 *Students may retest anytime to be TSI complete.*

 

Institutional and Community Resources

Pre-Assessment Activity Certificate of Completion

Please complete the certificate below and submit to the Testing Center by clicking EMAIL. This email will be delivered to the Testing Center and you will receive an email with further instructions. You only need to do this once.