I've taken the TSI Assessment test. What do these score results mean and how does TAMUK use them?

We use the scores from the TSI Assessment to ensure that you are placed in the correct Math and/or English course(s) to help you succeed in your college studies.

Approved passing TSI scores:

• For TSI Assessment, v2 (TSIA2), administered AFTER 1/11/21: The minimum passing standards for the TSIA2 are as follows:
  • Mathematics: a College Readiness Classification (CRC) score of at least 950; or a CRC score below 950 and a Diagnostic level of 6.
  • English Language Arts Reading (ELAR): a College Readiness Classification (CRC) score of at least 945 and an essay score of at least 5; or a CRC score below 945 and a Diagnostic level of 5 or 6 and an essay score of at least 5.
• For TSI Assessment (TSIA) administered BEFORE 1/11/21: The minimum passing score for each TSI Assessment section are as follows:
  • Mathematics: a score ranging from 350 to 390.
  • Reading: a score ranging from 351 to 390.
  • Writing: a placement score of at least 340, and an essay score of at least a 4; or a placement score of less than 340, and an ABE Diagnostic level of at least 4, and an essay score of at least 5.
• Note: You may mix passing scores from the old TSI and TSIA2. For example, if you passed Reading and Writing on the TSI, and are incomplete in math only, you may take only the math portion of the TSIA2. However, Reading and Writing are combined into one assessment in the TSIA2, so if you passed only Reading or only Writing previously, you must take the entire ELAR TSIA2 assessment.

 

Passing Scores for the TSI Assessment Test

 

TSIA2 (test date on or after January 11, 2021 – scores must be less than 5 years old)
Subject	Passing Score Option 1	Passing Score Option 2
English (Reading and Writing)	ELAR: 945 or higher and Essay: 5 or higher	ELAR: less than 945 and Diagnostic: 5 or higher and Essay: 5 or higher
Math	Math: 950 or higher	Math: less than 950 and Diagnostic: 6

 

TSIA (test date prior to January 11, 2021 – scores must be less than 5 years old)
Subject	Passing Score
Reading	351 or higher
Writing	340 or higher and Essay: 4 or higher
Math	350 or higher

 

 

Interpreting Your Scores Brochure for Texas Success Initiative Assessment 2.0