TSI Assessment

Why is TSI important?

Your TSI status determines if you can register

for entry-level, credit granting courses

in all areas or if developmental courses

are required. If you are exempt or have

successfully passed all three sections of the

TSI Assessment, you will be able to register

for all entry-level college courses. However,

if you failed to meet the minimum passing

scores, you will be placed in remedial

or developmental coursework, which is

designed to prepare you for college-level

courses in the areas that you fell below the

TSI minimum requirements.

How do I complete my

TSI requirement?

You can either:

» Meet one of the exemption requirements

» Take the TSI Assessment at UTSA or an

educational institution near you

» Send your TSI scores to UTSA

at tsp.testing.utsa.edu if you have

already taken the TSI elsewhere

TSI Assessment

The Texas Success Initiative (TSI) is a state mandate required for all incoming

students to be assessed in the areas of reading, writing and math. Unless you’re

exempt, you’ll need to take it and report your score to UTSA before Orientation.

How do I know if

I am exempt?

Students who meet or exceed the

following criteria:

(note: some of the exemptions are full and others

are partial)

» ACT // Composite score of 23 with a

minimum of 19 on both the English and

Mathematics sections

» SAT // New SAT scores as of March 5,

2016 Reading and Writing (EBRW) of 480;

Mathematics 530

» STAAR // 4000 in Algebra II and 4000 in

both English III Reading and Writing

For a full list of exemptions

and how to take the

assessment, visit:

future.utsa.edu/tsi

Questions?

To get help registering for the TSI assessment,

contact tes[email protected].

For all other TSI questions please email

TexasSuccessInitiati[email protected].

Last updated 2/4/22