Dual Credit Students
High school or home school students who want to take college classes for dual credit are required to meet TSI requirements before enrolling in coursework.
For more information about enrolling in dual credit coursework at SFA, please see Admissions Dual Credit.
TSI Eligibility
- SFA requires Dual Credit students be TSI complete, exempt, or receive a waiver to enroll in college courses.
- You may be exempt or waived from TSI via:
--- ACT
--- SAT
--- PSAT
--- PLAN
--- STAAR - Students not exempt or do not qualify for a waiver from TSI testing must submit passing TSI Assessment scores to be eligible to take subject-related coursework.
- Students not taking subject-related coursework must still submit TSI Assessment scores for reading and writing if not otherwise exempt or waived.
TSI Exemption, Passing, and Waiver Scores
Students must prove college-readiness by providing testing scores that meet exemption, passing, or waiver requirements.
- Exemption and passing scores are valid for 5-years.
- Waivers are only valid while enrolled in dual credit classes and do not extend beyond dual credit eligibility. If a waiver is issued and dual credit student does not earn college credit in coursework applicable toward TSI subjects, student will need to meet TSI exemption requirements or take the TSI Assessment for the non-completed area(s) before registering for classes as a college student.
TSI (passing)
Test taken prior to January 11, 2021
-- 350 Math
-- 351 Reading
-- 340 Writing + 4 Essay
Must pass both reading and writing sections to be eligible to take ENGL 1301.
Test taken beginning January 11, 2021
-- Math 950 OR less than 950 + 6 Diagnostic
-- ELAR 945 + 5 Essay OR less than 945 + 5 Diagnostic + 5 Essay Note: Reading and Writing is a combined test
ACT (exemption)
-- 23 Composite + 19 Math
-- 23 Composite + 19 English (will be exempt for both TSI reading and writing)
SAT (exemption)
-- 530 Math
-- 480 Evidence-Based Reading/Writing Score (will be exempt for both TSI reading and writing)
PSAT (waiver)
-- 510 Math
-- 460 Evidence-Based Reading/Writing Score (will be exempt for both TSI reading and writing)
PLAN (waiver)
-- 23 Composite + 19 Math
-- 23 Composite + 19 Math -- 23 Composite + 19 Reading (will be waived for both TSI reading and writing)
STAAR EOC
-- 4000 English II - Reading / Writing (waiver)
-- 4000 Algebra I + "C" or higher grade in Algebra II high school course -- Math (waiver)
-- 4000 English III -- Reading / Writing (exemption)
-- 4000 Algebra II -- Math (exemption)
Coursework
- Students enrolled in college coursework via a waiver must successfully complete the college course in order to receive TSI Complete status for the subject.
Math: Any College-level math course.
Reading: ANTH 2351; ENGL 2322, 2323, 2327, 2328, 2332, 2333; GEOG 1303; HIST 1301, 1302, HIST 2311, 2312, 2321, 2322; GOVT 2305, 2306; PSYC 2301; SOCI 1301
(a grade of "C" or better is required and may not be used to satisfy TSI writing).
Writing: ENGL 1301; ENGL 1302 (a grade of "C" or better is required and may be used to satisfy TSI reading).
- No other classes may be used to satisfy TSI Complete status at SFA.
- TSI status on SFA college transcript with be updated after final grades are posted to student's SFA academic record.