TSI FAQs
What is TSI Status?
The Texas State Legislature mandated that students entering institutions of higher education be assessed for college readiness in the areas of English Language Arts Reading and Math. Students can either meet an exemption or take the TSIA2 exam to comply with the assessment of their college readiness.
Exams taken on or after 1/11/2021:
- Mathematics:
- minimum score of 950, or
- less than 950 and a diagnostic level 6
- ELAR (English language arts, writing and reading):
- minimum score of 945 on the multiple-choice section with an essay score of 5-8, or
- less than 945 on the multiple-choice section, a diagnostic level of 5 or 6, and an essay score of 5-8
Exams taken before 1/11/2021:
- Mathematics:
- minimum score of 350
- Reading:
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- minimum score of 351
- Writing:
- minimum score of 340 and an essay score of at least 4, or
- less than 340, an essay score of at least 5, and an ABE Diagnostic level or at least 4
You can submit your scores in the following ways:
- Log in to your Accuplacer account and find your Individual Score Report. Once located, you can choose "Share Score Report" and select UTRGV. ***preferred***
- Upload to Document Central
- Email to application@utrgv.edu
Note: If you are uploading or emailing your scores, include all the pages from your score report. Do not crop the pages. Include your UTRGV student ID number on the document for faster processing.