Texas Success Initiative

What is TSI?

The Texas Success Initiative (TSI) is a state-legislated program designed to ensure that students have the skills in Reading, Writing, and Math to be successful with college level work. There are two major components of the program:

  • an assessment to diagnose students' basic skill in reading, mathematics, and writing, and
  • developmental instruction, to strengthen academic skill that need improvement.

A student is exempt from all TSI requirements under any one of the following conditions:

  • The student has earned a bachelor’s degree or an associate’s degree from a regionally accredited Texas institution.
  • The student is serving on active duty as a member of the armed forces of the United States, the Texas National Guard, or as a member of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States and has been serving for at least three years preceding enrollment.
  • The student was honorably discharged, retired, or released from active duty as a member of the armed forces of the United States or the Texas National Guard or served as a member of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States on or after August 1, 1990.
  • The student is a non-degree-seeking (up to 9 credit hours of transferable coursework) or a certificate-seeking student..
  • A student is exempt from one or more TSI requirements under the following conditions. SAT and ACT scores used to support an exemption must be less than five years old; TAKS scores must be less than three years old.

ACT & SAT SCORES ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR ADMISSIONS INTO WEATHERFORD COLLEGE; HOWEVER, SCORES CAN BE USED TO EXEMPT A STUDENT FROM PLACEMENT TESTING IF STANDARD IS MET.

A student with an exit-level (11th grade or higher) TAKS math score of at least 2200 is exempt from the math requirement.

A student with an exit-level (11th grade or higher) TAKS English/language arts score of at least 2200 and an essay score of at least 3 is exempt from the reading and writing requirements.

  • A student with an SAT score of at least 1070 and a math score of at least 500 is exempt from the math requirement.
  • A student with an SAT score of at least 1070 and a verbal score of at least 500 is exempt from the reading and writing requirements.
  • A student with an ACT composite score of at least 23 and a math score of at least 19 is exempt from the math requirement.
  • A student with an ACT composite score of at least 23 and an English score of at least 19 is exempt from the reading and writing requirements.
  • A student who has completed a TSI restricted course at another regionally accredited institution.
  • A student has attended another Texas institution and has been determined to have met readiness standards by that institution.