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    Getting Started Getting Started
         General Admissions Policy  General Admissions Policy
         How to Enroll  How to Enroll
         Verification of Enrollment  Verification of Enrollment
         Immunizations Requirements  Immunizations Requirements
         Immunization Schedule  Immunization Schedule
         Bacterial Meningitis  Bacterial Meningitis
         Student Identification  Student Identification
         Admission Requirements  Admission Requirements
         First Time Students  First Time Students
         Concurrent Enrollment for HS  Concurrent Enrollment for HS
         Dual Credit for High Schoolers  Dual Credit for High Schoolers
         Transfer Students  Transfer Students
         Acceptance of Credit in Transfer  Acceptance of Credit in Transfer
         Academic Forgiveness  Academic Forgiveness
         Former Students  Former Students
         Undocumented Students Residency  Undocumented Students Residency
         International Students  International Students
         Evaluation of Foreign Credentials  Evaluation of Foreign Credentials
         Texas Success Initiative (TSI) Program  Texas Success Initiative (TSI) Program
         TSI Requirements  TSI Requirements
         TSI Assessment Instruments  TSI Assessment Instruments
         Exceptions/Waivers  Exceptions/Waivers
         Minimum Passing TSI Standards  Minimum Passing TSI Standards
         Advisement and Plan for Academic Success  Advisement and Plan for Academic Success
         Students with Disabilities  Students with Disabilities
         Determination of Readiness  Determination of Readiness
         TSI Retest Requirements  TSI Retest Requirements
         TSI Retest Options  TSI Retest Options
         Course Prerequisites  Course Prerequisites
         Transferring Assessment Scores  Transferring Assessment Scores
         TSI Assistance  TSI Assistance
         Online Student Application  Online Student Application
         Online Registration and Payment  Online Registration and Payment
         Telephone Registration, Payment and Grades  Telephone Registration, Payment and Grades
DCCCD Core Curriculum  DCCCD Core Curriculum
DCCCD Core Curriculum  DCCCD Core Options for AAS Awards
Transfer Services  Transfer Services
TSI Retest Requirements (Archived)

In compliance with Section 4.59 (c), a student is required to retake an assessment instrument after successfully completing all developmental education if the student did not initially perform at or above the following scores on September 1, 2003 to present:

Please know the essay score is the primary consideration for meeting TSI writing requirements.

For TSI writing retesting requirements, an essay with a score of 5 coupled with the objective writing test standard listed within the following chart will not require a retest.

An essay with a score of 4 or less will always require a retest regardless of the objective score listed within the following chart.

Instrument Reading Comp Writing Skills Mathematics
ASSET 35 35 (objective) Ele Alg = 30
COMPASS 64 44 (objective) Algebra = 23
ACCUPLACER 61 62 (sentence skills) Ele Alg = 42
THEA 201 205 206
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