Minimum Passing TSI Standards

The DCCCD will use the following minimum passing standards (in scaled scores) to determine a student's readiness to enroll in freshman-level academic coursework. In addition to following the Texas Success Initiative requirements, DCCCD also requires additional prerequisite requirements for select college courses. Please see the DCCCD course descriptions for prerequisite requirements. A new DCCCD writing prerequisite requirement became effective fall 2007.

DCCCD follows the Texas Success Initiative requirements and DCCCD prerequisite standards.



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State TSI Reading Standard
State TSI Writing standard
for
designated courses
DCCCD Writing Prerequisite** Requirement for
English 1301, Biology, Nutrition, Speech and other select courses.
State TSI Math standard
for
degrees not requiring math or college level math
DCCCD Math Prerequisite** Requirement
for
degrees requiring college level math.
ACCUPLACER 78 80 w/WS* = 5, OR WS = 6 80 with WS score
of at least 6		 63 Elementary
Algebra (M2) = 69,
AND
Intermediate Algebra (CLM) = 64
THEA,
QUICK-THEA		 230 220 220230 270
ASSET 41 40 w/WS = 5, OR WS = 6 40 with WS score
of at least 6		 38 Elementary
Algebra (M2) = 38,
AND
Intermediate Algebra (M3) = 41
COMPASS 81 59 w/WS = 5, OR WS = 6 59 with WS score
of at least 6		 39 Algebra = 70
 *WS = Writing Sample
**See DCCCD catalog course descriptions for prerequisite requirements.