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  • Determination of Readiness
  • Dual Credit for High Schoolers
  • Evaluation of Foreign Credentials
  • Exemptions/Waivers
  • First Time Students
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  • General Admissions Policy
  • Grade Reports
  • How to Enroll
  • Immunization Requirements
  • International Students
  • Minimum Passing TSI Standards
  • Online Registration and Payment
  • Online Student Application
  • Student Identification
  • Students with Disabilities
  • TSI Assessment Instruments
  • TSI Assistance
  • TSI Course Prerequisites
  • TSI Requirements
  • Texas Success Initiative (TSI) Program
  • Transfer Students
  • Transferring Assessment Scores
  • Transient Students
  • Undocumented Students Residency
  • Verification of Enrollment
• Core Curriculum
• Core Options for AAS Awards
• Transfer Services

2012 - 2013 Catalog
Exemptions/Waivers

You must have TSI assessment scores on file prior to enrolling for college-level courses. If you meet any of the following conditions, you are exempt or waived from the TSI requirements.

1. For a period of five years from the date of assessment, a student who is tested and performs at or above the following standards is exempt: (Scores for exemption must be attained in one sitting.) Students must still meet course prerequisites requirements, which can include taking a college assessment test.
   
   ACT: English = 19, Math = 19, Composite = 23
   
   
   SAT: Verbal = 500, Math = 500, Combined = 1070

   Students who take SAT & ACT test starting in April 2004 to present date can qualify for partial exemptions as outlined below.

   For a period of (5) years from the date of testing, a student who is tested and performs at or above the following standards shall be exempt.

   • ACT: Composition score of 23 with a minimum of 19 on the English test and/or the mathematics tests shall be exempt for those corresponding sections.
   
   
   • SAT: A combined verbal and mathematics score of 1070 with a minimum of 500 on the verbal test and/or the mathematics tests shall be exempt for those corresponding sections.


2. For a period of three (3) years from the date of testing, a student who is tested and performs on the eleventh grade exit-level Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) with a minimum scale score of 2200 on the math section and/or a minimum scale score of 2200 on the English Language Arts section with a writing subsection score of at least 3, shall be exempt from assessment required under this title for those corresponding sections. For more information about Dual Credit, Early College and Middle College eligibility and testing requirements for course placement, see the Dual Credit section within this catalog.
3. A student who has graduated with an associate or higher degree from a regionally accredited public institution and submits appropriate documentation of degree and official transcript is exempt.
4. A student who transfers to the colleges of the DCCCD from a regionally accredited private or independent institution of higher education or a regionally accredited out-of-state institution of higher education and who has satisfactorily completed at least three hours of college-level Core-related coursework with a college prerequisite requirement with a grade of "C" or better is exempt. An official transcript must be submitted.
5. A student who has previously attended any regionally accredited Texas public institution of higher education and has been determined by that institution to have met TSI standards is TSI met. An official transcript must be submitted.
6. A student, with the exception of Early College or Middle College High School students, who is enrolled in a certificate program of one year or less will be waived of TSI requirements (Level-One certificates, 42 or fewer semester credit hours).
7. A student who 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 is exempt.
8. A student who on or after August 1, 1990, 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 service as a member of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States is exempt.
9. A non-degree-seeking or non-certificate-seeking student, with the exception of Early College or Middle College High School students, is waived from TSI requirements.