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2012 - 2013 Catalog
Minimum Passing TSI Standards

Eastfield College 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, the college also requires additional prerequisite requirements for select college courses. Please see the college course descriptions for prerequisite requirements. A new writing prerequisite requirement became effective fall 2007.

Eastfield College follows the Texas Success Initiative requirements and the college prerequisite standards.

Note: These current placement scores are under review and subject to change.



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State TSI Reading Standard
State TSI Writing standard
for
designated courses
Writing Prerequisite** Requirement for
English 1301 and other select courses.
State TSI Math standard
for
degrees not requiring math or college level math
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 college catalog course descriptions for prerequisite requirements.