* YOU ARE EXEMPT OR PARTIALLY EXEMPT FROM THE TSI (THEA) IF ONE OF THE FOLLOWING APPLIES:

• You have an associates/baccalaureate degree from an accredited Texas college or university.
•You, on a single test administration, have an SAT composite score of 1070 with at least 500 on the Verbal (Critical Reading) and Math sections.*
• You, on a single test administration, have an ACT composite score of 23 with at least 19 on the Math and English sections.*
• You have an exit-level TAKS score of 2200 on the Math and a 2200 on the English Language Arts section with a 3 on the Writing subscore.*
• You were honorably discharged, retired, or released from active duty as a member of the Armed Forces, Texas National Guard, or served as a member of a reserved component of the Armed Forces on or after August 1, 1990.

• You have met the readiness standard at another Texas public higher education institution.
•You are a transfer student from an accredited Texas private institution of higher education or an accredited out-of-state institution with acceptable college-level course work determined by the receiving institution. (Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi has elected to use the following course work with the designated letter grade to meet the following standards:(1) Math readiness standard – College Algebra or higher with a B or better, (2) Reading readiness standard – Psychology (PSYC 2301), U.S. History I (HIST 1301), U.S. History II (HIST 1302), or U.S. Government & Politics (POLS 2305) with a B or better, (3) Writing readiness standard – Composition I (ENGL 1301) or Composition II (ENGL 1302) with a C or better.

YOU QUALIFY FOR A WAIVER FROM THE TSI IF ONE OF THE FOLLOWING APPLIES:

• You are serving on active duty in the Armed Forces, Texas National Guard, or Reserve Component of Armed Forces and have been serving for at least three years preceding enrollment.
• The institution has elected to waive the TSI requirement for those non-degree seeking students. (The student must complete a TSI waiver contract). At the point a student becomes degree-seeking, TSI standards must be met by the student.

*SAT and ACT scores are valid five years from the date of testing to the first day of enrollment in an accredited Texas public college/university institution. TAKS scores are valid for three years. After April 1, 2004, students holding the composite score on the SAT/ACT may be exempt from a portion of the TSI approved examination in the individual area in which they met the required score. For example, a student that holds a 1070 SAT composite with a 600 on the Verbal (Critical Reading) section and a 470 on the math section will be exempt from the TSI testing in reading and writing. Students with an exit-level TAKS score of 2200 on the math, 2200 on the English Language Arts (ELA), and a 2 on the writing subscore, would be exempt from the TSI testing in math. In order for a student to be exempt from TSI testing in reading and writing with TAKS scores, the student must have both a 2200 on the ELA and a 3 on the writing subscore.

ATTENTION: In order to become a Certified Teacher in the State of Texas, you must take the THEA. Please contact College of Education personnel at (361) 825-2433 for more information.