(a)Effective the institution's first class day of
fall 2017, the following minimum college readiness [passing
] standards (also known as "cut scores") for reading, mathematics,
and writing on the TSI Assessment (TSIA) shall be used
by an institution to determine a student's readiness to enroll in
entry-level freshman coursework:
(1)Reading 351;
(2)Mathematics 350; and
(3)Writing:
(A)a placement score of at least 340, and an essay
score of at least 4; or
(B)a placement score of less than 340 and an ABE Diagnostic
level of at least 4 and an essay score of at least 5.
(b)Effective January 11, 2021, the
following minimum college readiness standards (also known as "cut
scores") for English Language Arts Reading (ELAR) and mathematics
on the TSI Assessment, Version 2.0 (TSIA2) shall be used by an institution
to determine a student's readiness to enroll in entry-level freshman
coursework:
(1)Mathematics (for college-level coursework with
mathematics-intensive designation by the offering institution):
(A)a College Readiness Classification (CRC) score
of at least 950; or
(B)a CRC score below 950 and a Diagnostic level of
6.
(2)ELAR (for college-level coursework with reading,
writing, or reading and writing-intensive designation by the offering
institution):
(A)a College Readiness Classification (CRC) score
of at least 945 and an essay score of at least 5; or
(B)a CRC score below 945 and a Diagnostic level of
5 or 6 and an essay score of at least 5.
(c)[(b)] Institutions must use
the TSI Assessment (TSIA or TSIA2) diagnostic results,
along with other holistic factors, in their consideration of courses
and/or interventions addressing the educational and training needs
of undergraduate students not meeting the college readiness standards
as defined in subsection (a) or (b) of this section.
(d)[(c)] An institution shall
not require higher or lower college readiness standards on any or
all portions of the TSI Assessment (TSIA or TSIA2) to determine
a student's readiness to enroll in entry-level freshman coursework.
(e)[(d)] For a student with
an existing plan for academic success as required in §4.58 of
this title (relating to Advisement and Plan for Academic Success),
the institution must revise the plan as needed to align with the college
readiness standards as defined in subsections (a) or (b), as
applicable, of this section.
(f)[(e)] Both TSI
Assessment (TSIA and TSIA2) results are valid for
the purposes of this title for five (5) years from date of testing.
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed
the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's legal authority
to
adopt.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on August 24, 2020
TRD-202003490 Nichole Bunker-Henderson
General Counsel
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Earliest possible date of adoption: October 4, 2020
For further information, please call: (512) 427-6247
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