(a)The following students shall be exempt from the
requirements of this title, whereby exempt students shall not be required
to provide any additional demonstration of college readiness and shall
be allowed to enroll in any entry-level freshman course as defined
in §4.53(13) of this title (relating to Definitions):
(1)For a period of five (5) years from the date of
testing, a student who is tested and performs at or above the following
standards that cannot be raised by institutions:
(A)ACT:
(i)ACT administered prior to February
15, 2023: composite score of 23 with a minimum of 19 on the
English test shall be exempt for both the reading and writing sections
of the TSI Assessment, and/or 19 on the mathematics test shall be
exempt for the mathematics section of the TSI Assessment.[
;]
(ii)ACT administered on or after
February 15, 2023: a combined score of 40 on the English and Reading
(E+R) tests shall be exempt for both reading and writing or ELAR sections
of the TSI Assessment. A score of 22 on the mathematics test shall
be exempt for the mathematics section of the TSI Assessment. There
is no composite score.
(iii)The use of scores from both
the ACT administered prior to February 15, 2023, and the ACT administered
after February 15, 2023, is allowable, as long as the benchmarks set
forth in clause (ii) of this subparagraph are met.
(B) - (D)(No change.)
(2) - (10)(No change.)
(b) - (d)(No change.)
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 October 3, 2022
TRD-202203973 Nichole
Bunker-Henderson
General Counsel
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Earliest possible date of adoption: November 13, 2022
For further information, please call: (512) 427-6262
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