TSI: Texas Success Initative
The TSI Assessment (TSI) is part of the Texas Success Initiative program designed to help your college or university determine if students are ready for college-level course work in the areas of reading, writing, and mathematics. Vanguard Rembrandt Secondary provides TSI testing every Tuesday and Thursday. Mozart Secondary is based on availability. For further information regarding TSI school testing dates, please call the respected school. Dates are subject to change.
There are approximately 20 items on the TSI placement test and 10 items in each section of the DE diagnostic test. If you score well enough on the placement test, you will not need to take the additional diagnostic test.
There are approximately 24 items on the TSI placement test and 10 to 12 items in each section of the DE diagnostic test. If you score well enough on the placement test, you will not need to take the additional diagnostic test.
Writing Section:
There are approximately 20 items on the TSI placement test and 10 to 12 items in each section of the DE diagnostic test. You may be asked to write a five-paragraph persuasive essay (approximately 300-600 words) on a controversial issue or one of current interest. You will be expected to clearly state a main idea and provide specific examples and details to back-up your main idea, as well as follow conventions of standard English. You will not be allowed to use a dictionary or other outside resources, but you may use plain scratch paper to plan your essay and write your rough draft(s).