College Entrance Exams
ACT or SAT
All four-year universities and some junior colleges will require students to take the ACT or SAT.
ACT – (American College Testing)
Fee: $52.00 ACT
$68.00 ACT plus Writing (Check the website to see if your school requires the writing test!)
Additional Fees will apply for Late Registration or Test Change
Test Date |
Registration Deadline |
(Late Fee Required) |
September 12, 2020 September 19, 2020 |
August 14 |
August 15 - August 28 |
October 10, 2020 October 17, 2020 October 24, 2020 |
September 17 |
September 18 - 25 |
December 12, 2020 |
November 6 |
November 7 - November 20 |
February 6, 2021 |
January 8 |
January 9 - January 15 |
April 17, 2021 |
March 12 |
March 13 - March 26 |
June 12, 2021 |
May 7 |
May 8 - May 21 |
The February Administration will be given on campus!!
TSI Testing
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has ruled that high school graduates may demonstrate college readiness for reading, writing, and math in ONE of the following three ways:
(1) An exemption based on the student’s STAAR scores if they choose to take dual credit classes during high school
(2) A passing score on the Texas Success Initiative
(3) An exemption score on another assessment approved by the Coordinating Board and accepted by the college or university, such as the ACT or SAT.
The TSI test is an entrance exam that all students must take or have exemption status for each subject including Reading, Math and Writing for any college or university. Students will have the opportunity to take the TSI on campus on a specific date; otherwise, they will contact the testing office at their chosen college to set up a testing session.
ACT EXEMPTION
Combined Reading & Math of 23 with:
At least a 19 on the English for the Reading & Writing Exemption
At least a 19 in the Math section for the Math Exemption
SAT EXEMPTION
Combined Critical Reading and Mathematics score of 1070 with:
At least 500 on math for an exemption in math and/or
At least 500 on critical reading for exemption in reading and writing
IF YOU DID NOT MEET COLLEGE READINESS STANDARDS BY RECEIVING A STAAR or ACT/SAT EXEMPTION, YOUR COLLEGE WILL REQUIRE YOU TO TAKE THE TEXAS SUCCESS INITIATIVE (TSI) TO PROVE THAT YOU ARE READY FOR COLLEGE WORK.
Texas Success Initiative (TSI)
- Writing 5 on the essay or 363 with a 4 on the essay
- Reading 361
- Math 350
TSI Testing can be done on campus!!