SECTION 4.57. College Ready Standards

(a) Effective the institution's first class day of fall 2017, the following minimum college readiness 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) 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) 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) 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) Both TSI Assessment (TSIA and TSIA2) results are valid for the purposes of this title for five (5) years from date of testing.

Source Note: The provisions of this §4.57 adopted to be effective December 3, 2003, 28 TexReg 10753; amended to be effective August 27, 2012, 37 TexReg 6587; amended to be effective August 15, 2013, 38 TexReg 5063; amended to be effective November 21, 2013, 38 TexReg 8195; amended to be effective May 25, 2015, 40 TexReg 2754; amended to be effective May 11, 2017, 42 TexReg 2405; amended to be effective August 30, 2017, 42 TexReg 4300; amended to be effective February 28, 2018, 43 TexReg 1059; amended to be effective November 22, 2020, 45 TexReg 8333