Texas Success Initiative (TSI)

Important: The THECB (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board) has approved the release of the new TSI 2.0 effective January 11th 2021. All students testing January 11th and onward for the TSI exam will need to take the new version of the TSI exam. To learn more about the TSI 2.0 please view the TSI 2.0 FAQs

Texas law requires students to complete assessments in reading, writing, and mathematics before enrolling in college. The Texas Success Initiative (TSI) mandates that any new undergraduate student entering a public institution must be assessed for readiness to enroll in college coursework.

Students who fall below the minimum placement scores in reading, writing, and/or mathematics will be placed in developmental education courses for each subject area in which college readiness is not demonstrated.

If you have taken placement testing (TSI, Accuplacer, TAKS, STARR, ACT, SAT, etc.) or have taken college coursework before, please contact the Testing Center before scheduling or paying for the TSI to verify if testing is required.

Non-Alamo Colleges District students testing at Palo Alto College will need to request a remote voucher from the college/university they will be attending. Requested vouchers will be emailed to the Palo Alto College Testing Center. Remote voucher students must pay a $20 correspondence fee to Palo Alto College in order to test.  

If you have already taken TSI and would like Palo Alto College to retrieve your scores from another college, university, or high school, please fill out the Cross-Institution Score Retrieval form (PDF). The form can be scanned and emailed to pac-testcenter@alamo.edu along with copy of a valid photo ID.

Click the tabs below for more information.

 

TSI 2.0 FAQs

Contact Information:

Phone:
210-486-3444

Location: 
Ozuna Library and Learning Center (OZU 143)

Email
pac-testcenter@alamo.edu

Hours:
Monday: 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
Tuesday–Thursday: 8 a.m.–6 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
(please call or email to schedule a testing appointment)

Please note: office hours are not exam testing hours