Exemptions

You can demonstrate college readiness through a list of approved exemptions. Students can qualify for an exemption by subject area in several ways, including:

Meet college readiness benchmarks on the SAT or ACT or the English III/Algebra II STAAR End-of-Course high school tests
Completed college-level course(s)
Have been, or currently are, in the military

When you applied to Texas State University, the documents you submit are automatically evaluated to determine any possible exemptions.

Exemption by Test Scores

Test	Reading and Writing Exemption	Math Exemption
SAT	480 on the Evidenced-Based Reading and Writing (EBRW)	530 Math
ACT	ACT administered prior to February 15, 2023: composite score of 23 with a minimum of 19 on the English test ACT administered on or after February 15, 2023: a combined score of 40 on the English and Reading (E+R) tests	ACT administered prior to February 15, 2023: composite score of 23 with a minimum of 19 on the mathematics test ACT administered on or after February 15, 2023: a score of 22 on the mathematics test
STARR	4000+ (Level II) on the English III (EOC)	4000+ (Level II) on the Algebra II (EOC)

SAT, ACT, and STAAR scores used to request an exemption must be less than five years old.
The writing section of the SAT is not considered.
Mixing or combining scores from the SAT administered prior to March 5, 2016, and the SAT administered on or after March 5, 2016, is not allowable.

If you believe you meet the above exemption, please get in touch with our office.

Exemption by Course Credit

The following courses from another college/university may exempt you from certain sections of the TSI Assessment if you have received a passing grade. Please note: courses that transfer as elective non-advanced (ELNA) or elective advanced (ELADV) may not be used to meet the TSI requirements.

Credit from these courses:	May exempt you from:
English 1310, 1320, 2310, 2320, 2330, 2340, 2359, or 2360	Writing
Anthropology 1312 History 1310, 1320, 2327, 2328, 2381, or 2382 Political Science 2310 or 2320 Psychology 1300 Sociology 1310	Reading
Math 1312, 1315, 1316, 1317, 1319, 1329, 2321, 2328, 2417, or 2471	Mathematics

A TSI staff member can evaluate your college/university transcript(s) to determine if you completed courses that can qualify you for an exemption. To have our office review your courses:

Submit an unofficial college transcript. We will not accept a high school transcript listing dual credit courses.
Make sure your full name is visible on the transcript.

If you believe you meet the above exemption, please get in touch with our office.