Center for Academic Student Center for Academic Student AchievementAchievement

http://casa.tamucc.edu/

TSITSI Texas Success InitiativeTexas Success Initiative Requirement for TexasRequirement for Texas’’s s

public 2 and 4 year colleges as public 2 and 4 year colleges as well as technical instituteswell as technical institutes

College readiness assessment College readiness assessment Cannot deny college admissionCannot deny college admission Developmental CourseworkDevelopmental Coursework

TSI Course Requirements TSI Course Requirements

Reading 0399 – A or BReading 0399 – A or B Math 0398 or Math 0399 – A, B, or C Math 0398 or Math 0399 – A, B, or C

*Math course level based on assessment*Math course level based on assessment English 1301 (Fresh Comp) – A, B, or C English 1301 (Fresh Comp) – A, B, or C

andand

English 0099 – Writing Center (regular English 0099 – Writing Center (regular visits)visits)

*Read 0399, Math 0398, Math 0399, and *Read 0399, Math 0398, Math 0399, and English 0099 do not earn college English 0099 do not earn college credit.credit.

TSI Success TipsTSI Success Tips Attendance is necessary to succeed.Attendance is necessary to succeed.

Read / Follow your InstructorsRead / Follow your Instructors’’ Syllabus. Syllabus.

Ask your Instructor questions during Ask your Instructor questions during office hours.office hours.

Utilize tutoring at CASA: Utilize tutoring at CASA: Writing Center Writing Center (required for ENGL (required for ENGL 0099),0099), Math Lab (Math0398 & Math0399)Math Lab (Math0398 & Math0399)

Reading Tutoring (Reading 0399)Reading Tutoring (Reading 0399)Supplemental InstructionSupplemental Instruction

TSI ConditionsTSI Conditions

Texas requires students to Texas requires students to complete TSI for Reading, Writing, complete TSI for Reading, Writing, and Math before students can and Math before students can receive a degree at TAMUCC.receive a degree at TAMUCC.

Developmental courses can not be Developmental courses can not be dropped unless recommended by an dropped unless recommended by an academic advisor. academic advisor.

Senior (4000 level) courses are Senior (4000 level) courses are unavailable unless approved by unavailable unless approved by departmental advisor.departmental advisor.

Retesting?Retesting? THEATHEA: : www.thea.nesinc.comwww.thea.nesinc.com ACCUPLACER: ACCUPLACER:

http://www.collegeboard.com/highered/apr/accuhttp://www.collegeboard.com/highered/apr/accu/accu/html/accu/html

ASSET: ASSET: http://www.act.org/asset/index.htmlhttp://www.act.org/asset/index.html COMPASS: COMPASS:

http://www.act.org/compass/index.htmlhttp://www.act.org/compass/index.html

Currently pending test scores must be received by Currently pending test scores must be received by Admissions and Records before the first day of the Admissions and Records before the first day of the semester in order for your schedule to be adjusted.semester in order for your schedule to be adjusted.

Contact Academic Testing for testing information: Contact Academic Testing for testing information: 361.825.2334361.825.2334

Contact Information Contact Information

CASA: 361-825-2977CASA: 361-825-2977 Location: Glasscock BuildingLocation: Glasscock Building Website: Website: http://casa.tamucc.edu/http://casa.tamucc.edu/

Staff Contact InformationStaff Contact Information Hector Duarte – Assistant Director – Hector Duarte – Assistant Director –

361.825.5941361.825.5941 Colin Bohne – Retention Specialist – Colin Bohne – Retention Specialist –

361.825.3649361.825.3649 John Fortiscue – Retention Specialist – John Fortiscue – Retention Specialist –

361.825.3653361.825.3653