Testing Information

TSIA2 Testing Options

Ranger College offers two convenient ways to complete the TSIA2 (Texas Success Initiative Assessment) test:

  1. In-Person Testing
    Take the test on campus under supervised conditions.

  2. Virtual Testing
    Complete the test remotely via the Accuplacer online platform.

Important Information for Dual Credit Students

If you are a high school student enrolling in Dual Credit courses, please coordinate your TSIA2 testing through your High School Counselor. Your counselor works directly with the Ranger College Dual Credit Administrator to facilitate the process.

See detailed instructions below for both testing methods.

Administered at the Ranger Main Campus, Erath County Campus (Stephenville), Brown County (Early/Brownwood), and at various high schools for dual credit
students.
*There is no TSIA2 testing on days online final exams are given.

Note: TSIA2  testing times/days vary by each individual campus. You should email each respective campus contact listed below for details.

For Ranger main campus, contact Mr. Stan Feaster sfeaster@rangercollege.edu

The Ranger main campus testing center is located in the Student Success Center, classroom #1 and is administered on Tuesday’s beginning at 9:00 am. No new testers beginning after 11:00 A.M. There is no registering or signing up, just show-up…first come, first served.

For Brownwood, contact Ms. Alta Yeats ayeats@rangercollege.edu

For Stephenville, contact the main office, 254-918-7232.

  1. Pay your fee in advance and show your receipt of payment to the Testing Proctor.
  2. Present a photo ID to the Proctor.
  3. Be on time.
  4. No cell phones allowed.
  5.  No food or Drink at the computer station

The fee is $30.00 for the complete TSIA2 test consisting of the ELAR (Reading & Writing) & Math and $15.00 for a single test. You must present your receipt of payment and ID for testing.

Note: The updated TSIA2 test by College Board groups the ELAR (Reading and Writing) together, they cannot be taken separately when testing for the first time.

To arrange for payment for in person testing on the Ranger Main Campus, contact Ms. Evonne Cherry in the Student Payment Center.
Phone: 254-267-7042 Email: echerry@rangercollege.edu
Payment may be made at the other centers as well. 

If you would like to take the TSIA2 Exam virtually, follow these steps.
Your ACCUPLACER test(s) will be proctored using Meazure Learning’s ProctorU platform. With Meazure Learning's Live+ proctoring, a proctor will guide you through the testing process while your session is recorded and made available to your institution for academic integrity purposes. ACCUPLACER requires candidates testing remotely to complete a 360-degree room and desk scan. To get started, follow the steps below.  
 

1. Payment of $20.00 for RC Registration.  To arrange for payment contact the Student Payment Center, Ms. Evonne Cherry.

Phone:  254-267-7042 |  Email:   echerry@rangercollege.edu 

Once payment is confirmed and the contact information in *#4 is provided, a voucher will be created and you will receive an email from Accuplacer with further instructions.
 

2. An additional $28.00 fee to Accuplacer/Meazure Learning ProdtorU is required when registering for the online exam. 

 
3. If this is your first attempt you must take the Pre-Assessment practice test first. https://practice.accuplacer.org/login 
Click on Don't have an account? Sign Up
 

4. Provide the following information to sfeaster@rangercollege.edu

  • Name
  • Address (complete with city & zip code)
  • Email Address
  • Date of Birth (xx/xx/xxxx
  • Phone Number
  • Type of testing requested. The complete TSIA2 testing is both ELAR (Reading and Writing) and Math. Select either the Complete Test or a separate test.

If you experience any issues during your online exam please provide a screenshot of your entire screen to the institution that created the voucher. 

To arrange for payment for virtual testing on the Ranger Main Campus, contact Ms. Evonne Cherry in the Student Payment Center.
Phone: 254-267-7042 Email: echerry@rangercollege.edu
Payment may be made at the other centers as well. 

Students must complete the Pre-Assessment Activity prior to taking the TSIA2 Assessment.

Students will not be allowed to test without proof of completion

If this is your first attempt on the TSIA2 exam you must take the Pre-Assessment practice test first. https://practice.accuplacer.org/login. Click on Don't have an account? Sign Up. 

 

 

Note: SAT and ACT scores used to support an exemption must be less than five years old; STAAR scores must be less than five years old. Also note TSI scores that are older than 5 years are no longer valid. If courses completing areas of reading, writing and math have not been successfully completed in the five years since the TSI was taken, students will need to take a new TSIA2.

A student who has already completed the TSIA2 Assessment and placed college ready should not test again in that area. The following TSI scores represent college ready cut scores:

College Readiness Benchmarks ELAR: A score in the range of 945–990 on the ELAR CRC Test and a score of at least 5 on the Essay Test or an ELAR CRC Test score below 945 and an ELAR Diagnostic Test score of 5 or 6 and an Essay Test score of 5 or higher.

Mathematics: A score in the range of 950–990 on the Mathematics CRC Test or a Mathematics CRC Test score below 950 and a Mathematics Diagnostic Test score of 6.

All Exemptions should be confirmed with the Registrar’s Office.
Please call 254-267-7019 for questions concerning exemptions.

 

A student with an SAT math score of 530 is exempt from the math requirement.

A student with an SAT evidence-based reading and writing (EBRW) score of 480 is exempt from the reading and writing requirements.

A student with an ACT composite score of at least 23 and a math score of at least 19 is exempt from the math requirement.

A student with an ACT composite score of at least 23 and an English score of at least 19 is exempt from the reading and writing requirements.

ACT administered on or after February 15, 2023: A combined score of 40 on the English and Reading (E+R) tests shall be exempt from both the reading and writing or ELAR section of the TSI assessment.

A score of 22 on the mathematics tests shall be exempt from the mathematics section of the TSIA2 assessment.

Students must have a minimum math score of 510 and a minimum Evidence Based Reading and Writing (EBRW) score of a 460.

Students serving on active duty as a member of the US armed forces, the Texas National Guard, or as a member of a reserve component of the US armed forces and have been serving for at least three years preceding enrollment.

Students who on or after August 1, 1990, were honorably discharged, retired, or released from active duty as a member of the armed forces, the Texas National Guard, or serve as a member of a reserve component of the US armed forces.

An earned degree, associates or higher, from a Texas public college or university.

A student who transfers to an institution from a private or independent institution of higher education or an accredited out-of-state institution of higher education and who has satisfactorily completed college-level coursework as determined by the receiving institution.

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