The very first step in the process is to apply for admission to Ranger College via the Ranger College website (“Admissions & Aid” > “Apply to Ranger”)
TSI Testing is administered two ways:
1. In person Testing or by…
2. Virtual, through the Accuplacer/Examity platform.
See instructions below for both methods.
IMPORTANT! If you are a High School Dual Credit student, you must coordinate through your High School Counselor. They have direct contact with the Ranger College Dual Credit Administrator.
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 TSI testing on days online final exams are given.
Note: TSI 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, 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 Melissa Halbert mhalbert@rangercollege.edu
Pay your fee in advance and show your receipt of payment to the Testing Proctor.
b. Present a photo ID to the Proctor.
c. Be on time.
d. No cell phones allowed.
The fee is $30.00 for the complete TSI 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 TSI 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 on the Ranger Main Campus, contact Bursar, Evonne Cherry
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 TSI Assessment.
Students will not be allowed to test without proof of completion
Students will need to bring the following items on testing day to their campus:
Provide the following information to sfeaster@rangercollege.edu
A fee of $20.00 is required for creating a voucher. To arrange for payment on the Ranger Main Campus, contact Bursar, Evonne Cherry.
Phone: 254-267-7042 Email:echerry@rangercollege.edu
The Proctor will create a voucher for you through Examity. You will receive an email from Accuplacer/Examity with further instructions. The student will be responsible for making payment a payment of $25.00 to Examity.
If you experience any difficulty you will need to contact the Examity support help desk or Lisa Martini at lmartini@examity.com.
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 TSI.
A student who has already completed the TSI 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.