Placement Examinations

Student’s Status	Testing Requirements
If entering a CATE Center competency-based, open-entry Level I Certificate program (42 semester hours or less),	waived from taking a TSIA2 approved assessment as long as courses are not taken outside the certificate program. However, you may be required to take a Diagnostic Test.*
If entering a Level I Certificate program (42 hours or less),	waived from taking a TSIA2 approved assessment as long as courses are not taken outside the certificate program.**
If entering an Occupational Skills Achievement program for credit,	the credential is TSI waived under the Coordinating Board Rule 4.54b.
If entering a CATE Center competency-based, open-entry, Level II program (more than 40 hours and listed as Level II).	take the TSIA2 Assessment and Pre-Assessment unless TSI exempt or waived. Refer to the Texas Success Initiative Exemptions section in this catalog.
If entering a Level II Certificate program or an associate degree program,	must take the TSIA2 Assessment and Pre-Assessment unless TSI exempt or waived. Refer to Texas Success Initiative Exemptions section in this catalog.
New International student (non-immigrant) or a Community Foreign Student (resident alien) and native language is not English,	must take the CTC-approved English Skills Assessment exam if TOEFL scores are below 68 on the Internet-based test or below 5.8 on the IELTS or have never taken the TOEFL.

*Contact CATE Center Advising in Sid M. Weiser CATE Center Building 253W, Room 20 , 254-526-1549 or cate.center@ctcd.edu for more information.

**A student who has not taken the TSI Assessment 2.0 and who enrolls in a Heating and Air Conditioning Level I program is required to take a diagnostic test.

NOTE If you need special testing accommodations, contact the office for Disability Support Services in Student Services Building 215, Room 111 of the Central Campus or call 254-526-1195 before taking the test(s). Appropriate documentation of the disability is required.