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.
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 79 on the Internet-based test or below 6.5 on the IELTS or have never taken the TOEFL.

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

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.