You can review your TSI status by looking at your Rowdy Checklist through the ASAP portal.
List of Exemptions
Partial Exemption
| Reading & Writing | Mathematics |
|---|---|
| ACT Composite 23+ and ACT English 19+ **After February 14, 2023 ACT Combined score of 40 on English and Reading |
ACT Composite 23+ and ACT Mathematics 19+ **After February 14, 2023 ACT Mathematics 22+ |
| SAT after March 1, 2016 Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (EBRW) 480+ | SAT After March 1, 2016 530+ |
| STAAR EOC English III 4000+ | STAAR Algebra II, 4000 |
| GED 165 on the Reasoning Through Language Arts (RLA) | GED 165 on the Mathematical Reasoning |
| College Bridge/Prep Exemptions: | |
|---|---|
| Texas College Bridge: | Students who have participated in a statewide Texas College Bridge program can send their completion certificates to UTSA through their Greenlight portal. |
| College Prep Course: | Students who have completed a college prep course through a San Antonio area high school may submit their completion certificates to tsi@utsa.edu. |
Additional Exemption information:
TSI requirements and developmental courses won’t apply to you in any of these cases:
- You hold an associates or higher degree.
- You are serving in the military or have been honorably discharged, retired, or released on or after August 1, 1990. This includes service in the Texas National Guard and Reserves.
- You are non-degree seeking and earned fewer than 15 credit hours at all institutions. You still must meet the skill prerequisites for any courses you want to take, so testing may be required.
Course Restrictions Based on TSI Status
| TSI Not-Complete Area | Restricted Course |
|---|---|
| Math | MAT 1023/1043/1053/1073 or higher (except for required TSI Math course), STA 1053 |
| ELAR (formerly Reading/Writing) | HIS 1043, HIS 1053, HIS 2053, POL 1013, POL 1133, POL 1213, PSY 1013, CSH 1103, CSH 1113, FRN 2333, GER 2333, ITL2333, US 2333, WRC 1013 (except for required TSI course) |
60-hour rule: A student who has not fulfilled all the requirements of the TSI and has not been declared TSI Complete may not enroll in upper division classes (3000 level or higher) at UTSA in a semester if the completion of the enrollment for that semester will result in a total of 60 or more earned + enrolled semester credit hours for the student. For the sixty-hour rule, the number of earned + enrolled semester credit hours include transfer credit, dual credit, and credit earned by examination, but excludes hours earned by taking developmental courses.
TSI Prep Resources
Looking for ways to review or prep prior to taking the TSI or re-taking the TSI? Please contact TSI@utsa.edu with any questions you may have.
