Testing Center

TSC requires assessment for each student in reading, writing, and mathematics to determine proper placement into college entry courses. The TSC Testing Center is committed to students’ success by offering a variety of testing services that advance students’ higher educational goals. The Testing Center is located in the Oliveira Student Service Center.

Testing Services include:

  • Assisting with the coordination of TSI Assessment with the Office of Disability Services,
  • CLEP Testing,
  • Entering valid and official placement scores,
  • Entering valid and official credit by exam scores,
  • Evaluating TSI College-Ready from official transcripts,
  • ESOL Accuplacer testing,
  • HESI Nursing Entrance Exam,
  • Pearson VUE testing,
  • Pre-assessment activity session,
  • Proctoring online class exams, and
  • TSI Assessment testing on-campus and off-campus.

Testing Office Requirements:

  • Students must have a photo-ID (government issued ID, school ID, passport, etc.).
  • Students must have a TSC ID number in order to test or to submit scores for entry in their Colleague account. The TSC ID numbers are created for students after they submit an application for TSC through ApplyTexas.
  • Students must schedule an exam in person.
  • Before students take the TSIA, they must complete a Pre-Assessment Activity or have previous experience with placement tests, such as the TSIA, COMPASS, ACCUPLACER, THEA, or ASSEST.
  • Students must register for the TSIA at least one day in advance and payment must be received at the same time the appointment is scheduled.
  • Students must request official score reports of test(s) taken at TSC one day in advance by submitting an Official Test Score form.
  • Students interested in scheduling a proctored exam must submit a Proctor Request form. Proctored exams are scheduled around the Testing Office standing test schedule.
  • Students requesting Credit-by-Exam scores to be entered must submit an AP/CLEP Score request form. No credit will be awarded until the student has successfully completed at least six semester credit hours of course credit from TSC.