Transfer your scores or review applicability and exemption requirements
- If you took the TSI Assessment at another institution within the last five years, email TSI_info@collin.edu with your full name and CWID number to request we transfer your scores.
- If the TSI is not applicable to you or you have a TSI exemption, visit the TSI applicability and exemptions page for further instructions.
About The TSI
Take The Assessment
Sign Up NowPlease note Collin College can only provide TSI testing for Collin College students. For further preparation, review the TSI study resources.
The Texas Success Initiative (TSI) is a program designed to determine if a student is ready for college-level coursework in English Language Arts and Reading (ELAR) and Mathematics. The TSI mandates that all new students entering Texas public colleges and universities be assessed unless the student is not subject to the TSI or is otherwise exempted. Based on assessment results, students may either be enrolled in college-level courses that match their skill levels or placed in the appropriate developmental courses or interventions to improve skills and prepare them for success in college-level courses.
Sign up to take the TSI Assessment
The Pre-Assessment Activity (PAA) is designed to help you understand the importance of the TSI Assessment. It includes sample test questions and feedback and will take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
Follow these steps to set up your account before taking the PAA:
- Read all instructions, then click the blue button link to go to the PAA website.
- Click on the "Don't have an account? Sign-up" link and create your account.
- Enter your first and last names as entered on your application to Collin College.
- Use a personal email address, not a school email.
Once your account set up is completed, you will be taken to the practice test area. Take the test titled "Texas Success Initiative 2.0 Pre-Assessment Activity (TSIA2 – PAA)."
- On the practice application form, choose "Collin College" as the institution name.
- Use your Collin College CWID number for the Student ID.
- Enter your date of birth (mm/dd/yyyy).
- You must complete the entire activity to get your completion certificate and count as complete.
You are welcome to take other practice exams, but they are not required.
You can attach your completion certificate to your TSIA2 registration, print your completion certificate, or login to your Accuplacer practice account to show a copy of it to Testing Center staff when you come to your TSI appointment.
Take the Pre-Assessment ActivityCollin College can only provide TSI testing for Collin College students.
Select a campus from the links below to schedule your exam. On-campus and remote online testing options are available for each location.
Once you've selected a campus, fill out the following sections accordingly:
- On question one, select TSI as your group.
- On question four, select "On Campus Testing" to test on campus.
Select a date and time to complete your exam and fill out the remaining sections on your exam registration form (links in step 3) to submit. The cost to take the TSI assessment on campus is $29.
On average, the complete assessment can take four to five hours to complete. Be sure you plan accordingly when scheduling your exam.
Celina CampusFarmersville Campus
Frisco Campus
McKinney Campus
Plano Campus
Technical Campus
Wylie Campus
Directions to Our Testing Centers
The Pre-Assessment Activity (PAA) is designed to help you understand the importance of the TSI Assessment. It includes sample test questions and feedback and will take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
Follow these steps to set up your account before taking the PAA:
- Read all instructions, then click the blue button link to go to the PAA website.
- Click on the "Don't have an account? Sign-up" link and create your account.
- Enter your first and last names as entered on your application to Collin College.
- Use a personal email address, not a school email.
Once your account set up is completed, you will be taken to the practice test area. Take the test titled "Texas Success Initiative 2.0 Pre-Assessment Activity (TSIA2 – PAA)."
- On the practice application form, choose "Collin College" as the institution name.
- Use your Collin College CWID number for the Student ID.
- Enter your date of birth (mm/dd/yyyy).
- You must complete the entire activity to get your completion certificate and count as complete.
You are welcome to take other practice exams, but they are not required.
You can attach your completion certificate to your TSIA2 registration, print your completion certificate, or login to your Accuplacer practice account to show a copy of it to Testing Center staff when you come to your TSI appointment.
Take the Pre-Assessment ActivityContinue to Next Step
Collin College can only provide TSI testing for Collin College students.
Select a campus from the links below to schedule your exam. On-campus and remote online testing options are available for each location.
Once you've selected a campus, fill out the following sections accordingly:
- On question one, select TSI as your group.
- On question four, select "On Campus Testing" to test on campus.
Select a date and time to complete your exam and fill out the remaining sections on your exam registration form (links in step 3) to submit. The cost to take the TSI assessment on campus is $29.
On average, the complete assessment can take four to five hours to complete. Be sure you plan accordingly when scheduling your exam.
Celina CampusFarmersville Campus
Frisco Campus
McKinney Campus
Plano Campus
Technical Campus
Wylie Campus
Directions to Our Testing Centers
Testing for Higher-Level Math
If you have met the college-level requirements for math through TSI testing or an exemption and you would like to try to test into a higher-level math course, see the following links for possible options:Virtual Testing
Virtual testing is available in limited circumstances for Collin College students only. You must complete the mandatory pre-assessment before registering through the "Register for the TSI Assessment" section of this page and choose the "remote online testing" option when prompted in step 4 of the registration process.
Signing Up
After you submit your registration and payment, you will receive an email from Accuplacer
with your TSI voucher code. It may take up to two business days to receive the email
with your voucher code. If you do not see your TSI voucher in your inbox, check your
junk or spam mail folders.
Be sure to create your ProctorU account using the same personal information that is
on your voucher. When registering for the test through ProctorU, choose **College
Board (ACCUPLACER)** as the Institution. You will later select Collin College as the
department.
The base cost for an online assessment is $40.
Additional fees apply for earlier testing appointments. Appointments in less than
72 hours after receiving your voucher will require an extra fee of $5, and appointments
in less than 24 hours will require an extra fee of $8. Any additional fees are paid
by you directly to ProctorU.
Requirements
- A ProctorU account after receiving your voucher (review the Completing Registration section)
- An acceptable form of photo identification
- A desktop or laptop computer (no Chromebooks or tablets)
- A stable internet connection
- A webcam and microphone - you must stay with your face within the camera view at all times while testing*
- A quiet space where you can test without interruption and be alone in the room*
- Ability to sit for five or more hours to complete the assessment. One 15-minute break is allowed when using the virtual testing option.*
- Follow all proctor instructions and properly close your exam session.*
If you cannot meet the testing requirements or need to expedite your testing, you will need to test in person at one of our campus locations. *Please note: Violating these requirements can result in your test scores being invalidated and require you to retest on campus, which will delay your ability to register for classes.