Complete your Collin application and receive your CWID number through email from Admissions.

Skip to Step 2 if you have already completed your application.

Click here to apply

The Pre-Assessment Activity is designed to help you understand the importance of the TSI Assessment. It includes sample test questions and feedback. Information on campus and community resources to assist you in moving forward is also available.

Please be sure to provide proof of completing the Pre-Assessment Activity by printing or saving a screen shot your certificate of completion.  This should be brought with you to your appointment.

Click here to take the Pre-Assessment Activity

For Issues with logging into the PAA please try the options below:

• Clear browser cache and cookies.
• Restart your browser.
• Enter the PAA again.
• When asked if you have a CWID number, say “No”, then proceed through the questions.
• Be sure to print a copy of your completion certificate or take a screen shot or picture of it.

If the above steps do not work, please take the PAA through this website: https://practice.accuplacer.org/login.  You will need to create an account and be sure to print or save a copy of your certificate, or take a screen shot or picture of it.

For additional questions about the Pre-Assessment Activity or general questions about the TSI Assessment, contact the Director of Testing at 972-548-6773 or email TSI_Info@collin.edu.

For specific questions about scheduling your TSI assessment, please contact the campus Testing Center at which you will want to test.

In-Person testing is available at each of our campus testing centers. The cost to take the TSI on campus is $29. Click a campus below to schedule your exam and pay for your assessment. On average, the complete TSI can take 4-5 hours to complete. Be sure you plan accordingly when scheduling your exam.

McKinney Campus
Plano Campus
Frisco Campus
Technical Campus
Wylie Campus
Farmersville Campus
Celina Campus

Directions to Our Testing Centers - Collin College

Online testing is offered through a virtual testing platform. You must have a desktop or laptop computer (no Chromebooks or tablets) with a webcam and microphone, a stable Internet connection, and a quiet space where you can test without interruption and no one else in the room with you to use the virtual testing option. Breaks are not allowed when using the virtual testing option and the complete test can take 5 or more hours. If you cannot meet these requirements, please plan to take your assessments at one of our campus testing centers listed in Step 3 - Option 1.

The cost is $40. Click a campus below to complete your request and pay for your assessment. On average, the complete TSI can take 4-5 hours to complete, although there is no time limit and it can take longer. Be sure you plan accordingly when scheduling your exam.

In 1-2 business days, you will receive an email message from Accuplacer with your TSI voucher information. Please check your junk/spam mail folders for this message. Be sure you sign up for your Examity account with the same personal information that is on your voucher.

McKinney Campus
Plano Campus
Frisco Campus
Technical Campus
Wylie Campus
Farmersville Campus
Celina Campus 

Questions and Assistance

For questions about your voucher, please contact the campus from which you requested the voucher.

For help setting up your Examity account or setting your appointment, follow these instructions or contact Examity through the contact methods on the instruction sheet.