TSI Math

Thetsia2Mathematicstest

The Texas Success Initiative Assessment 2.0 (TSIA2) is the state's college-readiness assessment, developed by the College Board in partnership with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) and delivered on the ACCUPLACER platform at college and university testing centers. It has two parts, English Language Arts and Reading (ELAR) and Mathematics; this guide prepares you for the Mathematics part. Unless you qualify for an exemption, you must meet the college-readiness standard in mathematics, or complete required developmental support, before enrolling in entry-level college math courses at a Texas public institution.

Exam Pattern

The mathematics test begins with the College Readiness Classification (CRC) test: 20 multiple-choice questions, each with four answer choices, delivered on a computer. The test is adaptive, so the difficulty of each question depends on how you answered earlier ones. Each answer is submitted before the next question appears, so work every question carefully before moving on. If your CRC score is below the benchmark, you continue to the diagnostic test: 48 multiple- choice questions, 12 in each content area, which identifies your skill level in each area for course placement.

ContentCategory	CRCItems	Diagnostic	TestedSkills
QuantitativeReasoning	6	12	Ratios proportions andpercents;identifying , , ,
			manipulating andinterpretinglinearequations ,
			andexpressions
AlgebraicReasoning	7	12	Linear quadratic polynomial exponential , , , ,
			rational andradicalequations;evaluating ,
			functions;algebraincontext
GeometricandSpatialReasoning	3	12	Unitconversions;perimeter area surfacearea , , ,
			and volume; transformations; right-triangle
			trigonometry
ProbabilisticandStatisticalReasoning	4	12	Classifyingdata;datarepresentations;
			probability;measuresofcenterandspread
Total	20	48	Allfourcategories

Crcquestionsbycontentcategory(20Total)

Scoring and the College-Readiness Benchmark

The CRC test is scored on a scale of 910 to 990, and scores are reported as soon as you finish. You meet the mathematics college-readiness standard in either of two ways:

Diagnostic results describe your skill level in each of the four content areas. Colleges use them to place students who are not yet college-ready into the right developmental course or co-requisite support, which pairs a credit-bearing math course with extra instruction.

Calculators and Question Style

Personal calculators are not allowed. On questions where a calculator is permitted, a pop-up calculator appears on screen: a basic four-function calculator, a square root calculator, or a graphing calculator (TI-84 style), depending on the question. Many questions have no calculator, so accurate hand computation remains essential. Questions are discrete multiple-choice items; many present a real-world situation, a table, or a graph and ask you to model, compute, or interpret.

Exam at a Glance

ExamAspect	Details
Fullname	TexasSuccessInitiativeAssessment20(TSIA2) Mathematics . ,
Developedby	CollegeBoard withtheTexasHigherEducationCoordinatingBoard ,
Whotakesit	StudentsenteringTexaspubliccollegesanduniversitieswhoarenotexemptfromtheTexas
	SuccessInitiative
Beforetesting	Complete the required TSI Pre-Assessment Activity and bring your certificate of completion
CRCtest	20 adaptive multiple-choice questions four answer choices each ,
Diagnostictest	48questions(12percontentarea) giveniftheCRCscoreisbelow950 ,
Timelimit	None; the test is untimed though you must finish within testing-center hours ,
Calculator	On-screen pop-up calculator on permitted questions only; no handheld calculators
Scoring	CRCscale910–990;diagnosticlevelsbycontentarea;scoresreportedimmediately
College-ready	CRC 950–990 or CRC below 950 with Diagnostic Level 6 ,
Whereandcost	Collegeoruniversitytestingcenters;eachinstitutionsetsitsownfee
Retesting	Allowed;eachinstitutionsetsitsownretestingpolicyandfee