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Buffy Rattan ([mrattan@southplainscollege.edu](mrattan@southplainscollege.edu)) or Gail Malone ([gmalone@southplainscollege.edu](gmalone@southplainscollege.edu))  \n1. ESOL: Is the student a non-native speaker of English? Use the ESOL advising chart on page 4.  \n2. START HERE: Is the student college-ready in reading and writing? In TexanConnect, click on the Test Scores tab and Progress tab (for transfer courses) to gather information needed to decide. Student must meet oneof the following criteria or meet a condition listed in the TSI exemptions on pages 7-8:  \n□ New TSIA ELAR Test scores are college-level, according to the NEW chart on page 2. (New TSIA2 ELAR scores are in the 900s; reading and writing skills are assessed together. )  \n□ Old TSI Reading Test and Writing Test scores are college-level, according to the OLD chart on page 3.(Old TSI reading and writing scores are in the 300s. )  \n□ ACT (Valid for Five Years from test Date)  \ni. ACT taken before February 15, 2023: Composite score of 23 AND at least 19 on the English section. →Exempt from TSI Reading and Writing  \nii. ACT taken on or after February 15, 2023: Composite score of 40 on English + Reading (E+R) . Note: No composite score is used after this date. →Exempt from TSI Reading and Writing  \n□ SAT administered on or after March 5, 2016: 480 or higher on Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (EBRW) . →Exempt from TSI Reading and Writing. Note: No combined total is used. Scores from SATs taken before and after March 5, 2016 cannot be mixed.  \n□ College Prep ELA: In TexanConnect, check the Test Scores tab > Other Tests. If the student has College Prep Local – Reading and Writing scores listed and the “valid until” date has not passed, the student is TSI-compliant in reading and writing and may take stand-alone ENGL 1301.  \n□ Wholistic Advising: Advisors may use other factors to determine that the student should be allowed to attempt ENGL 1301, including consultation with the English and/or Literacy & Education department chairs.  \n3. COLLEGE LEVEL? Does the student meet one of the criteria in \\#2?  \n􀂾 YES: enroll in stand-alone ENGL 1301 and other TSIA2 ELAR-restricted courses * (listed below)  \n􀂾 NO: check the INTERMEDIATE LEVEL and BASIC LEVEL sections in the chart below to determine course placement based on TSIA2 scores.  \n4. INTERMEDIATE LEVEL? Do the student’s TSI scores fall within the intermediate level ranges?  \n􀂾 YES: enroll in corequisite ENGL 1301 and INRW 0300 (look for matching section numbers that start with “C”) .  \n􀂾 NO: student is not eligible for the intermediate-level corequisite courses; refer to the BASIC LEVEL section for correct course placement  \n5. BASIC LEVEL? Do the student’s TSI scores fall within the basic level ranges?  \n􀂾 YES: Student must enroll in both ENGL 0301 and READ 0301+EDUC 1100 in the same semester or re-test on the TSIA2 and earn higher scores.  \n* TSI-ELAR-Restricted College-Level Courses:  \nStudents not TSI-complete in ELAR (reading and writing) may not enroll in the following courses:  \no Stand-alone ENGL-1301  \noBIOL-1406, BIOL-1407, BIOL-1411, BIOL-1413, BIOL-1414, BIOL-2401, BIOL-2420, all EMSP courses  \nNew TSIA Scores (TSIA2) English Advising Chart  \n|  | TSIA2-ELAR\u003Cbr>WritePlacer\u003Cbr>Essay Score | TSIA2-ELAR\u003Cbr>College\u003Cbr>Readiness\u003Cbr>Classification\u003Cbr>Score (CRC) |  | TSIA2-ELAR\u003Cbr>Diagnostic\u003Cbr>Level |  | COURSE PLACEMENT |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| COLLEGE\u003Cbr>LEVEL | Essay\u003Cbr>5 – 8\u003Cbr>| | CRC\u003Cbr>945-990 | Not applicable\u003Cbr>in this scenario |  | ENGL-1301\u003Cbr>Composition I |  |  |  |\n|  | Essay\u003Cbr>5 – 8\u003Cbr>| \u003Cbr>CRC\u003Cbr>910-944\u003Cbr>|  | | DL\u003Cbr>5 or 6 |  |  |  |  |\n| All three criteria as described above must be met for placement in ENGL 1301 stand-alone. 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