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High School juniors and seniors are allowed to take the college prep courses to help ensure they are college – ready. Students scoring a 90 or higher are issued a Certificate that qualifies them to be exempt from TSIA2 .  \nStudents must submit their TCB Certificates via GreenLightLocker for verification:  \n•  [https://greenlightlocker.com/](https://greenlightlocker.com/)  \n• Do not send to ‘Texas Southern University ’  \n• Click the share icon and complete the following  \no Send To: Testing Coordinator  \no Email: TSI@Tsu.Edu  \n• If you have Language Arts and Math Certificates, you will have to send separately.  \n* TCB Certificates will not qualify for exemption after 2 years from graduation*  \nMILITARY EXEMPTION  \nMilitary Service:  \n1. Students who are Active-duty members of the United States Armed Forces or Texas National Guard will be exempted. Official documentation of active-duty status for the enrollment period is required. Students must file a Verification of Active Duty form each semester which can be obtained in the Base Education Office.  \n2. Students who are members ofa reserve component of the armed forces for at least three (3) years preceding enrollment.  \n3. Students who on or after August 1, 1990, with and honorable discharge, retirement or release from active duty as a member of the United States Armed Forces, Texas National Guard, or member of reserve component will be exempted. A copy of the DD214 form showing this status is required.  \nTRANSFER STUDENT EXEMPTION  \nStudents who are transferring to Texas Southern University (TSU) from a private and or out-of-state, regionally – accredited college or university, may meet sections ofthe TSIA2 based on the grade of a C or higher in courses that are equivalent to the following TSU courses:  \nWriting*  \n•  Freshman English I & II: ENG 131 or ENG 132  \nReading*  \n•  English Literature: 230, 231, 235, & 244 (World, American & African American)  \n• United States History: HIST 231 or 232  \n• American Government: POLS 235 or 236  \n•  General Psychology: PSY 131  \nMathematics*  \n•  College Algebra or any Higher-Level Math: MATH 133  \n***TAKS, STAAR, and all Transcripts need to submit to Admissions@Tsu.Edu for exemption clearance. Military Exemptions and Texas College Bridge Certificates (use method above) need to be submitted to TSI@Tsu.Edu for exemption clearance. ***","cbCaijLaQ8KPtB3Y","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijLaQ8KPtB3Y","pdf",186083,"English","# ACT or SAT Exemptions\n## TAKS Exemption\n## STAAR Exemption\n## Existing College Degree Exemption\n## Texas College Bridge Exemption\n## Military Exemption\n## Transfer Student Exemption","[{\"question\":\"What are the ACT or SAT score requirements for TSIA2 exemption?\",\"answer\":\"For TSIA2, ACT exemptions require a composite score of 23 or higher and specific subtest thresholds, and SAT exemptions require the effective March 2016 thresholds for composite and subtests. Validity must be no more than five years old.\"},{\"question\":\"How does a student qualify for TAKS exemption?\",\"answer\":\"Eleventh-grade exit level TAKS scores of 2200 or higher in Math and/or 2200 or higher in English Language Arts with a Writing Composition rating of 3 or higher qualify. The English Language Arts and Writing Composition requirements must be met together.\"},{\"question\":\"What documents or submissions are required for Texas College Bridge and transfer/military exemptions?\",\"answer\":\"Texas College Bridge (TCB) certificates must be submitted via GreenLightLocker for verification, and they do not qualify for exemption after two years from graduation. Military exemption requires official documentation such as active-duty verification or a DD214 copy, and transfer exemptions require submission of relevant records for TSIA2 clearance.\"}]","Texas Success Initiative Assessment 2.0 - Exemption Rules - ACT or SAT Exemptions | PDF",1790477431]