Testing Services

 The following Assessment Practice Exams are provided to assist you in your preparation for the actual exams:

Exam Session Survey Form

Mandatory TSIA2 Pre-Assessment Activity

Remote Proctor Acknowledgment Form

Remote Testing Voucher Form
(to TSIA2 test at other institutions/to TSIA2 test in person at CBC site)

Retrieving your ACCUPLACER (TSIA/TSIA2) scores

Test Center End of Term Evaluation Form
(At the end of each term - Spring / Summer/ and Fall when students take their final exams please fill this additional form out. Thank you!)

Testing Center Honesty Form

Testing Verification Form

Test Center Agreement Form for CBC Math Course Students
(CBC students enrolled in a MATH course need to fill out and submit this form after they schedule to take their midterm or final exam at a CBC Test Center. By completing this form before testing, this will speed up the Check-In Process when you get to the CBC Test Center. Thank you!)

TSI Assessment Identification Form
This form is for people who do not have a Photo ID (such as Texas ID Card) to fill out and bring with them for testing. [Other acceptable Photo Identification includes - recent school year books with individual's picture and name by picture / newspaper clipping with photo of individual and name by picture.]

TSIA2 Remotely Proctored by CBC Proctors - Voucher Request Form
(remote testing with CBC Proctor- TSIA2)

TSIA2 Remote Voucher Request Form
(remote testing with Meazure Learning Proctoring Service)

Quick Links
BCIS 1305 Test Out
(Use Google Chrome Browser)
My Math Lab

NOCTI.org

TSIA2 Exam Site

Here are the TSIA2 steps for International Students

Dear Internet, Distance Learning, Hybrid, and Lecture Course Instructors:

Please make sure that you let your students know that they are responsible for scheduling their exams through our Online Scheduling site for testing. Appointments need to be made at least 24 hours in advance. The Test Centers are open for In-Person testing for online course, TSIA2, BCIS test out, and correspondence exams - there will be In-Person testing on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. There is limited seating for In-Person testing at our CBC centers.

Steps to make an appointment for the TSIA2 - please do the following:

CBC is offering two remote proctoring options for our students who need to take the TSIA2. This is the safest way to protect our students. For details review the TSIA Request for Remote Virtual Proctoring Vouchers site. We also administer the exam in-person at a test center for each location.

If you need assistance - please contact the Beeville Testing Department at (361) 354-2334.

First check to see if you need to take the TSIA2 by reviewing the

• TSI Exemptions

If you are not TSI Exempt:

(1) Pay the TSIA fee - ($10 for TSIA2 Math, $20.00 for TSIA2 ELAR (English Language Arts and Reading), - total of $30.00 if you will be taking the complete exam)
Call the Beeville Testing Center to pay over the phone - 361-354-2334. Payments are accepted Mondays - Thursdays from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m..

(2) Complete the TSIA2 Pre-Assessment Activity - which is mandatory - New 2022 Mandatory Pre-Assessment Activity . And fill out the request for voucher form. please review the site and select the appropriate form.

(3) If you will be using Meazure Learning Proctoring Service - you will make your appointment with them through their website. Look at your Notification of Remote Voucher for more details.

(3) If you will be testing remotely from home using the services of a CBC Proctor see below:
Look at the appropriate CBC Site's schedule to select a test date -
Then go to the online scheduling site - https://bookcbc1.timetap.com/

If you are not able to test remotely because you do not have a computer or internet, then you'll submit the - CBC In-Person Voucher Request Form  along with the Pre-Assessment Activity Certificate after you've paid. Then the voucher/(s) will be e-mailed to you so that you can then do the following:


Once you've paid the fee and received your receipt #, completed the TSIA2 Pre-Assessment Activity New 2022 Mandatory Pre-Assessment Activity, and received your Voucher information - please go to the CBC Online Scheduling Site.

You will first Register - to create an account / then Click Login and enter your e-mail address and the password that you created.

Select your CBC Test Site / Session or Sessions / and then enter your information. For the Exam Type - enter TSIA2. Then in the Course Information - you will enter TSIA2- Then in the TSI field- you will enter " TSIA2 - and section /Date of when payment was made / Receipt # / Amount paid / and that you've filled out the TSIA2 request for voucher and completed the TSIA2 Pre-Assessment Activity.

Realize that appointments are made on a paid, first-come, first-serve basis.

After you've paid, filled out the TSIA2 request for voucher, and completed your TSIA2 Pre-Assessment Activity and selected your test date you will want to review the TSIA2 information at www.coastalbend.edu/testing Scroll down under “Additional Information” click on “Assessment Practice Exams”. This site has a web app that you may use to practice for the exam. It also has tutorial videos in Mometrix that you may review for the exam.

If you will be a Coastal Bend College student - you need to fill out and submit your Apply Texas Application (which may take up to 5 business days before CBC receives) so that a file is created for you. You CBC ID# will be e-mailed to you from the Admissions Office. You will need to know this number for your TSIA2.

(4) On your scheduled test date - you will need to have Photo ID (Driver's License, Texas ID Card, etc....) and know your CBC ID# if you will attend Coastal Bend College or your Social Security Number - if you will not be attending Coastal Bend College.

Make sure that you are on time for your scheduled appointment and have your proper Photo ID. If you bring any personal items (purses, cell phones, smart devices, electronics, books, bags, etc...) be aware that the items are not allowed by your seat while testing. There are designated areas at each site where your personal items will need to be stored.

The exam is not timed. It's a computer adaptive exam. For each section it may take an individual anywhere from one (1) hour to three (3) hours to complete a section. . You will want to complete the exam within the week that you start the exam so that you exam information isn't lost over the weekend when the system is updated.

After the exam you will be e-mailed a print-out of your TSIA2 Score Report. If taking the exam In-Person at a CBC Test Site - you will be given a hard-copy print out of your report. You will need to show this report to your CBC Advisor to register for classes.

If you need your TSIA2 Score Report sent to another institution - go to the Accuplacer Student Portal.
 

What are placement exams and why might I need to take one?

Students must be in compliance with the Texas Success Initiative (TSI), (Texas Education Code §51.3062) to enroll in Texas public institutions of higher education.
The Texas Success Initiative (TSI) is a legislatively mandated program designed to guide Texas public institutions of higher education in helping determine whether entering, non-exempt students are ready for entry-level college coursework in the areas of English Language Arts Reading (ELAR) and mathematics. Students are exempt from this program if they meet college readiness benchmarks on the SAT, ACT, STAAR English III or Algebra II EOCs, successfully complete the high school College Preparatory Course, among other ways (click here for a complete list of TSI exemptions).

Entering students who do not meet a TSI exemption will need to take the TSI assessment. Students who do not meet one or more of the established benchmarks of the TSI assessment are required to receive developmental education academic support as determined by the institution.

What are placement exams?

Students may be placed in college level courses if their scores on the STAAR, ACT, or SAT exams meet guidelines for exemption from having to take developmental classes as per the TSI Placement Chart- 2024 June 

If a student did not score high enough to be exempt from developmental education based on these exams, he or she must take the TSI Assessment exam.

How do I know if I am exempt?

If the individual is TSI Exempt based upon their STAAR - EOC, TAKS scores, THEA, ACT, SAT, or other college placement exam, then they will not be required to take the preparation session as long as they show proof of their TSI exemption to our Admission Office.

ACT - prior to February 15, 2023 - 19 English / 19 Math with composite score of 23. Scores may not be more than 5 years old.
SAT - prior to March 5, 2016 - 500 Verbal / 500 Math with composite score of 1070. Scores may not be more than 5 years old.
SAT - administered after March 5, 2016 - a minimum score of 480 on the Evidenced-Based Reading and Writing (EBRW) test shall be exempt for both reading and writing sections of the TSI Assessment; a minimum score of 530 on the mathematics test shall be exempt for the mathematics section of the TSI Assessment. There is no combined score.
STAAR end-of-course (EOC) with a minimum Level 2 score of 4000 on the English III shall be exempt from the TSIA Assessment required under this title for both reading and writing, and a minimum Level 2 score of 4000 on the Algebra II EOC shall be exempt from the TSI Assessment required under this title for the mathematic section. Scores may not be more than 5 years old.
GED - 165 on Reasoning through Language Arts (RLA) and/or 165 on Mathematical Reasoning.

View all of the TSI Exemptions from the Texas Administrative Code
TSI/Exemptions Dual Enrolled - TSI Exemptions

Exemptions to this policy: Level I Certificate Program Students, Non-Degree Seeking Students, and Returning Students

If I am required to take a placement exam, what do I do next?
You must take the TSI Assessment. First you must register for the exam and then you must complete the "Pre-Assessment Activity".

How do I sign-up for the TSI Assessment?

The fee for the TSIA is ($30.00 / $20 for ELAR & $10 for Math) Advanced paid reservations are required before a person may take the TSIA. Check with the appropriate testing center to see when the TSIA will be offered and the procedures for making a reservation.

Click on the coastalbend.edu/testing Scroll down under Additional Information and select Exam Schedule to see the testing schedules for each site.

Then go to the online scheduling site - https://bookcbc1.timetap.com/

If you need assistance making your reservation please contact the Beeville Testing Department at (361) 354-2334 and we will be happy to assist you.

Once you've (1) paid the fee and received your receipt # and completed the (2) Mandatory TSIA2 Pre-Assessment Activity and (3) voucher request form - please go to the CBC Online Scheduling Site.

You will first Register - to create an account / then Click Login and enter your e-mail address and the password that you created.

Select your CBC Test Site / Session or Sessions / and then enter your information. Select the Exam Type- either Remote CBC Proctoring - TSIA2 Exam or In-Person - TSIA2 Testing. Then in the TSI field- you will enter " TSI - and section /Date of when payment was made / Receipt # / Amount paid / and that you've completed the TSI Pre-Assessment Activity.

Realize that you may need to schedule for more than one session to complete both areas of the TSI. A person may take anywhere from one to three hours per section to complete the TSI. There are two sections to the TSIA2 - ELAR and Math.


When the prospective TSIA examinee contacts the testing center, they will complete [Starting 11/16/20 - The TSI Pre-Assessment Activity ]
Mandatory TSIA2 Pre-Assessment Activity

It is mandatory for all first-time examinees to complete a "Pre-Assessment Activity" which consists of the following:
(1) the importance of this assessment, [Based upon your scores on the TSIA - this will decide whether you are eligible for a college level course or if you will need to take a developmental or preparation course - which will not give you college credit. A developmental course will help you build your skills so that you will eventually be able to take a college level course. These courses give you a foundation in the subject area that you need preparation in. The TSIA is very important and we want you to do as well as you possibly can.]
(2) sample questions, [go to: coastalbend.edu/tsiresource  then scroll down – under “Additional Information” and select TSIA2 Assessment reaources for sample questions and other resources to help you prepare for the TSI Assessment]

(3) course options, and [Coastal Bend College offers various course options: NCBO - Non-Course Based course - which is a non-semester length course delivered in an intense workshop setting, Integrated Course - which is a course that integrates two areas - such as Reading and Writing together so that a student gets two courses for the time and price of one course,Lecture courses (class-room style course with instructor - face-to-face); Distance Learning courses (class-room setting, but video cameras and microphones link you to other sites with other students. The instructor may move around from site-to-site to have face time with each area); Internet courses (do your course work from home, but some courses may have you take a proctored exam at a CBC site).
(4) resources for students. Mandatory TSIA2 Pre-Assessment Activity

It is shown that people who prepare for the exam in advance do better, than those who do not prepare.

We want our students to succeed and do as well as they possibly can, so our staff will be taking the time to make sure that all of our first-time college students get off to the right start at Coastal Bend College.


If the individual does not complete the "Pre-Assessment Activity", they will not be allowed to take the TSIA.


What do I bring with me on the day of the exam?

You will need to have a (1) Photo ID (this may be a Texas ID card, Driver's license, or Passport - if you do not have one of these forms of photo ID - you may print out the TSI Assessment ID Form TSI Assessment ID form - have it notarized and then bring this to the testing department as photo identification.) and (2) Coastal Bend College ID #. To create a Coastal Bend College ID - you must first fill out the application for Coastal Bend College - GoApplyTexas you will receive an e-mail with your Coastal Bend College ID Number about five business days after you submit the Apply Texas Application.

No personal items are allowed in the testing area. No cell phones, electronics, books, notes, calculators, purses, bags, smart devices etc...are allowed in the testing area. No weapons are allowed in the Testing Center.

If you need any additional information or have questions, please contact:
Roberta Kreis - Testing Coordinator at (361) 354-2244
Toll Free Number: 1-866-722-2838 - Ext: 2244
 

As a student success-driven institution, Coastal Bend College offers many programs to help all students become college ready as efficiently and timely as possible.

TSI Testing

All students must take the TSI Assessment in Reading, Writing, and Mathematics. Students may sign up for a testing day in the Cougar Center at any Coastal Bend College campus.

TSI Testing Exemptions

Prior coursework and/or test scores can exempt students from taking the TSIA2 Assessment. For more information, please review the 2024 Placement Chart.

TSIA2 Placement and Coursework

Students will be provided with an immediate print out of results after taking the TSIA2 Assessment. These scores are used to place the student into his/her college courses. All incoming freshman should visit with his/her assigned advisor when enrolling in classes. Students, check your school email or campus connect for your assigned advisor. For more information, please review the 2024 Placement Chart.

Click here for a list of Core Curriculum Classes that can be taken while enrolled in CBC's College Preparatory Program.