SAT ACT TSI & Test Prep

SAT and ACT Registration Information

If you plan to apply to a 4 year university, you
should take an SAT and/or ACT test no later
than Spring of your Junior year. 

If you wait until Senior year to test, you will not only limit your retest opportunities, but you could
endanger your admission to your prospective university (due to a failure to provide your
SAT/ACT scores by the admissions deadline). 

ACT Website 

SAT Website

The CHS High School Code is: 446-115.

The SAT Test Center Code is 44748

The ACT Test Center Code is 162580

TSI Testing

Before taking a college level course, the State of Texas requires students to prove college readiness by passing a TSI tests in the following areas:

• TSI Math Test (Passing Score = 350)

• TSI Reading Test (Passing Score = 351)

• TSI Writing Test (Passing Score = 5;  or
   4 essay with a 340 on the multiple-choice section 

Students who are not TSI-Exempt
(see exemption information below) , can take the TSI test at:

ASU's TSI Testing Center
(The ASU online admissions application must be completed prior to registering for ASU TSI tests. 
See the dual credit page regarding ASU's online DC appl.)

Howard College TSI Testing Center  

Students can be  EXEMPT from the TSI test, with one of the following:

ACT

• A student must first achieve a minimum composite score of 23 with..
• ...at least 19 on math for an exemption in math, and/or
• ...at least 19 on English for an exemption in reading & writing

SAT (administered on or after March 5, 2016) : No combined score is required.

• A minimum score of 530 on the Math test for an exemption in math

• A minimum score of 480 on the Evidenced-Based Reading & Writing (EBRW) for an exemption in reading & writing.

For Dual Credit purposes only , students can meet TSI Reading & Writing standards by making a 4000 or higher on the English II STAAR Test, and can meet TSI Math standards by scoring a 4000 or higher on the Algebra I STAAR Test.