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Lamar State College Port Arthur
2016-2017 Catalog
9.

Military. Veterans and active duty personnel
serving for at least 3 years preceding
enrollment.

10. Non-degree Seeker. An institution may exempt
a non-degree-seeking or non-certificate-seeking
student.
11. ESOL Waiver. An institution may grant a
temporary waiver from the assessment required
under this title for students with demonstrated
limited English proficiency in order to provide
appropriate
ESOL/ESL coursework and
interventions. The waiver must be removed
prior to the student attempting 15 credit hours
of developmental ESOL coursework or
attempting entry-level freshman coursework,
whichever comes first, at which time the

student would be administered the TSI
Assessment. Funding limits as defined in Texas
Education Code, §51.3062(l)(1) and (2) for
developmental education still apply.
Any student who has been determined to be exempt
in mathematics, reading, and/or writing shall not be
required to enroll in developmental coursework
and/or interventions in the corresponding area of
exemption.

Placement Guidelines
The TSI Placement Guidelines below are effective
for students who applied after August 21, 2013 for
admission to Lamar State College Port Arthur.

Texas Success Initiative (TSI)
Assessment Test Scores
(Effective Fall 2016 Semester)

Developmental Courses
Subject
Mathematics

TSI Score

<322
322-339

1ST Level
Note [1]

340-349
348 or 349 (student option)
350 or higher
Reading Only
< 326
326-346

Writing Only
< 330

330-356
Reading / Writing

347-350 in Reading and
357-362 in Writing

2ND Level

MATH 0313

MATH 0332

MATH 1314 and SSC 102
MATH 1332 and SSC 102
MATH 1314, MATH 1332

Note1
ENGL 0301
Note1

ENGL 0310
ENGL 0327

Reading / Writing
349 or 350 or higher in Reading
and
361 or 362 or higher in Writing
and
an Essay Score of 4 or greater
Reading / Writing

ENGL 1301 and SSC 101

351 or higher in Reading and
363 or higher in Writing and
an Essay Score of 4 or greater
Reading / Writing

ENGL 1301

351 or higher in Reading and
an Essay Score of 5 or greater

[1]

Academic Courses

3RD Level

ENGL 1301

Refer to Region V, 409-951-1700

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