Course Placements

Placement Overview

If you are not TSI complete in an area, the math and/or English courses you take in your first semester will be based on your TSI score and TSI diagnostic score. If you are a first-time freshman, your high school GPA may also play a factor.

If you are not TSI complete in math, your academic program will affect the initial sequence of math courses you take. Algebraic programs have a different course sequence than non-algebraic programs.

TSI Status Placement

If you do not have a college ready classification based on your TSI scores and you do not otherwise have a qualifying exemption on file, you will be required to follow a developmental education plan each semester until you are classified as college ready.

If you are not college ready in a subject, please refer to the developmental course tracks section below to see the developmental plan you will be on. Your Academic Advisor will also review this information with you in your initial advising appointment.

Algebraic vs. Non-Algebraic Programs

• Algebraic Programs
  • All College of Business Administration programs
  • A full list of COBA programs can be found here.
  • All College of Science and Engineering Technology programs
  • A full list of COSET programs can be found here.
  • The following College of Education programs:
  • Education and Composite Science, BS
  • Education and Interdisciplinary Agriculture, BS
  • Education and Mathematics, BS
  • Educational Studies, BA
  • All College of Health Sciences programs except Interior Design, BA; Interior Design, BS; and Fashion Merchandising, BS
  • A full list of COHS programs can be found here.
• Non-Algebraic Programs
  • All College of Arts and Media programs
  • A full list of CAM programs can be found here.
  • All College of Criminal Justice programs
  • A full list of COCJ programs can be found here.
  • All College of Education programs except Education and Composite Science, BS; Education and Mathematics, BS; Education and Interdisciplinary Agriculture, BS; and Educational Studies, BA.
  • A full list of COED programs can be found here.
  • The following College of Health Sciences programs:
  • Interior Design, BA
  • Interior Design, BS
  • Fashion Merchandising, BS
  • All College of Humanities and Social Sciences programs
  • A full list of CHSS programs can be found here.

Developmental Course Tracks

A printer-friendly version of all possible developmental course tracks can be found here.

• Not College Ready Math (Algebraic Major) Tracks

  Depending on your TSI math diagnostic score, you will take either a two-semester sequence or one-semester sequence of courses.

  Once you have successfully completed your developmental course sequence, you will be made TSI complete in math.

  
  
  

  If your TSI math diagnostic score is a 3 or below...

  • Your first semester, you will take:
  • MATH 0331
  • Your semester after completing MATH 0331 with a C or better, you will take:
  • Limited support MATH and MATH N0, if you made an A or B in MATH 0331
  • Full support MATH and MATH N0, if you made a C in MATH 0331

  
  

  If your TSI math diagnostic score is a 4 or 5...

  • and you are a first-time freshman...
  • You will take limited support MATH and MATH N0, if your high school GPA is a 3.6 or above
  • You will take full support MATH and MATH N0, if your high school GPA is a 3.59 or below
  • and you are a transfer or continuing student...
  • You will take full support MATH and MATH N0

  
  
• Not College Ready Math (Non-Algebraic Major) Tracks

  You will take a corequisite developmental course and freshman-level core mathematic course in your first semester.

  Once you have successfully completed these courses, you will be made TSI complete in math.

  
  
  

  If you are a first-time freshman...

  • You will take limited support MATH and MATH N0, if your high school GPA is a 3.6 or above
  • You will take full support MATH and MATH N0, if your high school GPA is a 3.59 or below

  If you are a transfer or continuing student...

  • You will take full support MATH and MATH N0

  
  
• Not College Ready English Tracks

  You will take ENGL 1301 (freshman-level English) and a developmental INRW course in your first semester.

  Once you have successfully completed these courses, you will be made TSI complete in reading and writing.

  
  
  

  If your TSI ELAR score is below a 945 and your TSI diagnostic score is below a 3...

  • You will take ENGL 1301 and INRW 0014

  If your TSI ELAR score is a 945 or above and your TSI essay score is below a 5, or if your TSI diagnostic score is a 4 or 5...

  • You will take ENGL 1301 and INRW 0011

  
  

Developmental Section Guides

Printer-friendly guides of Spring 2025 developmental section guides are available:

• Full and limited support math for algebraic majors.
• Full and limited support math for non-algebraic majors.
• Full and limited support English for all majors.

• Full Support Corequisite Math Sections

  You will register for:

  • One college level MATH section (section number 80 or above)
  • One corequisite support MATH N0 section (section number 01-59; your specific section will be tied to your college level MATH section)

  MATH and MATH N0 sections are directly linked together. Register for the MATH N0 section directly next to the college level MATH section you pick out on the below chart.

  Spring 2025 Full Support Sections

  

  
  
• Limited Support Corequisite Math Sections

  You will register for:

  • One college level MATH section (section number 60-79)
  • One corequisite support MATH N0 section (section number 60)

  Register for section 60 of your MATH N0 course, regardless of the college level MATH section you pick out on the below chart.

  Spring 2025 Limited Support Sections

  

  
  
• Full and Limited Support English Sections

  You will register for:

  • One ENGL 1301 section (any that does not have an EWCAT attribute)
  • One INRW 0014 section or one INRW 0011 section (the course matching the one listed for you in the development course tracks above)

  Spring 2025 Full & Limited Support Sections

  

  
  

For immediate assistance, please contact the Registrar's Office:
Phone: 936.294.1040
Email: TSI@shsu.edu