Texas Success Initiative (TSI)

OVERVIEW

The Texas Success Initiative (TSI) program at the University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA) integrates student services and academic components designed to expedite the student’s transition from developmental education to college-level courses.

UTPA has designated the following to meet TEC Section 51.3062 requirements:

• The application process: taking required assessment tests and submitting scores;
• Advisement: attending mandatory advisement sessions;
• Course-Based Developmental Education (CBDE) and Non-Course Based Developmental Education (NCBDE);
• Continuous enrollment in developmental education for students who have not met TSI requirements;
• A sixty-hour (60) policy requiring that students complete the TSI program for Writing, Math and Reading before enrolling in upper level-college courses; and
• Completion of developmental education upon fulfillment of criteria established by the Math Department, English Department, and Learning Assistance Center.

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