Registration Dates and Times

Testing and Registration

Registration Alert

Students may not register for classes until a Texas Success Initiative score or exemption is on file. Students may be required to take the new TSI Assessment® test before enrolling in Galveston College. Students enrolling in Level One Certificates may be TSI exempt. Please contact an advisor for more information.

Texas Success Initiative

The Texas Success Initiative (TSI) requires students to demonstrate college readiness in reading, writing, and mathematics by meeting certain criteria. The criteria include minimum scores on one of the following tests: TAKS®, STAAR, SAT®, ACT®, or TSI Assessment®; or prior completion of identified college courses with a grade of "C" or higher. Official test score reports are required for placement/exemption. Students who do not demonstrate college readiness in any or all areas will be required to enroll in the appropriate developmental course(s). Galveston College offers the TSI Assessment test to meet the Texas Success Initiative requirement. The test is available in the Learning Resources Center at Galveston College. Please contact the Counseling Center at (409) 944-1220 or the Testing Center at (409) 944-1290 for information on dates, times, and cost of the TSI Assessment test (valid picture ID REQUIRED for all testing).

Placement Testing

Each credit course in the Galveston College Catalog (available on-line at www.gc.edu), has a required performance level in reading, writing, and/or mathematics skills. The TSI Assessment® test is used to determine placement in college level courses. Students who do not demonstrate the required performance level will be required to successfully complete the appropriate developmental course(s). All

students who place into two developmental level courses are required to enroll in PSYC 1300

– Learning Framework. Contact the Counseling Center at (409) 944-1220 for information on the requirements for enrolling in credit courses.