What is the provisions for exemption from the TASP test?

Answer 1

Exemptions/Exceptions from Provisions of TASP State law provides for certain exemptions from the TASP test. The specific conditions for the exemptions are subject to change as the result of sessions of the Texas Legislature and meeting of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. * Students who received credit for at least three (3) semester credit hours or the equivalent of college-level work prior to fall 1989. * Students who are blind and received credit for at least three (3) semester credit hours of college-level work prior to September 1, 1995. * Students who are deaf and received credit for at least three (3) semester credit hours of college-level work prior to September 1, 1995. * Students with composite ACT scores of 23 or higher with minimum scores of 19 on both English and math. Scores may be no more than five years old and must be achieved on a single administration of the test. * Students with combined verbal and mathematics SAT scores of 1070 or higher with a minimum of 500 on both the verbal and mathematics tests for SAT tests taken in April 1995 or later. Scores may be no more than five years old and must be achieved on a single administration of the test. * Students with minimum TAAS scores of 1770 on writing, (TLI) 86 or higher in math and 89 or higher in reading. Scores may be no more than three years old and must be achieved on the first attempt of the exit-level TAAS. * Students who are 55 years of age or older and not seeking a degree or certificate. * Students who are enrolled on a temporary basis (Transient Students) in a Texas public institution of higher education and are not seeking a degree or certificate. * Students who have graduated with a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution of higher education, an accredited private or independent institution of higher education, or an accredited out-of-state institution of education. * Students who are citizens of countries other than the United States and are not seeking a degree or a certificate. * Students enrolled in selected certificate programs. * Students serving on full-time active military duty in the United States Armed Forces who are stationed in Texas. * Students who graduate from a public high school or an accredited private high school in any state with a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale, and have completed the recommended or advanced high school curriculum. Enrollment must occur on or before the second anniversary of the date the student graduated from high school. * Students who transfer from an out-of-state or private institution may use transferred courses which are given common course numbers corresponding to those on the approved "B" or better list to satisfy TASP requirements. This information must be on file in the Admissions and Records Office prior to enrollment. TASP Exemptions/Exceptions are associated with actual enrollment in college. Students interested in TASP Exemptions/Exceptions should contact the Admissions and Records Office for additional information.