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An overview of all the areas under Academic Coaching, including the Math Lab, Math Hotspot, Science Hotspot, Writing and Reading Hotspot, and Language Lounge.

TSIA 2 Overview

The Texas Success Initiative Assessment 2.0 -TSIA 2, (aka TSI Test) is a placement test that determines a student's academic readiness to be successful on college-level assignments. The score on TSIA 2 determines that students are registered in the appropriate courses that match their achievement level. The test assesses college-level skills in math, reading, and essay writing. 

TSI: Ready, Set, Go!

TSIA 2: English/Language Arts Test Prep Resources

TSIA 2 WritePlacer Essay Prep Resources

TSIA 2 Math Prep Resources

  • What is the TSIA2?
    This document tells you more about the TSIA2 exam, what to expect, what it covers, and more.
  • Interpreting your TSIA2 Scores
  • TSIA2 Learning Resources
    Excerpt from their site: "TSIA2 Learning Resources provides thousands of learning resources to help Texas students, parents and teachers. All of the learning resources have been aligned to Texas state academic standards. Students identified as not college ready on the TSIA2 assessments can use the powerful Learning Locator™ to find specific materials targeted to the growth areas identified on their score reports."
    If you haven't taken the TSIA2 yet, you can click on the "Enter Student Site" button to browse study materials at your leisure.
  • LSC-CyFair TSIA test preparation workshops
    LSC-CyFair offers TSIA test prep workshops online and face-to-face. The table on this webpage lists the days, times, and links to sign up.
  • LSC-Montgomery TSIA test preparation workshops
    LSC-Montgomery offers TSIA test prep workshops online and face-to-face.
  • LSC-Montgomery TSIA test preparation videos and additional materials
  • Unable to pass the TSI after many attempts? Check out our continuing education offerings!
    Many LSC campuses provide Algebra I and II prep courses through continuing education. Using the link above, you can search for a Preparatory Algebra I course using: DEVSC 3900030, a Preparatory Algebra II course using: DEVSC 3900031, or select "DEVSC - Developmental Study" in the Subject drop-down menu to see all the offerings.
    These courses are specifically designed to provide you with the foundational math concepts you need to be successful in college-level math courses.
    "Passing" the TSI allows you to enroll in college-level classes, but may not be a good indicator of how much background math you remember. It might be beneficial for some students to take refresher courses so they do not struggle in the college-level courses later.
Note: Because these websites provide study materials free of charge to students, they often have in-site and popup ads. In addition, some of these websites may also advertise other products that are not free. These sites are not endorsed by or affiliated with Lone Star College in any way.
Where applicable, there are links to Math Lab handouts.
  • Plane Geometry
    • Points
    • Distance Formula
    • Line Segment
    • Ray
    • Circumference
    • Angle
    • Vertex
    • Arc length
    • Parallel
    • Perpendicular
    • Polygon
      • Vertices of
      • Interior angles of
    • Regular polygon
    • Triangle
      • Right
      • Isosceles
      • Equilateral
    • Quadrilateral
      • Rectangle
      • Square
      • Parallelogram
  • Transformations of a Plane
    • Rotations
    • Pre-image
    • Image
    • Translation
    • Reflection
      • Line of Reflection
    • Congruent figures
  • Dilation
    • Definition
    • Reduction
    • Scale factor
  • Symmetry
    • Line symmetry
    • Rotational symmetry
  • Perimeters and Areas, Volumes and Surface Areas
  • The Pythagorean Theorem
    • Hypotenuse
  • Similar Figures and Proportions
  • What are Statistics?
    • Descriptive statistics
    • Inferential statistics
  • Mean, Median and Mode
  • Quartiles and Percentiles
    • First quartile
    • Second quartile
    • Third quartile
    • Fourth quartile
    • nth percentile
  • Standard Deviation
    • Variance
  • Fitting Functions to Data
    • Independent variable
    • Dependent variable
    • Correlation
  • Linear Data Fitting
    • Linear correlation
  • Probabilities
    • Probability distribution
      • Uniform probability distribution
  • Conditional Probabilities
  • Addition Rule
  • Multiplication Rule