TSI Current Student Holds

TSI Holds

A TSI hold may be placed on your student record while your records are being reviewed, when testing is required, or when you need developmental education advising.

TSI New Student Hold

This temporary hold remains on your record while the Office of Transfer Evaluation & TSI Eligibility reviews your academic documents.

After the review, the hold will be removed if you are TSI complete. If you still need testing, it will be replaced by a subject-specific TSI hold.

TSI Hold Needs

This hold means you must complete the TSI Assessment in one or more subject areas:

• Math
• English Language Arts and Reading
• Math and English Language Arts and Reading

Complete testing before Red Raider Orientation whenever possible to avoid delays in advising and registration.

TSI Hold DEVL Required

This hold is placed when your TSI Assessment scores fall below the established college readiness benchmarks. The hold will appear in your student dashboard as “TSI Sp27 email tsi@ttu.edu.” You must meet with your academic advisor before registering for classes to ensure you are enrolled in the appropriate TSI support courses. If you have questions about your TSI requirements or hold, please contact us at tsi@ttu.edu.

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Important TSI Hold Updates Potentially Impacting Registration

 
For Currently Enrolled Students and Advisors

As Spring 2027 registration approaches, please review the following TSI hold updates and important deadlines.

TSI Needs Hold

Beginning in Summer 2026, the Office of the Registrar placed a "TSI Needs" hold on students who do not have TSI scores on file for one or more subject areas.  This hold will not be removed until scores are received, and spring registration may be delayed.

If you have this hold:

• Contact the Academic Testing Center
• Schedule a TSI Assessment if needed
• Request assistance retrieving existing TSI scores
• Submit scores to the TSI compliance office  tsi.compliance@ttu.edu

Temporary TSI Hold Lift

October 26, 2026 - January 4, 2027

Students with the hold: "TSI S26 email tsi@ttu.edu" will have their hold temporarily lifted to allow registration.

Spring 2027 TSI Coursework Information

In October 2026:

• TSI support course information will be shared with advisors through the RRO Advisors and #TeamTSI TEAMS channels.
• Students will receive an email detailing any required TSI support courses for Spring 2027

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TSI Coursework Requirement

Students must complete all required TSI coursework during their first year at Texas Tech University.

TSI support courses are designed to:

• Strengthen college readiness skills.
• Support success in foundational coursework.
• Help students stay on track toward degree completion.

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Questions?

Academic Testing Center

• TSI testing appointments
• TSI score retrieval

College Readiness

• TSI holds
• TSI support course requirements
• Registration questions

TSI Compliance Office

• TSI exemptions
• Score submission
• Transcript evaluation for course credit