THEA Exemptions

Any one of the following conditions will make you exempt from THEA or ASSET testing (unless you are planning to go into teacher education at a university).

1. SAT combined Math and Critical Reading scores of 1070 with at least 500 on each of the two parts. (Test taken no more than 5 years ago)

2. ACT composite score of 23 with at least 19 on the Math and 19 on the English scores. (Test taken no more than 5 years ago)

3. TAKS exit-level Math score of 2200 and English/Language Arts score of 2200 and Writing essay score of 3. (Test taken no more than 3 years ago)

4. Honorable discharge, since August 1, 1990, from a branch of the US military.

5. An earned degree, associates or higher, from a Texas public college or university.

6. A student who transfers to an institution from a private or independent institution of higher education or an accredited out-of-state institution of higher education and who has satisfactorily completed college-level coursework as determined by the receiving institution.