Assessment
Assessment is the process of evaluating readiness
for certain college courses and the probabilities for success in those courses.
Brookhaven College has an assessment and advisement program for entering
students which is a required part of the enrollment process.
The assessment program includes the completion
of a questionnaire which documents information on career and work
plans, previous academic achievement and other relevant information.
Assessment also includes an examination of individual skill levels
in reading, writing and mathematics. Information on skills may come
from ACT, SAT, previous college-level work or from scores on the standardized
tests administered free of charge by Brookhaven College. Students
who have taken TASP or THEA also need their TASP or THEA scores.
Because of the importance of such information,
students should have official copies of ACT, SAT, THEA or TASP scores and
transcripts mailed to the Admissions Office or bring them personally at
the time of application. It is the responsibility of the student to
have these available at the time of enrollment.
Assessment Testing Policies
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board,
in compliance with state legislative action, requires that all students
must be tested before taking courses at a public community college, public
technical college, or public university in Texas. It is not an admissions
test.
The Texas Success Initiative, abbreviated as TSI, a state-legislated program designed to improve student success in college, became effective Sept. 1, 2003, and replaced the Texas Academic Skills Program, or TASP.
Brookhaven College will continue to assess the academic skills of entering undergraduate students prior to enrollment. Assessment tests are used by advisors to make course recommendations during registration. Referral forms from Advising, the Multicultural Center or Admissions Office are required for all assessment tests.
The rules and regulations are posted on the Brookhaven College/DCCCD online catalog.
For more information about TSI, please contact an advisor in the Advising and Counseling Center, Room S113, via e-mail: bhcAdvising@dcccd.edu or, telephone: 972-860-4830.
Assessment tests are given through the Testing Center.
What is the Accuplacer?
Accuplacer is a computerized un-timed test of reading,
math, and writing and includes a timed writing sample. This test is given
daily and is approved as an alternate assessment to THEA.
