The state-administered THEA Test is scheduled five times annually. Registration is handled through the mail by completing the test registration form located inside the THEA Registration Bulletin. Internet registration is also available at the THEA website, www.thea.nesinc.com. Cost of testing is $29, and scores are received approximately three weeks after the test date. A test schedule with registration deadlines follows.

The 2008-2009 test dates below are provided for your information. Registration for these dates will open during the summer of 2008.

Registration Schedule for 2008-2009
October 18, 2008*	September 19, 2008	October 8, 2008	October 15, 2008
February 28, 2009	January 30, 2009	February 18, 2009	February 25, 2009
April 25, 2009	March 27, 2009	April 15, 2009	April 22, 2009
June 27, 2009	May 29, 2009	June 17, 2009	June 24, 2009
July 25, 2009	June 26, 2009	July 15, 2009	July 22, 2009
The deadline for submission of requests and all necessary documentation for alternative testing arrangements is the regular registration deadline. Because of space, staff, and time constraints, there can be no assurance that requests received after this deadline can be accommodated.
	Internet Registration All registration periods. To register on the Internet, your registration must be completed by 5:00 p.m. central time on the registration deadline for the period
	U.S. Mail Registration Regular registration period only. To register by mail, your registration materials must be postmarked by the regular registration deadline.

Additional information and a sample test may be accessed at www.thea.nesinc.com

Exemptions

The following students shall be exempt from the requirements of the Texas Success Initiative:

• For a period of five years from the date of testing, a student who is tested and performs at or above the following standards:
• ACT: composite score of 23 with a minimum of 19 on the English test and/or the mathematics test shall be exempt for those corresponding sections;
• Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT): a combined verbal and mathematics score of 1070 with a minimum of 500 on the verbal test and/or the mathematics test shall be exempt for those corresponding sections; or
• For a period of three years from the date of testing, a student who is tested and performs on the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) with a minimum scale score of 1770 on the writing test, a Texas Learning Index (TLI) of 86 on the mathematics test and 89 on the reading test.
• For a period of three years from the date of testing, a student who is tested and performs on the Eleventh grade exit-level Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) with a minimum scale score of 2200 on the math section and/or a minimum scale score of 2200 on the English Language Arts section with a writing subsection score of at least 3, shall be exempt from the assessment required under this title for those corresponding sections.
• A student who has graduated with an associate or baccalaureate degree from an institution of higher education.
• 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.
• A student who has previously attended any institution and has been determined to have met readiness standards by that institution.
• A student who is enrolled in a certificate program of one year or less (Level-One certificates, 42 or fewer semester credit hours or the equivalent) at a public junior college, a public technical institute, or a public state college.
• A student who is serving on active duty as a member of the armed forces of the United States, the Texas National Guard, or as a member of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, the Texas National Guard, or as a member of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States and has been serving for at least three years preceding enrollment.
• A student who on or after August 1, 1990, was honorably discharged, retired, or released from active duty as a member of the armed forces of the United States or the Texas National Guard or service as a member of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States.

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