Testing Centers

Lone Star College Testing Centers provide a variety of testing services to students. Most testing centers require appointments but for any center allowing walk-ins, please note that no testing will begin within the last hour prior to closing. Please contact the specific campus where you will be testing for more details on that location. This page includes contact information, operating hours and links to each campus testing center. 

Placement Testing

All students, unless considered TSIA2 Exempt, must take the TSIA2 assessment prior to enrolling at LSC. Enrollment in most college-level courses requires scores high enough to place into the college-level courses or students will need to complete all appropriate developmental coursework with a “C” or better.

The new TSIA2 exam begins on January 11, 2021 and Lone Star College now has a new version of the Pre-Assessment Activity (PAA) that is required before you can test.

Find more information about Placement Testing at Lone Star College

Make-up Exams/LSC-Online Exams

ATTENTION: The Testing Centers are not currently administering exams for online and hybrid classes due to COVID-19 social distancing guidelines. 

Please speak with your Professor for instructions on the exam formats available for your class.
Students with testing accommodations should work with Disability Services for approval on any in person testing options.

Correspondence Exams

ATTENTION: The Testing Centers are not currently administering exams for other institutions. Please check with each individual testing center on their timeline to resume these exams.

External Challenge Exams

Lone Star College has established equivalent course credit for minimum passing scores for several external challenge examination programs, including the Achievement test (ACT), College Level Examination Program (CLEP), AVANT Placement, Advanced Placement (AP), and International Baccalaureate (IB).

Not all Testing Centers offer CLEP exam. Please check with each individual testing center for availability.

Find more information about External Challenge Exams at Lone Star College

Internal Challenge Exams

Students can earn credit for some courses related to their degree plan with a passing test score on the internal challenge exam for that course.

For a list of eligible courses and instructions on obtaining course credit through internal challenge exams, visit the Internal Challenge website.

Foreign Language Exams

Lone Star College students with previous language experience must take the Avant Foreign Language Placement Exam prior to enrolling in language courses to be placed into the correct level. Contact a Lone Star College Testing Center for more information.

Testing Accommodations

Students with disabilities who have been approved for testing accommodations can take advantage of testing accommodations in the  Lone Star College Testing Centers.

For more information about specific accommodations at Lone Star College, visit the Disability Services website.

Hours of Operation

No testing will begin within the last hour of closing. For more information on testing hours and locations, please click here.  

* Denotes by appointment ONLY