Texas Association of Collegiate Testing Personnel

Welcome to TACTP

TACTP is a non-profit organization for individuals who have an interest in or responsibility for administration of educational and psychological testing and assessment programs at Texas colleges and universities.

The Texas Association of Collegiate Testing Personnel:

  • promotes, implements, and evaluates standards for professional practice
  • disseminates information relevant to professional concerns of test administrators and personnel through conferences, workshops, printed material and other media
  • promotes the application of high standards in the development, selection, evaluation, administration, and utilization of tests
  • promotes continuing education in testing and assessment topics that will extend the knowledge and competency of members of the association
  • strives to foster public understanding of the value, role, limitations, of testing and assessment programs as they are applied in Texas colleges and universities.

State Updates

  • Effective  May  12,  2021, students who meet the college readiness benchmarks on the state’s approved high school equivalency  (HSE)  tests  will  qualify  for  a  TSI  exemption.

News

All board positions are due for nomination: President (1 yr term), President-elect (1yr term), Secretary (2 yr term), Historian (2 yr term), Treasurer (2 yr term) and Parliamentarian (2 yr term).  We are need of reliable, dedicated  individuals who are willing to help preserve the TACTP organization. 

Please contact Alex Martinez if you are interested in serving in one of these positions. 

Upcoming Events

Save the dates:

NCTA 2023 Conference
National College Testing Association
Annual Conference
August 15-18, 2023

Tropicana Las Vegas, a Doubletree by Hilton
3801 Las Vegas Blvd South
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89109, USA

TX Assessment Conference 2023

TBA

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