DSST (standardized test)

DSST (formerly DANTES Subject Standardized Tests) are credit-by-examination tests originated by the United States Department of Defense's Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES) program. The program is an extensive series of 33 examinations in college subject areas that are comparable to the final or end-of-course examinations in undergraduate college courses.[1] These tests are frequently used in conjunction with CLEP (College Level Examination Program) tests by students pursuing college degrees in non-traditional formats. Whereas CLEP tests are almost exclusively used for lower level credit at regionally accredited institutions, DSST's are available for both upper and lower level credit.

Not to be confused with the DSST, the Denver School of Science and Technology.

Prometric administers Internet-based versions of DSSTs under contract with the Defense Department (for military personnel) or on a fee basis (for civilians).

List of tests

(Test Form Number) (Title) (Credit Amount in Semester Hours) (Minimum Score (Scaled score))

Mathematics
  • SI/SO 424 Fundamentals of College Algebra 3B 400 Criterion-based
  • SI/SO 450 Principles of Statistics 3B 400 Criterion-based

Social Science
  • SN/SP 461 Art of the Western World 3B 400
  • SN/SP 470 Human/Cultural Geography 3B 400
  • SN/SP 471 History of the Soviet Union (Formerly Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union) 3B 400
  • SN/SP 473 A History of the Vietnam War 3B 400
  • SE/SF 483 The Civil War and Reconstruction 3B 400
  • SN/SP 489 Foundations of Education 3B 400
  • SN/SP 490 Lifespan Developmental Psychology 3B 400
  • SN/SP 494 General Anthropology 3B 400
  • SN/SP 495 Substance Abuse (Formerly Drug and Alcohol Abuse) 3B 400
  • SN/SP 497 Introduction to Law Enforcement 3B 400
  • SI/SO 498 Criminal Justice 6B 400
  • SN/SP 562 Fundamentals of Counseling 3B 400

Business
  • SI/SO 524 Principles of Finance 3B 400
  • SN/SP 530 Human Resource Management 3B 400
  • SN/SP 531 Organizational Behavior 3B 400
  • SN/SP 532 Principles of Supervision 3B 400
  • SN/SP 536 Introduction to Computers 3B 400
  • SN/SP 543 Introduction to Business 3B 400
  • SN/SP 548 Money and Banking 3BU 400
  • SE 550 Personal Finance 3B 400
  • SN/SP 551 Management Information Systems 3B 400
  • SI/SO 812 Business Mathematics 3B 400
  • SI/SO 475 Business Ethics and Society 3B 400

Physical Science
  • SN/SP 500 Astronomy 3B 400
  • SN/SP 508 Health & Human Development (Formerly Here's to Your Health) 3B 400
  • SN/SP 511 Environment and Humanity: The Race to Save the Planet 3B 400
  • SN/SP 512 Principles of Physical Science I 3B 400

Technology
  • SN/SP 820 Technical Writing 3B 400
  • SN/SP 013 Fundamentals of Cyber Security 3B 400
  • Ethics In Technology

Humanities
  • SN/SP 474 Ethics in America 3B 400
  • SN/SP 496 Introduction to World Religions 3B 400
  • SE 815* Principles of Public Speaking 3B 400

In addition to a minimum score of 400 on the multiple-choice test, an examinee must also receive a passing grade on the speech which is graded separately.

B = Baccalaureate Program | BU = Baccalaureate Upper Division

See also

References
  1. "College Credit By Examination (CLEP & DSST)". DANTES. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
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