DANTES Subject Standardized Test (DSST)
Course specific credits
A score calculated as a "B-Grade Equivalent" or higher on selected DSST examinations will give the student credit in one of the following ways:
- Course-specific credit
- Credits associated with Liberal Education (LE) Core outcomes(s)
- General electives
| Exam | Minimum Score |
Credits Granted |
| Art of the Western World | 434 | 3 credits, Art History Elective, LD, LE-K4 |
| Astronomy | 52 | 3 credits, Physics 115 |
| Criminal Justice | 54 | 3 credits, Criminal Justice 103 |
| Environment and Humanity | 53 | 3 credits, Biology 180 |
| Ethics in America | 50 | 3 credits, LE-K3 (Humanities) |
| Ethics in Technology | 434 | 3 credits, Philosophy 308 |
| Foundations of Education | 434 | 3 credits, ES 490 |
| History of the Vietnam War | 49 | 3 credits, LE-K3 (Humanities) |
| Human/Cultural Geography | 54 | 3 credits, Geography Elective, LE-K2 (Social Sciences) |
| Introduction to Computing | 51 | 3 credits, Computer Science 100 |
| Introduction to Geography | 434 | 3 credits, Geography 111 |
| Introduction to Geology | 434 | 3 credits, Geology Elective LD. NOTE: no credit for 106, 110, 115 or 118 if this exam is applied |
| Introduction to Law Enforcement | 52 | 3 credits, Criminal Justice Elective LD |
| Introduction to the Modern Middle East | 51 | 3 credits, LE-K3 (Humanities) |
| Introduction to World Religions | 52 | 3 credits, LE-K3,R2 (Humanities, Global Learning) |
| Management Information System | 50 | 3 credits, Elective credit (3 credits for IS 240 may be granted after meeting with Department Chair) |
| Personal Finance | 53 | 3 credits, Finance 135 |
| Principles of Finance | 53 | 3 credits, elective credit |
| Principles of Financial Accounting | 52 | Elective credit |
| Principles of Physical Science 1 | 52 | Physics Elective, LE-K1 (Natural Sciences) |
| Principles of Public Speaking | 52 | 3 credits, Communication and Journalism 202 |
| Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union | 49 | 3 credits, LE-K3 (Humanities) |
| The Civil War and Reconstruction | 52 | LE-K3 (Humanities) |
| Western Europe Since 1945 | 49 | LE-K3 (Humanities) |