DSST - DANTES Subject Standardized Test offers students more than 30 exams in Social Sciences, Math, Applied Technology, Business, Physical Sciences, and Humanities at a cost-effective, time-saving way to use their knowledge acquired outside of the classroom (perhaps from reading, on-the-job training, or independent study) to accomplish their educational goals.
Military and Civilians are eligible to take DSST exams. Free for military personnel – active and veterans. Exam cost is $85 for Civilians. Additional administrative fees may be charged by the test center.
DSST EXAMS | DSST PASSING SCORE | SFC CREDIT HOURS | RECOMMENDED SFC EQUIVALENCY | RECOMENDED SFC GEN ED COURSES |
| Business Ethics and Society | 400 | 3 | BUS 2342/PHI 2342: Business Ethics | YES - PEM |
| Business Law | 44 | 3 | BL-2101: Business Law I | |
| Business Mathematics | 48 | 3 | MAT-1109 | YES - QR |
| Human Resource Management | 46 | 3 | HR-2204: Human Resources Management | |
| Introduction to Business | 46 | 3 | BUS-1001: | |
| Introduction to Computing | 45 | 3 | IT-1001: Computer Tools | YES - ITML |
| Management Information Systems | 46 | 3 | IT-1103:Computer Based Information Systems | |
| Money and Banking | 48 | 3 | ECO-2306: Money Banking | |
| Organizational Behavior | 48 | 3 | HR-3310 | |
| Personal Finance | 46 | 3 | Finance Elective | |
| Principles of Finance | 46 | 3 | Finance Elective | |
| Principles of Financial Accounting | 47 | 3 | ACC-1001: Introduction to Accounting | |
| Principles of Supervision | 46 | 3 | Management Elective | |
| Ethics in America | 46 | 3 | PHI-2310: American Philosophy | |
| Introduction to World Religions | 48 | 3 | REL-1101: Survey of the World’s Religions | YES - RS |
| Principles of Public Speaking | 47 | 3 | Communication Arts Elective | |
| Fundamentals of College Algebra | 47 | 3 | MAT-1105: College Algebra | YES - QR |
| Principles of Statistics | 48 | 3 | MAT-2301: Statistics | YES - QR |
| Astronomy | 48 | 3 | SCI-1201: Astronomy | |
| Environment and Humanity: The Race to Save the Planet | 46 | 3 | Science Elective | YES - NPW |
Here's to Your Health (Former exam title) Health & Human Development (Current title) | 48 | 2 | HS-1001: Health Issues | YES – FH2 |
| Physical Geology | 46 | 3 | Science Elective | YES - NPW |
| Principles of Physical Science I | 47 | 3 | PHY-1001:Physics and the Modern World | YES- NPW |
| A History of the Vietnam War | 44 | 3 | History Elective | YES- WHG |
| Art of the Western World | 48 | 3 | Fine Arts Elective | YES - HCE |
| Civil War and Reconstruction | 47 | 3 | HIS-2402: History of the United States: 1789-1896 | |
| Criminal Justice | 49 | 3 | CJ-1020: Introduction to Criminal Justice | |
| Foundations of Education | 46 | 3 | ED-1201: Foundations of Education | |
| Fundamentals of Counseling | 45 | 3 | Liberal Arts Elective | YES - SEH |
| General Anthropology | 47 | 3 | Liberal Arts Elective | YES - SEH |
| Human/Cultural Geography | 48 | 3 | Liberal Arts Elective | YES - SEH |
| Introduction to Law Enforcement | 45 | 3 | CJ-2030: Policing in American Society | |
| Introduction to the Modern Middles East | 47 | 3 | Liberal Arts Elective | YES - WHG |
| Lifespan Development Psychology | 46 | 3 | PSY-1108: Life Span Development | YES - SEH |
| Rise and Fall of Soviet Union | 45 | 3 | History Elective | |
| Substance Abuse | 49 | 3 | PSY-2130/CJ-3070: Addictions I | |
| Western Europe Since 1945 | 45 | 3 | HIS-2404: Modern European History: The Long Nineteenth Century | YES - WHG |
| Technical Writing | 46 | 3 | Writing Elective | YES |
| Fundamentals of Cybersecurity | 400 | 3 | IT-2270: Computer Forensics | |
| Computing and Information Technology | 400 | 3 | IT Elective | |
| Principles of Advanced English | 400 | 3 | General Elective | YES |
| Math for Liberal Arts | 400 | 3 | MATH-1103: Foundation of Mathematics | YES - QR |
| Health and Human Development *** | 400 | 3 | HS-1001: Health Issues | YES– FH2 |
| Environmental Science | 400 | 3 | SCI-1301: Environmental Science | |
| History of Soviet Union ** | 400 | 3 | History Elective | YES - WHG |