DSST Exams
The DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST) is one of two exam programs that provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate college-level achievement through examinations in undergraduate college courses.
Cal U accepts a maximum of 30 credits earned through the DSST and/or CLEP. The cost for each DSST exam is $80 payable only by credit card (debit cards are not accepted). A one-time fee of $25 is required to have the credits entered on the student's transcript. Exam dates and times are by appointment only and may vary depending on availability of the lab. To register for an exam, contact Claire Pizer at 724-938-5779 or pizer@calu.edu.
Study materials and exam descriptions can be obtained through the DSST website at www.getcollegecredit.com.
Examinees with disabilities:
- Reserve the right to decide when to self-identify and when to request accommodations.
- Will need to register with the Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) in Azorsky Hall Room 105, 724-938-4012, to receive accommodations.
- Will present the OSD Accommodation Approval Notice to the CLEP/DSST test center administrator when requesting accommodations that involve testing.
Requests for approval for reasonable accommodations should be directed to the Office for Students with Disabilities. Approved accommodations will be recorded on the OSD Accommodation Approval Notice and provided to the examinee. Examinees are expected to adhere to OSD procedures for self-identifying, providing documentation and requesting accommodations in a timely manner.
DSST Exams and Cal U Course Equivalents
Art of the Western World: ART 162 - Art Elective
Astronomy: PHS 145 - Astronomy
Business Law II: BUS 346 - Business Law II
Business Mathematics: ELC 162 - Elective
Civil War and Reconstruction: HIS 327 - Civil War and Reconstruction
Criminal Justice: ELC 162 - Elective
Drug and Alcohol Abuse: ELC 162 - Elective
Environment and Humanity: ENS 101 - Introduction to Environmental Science
Ethics in America: Equivalent Not Determined
Foundations of Education: EDF 162 - Education Foundations Elective
Fundamentals of College Algebra: MAT 181 - College Algebra
Fundamentals of Counseling: ELC 162 - Elective
General Anthropology: ANT 100 - Introduction to Anthropology
Here's To Your Health: NSC 162 - Natural Sciences Elective
History of the Vietnam War: HIS 162 - History Elective
Human/Cultural Geography: GEO 162 - Geography Elective
Human Resource Management: MGT 162 - Management Elective
Introduction to Computing: CSC 105 - Basic Programming Language
Introduction to the Modern Middle East: HIS 162 - History Elective
Introduction to Business: BUS 100 - Introduction to Business
Introduction to Law Enforcement: ELC 162 - Elective
Introduction to World Religions: PHI 200 - World Religions
Lifespan Developmental Psychology: PSY 207 - Developmental Psychology
Management Information Systems: MGT 373 - Computer-Based Management Information
Money and Banking: ECO 304 - Money and Banking
Organizational Behavior: MGT 301 - Organizational Behavior
Personal Finance: FIN 304 - Personal Finance
Physical Geology: EAS 150/162 - Introduction to Geology
Principles of Finance: FIN 201 - Introduction to Finance
Principles of Financial Accounting: FIN 162 - Finance Elective
Principles of Physical Science: Equivalent Not Determined
Principles of Statistics: MAT 215 - Statistics
Principles of Supervision: Equivalent Not Determined
Rise and Fall of Soviet Union: Equivalent Not Determined
Technical Writing: Equivalent Not Determined
Western Europe Since 1945: HIS 162 - History Elective
Scores and course equivalents are subject to change by the University.
