DSST Exams

Students may earn course credit by taking DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST) exams. To receive credit, students must meet the minimum acceptable score requirements for each exam. It is the student’s responsibility to request official score reports be sent to Student Records for evaluation of exemption credit.

To order an official transcript call 1-877-471-9860.

Credit will be awarded according to ACE recommendations and college requirements. Notification of awarded credit can be viewed in MyCCTC.

Topic DSST Exam Minimum Acceptable Score CCTC Course Equivalent Credit Earned
Business & Information Technology Introduction to Business 400 BUS 101 3
Business & Information Technology Principles of Finance 400 BAF 201 3
Business & Information Technology Principles of Financial Accounting 400 ACC 111 3
Business & Information Technology Human Resource Management 400 MGT 201 3
Business & Information Technology Organizational Behavior 400 MGT 255 3
Business & Information Technology Principles of Supervision 400 MGT 150 3
Business & Information Technology Computing and Information Technology 400 CPT 101 3
Business & Information Technology Personnel/Human Resource Management 400 MGT 201 3
English Technical Writing 400 ENG 165 3
English Principles of Advanced Composition 400 ENG 101 3
Humanities & Social Sciences Art of the Western World 400 ART 101 3
Humanities & Social Sciences Principles of Public Speaking 400 SPC 205 3
Humanities & Social Sciences Introduction of World Religions 400 REL 103 3
Humanities & Social Sciences Ethics in America 400 PHI 115 3
Humanities & Social Sciences General Anthropology 400 ANT 101 3
Humanities & Social Sciences Human/Cultural Geography 400 GEO 102 3
Humanities & Social Sciences Lifespan Developmental Psychology 400 PSY 203 3
Mathematics Fundamentals of College Algebra 400 MAT 102 3
Mathematics Principles of Statistics 400 MAT 120 or BUS 240 3
Public Service Criminal Justice 400 CRJ 101 3
Public Service Intro to Law Enforcement 400 CRJ 101 3
Public Service Foundations of Education 400 ECD 270 (elective) 3
Science Astronomy 400 AST 101 3
Science Environmental Science 400 EVT 201 3
Science Environment and Humanity 400 EVT 201 3
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