DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST) Credit Applicability Chart

DSST Chart

Exam Title	Required Score 1	CCC Credit Awarded	Area Satisfied
A History of the Vietnam War	400	3	Area 4-Social Science
Art of the Western World	400	3	Area 3-Arts/Humanities & Global Society
Astronomy	400	3	Area 5-Natural Sciences
Business Ethics and Society	400	3	Major/Electives
Business Mathematics	400	3	Major/Electives
Computing and Information Technology	400	3	Major/Electives
Criminal Justice	400	3	Major/Electives
Environmental Science	400	3	Area 5-Natural Sciences
Ethics in America	400	3	Area 3-Arts/Humanities
Foundations of Education	400	3	Major/Electives
Fundamentals of College Algebra	400	3	Area 2-Math
Fundamentals of Counseling	400	3	Major/Electives
Fundamentals of Cybersecurity	400	3	Major/Electives
General Anthropology	400	3	Area 4-Social Sciences & Global Society
Health and Human Development	400	3	Area 7E-Self Development
Here's to Your Health	400	3	Area 7E-Self Development
History of the Soviet Union	400	3	Area 4-Social Sciences & Global Society
Human Resource Management	400	3	Major/Electives
Introduction to Business	400	3	Major/Electives
Introduction to Geography	400	3	Area 4-Social Sciences & Global Society
Introduction to Law Enforcement	400	3	Major/Electives
Introduction to World Religions	400	3	Area 3-Arts/Humanities & Global Society
Lifespan Developmental Psychology	400	3	Area 4-Social Sciences
Management Information Systems	400	3	Major/Electives
Math for Liberal Arts	400	3	Area 2-Math
Money and Banking	400	3	Major/Electives
Organizational Behavior	400	3	Major/Electives
Personal Finance	400	3	Major/Electives
Principles of Advanced English Composition	400	3	Major/Electives
Principles of Finance	400	3	Major/Electives
Principles of Physical Science 1	400	3	Area 5-Natural Science
Principles of Public Speaking	400	3	Area 1B-Communications
Principles of Statistics	400	3	Area 2-Math
Principles of Supervision	400	3	Major/Electives
Substance Abuse	400	3	Major/Electives
Technical Writing	46	3	Major/Electives
The Civil War & Reconstruction	400	3	Area 4-Social Sciences
Ethics in Technology	400	3	Area 3-Arts/Humanities

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• For tests taken prior to July 2001, required scores are: General Exams 490; Subject Exams 50; and Paper-Based Exams 490. Although there is not a CCC course equivalency for this exam, the credit is applicable to the area requirement indicated.
• For tests taken between July 2001 and 2008, required scores were 45-47. See a Counselor for required scores on particular tests during that time period.  Although there is not a CCC course equivalency for this exam, the credit is applicable to the area requirement indicated.