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2022-2023 Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)


DSST Exam Title

Credits DSST Score 2008 to present DSST Score Prior to 2008 Current HCC Equivalent Course
Fundamentals of College Algebra 3 400 47 MAT 1313 
Math for Liberal Arts 3 400 exam not given MAT 1753
Principles of Statistics 3 400 48 MAT 2323 or BAD 2323
Environmental Science 4 400 exam not given BIO 1213/1211
Computing & Information Tech 3 or 4 400 exam not given Technical elective under Computer Networking Technology, Computer Programming Technology or Cybersecurity**
Ethics in Technology 3 or 4 400 exam not given Technical elective under Computer Networking Technology, Computer Programming Technology or Cybersecurity**
Management Information Systems 3 or 4 400 exam not given Technical elective under Computer Networking Technology, Computer Programming Technology or Cybersecurity**
Cybersecurity 3 or 4 400 exam not given Technical elective under Computer Networking Technology, Computer Programming Technology or Cybersecurity**
Ethics in America 3 400 46 SOC 2133
Intro to World Religions 3 400 48 PHI 2613
Principles of Public Speaking 3 400 47 SPT 1113
History of the Vietnam War 3 400 44 HIS 2813
Art of the Western World 3 400 48 ART 1113
Civil War & Reconstruction 3 400 47 HIS 2813
Criminal Justice 3 400 49 CRJ 1313
General Anthropology 3 400 47 ANR 2213
Intro to Geography (formerly Human & Cultural Geo) 3 400 48 GEO 1123
Intro to Law Enforcement 3 400 45 CRJ 1323
Lifespan Dev Psychology 3 400 46 PSY 2533
Fundamentals of Counseling 3 400 45 PSY 2543
History of Soviet Union 3 400 exam not given HIS 2813
Business Math 3 400 48 BAD 1313
Intro to Business 3 400 46 BAD 1113
Personal Finance 3 400 46 BAD 2523
Principles of Supervision 3 400 46 BAD 2513

** All approved certifications or exams aligned with PLA credit for IST courses must have been completed within three years of entering the first IST class.  Exceptions:  (1) A student completes the required CEUs to maintain the certification up to entering the student’s first IST (2) A student provides documentation of work related experience or non-CEU education related to the subject matter of the certification or exam.  Approval for all exceptions will run through the IST curriculum coordinator.