DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)

Test Information

The DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST) is designed to allow students and military personnel to receive credit for college classes through examination utilizing non-traditional ways of education through on-the-job training, self-study, and other life experiences.

Registration & Fees

DSST exams are administered year-round on a flexible schedule through the Office of Student Accommodations & Testing (OSAT). The DSST exam cost only $100 plus the administration fee for each examination being taken through OSAT. Candidates who are planning to take the DSST exam will first schedule their exams through RegisterBlast and pay the $28 administration fee for each exam. Afterwards, on the day of the test, candidates will be expected to pay $100 by credit card.

DSST Exams Offered at WSU

Wichita State University awards credit on the basis of scores earned on the DSST using the following scores in the rubric below:

View Scoring Table

The following is a list of DSST exams accepted by Wichita State University. If you are attending another college or university, please refer to them about the DSST exam and scores they accept.

Please contact the DSST exam team and arrange for your score(s) to be sent to WSU for evaluation. The credit hours posted to your WSU transcript will be awarded based on the information below.

Scores will be viewable immediately upon completion of your test.

DSST Scores & Credit Hours Earned
DSST Subject Exam Min. Score WSU Equivalent Course Possible Hours Earned
Art of the Western World 400 Art Elective 3
Astronomy 400 PHYS195 3
Business Ethics and Society To Be Updated To Be Updated To Be Updated
Business Mathematics To Be Updated To Be Updated To Be Updated
Computing and Information Technology To Be Updated To Be Updated To Be Updated
Criminal Justice To Be Updated To Be Updated To Be Updated
Environmental Science 400 BIOL370 3
Ethics in America To Be Updated To Be Updated To Be Updated
Ethics in Technology To Be Updated To Be Updated To Be Updated
Foundations of Education To Be Updated To Be Updated To Be Updated
Fundamentals of College Algebra To Be Updated To Be Updated To Be Updated
Fundamentals of Counseling To Be Updated To Be Updated To Be Updated
Fundamentals of Cybersecurity To Be Updated To Be Updated To Be Updated
Health & Human Development To Be Updated To Be Updated To Be Updated
Human Resource Management 400 HRM466 3
Introduction to Business 400 MGMT101 3
Introduction to Geography 54 GERM111, 112, & 210 15
Introduction to Geology To Be Updated To Be Updated To Be Updated
Introduction to Law Enforcement To Be Updated To Be Updated To Be Updated
Introduction to World Religions To Be Updated To Be Updated To Be Updated
Lifespan Developmental Psychology 420 PSY334 3
Management Information Systems To Be Updated To Be Updated To Be Updated
Math for Liberal Arts To Be Updated To Be Updated To Be Updated
Money & Banking 400 ECON340 3
Organizational Behavior To Be Updated To Be Updated To Be Updated
Personal Finance 420 FIN140 3
Principles of Advanced English Composition To Be Updated To Be Updated To Be Updated
Principles of Finance 400 FIN340 3
Principles of Public Speaking To Be Updated To Be Updated To Be Updated
Principles of Statistics To Be Updated To Be Updated To Be Updated
Principles of Supervision To Be Updated To Be Updated To Be Updated
Substance Abuse To Be Updated To Be Updated To Be Updated
Technical Writing To Be Updated To Be Updated To Be Updated
The Civil War and Reconstruction To Be Updated To Be Updated To Be Updated