DSST/DANTES exams provide an opportunity for people to obtain college credit for what they have learned outside the classroom. It was designed originally for the military, but is now available to civilian students and adult learners as well.

The following subject areas are available for examination:

Mathematics

• Fundamentals of College Algebra
• Principles of Statistics

Social Science

• Art of the Western World
• Western Europe since 1945
• An Introduction to the Modern Middle East
• Human/Cultural Geography
• Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union
• A History of the Vietnam War
• The Civil War and Reconstruction
• Foundations of Education
• Lifespan Developmental Psychology
• General Anthropology
• Drug and Alcohol Abuse
• Introduction to Law Enforcement
• Criminal Justice
• Fundamentals of Counseling

Business

• Principles of Finance
• Principles of Financial Accounting
• Human Resource Management
• Organizational Behavior
• Principles of Supervision
• Business Law II
• Introduction to Computing
• Introduction to Business
• Money and Banking
• Personal Finance
• Management Information Systems
• Business Mathematics

Physical Science

• Astronomy
• Here’s to Your Health
• Environment and Humanity: The Race to Save the Planet
• Principles of Physical Science I
• Physical Geology

Applied Technology

• Technical Writing

Humanities

• Ethics in America
• Introduction to World Religions
• Principles of Public Speaking