DSST Examination Program

For students completing the A.A.G.S. or B.G.S. degrees

DSST exam credit is considered transfer credit and can only be applied toward the Bachelor of General Studies degree (and AAGS). A maximum of 30 external exam credits, such as DSST and CLEP, can be applied toward the BGS (no more than 15 credits toward the AAGS). The grade of S (Satisfactory) is recorded on your transcript; failures are not recorded. You must wait 30 days from the last test date to retake a failed exam. Exams do not count toward financial aid enrollment status. See your General Studies advisor to discuss how you could apply these credits toward your degree.

Taking your test in the General Studies Test Center: contact the General Studies office at least two weeks prior to your anticipated test date to schedule your exam: 574-520-4260 or intouch@iusb.edu.

The cost for each exam attempt is $100.

When you login on your testing day, you will pay with a credit or debit card. Only Visa, MasterCard, and American Express cards are accepted.
Currently, the General Studies program has waived the administrative fee as a cost-savings to our students.

Selecting and preparing for exams: Review the chart below of approved exams with your BGS advisor. To learn more about each exam and to make your final selections, visit www.getcollegecredit.com. Click "DSST Exams" and find your exams of interest. On each exam page, click "Download Fact Sheet" to review the exam content, sample questions, and references. To prepare for the exam, you will study on your own. You can study from books listed in the references or you can get books covering the topics listed under content (the IUSB Library can help). You may also purchase test prep materials and practice exams which are offered by a variety of companies.

Official Score Reports

IU South Bend must receive an official score report or an official transcript from Prometric to award credit for the successful completion of a DSST exam.
Upon registration, you must enter code 9556 as the Institutional Score Report to have the official score report sent to IU South Bend to receive credit (regardless of testing site).
Failure to enter 9556 as the Institutional Score Report will result in having to order and pay for an official transcript from Prometric to receive credit.
Receipt of official score reports and posting credit to the IU South Bend transcript can take up to six weeks. If you are taking DSST exams in your final semester, please follow these deadlines:
- May graduates: complete exams no later than March 31
- August graduates: complete exams no later than July 15
- December graduates: complete exams no later than October 31

DSST Exams Accepted by the IU South Bend General Studies Degree Program

ARTS AND HUMANITIES AREA
DSST Exam Code	Title	Minimum Score Required	Credits	IUSB Subject Area	Course Number/Level
461	Art of the Western World	400	3	AHST-UN	100
473	A History of the Vietnam War*	400	3	HIST-UN	100
471	History of the Soviet Union*	400	3	HIST-UN	100
483	The Civil War and Reconstruction*	400	3	HIST-UN	100
474	Ethics in America	400	3	PHIL-UN	100
496	Introduction to World Religions	400	3	REL-UN	100
820	Technical Writing	400	3	ENG-UN	100
SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS AREA
500	Astronomy	400	3	AST-UN	100
536	Computing & Information Technology	400	3	CSCI-UN	100
302	Ethics in Technology	400	3	CSCI-UN	100
013	Fundamentals of Cybersecurity*	400	3	CSCI-UN	100
303	Introduction to Geology	400	3	GEOL-UN	100
450	Principles of Statistics	400	3	MATH-UN	100
SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES AREA
494	General Anthropology	400	3	ANTH-UN	100
497	Introduction to Law Enforcement*	400	3	CJUS-UN	100
498	Criminal Justice**	400	3	CJUS-UN	100
304	Introduction to Geography***	400	3	GEOG-UN	100
490	Lifespan Developmental Psychology*	400	3	PSY-UN	300
ARTS AND SCIENCES ELECTIVES
530	Environmental Science	400	3	SUST-UN	100
PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL ELECTIVES
475	Business Ethics and Society*	400	3	BUS-UN	100
530	Human Resource Management	400	3	BUS-UN	100
543	Introduction to Business	400	3	BUS-UN	100
551	Management Information Systems	400	3	BUS-UN	100
548	Money and Banking	400	3	BUS-UN	300
531	Organizational Behavior	400	3	BUS-UN	100
550	Personal Finance	400	3	BUS-UN	100
524	Principles of Finance*	400	3	BUS-UN	100
532	Principles of Supervision	400	3	BUS-UN	100
489	Foundations of Education	400	3	EDUC-UN	100
562	Fundamentals of Counseling*	400	3	EDUC-UN	300
508	Health & Human Development****	400	3	HPER-UN	100
495	Substance Abuse*	400	3	HPER-UN	100

* Formerly 300-level credit: A History of the Vietnam War, History of the Soviet Union, The Civil War and Reconstruction, Fundamentals of Cybersecurity, Introduction to Law Enforcement, Business Ethics and Society, Principles of Finance, Substance Abuse
* Formerly 100-level credit: Lifespan Developmental Psychology, Fundamentals of Counseling
** Formerly 6 credits: Criminal Justice
*** Formerly: Human/Cultural Geography: Introduction to Geography
**** Formerly: Here's to Your Health and 300-level credit
No longer offered: Principles of Physical Science I.
No longer accepted: Business Mathematics

DSST Examination Program

For students completing the A.A.G.S. or B.G.S. degrees

Official Score Reports

DSST Exams Accepted by the IU South Bend General Studies Degree Program

College of Arts and Sciences resources