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DANTES Subject Standardized Tests
(DSSTs)
Credit Available
at FHSU
DANTES
Subject Standardized Tests (DSSTs) are listed below. For each
test, the FHSU minimum required score and corresponding credit granted
are listed. If a test is NOT accepted for credit at FHSU, "Not
Accepted--No Credit Awarded" will appear in the fields.
- Students should consult their academic advisor
and/or the transcript analysts in the Registrar's
Office for specific information on how the successful completion
of an examination applies to their degree program.
- A grade of CR (Credit) is recorded on the transcript
for successful completion of an examination that is accepted for
credit.
- No credit is awarded for an examination that is
a prerequisite for a course previously passed.
- A maximum of 30 hours of credit from credit-by-examination programs
may be applied toward a Fort Hays State University degree.
- DANTES Credit Policies are Subject to Change Upon
Periodic Review.
- ACE Score = FHSU accepts the American Council on Education recommended
score for awarding credit. This score represents the average score
that was achieved on the test form by the representative sample
of college students who received a grade of C in the actual subject.
- "A" Equiv. Score = FHSU accepts the score that represents
the average score that was achieved on the test form by the representative
sample of college students who received a grade of A in the actual
subject.
- "B" Equiv Score = FHSU accepts the score that represents
the average score that was achieved on the test form by the representative
sample of college students who received a grade of B in the actual
subject.
- For each examination, the test form numbers and corresponding
required standard scores are listed.
For exam descriptions, visit the National
DSST Program Website.
Examination
Title
FHSU
Minimum Score Required
Credit
Granted
A History of the Vietnam
War
ACE
Score
SF 473 = Score 49
SG/SH/SL/SM 473 = Score 44
Undergraduate Credit
for "Topics in History--America and the Vietnam Experience"
(HIST 600), 3 credit hours.
Art of the Western World
Not Accepted
No Credit Awarded
Astronomy
ACE Score
SF/SG/SH/SL 500 = Score 48
Credit for "Descriptive
Astronomy"
(PHYS 309), 3 credit hours.
Business Law II
Not Accepted
No Credit Awarded
Business Mathematics
Not Accepted
No Credit Awarded
Criminal Justice
ACE Score
SF/SG/SH/SL 498 = Score 49
Credit for "Introduction
to Criminal Justice" (JUS 182), 3 credit hours.
Drug and Alcohol Abuse
"B"
Equiv. Score
SE/SF/SG/SH 495 = Score 53
Credit for "Workshop
in Education: Substance Abuse Counseling I"
(EAC 570/770), 3 credit hours.
Environment and Humanity:
The Race to Save the Planet
ACE Score
SF/SG/SH/SL 511 = Score 46
Credit for "Humans
and the Environment" (BIOL 221), 3 credit hours.
Ethics in America
"B"
Equiv. Score
SF/SG/SH/SL/SM 474 = Score 50
Credit for "Introduction
to Ethics" (PHIL 340), 3 credit hours.
Foundations of Education
Not Accepted
No Credit Awarded
Fundamentals of College
Algebra
ACE Score
SF/SG/SH/SL 424 = Score 47
Credit for "Intermediate
Algebra" (MATH 010), 3 credit hours. (Student will then
be eligible to enroll in either MATH 110 College Algebra or
MATH 101 Liberal Arts Mathematics.)
Fundamentals of Counseling
Not Accepted
No Credit Awarded
General Anthropology
"B"
Equiv. Score
SF/SG 494 = Score 53
Credit for "Introduction
to Anthropology" (SOC 145), 3 credit hours.
Here's to Your Health
ACE Score
SF/SG/SH/SL 508 = Score 48
Credit for "Personal
Wellness" (HHP 200), 3 credit hours.
Human Resource Management (Previously
Personnel/Human Resource Management)
ACE Score
SG/SH/SL/SM 530 = Score 46
Credit for "Human Resource
Management" (MGT 405), 3 credit hours.
Human/Cultural Geography
"B"
Equiv. Score
SF/SG/SH/SL 470 = Score 54
Credit for "Cultural
Geography" (GSCI 105), 3 credit hours.
Introduction to Business
ACE Score
SE/SF/SG/SH 543 = Score 46
Credit for "Introduction to
Business"
(MGT 101), 3 credit hours.
Introduction to Computing
ACE Score
SG/SH/SL/SM 536 = Score 45
Credit for "Introduction to
Computer Information Systems" (MIS 101), 3 credit hours.
Introduction to Law
Enforcement
ACE Score
SG/SH/SL/SM 497 = Score 45
Credit for "Law
Enforcement in the Community" (JUS 348), 3 credit hours.
Introduction to the Modern Middle
East
ACE Score
SE 469 = Score 44
SF/SG/SH/SL 469 = Score 47
Undergraduate Credit for "The
Modern Middle East--1300 to the Present" (HIST 692),
3 credit hours.
Introduction to World Religions
"B" Equiv.
Score
SE 496 = Score 51
SF/SG/SH/SL 496 = Score 52
Credit for "Religions of the
World"
(PHIL 145), 3 credit hours.
Lifespan Developmental
Psychology
"A"
Equiv. Score
SF/SG/SH/SL 490 = Score 56
ELECTIVE credit in Psychology,
3 credit hours. (Credit is not granted for a specific course.)
Management Information
Systems
ACE Score
SE/SF/SG/SH 551 = Score 46
Credit for "Management
Information Systems" (MIS 304), 3 credit hours.
Money and Banking
Not Accepted
No Credit Awarded
Organizational Behavior
ACE Score
SF/SG/SH/SL 531 = Score 48
Credit for "Organizational
Behavior/Development" (MGT 410), 3 credit hours.
Personal Finance
Not Accepted
No Credit Awarded
Physical Geology
"B"
Equiv. Score
SF/SG/SH/SL 519 = Score 53
ELECTIVE credit in Geosciences,
3 credit hours. (Credit is not granted for a specific course.)
Principles of Finance
Not Accepted
No Credit Awarded
Principles of Financial
Accounting
ACE
Score
SF 525 = Score 49
SG/SH/SL/SM 525 = Score 47
Credit for "Financial
Accounting"
(ACCT 203), 3 credit hours.
Principles of Physical
Science I
ACE Score
SE/SF/SG/SH 512 = Score 47
Credit for "Physical
Science" (PHYS 102), 3 credit hours.
Principles of Public Speaking
ACE Score
SE/SF/SG/SH 815 = Score 47
*In addition to a minimum score of 47 on the multiple-choice
test, an examinee must also receive a passing grade on the
speech.*
Credit for "Fundamentals of
Oral Communication" (COMM 100), 3 credit hours.
Principles of Statistics
ACE Score
SE/SF/SH/SL/SM 450 = Score 48
Credit for "Elements
of Statistics" (MATH 250), 3 credit hours.
(PREREQUISITE: Examinee MUST have credit or proficiency in MATH
110 College Algebra to qualify for this credit.)
Principles of Supervision
Not Accepted
No Credit Awarded
Rise and Fall of the
Soviet Union
ACE
Score
SE/SF/SG/SH/SL 471 = Score 45
Undergraduate Credit
for "The Soviet Union" (HIST 627), 3 credit hours.
Technical Writing
Not Accepted
No Credit Awarded
The Civil War and Reconstruction
ACE Score
SE/SF/SG/SH 483 = Score 47
Undergraduate Credit for "The
Era of the Civil War" (HIST 644), 3 credit hours.
Western Europe Since 1945 (Previously
Contemporary Western Europe: 1946-1990)
ACE Score
SE 465 = Score 48
SF/SG/SH/SL 465 = Score 45
Undergraduate Credit for "Europe
Since 1914 (HIST 629), 3 credit hours.
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