DANTES (DSST) Exams
Sam Houston State University is a public testing center for DSST exams. All DSST exams may be taken at SHSU, but only the DSST exams listed below will be accepted for credit at SHSU.
Sam Houston State University has a policy of accepting up to a maximum of thirty (30) hours of credit through a combination of national standardized examinations and/or locally designed and administered departmental tests. More than thirty (30) hours of credit by examination will be considered on an individual appeal basis. Policies are subject to change at any time.
Sam Houston State University has a policy of accepting up to a maximum of thirty (30) hours of credit through a combination of national standardized examinations and/or locally designed and administered departmental tests. More than thirty (30) hours of credit by examination will be considered on an individual appeal basis. Policies are subject to change at any time.
DSST Exam Details
The following DSST exams are accepted for SHSU course credit. Credit hours and course equivalents are shown. Policies are subject to change.Table Caption Text
|
DANTES TEST TITLE |
SHSU COURSE DEPARTMENT AND NUMBER |
CREDIT HOURS AWARDED |
|
Criminal Justice |
CRIJ 2361 |
3 |
|
Ethics in America |
PHIL 2306 |
3 |
|
Fundamentals of Counseling |
PSYC 2305 |
3 |
|
General Anthropology |
SOCI 3381 |
3 |
|
Introduction to Geography |
GEOG 1300 |
3 |
|
Introduction to Law Enforcement |
CRIJ 2367 |
3 |
|
Introduction to World Religions |
SOCI 3342 |
3 |
|
Lifespan Developmental Psychology |
PSYC 3374 |
3 |
|
Substance Abuse |
CRIJ 4362 |
3 |
|
Technical Writing |
ENGL 3330 |
3 |
- Letter grades A and B take precedence over credit-by-exam.
- Credit-by-Exam will automatically replace letter grades D and F. If a letter grade of C is listed on the transcript for a course in which credit-by-exam is also applicable, the C will take precedence over the credit-by-exam. Students will have the option to request credit (via credit-by-exam) in lieu of letter grade C. Students will initiate the change with the respective academic department and Admissions to finalize the change. Although credit-by-exam replaces letter grades C, D, and F, it does not remove the letter grade from the transcript.
- Specific course prefixes, numbers, and credit hours will be awarded for acceptable scores but no grades will be awarded
Acceptable scores range from 44-49 or a score of 400
Huntsville Campus
- In-Person Option: Click here for available test dates and times.
- Report time: Report to the testing site at least 15-30 minutes before your scheduled testing time.
- Exam length: 2 hours
- $33.50 (payable to the Testing Center)
- $100.00 (payable via credit card to DSST on test day)
- All fees are non-refundable and non-transferable
- Valid photo ID with recent photo (driver’s license, passport, state-issued ID, military ID, student ID, etc.)
- Valid secondary ID (employee ID, credit/debit card, secondary photo ID, etc.)
- Score reports are sent to the school/institution you designated on test day. Your school/institution should receive your official score report within 90 days of your test date.
- Additional score information can be located on the DSST website.
DSST exams = 30 days
- Review DSST Accommodation Guidelines.
- The Testing Center must receive documentation of your accommodation at least two weeks in advance of your scheduled test date. Accommodation requests are processed through the Services for Students with Disabilities Office.
- Email: disability@shsu.edu
- Phone: (936) 294-3512
- Campus Location: Lee Drain Annex
- Website: shsu.edu/testing
- Email test.ctr@shsu.edu
- Phone: Call (936) 294-1025
- Campus Location: Academic Building IV, Room 102
- Mailing address: Box 2240, Huntsville, Texas 77341-2240