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Transfer Course Guide

DSST Exam Equivalencies

DSST Instructions  

Exam Title*

Credit Hours

SWU Course Equivalency*

APPLIED TECHNOLOGY
Ethics in Technology 3 Hours Elective Hours
Fundamentals of Cybersecurity 3 Hours Elective Hours
Technical Writing 3 Hours Elective Hours

BUSINESS
Business Ethics and Society 3 Hours BUSI 4253  
Business, Introduction to 3 Hours Elective Hours (BUSI 1003 )
Business Mathematics 3 Hours Elective Hours
Computing and Information Technology 3 Hours CPSC 1103  
Human Resource Management 3 Hours MGMT 3343  
Management Information Systems 3 Hours BUSI 3403  
Organizational Behavior 3 Hours MGMT 3353   
Personal Finance 3 Hours Elective (ECON 2103 )
Principles of Finance 3 Hours Elective Hours
Principles of Supervision 3 Hours Elective Hours

HUMANITIES
Ethics in America 3 Hours Elective Hours (PHIL 3013 )
Intoduction to World Religions 3 Hours Elective Hours (RELG 2123 )
Principles of Advanced English Composition** 3 Hours ENGL 1003  

Principles of Public Speaking**
(Speech delivery is required for this test.)

 3 Hours ENGL 2103  

SCIENCE and MATHEMATICS
Algebra, Fundamentals of College** 3 Hours MATH 1023  
Astronomy 3 Hours Elective Hours
Environmental Science 3 Hours Elective Hours
Math for Liberal Arts** 3 Hours MATH 1053  
Principles of Physical Science I 3 Hours Elective Hours
Principles of Statistics** 3 Hours STAT 2203  

SOCIAL SCIENCES
A History of the Vietnam War 3 Hours Elective Hours
Art of the Western World** 3 Hours Elective Hours (ASTH 2053 )
Criminal Justice 3 Hours CRJS 1253  
Foundations of Education 3 Hours Elective Hours (EDUC 2113 )
Fundamentals of Counseling 3 Hours Elective Hours (PSYC 3713 )
Health and Human Development 3 Hours Elective Hours
History of the Soviet Union 3 Hours Elective Hours
Human/Cultural Geography 3 Hours Elective Hours
Introduction to Law Enforcement 3 Hours Elective Hours
Lifespan Developmental Psychology 3 Hours Elective Hours (PSYC 3123 ); duplicates CLEP Human Growth & Dev.
Substance Abuse 3 Hours Elective Hours
The Civil War and Reconstruction 3 Hours Elective Hours

*Indicates course may meet Core Curriculum or General Education Requirement.

**DSST examinations and subsequent course equivalencies are subject to change without official notice to students.

Return to AP, CLEP, DSST, IB Credit .