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DANTES Subject Standardized Test (DSST)

The dsst^TM ("DSST") Program (formerly DANTES Program) is a credit-by-examination testing program.

Colleges, universities, and corporations use DSSTs to measure knowledge in a particular subject area. Based on the achievement of a passing examination score, candidates can receive college credit or continuing education credit. Each establishment determines its passing scores for each DSST.

The DSST Program offers 37 test titles in a wide range of college-level academic, technical, and business subjects. Some of the test areas are subjects that people may have been introduced to through a hobby or special interest, e.g., astronomy, anthropology, and art. Some of the tests cover material people have learned on the job, e.g., financial accounting, banking, personnel supervision, and law enforcement.

Most DSSTs are multiple choice; a few, however, require an essay or a recorded speech.

FEES

The fee for DSST Paper-Based is $80.00 (as of November 1, 2008), which must be paid by credit card or money order made payable to DSST Program. The University Testing Services proctoring fees are $30.00 per application and $25.00 Federal Express fee that must be paid in check or money order made payable to the University of Houston at the time of registration.

The table below will help determine the separate fees:

$80.00/Test (as of November 1, 2008)	$30.00 Proctoring fee/test $25.00/Federal Express
Payable by credit card (Visa, Master Card) or money order to DSST on the day of the test	Payable by Check, or Money Order to University of Houston at time of registration

For information on the DSST, please visit http://www.getcollegecredit.com.

DANTES Test Titles are:

Fundamentals of College Algebra
Principles of Statistics
Art of the Western World
Western Europe Since 1945
Introduction to the Modern Middle East
Human/Cultural Geography
Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union
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
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
Astronomy
Here`s to Your Health
Environment and Humanity: The Race to Save the Planet
Principles of Physical Science I
Physical Geology
Technical Writing
Ethics in America
Introduction to World Religions
Principles of Public Speaking

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Please click here for the DANTES Application Form

DANTES Application Form and appropriate fees are to be sent to the University Testing Services. Please mail application and fees to:

University Testing Services
210 Student Service Center 1
University of Houston
Houston, Texas 77204-3025

Examinees may also come to our office to fill out the DANTES Form and pay the $30.00 proctoring fee, and $25.00 Federal Express fee at the time of registration.

After we receive the application and appropriate fees, the test will be ordered. The test will not be ordered without proper payment. When tests are received, UTS will contact examinees to schedule appointments to take the test. Tests must be taken within 30 days of the receipt date of the tests.

Examinees wishing to cancel the test must notify University Testing Services in writing specifying the test order number within 30 days of the receipt date of the tests. The application fee is NON-REFUNDABLE.

Examinees wishing to change the test date must complete a Transfer Request Form and pay a $5.00 transfer fee.

Examinees wishing to pay with a MasterCard, Visa, or American Express credit card must fill out the DSST Credit Card Form for test fees only. The proctoring fee of $30.00 must be paid by check or money order payable to the University of Houston and is NON-REFUNDABLE.

The University of Houston test center code is 9799.

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