CLEP/DSST - Military Education
CLEP/DSST Exams
CLEP®/DSST® Exams
CLEP®
The College-Level Examination Program® (CLEP) is the most widely accepted credit-by-examination program in the United States today, allowing students of all ages to earn college degrees faster by getting credit for what they already know.
DSST® (formerly DANTES Subject Standardized Tests)
The DSST® Program is an extensive series of examinations in college subjects that are compatible to the final or end-of-course examination in undergraduate courses.
Credit Awarded by VU
Vincennes University awards credit for college-level testing with the American Council on Education (ACE) recommended passing scores. There is no maximum amount of credit awarded, but only 45 semester hours can be used towards completion of a degree. Credits awarded are subject to periodic review by Vincennes University faculty.
| College Level Examination Program® (CLEP) | ||
| CLEP® EXAM | VU COURSE | CREDIT HOURS |
| Composition and Literature | ||
| American Literature | LITR 222 American Literature I | 3 |
| Analyzing and Interpreting Literature | LITR 100 Intro to Literature | 3 |
| College Composition | ENGL 101 English Composition I | 3 |
| College Composition Modular | No Credit Awarded | 0 |
| English Literature | LITR UND Literature Undistributed | 3 |
| Humanities | HUMN 210 Intro to Humanities I | 3 |
| World Languages | ||
| French Language: Level I only | FREN 101 French Level I and FREN UND French Undistributed |
6 |
| French Language: Level I and II | FREN 101 French Level I and FREN 103 French Level II and FREN 201 French Level III |
12 |
| German Language: Level I only | GRMN 101 German Level I and GRMN UND German Undistributed |
6 |
| German Language: Level I and II | GRMN 101 German Level I and GRMN 103 German Level II and GRMN 201 German Level III |
12 |
| Spanish Language: Level I only | SPAN 101 Spanish Level I and SPAN UND Spanish Undistributed |
6 |
| Spanish Language: Level I and II | SPAN 101 Spanish Level I and SPAN 103 Spanish Level II and SPAN 201 Spanish Level III |
12 |
| Spanish with Writing: Level I only | SPAN 101 Spanish Level I and SPAN 103 Spanish Level II |
8 |
| Spanish with Writing: Level I and II | SPAN 101 Spanish Level I and SPAN 103 Spanish Level II and SPAN 201 Spanish Level III and SPAN 203 Spanish Level IV |
16 |
| History and Social Sciences | ||
| American Government | POLS 111 American National Government | 3 |
| History of the United States I | HIST 139 American History I | 3 |
| History of the United States II | HIST 140 American History II | 3 |
| Human Growth and Development | PSYC 201 Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| Intro to Educational Psychology | PSYC 242 Educational Psychology | 3 |
| Introductory Psychology | PSYC 142 General Psychology | 3 |
| Introductory Sociology | SOCL 151 Principles of Sociology | 3 |
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ECON 202 Macroeconomics | 3 |
| Principles of Microeconomics | ECON 201 Microeconomics | 3 |
| Social Sciences and History | HIST UND History Undistributed and POLS UND Political Science Undistributed |
6 |
| Western Civ I: Ancient Near East to 1648 | HIST 235 World Civilization I | 3 |
| Western Civ II: 1648 to Present | HIST 236 World Civilization II | 3 |
| Science and Mathematics | ||
| Biology | BIOL UND Biology Undistributed | 6 |
| Calculus | MATH 115 Survey of Calculus and MATH UND Mathematics Undistributed |
6 |
| Chemistry | CHEM UND Chemistry Undistributed | 6 |
| College Algebra | MATH 102 College Algebra | 3 |
| College Mathematics | MATH UND Mathematics Undistributed | 6 |
| Natural Sciences | PHYS UND Physics Undistributed and BIOL UND Biology Undistributed |
6 |
| Precalculus | No Credit Awarded | 0 |
| Business | ||
| Financial Accounting | ACCT 201 Financial Accounting | 3 |
| Information Systems | COMP UND Computer Program Tech Und | 3 |
| Introductory Business Law | BLAW 203 Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| Principles of Management | MGMT 250 Intro to Management | 3 |
| Principles of Marketing | MGMT 280 Intro to Marketing | 3 |
| DSST® Credit-by-Exam Program | ||
| DSST® EXAM | VU COURSE | CREDIT HOURS |
| Business | ||
| Business Ethics and Society | PHIL 215 Business Ethics | 3 |
| Business Mathematics | MATT 109 Business Mathematics | 3 |
| Computing and Information Technology | COMP 110 Intro to Computer Concepts | 3 |
| Human Resource Management | MGMT 256 Human Resources Mgmt | 3 |
| Introduction to Business | MGMT 100 Intro to Business | 3 |
| Management Information Systems | COMP UND Computer Program Tech Und | 3 |
| Money and Banking | FINC 205 Money and Banking | 3 |
| Organizational Behavior | MGMT UND Management Undistributed | 3 |
| Personal Finance | ECON 208 Personal Financial Management | 3 |
| Principles of Finance | MGMT 275 Intro to Business Finance | 3 |
| Principles of Supervision | MGMT 257 Supervision | 3 |
| Humanities | ||
| Ethics in America | PHIL 212 Intro to Ethics | 3 |
| Introduction to World Religions | PHIL 220 Philosophy of Religion | 3 |
| Principles of Advanced English Comp | No Credit Awarded | 0 |
| Principles of Public Speaking | COMM 143 Speech | 3 |
| Math | ||
| Fundamentals of College Algebra | MATH 102 College Algebra | 3 |
| Math for Liberal Arts | MATH 102 College Algebra | 3 |
| Principles of Statistics | MATH 110 Statistics | 3 |
| Physical Science | ||
| Astronomy | GEOS 210 General Astronomy | 3 |
| Environmental Science | GEOS Geoscience Undistributed | 3 |
| Health & Human Development | HLTH 201 Personal Health Science | 3 |
| Introduction to Geology | GEOS 115 Physical Geology | 3 |
| Social Sciences | ||
| A History of the Vietnam War | HIST UND History Undistributed | 3 |
| Art of the Western World | ARTT UND Art Undistributed | 3 |
| Criminal Justice | LAWE 150 Intro to Criminology | 3 |
| Foundations of Education | EDUC 292 Foundations of Education | 3 |
| Fundamentals of Counseling | PSYC UND Psychology Undistributed | 3 |
| General Anthropology | SOCL 154 Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| History of the Soviet Union | HIST UND History Undistributed | 3 |
| Introduction to Geography | GEOS UND Geoscience Undistributed | 3 |
| Introduction to Law Enforcement | LAWE 100 Survey of Criminal Justice | 3 |
| Lifespan Developmental Psychology | PSYC 201 Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| Substance Abuse | SOCL 180 Clinical Aspects of Sub Abuse | 3 |
| The Civil War and Reconstruction | HIST UND History Undistributed | 3 |
| Technology | ||
| Ethics in Technology | No Credit Awarded | 0 |
| Fundamentals of Cybersecurity | No Credit Awarded | 0 |
| Technical Writing | ENGL 108 Technical Writing | 3 |
How to Take an Exam and Receive Credit
For CLEP® Exams:
- Contact your academic advisor and decide which exam you want/need to take.
- Go to the College Board website and register for the exam.
- If you are active duty, indicate that the test is DANTES funded, which will remove the cost of the exam
- When signing up for the exam, you can also choose where to send the transcript of your score. The official transcript should be mailed directly to VU.
- Contact the Testing Center site to schedule the exam.
For DSST® Exams:
- Contact your academic advisor and decide which exam you want/need to take.
- Contact the Testing Center site to schedule your exam. You’ll register on your testing day.
- Visit the DSST website to review the content of the exam and what materials you can use to study.
- On your test day, you’ll choose where the transcript of your scores will be sent by providing a school code. VU’s score recipient school code for the Vincennes campus is 9382.
- Depending on where you test, you may use a different code. If testing at a VU Military Education Site Location, the site staff will provide the code to you.
Mailing Address for Transcripts:
Vincennes University
Military Education Program
1002 North First Street, ES-87
Vincennes, IN 47591