DSSTs
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Designed originally for the military, DSSTs (DANTES Subject Standardized Tests) are available to civilian students and adult learners as well. DSSTs provide an opportunity for people to obtain college credit for what they have learned in non-traditional ways. The DSST Program is made available by Prometric and is used by adult education programs, the United States Department of Defense and two- and four-year colleges. |
PPCC is an open DSST exam site. Any person requesting testing can be served. Students may send their scores to any institution that accepts DSST credit.
Why take DSST exams?
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Reach your career goals. Use DSSTs to help you earn your degree, get a promotion, or simply demonstrate you have college level knowledge in subjects relevant to your work.
- Improve your chances for college admission. Each college has its own admission policies; however, having a passing score for DSSTs on your transcript can provide strong evidence of how well you can perform at college level.
- Gain confidence performing at college level. DSSTs can show you how successfully you can compete in the college environment because your performance is compared with the performance of college students.
- Make up for courses you may have missed. You may be ready to graduate from college and find you are a few credits short of earning your degree. You can take one or more DSSTs and graduate on time.
Description of the Exams:
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Except for Public Speaking, all DSST exams are Internet-based, composed of multiple choice and essay questions. Many DSSTs can be completed within 2 hours; however, additional time can be allowed if necessary. DSST exams are available to be taken paper and pencil. Calculators available online. Allow approximately 4 weeks from the date of testing to receive your score report. Allow 6 to 8 weeks to receive score reports for Principles of Public Speaking examinations. The DSST is now available via the computer as an IBT exam. Tests are 2 hours each. Students receive immediate results. |
For more detailed information about the exams and their content areas, please visit www.getcollegecredit.com. In addition to the DSST Fact Sheets, DSST now offers practice tests that can be completed online.
Registration Procedure:
Registration forms can be mailed to “PPCC Testing Center Box C36, 5675 S. Academy Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO 80906” or dropped off at the Testing Center three locations. The registration is not complete until the form and fees have been received in the Testing Center. You will then contact the Testing Center Coordinator to schedule for an exam date. A $25 administrative fee payable to PPCC Testing Center and a $80 exam fee payable to DSST will be due at time of testing. Checks are not accepted for the DSST fee.
Students must have a valid state or government photo ID and should plan to arrive fifteen minutes before exam begins.
Test Prep:
For practice tests, Candidate Bulletins, fact sheets and study materials, please go to http://getcollegecredit.com/testprep.html.
Requesting a DSST transcript:
Information to request a transcript can be found on the DSST web site 
. Additional information is located in the Candidates Information Bulletin booklet available at the Testing Center
