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Grand Valley will accept credit for most DSST exams (see below).  There is no limit to the number of DSST credits that can be applied.

  • DSST credit is applied as two-year college transfer credit.
  • Students must earn the last 30 credits toward their degree at Grand Valley; therefore, a student near graduation must get a Residency Waiver approved before the exam is taken. 

GVSU DSST school code: 8866

DSST Exam

Passing Score

GVSU Equivalency

Credits and General Education Requirement Earned

MATH

Fundamentals of College Algebra

400

MTH 110

3

Math for Liberal Arts

400

MTH 131

3 (Mathematical Science)

Principles of Statistics

400

STA general credit

3

SOCIAL SCIENCES

A History of the Vietnam War

400

HST general credit

3

Art of the Western World

400

AH general credit

3 (Arts)

The Civil War and Reconstruction

400

HST general credit

3

Criminal Justice

400

CJ 101

3 (Social and Behavioral Sciences)

Foundations of Education

400

no credit

-

Fundamentals of Counseling

400

PSY 452

3

General Anthropology

400

ANT 204

3 (Social and Behavioral Sciences; Global Perspectives)

Human/Cultural Geography

400

GPY general credit

3

Introduction to Law Enforcement

400

CJ general credit

3

Lifespan Development Psychology

400

PSY 364

3

Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union

400

HST general credit

3

Substance Abuse

400

 no credit

-

BUSINESS

Business Ethics and Society

400

MGT 340

3

Business Mathematics

400

no credit

-

Computing and Information Technology

400

CIS 150

3

Human Resources Management

400

MGT general credit

3

Introduction to Business

400

BUS general credit

3

Management Information Systems

400

MGT general credit

3

Money and Banking

400

BUS general credit

3

Organizational Behavior

400

MGT general credit

3

Personal Finance

400

FIN 221

3

Principles of Finance

400

FIN general credit

3

Principles of Supervision

400

BUS general credit

3

PHYSICAL SCIENCE

Astronomy

400

PHY general credit

3 (Physical Sciences non-lab)

Environment and Humanity

400

BIO 105

3 (Life Sciences non-lab)

Health and Human Development

400

BMS 100

3 (Life Sciences non-lab)

Principles of Physical Science I

400

NS general credit 

3 (Physical Sciences non-lab)

TECHNOLOGY

Technical Writing

400

AH general credit

3

Fundamentals of Cybersecurity

400

CIS 458

3

HUMANITIES

Advanced English Composition

400*

WRT 150

4 (Writing)

Ethics in America

400

PHI 102

3 (Philosophy and Literature)

Introduction to World Religions

400

REL 100

3 (Social and Behavioral Sciences; Global Perspectives)

Principles of Public Speaking

400

COM 201

3

* Portfolio must be submitted to the Writing Department for review after passing multiple-choice test. Students MUST pass both the multiple-choice and the portfolio requirement to receive credit for WRT 150. For more information, visit the Writing Department website

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