DSST Exams

Dantes Subject Standardized Test

DSST exams are available to anyone who is seeking college credit outside the traditional classroom, including college students, adult learners, high school students and military personnel.

For more information, please see the DSST website: getcollegecredit.com.

SIU awards proficiency credit to students who have passed DSST exams with the ACE recommended score, which is 400 for all exams. Upon receipt of the test scores, the appropriate course articulation will be awarded to the student's record. If test scores for first-time First Year students are received after orientation/registration, the student will need to work with their academic advisor to ensure duplicate courses are not taken. DSST proficiency credit does not carry a grade, and is not used in computing the student's grade point average. SIU policy limits the amount of proficiency credit to 30 hours. 

All equivalencies posted are for the current catalog year. If you have questions about exams taken in previous years, please contact transferservices@siu.edu. 

See historical data on scores from previous catalog years. 

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Prometric transcript scores should be sent to:

Articulation & Evaluation
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Student Services Building 0251, Mailcode 4725
1263 Lincoln Drive
Carbondale, IL 62901

SIU Carbondale DSST Code: 9318

DANTES/DSST Exam Equivalencies

DSST scores were converted from 2-digit to 3-digit scores beginning in 2008. Minimum passing 2-digit scores for credit ranged from 44-49 depending upon the exam. Please contact transferservices@siu.edu with questions regarding 2-digit exam scores.

Approval to take exams does not guarantee award of credit. The ACE recommended score must be achieved before student is eligible to receive transfer credit. An official Prometric transcript is required for evaluation of credit. All information on credit by exam is subject to change without notice.