Test Listings for CLEP and DSST
These tests provide you with the opportunity to earn college credit upon successful completion. We highly recommend that you check with your student coach/advisor prior to taking any of these exams to ensure the test credit meets your degree requirements.
- Tests are computer-based and timed.
- Plan approximately two (2) hours to complete a testing session.
- Test results are immediate except for the Principles of Public Speaking test which takes an average of ten (10) weeks to receive your test result, and College Composition which requires 6-10 weeks to be scored.
The tables below show the CLEP / DSST tests we offer, the amount of BU credit you can earn for specific tests, General Education course Designations, required passing scores, and BU equivalent course conversion.
General Education Course Exams - By Designations
College Composition (CLEP)
College Composition Modular (CLEP)
Principles of Advanced English Composition (DSST)
Principles of Public Speaking (DSST)
American Government (CLEP)
Criminal Justice (DSST)
Fundamentals of Counseling (DSST)
Human Growth & Development (CLEP)
Introduction to Educational Psychology (CLEP)
Introduction to Law Enforcement (DSST)
Introductory Psychology (CLEP)
Introductory Sociology (CLEP)
Lifespan Developmental Psychology (DSST)
Money & Banking (DSST)
Principles of Macroeconomics (CLEP)
Principles of Microeconomics (CLEP)
Substance Abuse (DSST)
Civil War & Reconstruction (DSST)
History of the Soviet Union (DSST)
History of the Vietnam War (DSST)
History of the U.S. I (CLEP)
History of the U.S. II (CLEP)
Introduction to Geography (DSST)
Social Science & History (CLEP)
Western Civilization I (CLEP)
Western Civilization II (CLEP)
American Literature (CLEP)
Analyzing & Interpreting Literature (CLEP)
Art of the Western World (DSST)
English Literature (CLEP)
Ethics in America (DSST)
French Language (CLEP)
German Language (CLEP)
Humanities (CLEP)
Introduction to World Religions (DSST)
Spanish Language (CLEP)
Spanish Language with Writing (CLEP)
Technical Writing (DSST)
Calculus (CLEP)
College Mathematics (CLEP)
Fundamentals of College Algebra (DSST)
Math for Liberal Arts (DSST)
Precalculus (CLEP)
Principles of Statistics (DSST)
Astronomy (DSST)
Biology (CLEP)
Chemistry (CLEP)
Environmental Science (DSST)
Introduction to Geology (DSST)
Natural Science (CLEP)
Computing & Information Technology (DSST)
Ethics in Technology (DSST)
Information Systems (CLEP)
Management Information Systems (DSST)
| Test Titles A - Z | Credits | Gen Ed Req | Score | B.U. Conversion | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Government | 3 | HB | 50 | PS | CLEP |
| American Literature | 3 | HTE | 50 | EN | CLEP |
| Analyzing & Interpreting Literature | 3 | HTE | 50 | EN | CLEP |
| Art of the Western World | 3 | HTE | 400 | AR | DSST |
| Astronomy | 3 | NS | 400 | NS | DSST |
| Biology | 6 | NS | 50 | BI 100/102 | CLEP |
| Business Ethics and Society | 3 | Elective | 400 | BA 450 LL | DSST |
| Business Mathematics | 3 | Elective | 400 | MA | DSST |
| Calculus | 4 | MA | 50 | MA 205 | CLEP |
| Chemistry | 6 | NS | 50 | CH 115/116 | CLEP |
| Civil War and Reconstruction | 3 | HC | 400 | HI 323 LL | DSST |
| College Algebra | 3 | MA | 50 | MA 102 | CLEP |
| College Composition (results take 10 weeks) |
6 | BC | 50 | EN 101/102 | CLEP |
| College Composition Modular | 3 | BC | 50 | EN 101/102 | CLEP |
| College Mathematics | 3 | MA | 50 | MA 101 | CLEP |
| Computing & Information Technology | 3 | TN | 400 | TNN TLL | DSST |
| Criminal Justice | 3 | HB | 400 | CJUS | DSST |
| English Literature | 3 | HTE | 50 | EN | CLEP |
| Environmental Science | 3 | NS | 400 | NS | DSST |
| Ethics in Technology | 3 | TN | 400 | CIS | DSST |
| Financial Accounting | 3 | Accounting | 50 | AC 205 | CLEP |
| Foundations of Education | 3 | Elective | 400 | EDUC 200 | DSST |
| French Language Level I | 6 | HTE | 50 | FL TLL1 | CLEP |
| French Language Level II | 9 | HTE | 59 | FL TLL1/FL TLL2 | CLEP |
| Fundamentals of College Algebra | 3 | MA | 400 | MA 102 | DSST |
| Fundamentals of Counseling | 3 | HB | 400 | PY 235 | DSST |
| Fundamentals of Cybersecurity | 3 | Elective | 400 | CYBR | DSST |
| German Language Level I | 6 | HTE | 50 | FL TLL1 | CLEP |
| German Language Level II | 9 | HTE | 60 | FL TLL1/FL TLL2 | CLEP |
| General Anthropology | 3 | HB | 400 | AN | DSST |
| Health & Human Development | 3 | HB | 400 | PY | DSST |
| History of the Soviet Union | 3 | HC | 400 | HI UL | DSST |
| History of the U.S. I: Early Colonization to 1877 | 3 | HC | 50 | HI 151 | CLEP |
| History of the U.S. II: 1865 to the Present | 3 | HC | 50 | HI 152 | CLEP |
| History of the Vietnam War | 3 | HC | 400 | HI | DSST |
| Human Growth & Development | 3 | HB | 50 | PY | CLEP |
| Humanities | 3 | HTE | 50 | HU | CLEP |
| Human Resource Mgmt. | 3 | Elective | 400 | BA 333 LL | DSST |
| Information Systems | 3 | TN | 50 | CIS | CLEP |
| Introduction to Business | 3 | Elective | 400 | BA | DSST |
| Intro to Educational Psychology | 3 | HB | 50 | PY | CLEP |
| Introduction to Geography | 3 | HC | 400 | GE | DSST |
| Introduction to Geology | 3 | NS | 400 | GL | DSST |
| Introduction to Law Enforcement | 3 | HB | 400 | SO TLL | DSST |
| Introduction to World Religions | 3 | HTE | 400 | PH 225 | DSST |
| Introductory Business Law | 3 | Elective | 50 | BA 265 | CLEP |
| Introductory Psychology | 3 | HB | 50 | PY 101 | CLEP |
| Introductory Sociology | 3 | HB | 50 | SO 101 | CLEP |
| Lifespan Developmental Psychology | 3 | HB | 400 | PY | DSST |
| Management Information Systems | 3 | TN | 400 | CIS | DSST |
| Math for Liberal Arts | 3 | MA | 400 | MA | DSST |
| Money & Banking | 3 | HB | 400 | ECN UL | DSST |
| Natural Sciences | 6 | NS | 50 | NS | CLEP |
| Organizational Behavior | 3 | Elective | 400 | BA 433 LL | DSST |
| Personal Finance | 3 | Elective | 400 | BA 110 | DSST |
| Precalculus | 3 | MA | 50 | MA | CLEP |
| Principles of Advanced English Composition | 3 | BC | 400 | EN 102 | DSST |
| Principles of Finance | 3 | Elective | 400 | BA 312 LL | DSST |
| Principles of Public Speaking (results take 6-8 weeks) |
3 | BC | 400 | CA 109 UL | DSST |
| Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 | HB | 50 | ECN 201 | CLEP |
| Principles of Management | 3 | Elective | 50 | BA 232 | CLEP |
| Principles of Marketing | 3 | Elective | 50 | BA 252 | CLEP |
| Principles of Microeconomics | 3 | HB | 50 | ECN 202 | CLEP |
| Principles of Statistics | 3 | MA | 400 | MA 215 | DSST |
| Principles of Supervision | 3 | Elective | 400 | BA | DSST |
| Social Sciences & History | 6 | HC | 50 | HI | CLEP |
| Spanish Language Level I | 6 | HTE | 50 | SP 101/102 | CLEP |
| Spanish Language Level II | 9 | HTE | 63 | SP 101/102/201 | CLEP |
| Spanish Language with Writing Level I | 6 | HTE | 50 | SP 101/102 | CLEP |
| Spanish Language with Writing Level II | 12 | HTE | 65 | SP 101/102/201/202 | CLEP |
| Substance Abuse | 3 | HB | 400 | PY UL | DSST |
| Technical Writing | 3 | HTE | 400 | EN | DSST |
| Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648 | 3 | HC | 50 | HI 101 | CLEP |
| Western Civilization II: 1648 to the Present | 3 | HC | 50 | HI 102 | CLEP |
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