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DSST (formerly DANTES)
The DSST exams, formerly called the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES), are a way for students to earn credit for prior knowledge. The DSST includes over 30 exams and offers funding for military active duty and their spouses.
DSST exams can be taken through the Testing Center at Great Falls College MSU. To view the Testing Center hours go to http://students.gfcmsu.edu/testing/
The DSST website offers practice exams, information about exam costs, and more. To learn more about DSST exams go to http://getcollegecredit.com/
To request past DSST scores go to the DSST website and complete their Score Report Order Form http://getcollegecredit.com/
DSST scores transfer to Great Falls College MSU by the following criteria:
- The Registrar’s office will only transfer in credits from DSST scores applicable to the student’s degree;
- Some programs at GFC MSU limit the use of pass/fail courses in their curriculum.
- There is a 25% PLA cap from the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
(NWCCU) on the number of PLA credits that may be used for a student’s degree; Refer
to NWCCU’s policy 2.C.
http://www.nwccu.org/Pubs%20Forms%20and%20Upd ates/Publications/Standards%20for%20Accreditation.pdf and the Montana Board of Regents Policy 301.19 for more information https://mus.edu/borpol/bor300/301-19.pdf
| Name | Minimum Score | Semester Hours | Course Equivalent |
| A History of the Vietnam War | 400 | 3 | HSTR 000 |
| Art of the Western World | 400 | 3 | ARTH 000 |
| Astronomy | 400 | 3 | SCI 000 |
| Business Ethics & Society | 400 | 3 | BGEN 000 |
| Business Mathematics | 400 | 3 | M 108 |
| Computing and Information Technology (Formerly, Introduction to Computing) | 400 | 3 | CAPP 131 |
| Criminal Justice | 400 | 3 | CJUS 121 |
| Environmental Science (Formerly, Environment and Humanity: The Race to Save the Planet) | 400 | 3 | SCI 000 |
| Ethics in America | 400 | 3 | PHL 000 |
| Foundations of Education | 400 | 3 | EDU 200 |
| Fundamentals of College Algebra | 400 | 3 | M 121 |
| Fundamentals of Counseling | 400 | 3 | ACT 000 |
| Fundamentals of Cybersecurity | 400 | 3 | CSCI 000 |
| General Anthropology | 400 | 3 | ANTY 101 |
| Health and Human Development (Formerly, Here's to Your Health) | 400 | 3 | HTH 000 |
| History of the Soviet Union (Formerly, The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union) | 400 | 3 | HSTR 000 |
| Human Resource Management | 400 | 3 | BMGT 215 |
| Human/Cultural Geography | 400 | 3 | GPHY 000 |
| Introduction to Business | 400 | 3 | BGEN 105 |
| Introduction to Law Enforcement | 400 | 3 | CJUS 000 |
| Introduction to World Religions | 400 | 3 | RLST 000 |
| Lifespan Developmental Psychology | 400 | 3 | PSYX 230 |
| Management Information Systems | 400 | 3 | CAPP 000 |
| Money and Banking | 400 | 3 | ECNS 000 |
| Math for Liberal Arts | 400 | 3 | M 105 |
| Principles of Advanced English Composition | 400 | 3 | WRIT 201 |
| Organizational Behavior | 400 | 3 | PSYX 000 |
| Personal Finance | 400 | 3 | ACT 000 |
| Principles of Finance | 400 | 3 | ACTG 201 |
| Principles of Physical Science I | 400 | 3 | PHSX 105 (NO LAB) |
| Principles of Public Speaking | 400 | 3 | COMX 111 |
| Principles of Statistics | 400 | 3 | STAT 216 |
| Principles of Supervision | 400 | 3 | BMGT 000 |
| Substance Abuse (Formerly, Drug and Alcohol Abuse) | 400 | 3 | HTH 000 |
| Technical Writing | 400 | 3 | WRIT 121 |
| The Civil War and Reconstruction | 400 | 3 | HSTA 000 |
Great Falls College Montana State University DSST (DANTES) Exam Equivalency
Students must have official DSST scores sent to GFC MSU for review.
Last updated 12/2017