CLEP®/DSST® Exams

CLEP Intro

CLEP®

The College-Level Examination Program® (CLEP) is the most widely accepted credit-by-examination program in the United States today, allowing students of all ages to earn college degrees faster by getting credit for what they already know.

How to Take an Exam and Receive Credit:

  1. Contact your academic advisor and decide which exam you want/need to take.
  2. Go to the College Board website and register for the exam.
    1. If you are active duty, indicate that the test is DANTES funded, which will remove the cost of the exam
    2. When signing up for the exam, you can also choose where to send the transcript of your score.  The official transcript should be mailed directly to VU.
  3. Contact the Testing Center site to schedule the exam.

DSST Intro

DSST® (formerly DANTES Subject Standardized Tests)

The DSST® Program is an extensive series of examinations in college subjects that are compatible to the final or end-of-course examination in undergraduate courses.

How to Take an Exam and Receive Credit:

  1. Contact your academic advisor and decide which exam you want/need to take.
  2. Contact the Testing Center site to schedule your exam.  You’ll register on your testing day.
  3. Visit the DSST website to review the content of the exam and what materials you can use to study.
  4. On your test day, you’ll choose where the transcript of your scores will be sent by providing a school code.  VU’s score recipient school code for the Vincennes campus is 9382.
    1. Depending on where you test, you may use a different code.  If testing at a VU Military Education Site Location, the site staff will provide the code to you.

CLEP Exam Grid

Credit Awarded by VU

Vincennes University awards credit for college-level testing with the American Council on Education (ACE) recommended passing scores. There is no maximum amount of credit awarded, but only 45 semester hours can be used towards completion of a degree. Credits awarded are subject to periodic review by Vincennes University faculty.

 

College Level Examination Program® (CLEP)

CLEP® EXAMVU COURSECREDIT HOURS
   
Composition and Literature  
American LiteratureLITR 222 American Literature I3
Analyzing and Interpreting LiteratureLITR 100 Intro to Literature3
College CompositionENGL 101 English Composition I3
College Composition ModularNo Credit Awarded0
English LiteratureLITR UND Literature Undistributed6
HumanitiesHUMN 210 Intro to Humanities I3
   
World Languages  
French Language: Level I onlyFREN 101 French Level I and
FREN UND French Undistributed
6
French Language: Level I and IIFREN 101 French Level I and
FREN 103 French Level II and
FREN 201 French Level III
12
German Language: Level I onlyGRMN 101 German Level I and
GRMN UND German Undistributed
6
German Language: Level I and IIGRMN 101 German Level I and
GRMN 103 German Level II and
GRMN 201 German Level III
12
Spanish Language: Level I onlySPAN 101 Spanish Level I and
SPAN UND Spanish Undistributed
6
Spanish Language: Level I and IISPAN 101 Spanish Level I and
SPAN 103 Spanish Level II and
SPAN 201 Spanish Level III
12
Spanish with Writing: Level I onlySPAN 101 Spanish Level I and
SPAN 103 Spanish Level II
8
Spanish with Writing: Level I and IISPAN 101 Spanish Level I and
SPAN 103 Spanish Level II and
SPAN 201 Spanish Level III and
SPAN 203 Spanish Level IV
16
   
History and Social Sciences  
American GovernmentPOLS 111 American National Government3
History of the United States IHIST 139 American History I3
History of the United States IIHIST 140 American History II3
Human Growth and DevelopmentPSYC 201 Developmental Psychology3
Intro to Educational PsychologyPSYC 242 Educational Psychology3
Introductory PsychologyPSYC 142 General Psychology3
Introductory SociologySOCL 151 Principles of Sociology3
Principles of MacroeconomicsECON 202 Macroeconomics3
Principles of MicroeconomicsECON 201 Microeconomics3
Social Sciences and HistoryHIST UND History Undistributed and
POLS UND Political Science Undistributed
6
Western Civ I: Ancient Near East to 1648HIST 235 World Civilization I3
Western Civ II: 1648 to PresentHIST 236 World Civilization II3
   
Science and Mathematics  
BiologyBIOL UND Biology Undistributed6
CalculusMATH 115 Survey of Calculus and
MATH UND Mathematics Undistributed
6
ChemistryCHEM UND Chemistry Undistributed6
College AlgebraMATH 102 College Algebra3
College MathematicsMATH UND Mathematics Undistributed6
Natural SciencesPHYS UND Physics Undistributed and
BIOL UND Biology Undistributed
6
PrecalculusMATH 102 College Algebra3
   
Business  
Financial AccountingACCT 201 Financial Accounting3
Information SystemsCOMP UND Computer Program Tech Und3
Introductory Business LawBLAW 203 Legal Environment of Business3
Principles of ManagementMGMT 250 Intro to Management3
Principles of MarketingMGMT 280 Intro to Marketing3

DSST Exam Grid

DSST® Credit-by-Exam Program

DSST® EXAMVU COURSECREDIT HOURS
   
Business  
Business Ethics and SocietyPHIL 215 Business Ethics3
Business MathematicsMATT 109 Business Mathematics3
Computing and Information TechnologyCOMP 110 Intro to Computer Concepts3
Human Resource ManagementMGMT 256 Human Resources Mgmt3
Introduction to BusinessMGMT 100 Intro to Business3
Management Information SystemsCOMP UND Computer Program Tech Und3
Money and BankingFINC 205 Money and Banking3
Organizational BehaviorMGMT UND Management Undistributed3
Personal FinanceECON 208 Personal Financial Management3
Principles of FinanceMGMT 275 Intro to Business Finance3
Principles of SupervisionMGMT 257 Supervision3
   
Humanities  
Ethics in AmericaPHIL 212 Intro to Ethics3
Introduction to World ReligionsPHIL 220 Philosophy of Religion3
Principles of Advanced English CompNo Credit Awarded0
Principles of Public SpeakingCOMM 143 Speech3
   
Math  
Fundamentals of College AlgebraMATH 102 College Algebra3
Math for Liberal ArtsMATH 102 College Algebra3
Principles of StatisticsMATH 110 Statistics3
   
Physical Science  
AstronomyGEOS 210 General Astronomy3
Environmental ScienceGEOS Geoscience Undistributed3
Health & Human DevelopmentHLTH 201 Personal Health Science3
Introduction to GeologyGEOS 115 Physical Geology3
   
Social Sciences  
A History of the Vietnam WarHIST UND History Undistributed3
Art of the Western WorldARTT UND Art Undistributed3
Criminal JusticeLAWE 150 Intro to Criminology3
Foundations of EducationEDUC 292 Foundations of Education3
Fundamentals of CounselingPSYC UND Psychology Undistributed3
General AnthropologySOCL 154 Cultural Anthropology3
History of the Soviet UnionHIST UND History Undistributed3
Introduction to GeographyGEOS UND Geoscience Undistributed3
Introduction to Law EnforcementLAWE 100 Survey of Criminal Justice3
Lifespan Developmental PsychologyPSYC 201 Developmental Psychology3
Substance AbuseSOCL 180 Clinical Aspects of Sub Abuse3
The Civil War and ReconstructionHIST UND History Undistributed3
   
Technology  
Ethics in TechnologyNo Credit Awarded0
Fundamentals of CybersecurityNo Credit Awarded0
Technical WritingENGL 108 Technical Writing3

Mailing Address for Transcripts

Vincennes University
Registrar's Office
1002 North First Street, WAB-01
Vincennes, IN 47591

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