DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)
Please use the chart below to reference your DSST examinations and test scores that are accepted by Liberty University Online.
- Art of the Western World
- LU Course Equivalency: ARTS 105 Art Appreciation
- Credit Minimum Hours: 3
- Required Score: 400
- Astronomy
- LU Course Equivalency: PHSC 121 Astronomy
- Credit Minimum Hours: 3
- Required Score: 400
- Business Ethics and Society
- LU Course Equivalency: BUSI 1XX Business Elective
- Credit Minimum Hours: 3
- Required Score: 400
- Business Mathematics
- LU Course Equivalency: BUSI 1XX Business Elective
- Credit Minimum Hours: 3
- Required Score: 48 or 400
- Criminal Justice
- LU Course Equivalency: CJUS 200 Intro to Criminal Justice
- Credit Minimum Hours: 3 or 6*
- Required Score: 400
- Computing and Information Technology
- LU Course Equivalency: INFT 1XX Information Technology Elective
- Credit Minimum Hours: 3
- Required Score: 46 or 400
- Environment Science
- LU Course Equivalency: ENVR 215 Principles of Environmental Science
- Credit Minimum Hours: 3
- Required Score: 400
- Ethics in America
- LU Course Equivalency: PHIL 1XX Philosophy Elective
- Credit Minimum Hours: 3
- Required Score: 400
- Foundations of Education
- LU Course Equivalency: EDUC 200 Foundations of Education
- Credit Minimum Hours: 3
- Required Score: 400
- Fundamentals of College Algebra
- LU Course Equivalency: MATH 1XX Math Elective
- Credit Minimum Hours: 3
- Required Score: 400
- Fundamentals of Counseling
- LU Course Equivalency: PSYC 1XX Psychology Elective
- Credit Minimum Hours: 3
- Required Score: 400
- Fundamentals of Cyber-Security
- LU Course Equivalency: CSIS 340 Studies In Information Security
- Credit Minimum Hours: 3
- Required Score: 400
- General Anthropology
- LU Course Equivalency: GLST 290 Cultural Anthropology
- Credit Minimum Hours: 3
- Required Score: 47 or 400
- Health and Human Development
- LU Course Equivalency: HLTH 1XX Health Elective
- Credit Minimum Hours: 3
- Required Score: 400
- History of the Soviet Union
- LU Course Equivalency: HIEU 3XX European History Elective
- Credit Minimum Hours: 3
- Required Score: 45 or 400
- A History of the Vietnam War
- LU Course Equivalency: HIWD 1XX History Elective
- Credit Minimum Hours: 3
- Required Score: 400
- Human Resource Management
- LU Course Equivalency: BUSI 342 Human Resource Management
- Credit Minimum Hours: 3
- Required Score: 400
- Introduction to Business
- LU Course Equivalency: BUSI 101 Introduction to Business
- Credit Minimum Hours: 3
- Required Score: 45 or 400
- Introduction to Geology
- LU Course Equivalency: ENVR 220 Physical Geology
- Credit Minimum Hours: 3
- Required Score: 400
- Introduction to Law Enforcement
- LU Course Equivalency: CJUS 2XX Criminal Justice Elective
- Credit Minimum Hours: 3
- Required Score: 45 or 400
- Introduction to World Religions
- LU Course Equivalency: RLGN 350 World Religions
- Credit Minimum Hours: 3
- Required Score: 400
- Lifespan Development Psychology
- LU Course Equivalency: PSYC 210 Developmental Psychology
- Credit Minimum Hours: 3
- Required Score: 46 or 400
- Management Information Systems
- LU Course Equivalency: CSIS 1XX Computer Science Information Systems Elective
- Credit Minimum Hours: 3
- Required Score: 400
- Math for Liberal Arts
- LU Course Equivalency: MATH 115 Mathematics for Liberal Arts
- Credit Minimum Hours: 3
- Required Score: 52 or 54 or 400**
- Money and Banking
- LU Course Equivalency: BUSI 321 Money and the Financial System
- Credit Minimum Hours: 3
- Required Score: 48 or 400
- Organizational Behavior
- LU Course Equivalency: BUSI 240 Organizational Behavior I
- Credit Minimum Hours: 3
- Required Score: 400
- Personal Finance
- LU Course Equivalency: BUSI 223 Personal Finance
- Credit Minimum Hours: 3
- Required Score: 400
- Principles of Advanced English Composition
- LU Course Equivalency: ENGL 1XX English Elective
- Credit Minimum Hours: 3
- Required Score: 400
- Principles of Finance
- LU Course Equivalency: BUSI 320 Corporate Finance
- Credit Minimum Hours: 3
- Required Score: 46 or 400
- Principles of Public Speaking
- LU Course Equivalency: COMS 101 Public Speaking
- Credit Minimum Hours: 3
- Required Score: 400
- Principles of Statistics
- LU Course Equivalency: MATH 201 Probability and Statistics
- Credit Minimum Hours: 3
- Required Score: 400
- Principles of Supervision
- LU Course Equivalency: BUSI 1XX Business Elective
- Credit Minimum Hours: 3
- Required Score: 46 or 400
- Substance Abuse
- LU Course Equivalency: HLTH 3XX Health Elective
- Credit Minimum Hours: 3
- Required Score: 400
- Technical Writing
- LU Course Equivalency: ENGL 1XX English Elective
- Credit Minimum Hours: 3
- Required Score: 400
- The Civil War and Reconstruction
- LU Course Equivalency: HIUS 420 Civil War and Reconstruction
- Credit Minimum Hours: 3
- Required Score: 47 or 400
* Credit varies by the specific exam taken. A combination of CJUS 200 and CJUS 2XX may be awarded.
** Math for Liberal Arts:
- Exam #SQ300 requires a score of 54 or higher
- Exam #SR300 requires a score of 52 or higher
To see how these courses will fit into your degree plan please consult the following:
- General Electives for Residential Undergraduate Students
- General Electives for Online Undergraduate Students
- Degree Completion Plan Audit
- Academic Evaluator
Electives
1XX courses are lower-level electives in the listed prefix
3XX courses are upper-level electives in the listed prefix
Some exams listed are no longer offered. Please refer to the DSST website for current offerings.