DANTES Subject Standardized Tests
All colleges at UCCS accept DSST exam credits per the table below. Applicability may vary by college. Please contact an advisor in Academic Advising for score interpretation and degree applicability.
DSST exam equivalency decisions are made based on when the exam was taken, not when the student matriculates to UCCS.
| Exam Name | Minimum Score | UCCS Equivalent | Semester Hours |
| A History of the Vietnam War | 400 | HIST 1999TC | 3 |
| Art of the Western World | 400 | AH 1999TC | 3 |
| Astronomy | 400 | PES 1999TC | 3 |
| *Criminal Justice | 428 | CJ 1001 | 3 |
| Environmental Science | 400 | GES 1999TC | 3 |
| Ethics in America | 400 | PHIL 1999TC | 3 |
| Fundamentals of College Algebra | 400 | MATH 1999TC | 3 |
| General Anthropology | 400 | ANTH 1999TC | 3 |
| Health and Human Development | 400 | BIOL 1999TC | 3 |
| History of the Soviet Union | 400 | HIST 1999TC | 3 |
| Human/ Cultural Geography | 400 | GES 2999TC | 3 |
| *Introduction to Law Enforcement | 428 | CJ 1999TC | 3 |
| Introduction to World Religions | 400 | PHIL 1999TC | 3 |
| Lifespan Developmental Psychology | 400 | PSY 1999TC | 3 |
| Math for Liberal Arts | 400 | MATH 1999TC | 3 |
| *Money and Banking | 400 | ECON 1999TC | 3 |
| Organizational Behavior | 400 | XFCR 1999TC | 3 |
| Principles of Advanced English Composition | 400 | ENGL 1310 | 3 |
| Principles of Physical Science I | 400 | XFCR 1999TC | 3 |
| Principles of Statistics | 400 | MATH 2999TC | 3 |
| Substance Abuse | 400 | XFCR 1999TC | 3 |
| The Civil War and Reconstruction | 400 | HIST 1999TC | 3 |
Notes
Note 1: Courses ending in "999TC" indicate that department credit is given, but that there is no direct equivalent course at UCCS. Courses that begin with XFCR are granted general elective credit, but do not confer departmental credit.
Note 2: Additional DSST exams are offered, but are not currently accepted at UCCS.
Note 3: All courses except those with an * count towards GT-Pathways requirements.