Why take a CLEP or DSST test?
PLYMOUTH STATE UNIVERSITY CONTINUING EDUCATION
• Get credit for the things you already know without
having to sit through a class
• Save time. Most exams last 90-120 minutes, and then
you’re done, compared with the 120 credit hours associated
with a standard college course
• Save Money. Reducing the number of classes you have
to take lowers the price of your education
• Leverage skills you have already acquried through independent
study, prior course work, on-the-job training, professional
development, cultural pursuits or internships; DSST exams don’t
requires additional learning.
Payments and Costs
Payment for CLEP exams is $80 and is made online at the College
Board website http://clep.collegeboard.org/register/exam/
Payment for DSST exams will be processed at the time of the test.
Payment is made online via credit card.
Both exams require a PSU testing admistration fee of
$30 per test which are paid at time of test.
CLEP and DSST exams are scheduled through
the Director of Continuing Education, Gail Carr.
Continuing Education Office Mary Lyon 34K
For more information
Call (603) 535-2228 Email gailc@plymouth.edu
CLEP/DSST Testing
Get Credit Through Examination
Earn College Credit for knowledge you’ve acquired
without having to sit through a class.
We offer more than 60 exams in diverse disciplines and
cover upper and lower-level baccalaureate credit courses.
Look inside for a detailed listing of our offered tests.
CLEP Tests and Scores
DSST Tests and Scores
Minimum
Score
Required
Credits
Awarded
American Government
50
3
American Literature
50
6
CTDI
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature
50
3
CTDI
Biology
50
6
SIDI
Calculus
50
4
QRCO
Chemistry
50
4
College Algebra
50
3
College Composition
50
College Composition Modular
College Mathematics
Clep Exam
General
Education
Satisfied
Application of Credit
or PSU Equivalency
PO 1020
Minimum
Score
Required
Credits
Awarded
General
Education
Satisfied
Application of Credit
or PSU Equivalency
A History of the Vietnam War
400
3B
PPDI
2000-level elective
Art of the Western World
400
3B
Astronomy
400
3B
SIDI
PHDI 2300
Business Ethics and Society
400
Dantes Exam
3B
BU 2440
zero
not acceptable
400
3B
CJ 1010
400
3B
SSDI
Ethics in America
400
3B
DICO
PY 1120
Foundations of Education
400
3B
Fundamentals of College Algebra
400
3B
MATH
MA 1800
Fundamentals of Counseling
400
3B
Fundamentals of Cyber Security
400
3B
General Anthropology*
47
3B
GACO
Here’s to Your Health
400
3B
WECO
Human Cultural Geography
400
3B
GACO
Human Resource Management
400
3B
Introduction to Business
400
3B
Introduction to Computing
400
3B
Introduction to Law Enforcement
400
3B
Introduction to World Religions
400
3B
PS 2050
Lifespan Developmental Psychology
400
3B
PS 2050
Management Information Systems
400
3 BU
BU 3240
CS 1100
Money and Banking*
48
3 BU
Organizational Behavior
400
3B
DICO
SSDI
MA 2550
Business Mathematics
QRCO
CH 2335
Criminal Justice
MATH
MA 1800
3
COMP
EN 1200
Environment and Humanity:
The Race to Save the Planet
50
3
COMP
EN 1200
50
3
QRCO
MA 1500
English Literature
50
6
CTDI
Financial Accounting
50
3
BU 1152
French Language - Level 1 (2 semesters)
50
6*
DICO, GACO
FR 1010,1020 or
1110,1120
French Language - Level 2 (4 semesters)
59
12*
DICO, GACO
FR 1010,1020 + 2010,
2020 or FR 1110,1120 +
2010, 2020
German Language - Level 1 (2 semesters)
50
6*
GACO
GR 1010,1020
German Language - Level 2 (4 semesters)
60
12*
GACO
GR 1010,1020 +
2010,2020
History of the US I: Early Colonization
50
3
PPDI
History of the US II: 1865 to Present
50
3
PPDI
Human Growth and Development
50
3
Humanities
50
6
CTDI
Information Systems and Computer
Applications
50
3
TECO
Introduction to Educational Psychology
50
3
PS 2060
Personal Finance
400
3B
Introductory Business Law
50
3
BU 2480
Principles of Finance
400
3 BU
Introductory Psychology
50
3
PS 2010
Principles of Physical Science I
400
3B
Introductory Sociology
50
3
DICO
SO 2220
Principles of Public Speaking
Natural Sciences
50
6
SIDI
Precalculus
50
4
QRCO, TECO
400**
3B
Principles of Statistics
400
3B
MA 2140
Principles of Supervision
400
3B
45
AN 2210
BU 3180
BU 2250
TECO
CS 1100
CJ 3050
GACO
EC 4460
BU 3420
BU 3210
CM 2400
3B
PPDI
2000-level elective
WECO
50
3
EC 2550
Principles of Management
50
3
elective
Substance Abuse
400
3 BU
Principles of Marketing
50
3
BU 2450
Technical Writing
400
3B
Principles of Microeconomics
50
3
EC 2560
The Civil War and Reconstruction
400
3B
Social Sciences and History
50
6
PPDI
Spanish Language - Level 1 (2 semesters)
50
6*
DICO, GACO
SP 1010,1020 or
1110,1120
B = Baccalaureate program
Spanish Language - Level 2 (4 semesters)
63
12*
DICO, GACO
SP 1010,1020 + 2010,
2020 or SP 1110,1120
+2010, 2020
Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648
50
3
HI 2005
Western Civilization II: 1648 to Present
50
3
HI 2015
clep.collegeboard.org/exam
elective
MA 2300
Principles of Macroeconomics
Credit is graded in accordance with the recommendations of the Council on College Level Examinations of the College Entrance
Examinations Board and the American Council on Education. *Credit will not be awarded for French Language if the student’s
native language is French, or for German Language if the student’s native language is German, or for Spanish Language if the
student’s native language is Spanish.
elective
QRCO
Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union*
GACO
AH 1120
elective
HE 3700
CM 3090 (not TECO)
PPDI
BU = Baccalaureate Upper-division
* Not available during 2015-2016
** In addition to a minimum score of 400 on the multiple-choice test, an examinee must also receive a passing grade on
the speech
Credit Recommendations have been determined by the American Council on Education
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