DANTES Subject Standardized Test (DSST)
SCPS students may apply for credit for DSST exams. In general these will require passing scores for DSST to meet general elective credits or toward SCPS course requirements. Students may take DSST examinations after they have matriculated, but only if they:
- have not previously completed, failed, or received credit from Loyola University Chicago (transfer or otherwise) in a comparable or more advanced course in the specific examination area;
- will not receive comparable credit in the DSST examination area in the same term the examination is taken or in a subsequent term.
All official CLEP examination scores must be provided to the Office of Registration and Records at least one semester prior to anticipated graduation.
Some DSST exams may be applied to SCPS requirements. Others apply to general electives.
Note: Students can now have their transcript from a DSST exam sent to Loyola free of charge. The student will need to enter Loyola's location 4 digit site code at the time of registration. Students register at the DSST test center at the time of their appointment. There will be a location on the registration page to enter the score report recipient code. The site code for Loyola is 9522
| Exam Title | Required Score | Semester Hours Earned | Loyola SCPS Equivalent Course |
| A History of the Vietnam War | 400 | 3 | General Elective |
| Art of the Western World | 400 | 3 | General Elective |
| Astronomy | 400 | 3 | General Elective |
| Business Ethics & Society | 400 | 3 | CPST 380 - Leadership, Culture and Ethics |
| Business Mathematics | 400 | 3 | General Elective |
| Criminal Justice | 400 | 3 | General Elective |
| Ethics in America | 400 | 3 | General Elective |
| Foundations of Education | 400 | 3 | General Elective |
| Fundamentals of Counseling | 400 | 3 | General Elective |
| Fundamentals of Cybersecurity | 400 | 3 | General Elective |
| General Anthropology | 400 | 3 | General Elective |
| Health & Human Development | 400 | 3 | General Elective |
| Human Cultural Geography | 400 | 3 | General Elective |
| Human Resources Management | 400 | 3 | CPST 350 - Human Resources Principles and Practices |
| History of the Soviet Union | 400 | 3 | General Elective |
| Introduction to Business | 400 | 3 | CPST 250 - Foundations of Organizations |
| Computing and Information Technology | 400 | 3 | General Elective |
| Introduction to Law Enforcement | 400 | 3 | General Elective |
| Introduction to World Religions | 400 | 3 | General Elective |
| Lifespan Developmental Psychology | 400 | 3 | General Elective |
| Management Information Systems | 400 | 3 | CPST 247 - Computer Concepts and Applications |
| Money & Banking | 400 | 3 | General Elective |
| Organizational Behavior | 400 | 3 | General Elective |
| Personal Finance | 400 | 3 | General Elective; Possible only for students who have not taken FINC 215 |
| Principles of Finance | 400 | 3 | CPST 371 - Organizational Finance |
| Principles of Physical Science | 400 | 3 | General Elective |
| Principles of Public Speaking | 400 | 3 | General Elective |
| Principles of Supervision | 400 | 3 | CPST 370 - Leadership Theories and Applications |
| Substance Abuse | 400 | 3 | General Elective |
| Technical Writing | 400 | 3 | CPST 315 - Technical Writing |
| The Civil War and Reconstruction | 400 | 3 | General Elective |
