DSST Credit-by-Exam Program

The DSST Credit-by-Exam Program is a nationally recognized testing program that affords individuals the opportunity to receive college credit for learning acquired outside the traditional college classroom. DSST offers more than 30 exam titles in college subject areas such as Social Sciences, Math, Applied Technology, Business, Physical Sciences, and Humanities. See DSST Exams for more information. Students who have taken DSST exams must request their transcript to be sent to MCC’s Admissions Office for transfer credit evaluation.

Business

DSST Exams	Credit-Granting Score	MCC Courses that Will Be Awarded	Credit Granted
Business Ethics and Society	400	BUS 900 - Business Elective*	3 hours
Human Resource Management	46	BUS 900 - Business Elective*	3 hours
Introduction to Business	46	BUS 104 - Introduction to Business	3 hours
Introduction to Computing	45	MIS 900 Elective*	3 hours
Management Information Systems	46	CRC 101 - Practical Computer Literacy	3 hours
Money and Banking	48	BUS 900 - Business Elective*	3 hours
Organizational Behavior	48	BUS 208 - Organizational Behavior	3 hours
Principles of Financial Accounting	47	ACC 101 - Accounting Principles I	4 hours
Principles of Supervision	46	BUS 135 - Supervising for Quality	3 hours

Elective

DSST Exams	Credit-Granting Score	MCC Courses that Will Be Awarded	Credit Granted
Criminal Justice	49	CRJ 900 - Criminal Justice Elective*	3 hours
Health and Human Development	48	HED 900 - Health Science Elective*	3 hours
Introduction to Law Enforcement	45	CRJ 101 - Introduction to Criminal Justice	3 hours
Substance Abuse	49	HED 209 - Drugs and Behavior	3 hours

Humanities

DSST Exams	Credit-Granting Score	MCC Courses that Will Be Awarded	Credit Granted
Art of the Western World	48	ART 119 - Perspectives of Art History II: Modern	3 hours
Ethics in America	46	PHL 900 - Philosophy Elective*	3 hours
Introduction to World Religions	48	HMN 900 - Humanities Elective*	3 hours
Principles of Public Speaking	47	SPC 142 - Public Speaking	3 hours
Technical Writing	46	ENG 900 - English Elective*	3 hours

Mathematics

DSST Exams	Credit-Granting Score	MCC Courses that Will Be Awarded	Credit Granted
Business Mathematics	48	MTH 130 - Modern Business Mathematics	3 hours
Fundamentals of College Algebra	47	MTH 104 - Intermediate Algebra**	3 hours
Principles of Statistics	48	MTH 160 - Statistics I	3 hours

Natural Science

DSST Exams	Credit-Granting Score	MCC Courses that Will Be Awarded	Credit Granted
Astronomy	48	GEO 109 - Astronomy	4 hours
Environment & Humanity	46	GEO 900 - Geology Elective*	3 hours
Physical Geology	46	GEO 900 - Geology Elective*	3 hours
Principles of Physical Science I	47	SCI 900 - Natural Science Elective*	3 hours

Social Science

DSST Exams	Credit-Granting Score	MCC Courses that Will Be Awarded	Credit Granted
The Civil War and Reconstruction	47	HIS 900 - History Elective*	3 hours
General Anthropology	47	ANT 101 - General Anthropology	3 hours
History of the Soviet Union	45	HIS 900 - History Elective*	3 hours
History of the Vietnam War	44	HIS 900 - History Elective*	3 hours
Lifespan Developmental Psychology	46	PSY 212 - Developmental Psychology - Lifespan	3 hours
Personal Finance	46	ECO 103 - Personal Money Management	3 hours
Principles of Finance	46	ECO 900 - Economics Elective*	3 hours
Western Europe Since 1945	45	HIS 114 - Westerm Civilization: 1700s to the Present	3 hours

Notes

* The equivalent course does not apply to SUNY General Education Requirements or program requirements. Credit will apply to Open Elective if required in the program.

** Starting Fall 2026