DSST and IB Credits

Defense of Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES)

  • DSST is a credit by exam program sponsored by the Department of Defense to facilitate the awarding of college credit for military and non-service members.

  • In order to receive credit for DSST exams, incoming student should request their DSST results be sent directly to Kutztown University 

  • Use the drop down menu below to see a list of the DSST courses accepted by Kutztown, the required minimum score, the course equivalent and the number of credits that will be awarded if the minimum score is attained.

  • DSST Credit Equivalencies
    Source Courses Required Score  KU Course Course Title  Transferred Credits
    DSST 0100 - A History of the Vietnam War 400 HIS 880   HISTORY ELECTIVE 3
    DSST 0200 - Art of the Western World 400 ARH 880   ART HISTORY ELECTIVE 3
    DSST 0300 - Astronomy 400 AST 026   ELEMENTS OF MODERN AST 3
    DSST 0500 - Business Mathematics 400 MAT 880   MATHEMATICS ELECTIVE 3
    DSST 0600 - Criminal Justice 400 CRJ 010   INTRO TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE 3
    DSST 0700 - Substance Abuse(formerly Drug and Alcohol Abuse) 400 GEE 880   GENERAL ED ELECTIVE 3
    DSST 0900 - Ethics in America 400 PHI 040  INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS 3
    DSST 1100 - Fundamentals of College Algebra 400 MAT 105 College Algebra 3
    DSST 1200 - Fundamentals of Counseling 400 PSY 880   PSYCHOLOGY ELECTIVE 3
    DSST 1500 - Human Resource Management 400 MGM 335  HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 3
    DSST 1600 - Introduction to Geography  400 GEG 101   WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY 3
    DSST 1700 - Introduction to Business 400 BUS 001   UNIV STUD: 1ST YR SEMINAR 3
    DSST 1900 - Introduction to Law Enforcement 400 CRJ 880   CRIMINAL JUSTICE ELECTIVE 3
    DSST 2100 - Introduction to World Religions 400 SOC 213  WORLD RELIGIONS 3
    DSST 2200 - Lifespan Developmental Psychology 400 PSY 125   LIFE SPAN DEVELOPMENT 3
    DSST 2300 - Management Information Systems 400 BUS 880   BUSINESS ELECTIVE 3
    DSST 2400 - Money and Banking 400 FIN 880   FINANCE ELECTIVE 3
    DSST 2600 - Personal Finance 400 FIN 351   PERSNL FINANCIAL PLANNING 3
    DSST 2800 - Principles of Finance 400 FIN 200   INTRODUCTION TO FINANCE 3
    DSST 3300 - Principles of Supervision 400 MGM 210   PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT 3
    DSST 3400 - History of the Soviet Union (formerly Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union) 400 HIS 210   HIS OF RUSSIA/SOV UNION 3
    DSST 3500 - Technical Writing 400 WRI 120  TECHNICAL WRITING/COMMUN 3
    DSST 3600 - The Civil War and Reconstruction 400 HIS 026   HIS US:EMERG OF MOD AMER 3
    DSST 3800 - Business Ethics and Society 400 PHI 080  BUSINESS ETHICS 3
    DSST 3900 - Computing and Information Technology 400 CSC 101   COMPUTER APPLICATIONS 3
    DSST 4000 - Environmental Science 400 BIO 890   BIO ELECTIVE(NON-LAB) 3
    DSST 4100 - Ethics in Technology 400 CSC 880   COMPUTER SCIENCE ELECTIVE 3
    DSST 4200 - Fundamentals of Cybersecurity 400 CSC 880   COMPUTER SCIENCE ELECTIVE 3
    DSST 4300 - Health & Human Development 400 HEA 102   INTRO TO HEALTH/WELLNESS 3
    DSST 4400 - Introduction to Geology 400 GEL 020   INTRO TO GEOLOGY 3
    DSST 4600 - Principles of Advanced English Composition 400 CMP 100   EFFECTIVE COMPOSITION 3

INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB) TEST CREDIT

  • - Credit received from International Baccalaureate programs may be applied towards credit requirements for graduation based on the equivalencies outlined below.

  • -Use the drop down menu below to see a list of the IB courses accepted by Kutztown, the required minimum score, the course equivalent and the number of credits that will be awarded if the minimum score is attained.

  • - Further information regarding IB can be found at IBO.org.

  • IB Credit Equivalencies
    Source Courses Required Score  My Courses Transferred Credits
    IB 0101 - Biology HL 5 BIO 104 - PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY 3
    IB 0301 - Mathematics HL 5 MAT 181 - CALCULUS I 4
    IB 0211 - French B HL 5 FRE 101 - ELEMENTARY FRENCH I 3
    IB 0211 - French B HL 6 FRE 101 - ELEMENTARY FRENCH I
    FRE 102 - ELEMENTARY FRENCH II    		 6
    IB 0221 - Geography HL 5 GEO 710 - GEOGRAPHY ELECTIVE 3
    IB 0251 - German B HL 5 GER 101 - ELEMENTARY GERMAN I 3
    IB 0251 - German B HL 6 GER 101 - ELEMENTARY GERMAN I
    GER 102 - ELEMENTARY GERMAN II    		 6
    IB 0431 - Italian B HL 5 MLS 101 - SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL LANG 3
    IB 0431 - Italian B HL 6 MLS 101 - SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL LANG
    MLS 102 - SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL LANG    		 6
    IB 0351 - Social and cultural anthropology HL 5 ANT 10CD - CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY 3
    IB 0631 - Sports, Exercise & Health Science HL 5 SPT 880 - SPORT ELECTIVE 3
    IB 0411 - Visual Arts HL 4 ART 880 - ART ELECTIVE 3
    IB 0321 - Philosophy HL 5 PHI 880 - PHILOSOPHY ELECTIVE 3
    IB 0421 - Greek (Ancient Greek) HL 5 MLS 880 - MODERN LANGUAGE ELECTIVE 3
    IB 0421 - Greek (Ancient Greek) HL 6 MLS 880 - MODERN LANGUAGE ELECTIVE
    MLS 881 - MODERN LANGUAGE ELECTIVE    		 6
    IB 0291 - Latin HL 5 MLS 880 - MODERN LANGUAGE ELECTIVE 3
    IB 0291 - Latin HL 6 MLS 880 - MODERN LANGUAGE ELECTIVE
    MLS 881 - MODERN LANGUAGE ELECTIVE    		 6
    IB 0111 - Business and Management HL 4 MGM 880 - MANAGEMENT ELECTIVE 3
    IB 0111 - Business and Management HL 5 MGM 210 - PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT 3
    IB 0141 - Design Tech. HL 5 ART 880 - ART ELECTIVE 3
    IB 0131 - Computer Science HL 5 CSC 135 - COMPUTER SCIENCE I 3
    IB 0151 - Economics HL 4 ECO 880 - ECONOMICS ELECTIVE 3
    IB 0451 - History SL 4 HIS 880 - HISTORY ELECTIVE 3
    IB 0261 - History HL 4 HIS 880 - HISTORY ELECTIVE 3
    IB 0271 - Information Technology in Global Society HL 5 CSC 130 - INFO TECH FUNDAMENTALS 3
    IB 0311 - Music HL 4 MUS 880 - MUSIC ELECTIVE 3
    IB 0311 - Music HL 5 MUS 10CT - INTRO TO MUSIC 3
    IB 0331 - Physics HL 5 PHY 880 - PHYSICS ELECTIVE(LAB) 3
    IB 0341 - Psychology HL 5 PSY 880 - PSYCHOLOGY ELECTIVE 3
    IB 0381 - Spanish B HL 5 SPA 101 - ELEMENTARY SPANISH I 3
    IB 0381 - Spanish B HL 6 SPA 101 - ELEMENTARY SPANISH I
    SPA 102 - ELEMENTARY SPANISH II    		 6
    IB 0391 - Theatre HL 5 COM 102 - INTRO TO THE THEATRE 3
    IB 0601 - Further Mathematics HL 4 MAT 182 - CALCULUS II 4