test listings for CLEP and DSST
Earn college credit for what you already know by completing CLEP or DSST exams. These nationally recognized tests can accelerate your degree completion while saving you time and money.
Before scheduling an exam, we recommend checking with your Student Coach to confirm the test aligns with your degree plan and satisfies the required credit designation.
testing details
Exams are computer-based and timed.
- Plan approximately two hours for each testing session.
- Results are available immediately for most exams, except Principles of Public Speaking (results in approximately 10 weeks) and College Composition (results in 6–10 weeks).
The lists below outline CLEP and DSST tests accepted by Bellevue University, along with credit hours, general education designations, passing scores, and Bellevue course equivalencies.
general education course exams - by designations
BC – Basic Communication
- College Composition (CLEP)
- College Composition Modular (CLEP)
- Principles of Advanced English Composition (DSST)
- Principles of Public Speaking (DSST)
HB – Human Behavior
- American Government (CLEP)
- Criminal Justice (DSST)
- Fundamentals of Counseling (DSST)
- Human Growth & Development (CLEP)
- Introduction to Educational Psychology (CLEP)
- Introduction to Law Enforcement (DSST)
- Introductory Psychology (CLEP)
- Introductory Sociology (CLEP)
- Lifespan Developmental Psychology (DSST)
- Money & Banking (DSST)
- Principles of Macroeconomics (CLEP)
- Principles of Microeconomics (CLEP)
- Substance Abuse (DSST)
HC – Human Civilization
- Civil War & Reconstruction (DSST)
- History of the Soviet Union (DSST)
- History of the Vietnam War (DSST)
- History of the U.S. I (CLEP)
- History of the U.S. II (CLEP)
- Introduction to Geography (DSST)
- Social Science & History (CLEP)
- Western Civilization I (CLEP)
- Western Civilization II (CLEP)
HTE – Human Thought and Expression
- American Literature (CLEP)
- Analyzing & Interpreting Literature (CLEP)
- Art of the Western World (DSST)
- English Literature (CLEP)
- Ethics in America (DSST)
- French Language (CLEP)
- German Language (CLEP)
- Humanities (CLEP)
- Introduction to World Religions (DSST)
- Spanish Language (CLEP)
- Spanish Language with Writing (CLEP)
- Technical Writing (DSST)
MA – Mathematics
- Calculus (CLEP)
- College Mathematics (CLEP)
- Fundamentals of College Algebra (DSST)
- Math for Liberal Arts (DSST)
- Precalculus (CLEP)
- Principles of Statistics (DSST)
NS – Natural Science
- Astronomy (DSST)
- Biology (CLEP)
- Chemistry (CLEP)
- Environmental Science (DSST)
- Introduction to Geology (DSST)
- Natural Science (CLEP)
TN – Technology
- Computing & Information Technology (DSST)
- Ethics in Technology (DSST)
- Information Systems (CLEP)
- Management Information Systems (DSST)
| Test Titles A - Z | Credits | Gen Ed Req | Score | B.U. Conversion | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Government | 3 | HB | 50 | PS | CLEP |
| American Literature | 3 | HTE | 50 | EN | CLEP |
| Analyzing & Interpreting Literature | 3 | HTE | 50 | EN | CLEP |
| Art of the Western World | 3 | HTE | 400 | AR | DSST |
| Astronomy | 3 | NS | 400 | NS | DSST |
| Biology | 6 | NS | 50 | BI 100/102 | CLEP |
| Business Ethics and Society | 3 | Elective | 400 | BA 450 LL | DSST |
| Business Mathematics | 3 | Elective | 400 | MA | DSST |
| Calculus | 4 | MA | 50 | MA 205 | CLEP |
| Chemistry | 6 | NS | 50 | CH 115/116 | CLEP |
| Civil War and Reconstruction | 3 | HC | 400 | HI 323 LL | DSST |
| College Algebra | 3 | MA | 50 | MA 102 | CLEP |
| College Composition (results take 10 weeks) |
6 | BC | 50 | EN 101/102 | CLEP |
| College Composition Modular | 3 | BC | 50 | EN 101/102 | CLEP |
| College Mathematics | 3 | MA | 50 | MA 101 | CLEP |
| Computing & Information Technology | 3 | TN | 400 | TNN TLL | DSST |
| Criminal Justice | 3 | HB | 400 | SO 335 LL | DSST |
| English Literature | 3 | HTE | 50 | EN | CLEP |
| Environmental Science | 3 | NS | 400 | NS | DSST |
| Ethics in Technology | 3 | TN | 400 | CIS | DSST |
| Financial Accounting | 3 | Accounting | 50 | AC 205 | CLEP |
| Foundations of Education | 3 | Elective | 400 | General Elective | DSST |
| French Language Level I | 6 | HTE | 50 | FL TLL1 | CLEP |
| French Language Level II | 9 | HTE | 59 | FL TLL1/FL TLL2 | CLEP |
| Fundamentals of College Algebra | 3 | MA | 400 | MA 102 | DSST |
| Fundamentals of Counseling | 3 | HB | 400 | PY 235 | DSST |
| Fundamentals of Cybersecurity | 3 | Elective | 400 | CYBR | DSST |
| German Language Level I | 6 | HTE | 50 | FL TLL1 | CLEP |
| German Language Level II | 9 | HTE | 60 | FL TLL1/FL TLL2 | CLEP |
| General Anthropology | 3 | HB | 400 | AN | DSST |
| Health & Human Development | 3 | HB | 400 | HHP Elective | DSST |
| History of the Soviet Union | 3 | HC | 400 | HI Elective | DSST |
| History of the U.S. I: Early Colonization to 1877 | 3 | HC | 50 | HI 151 | CLEP |
| History of the U.S. II: 1865 to the Present | 3 | HC | 50 | HI 152 | CLEP |
| History of the Vietnam War | 3 | HC | 400 | HI | DSST |
| Human Growth & Development | 3 | HB | 50 | PY | CLEP |
| Humanities | 3 | HTE | 50 | HU | CLEP |
| Human Resource Mgmt. | 3 | Elective | 400 | BA 333 LL | DSST |
| Information Systems | 3 | TN | 50 | CIS | CLEP |
| Introduction to Business | 3 | Elective | 400 | BA | DSST |
| Intro to Educational Psychology | 3 | HB | 50 | PY | CLEP |
| Introduction to Geography | 3 | HC | 400 | GE | DSST |
| Introduction to Geology | 3 | NS | 400 | GL | DSST |
| Introduction to Law Enforcement | 3 | HB | 400 | SO TLL | DSST |
| Introduction to World Religions | 3 | HTE | 400 | PH 225 | DSST |
| Introductory Business Law | 3 | Elective | 50 | BA 265 | CLEP |
| Introductory Psychology | 3 | HB | 50 | PY 101 | CLEP |
| Introductory Sociology | 3 | HB | 50 | SO 101 | CLEP |
| Lifespan Developmental Psychology | 3 | HB | 400 | PY | DSST |
| Management Information Systems | 3 | TN | 400 | CIS | DSST |
| Math for Liberal Arts | 3 | MA | 400 | MA | DSST |
| Money & Banking | 3 | HB | 400 | ECN UL | DSST |
| Natural Sciences | 6 | NS | 50 | NS | CLEP |
| Organizational Behavior | 3 | Elective | 400 | BA 433 LL | DSST |
| Personal Finance | 3 | Elective | 400 | BA 110 | DSST |
| Precalculus | 3 | MA | 50 | MA | CLEP |
| Principles of Advanced English Composition | 3 | BC | 400 | EN 102 | DSST |
| Principles of Finance | 3 | Elective | 400 | BA 312 LL | DSST |
| Principles of Public Speaking (results take 6-8 weeks) |
3 | BC | 400 | CA 109 | DSST |
| Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 | HB | 50 | ECN 201 | CLEP |
| Principles of Management | 3 | Elective | 50 | BA 232 | CLEP |
| Principles of Marketing | 3 | Elective | 50 | BA 252 | CLEP |
| Principles of Microeconomics | 3 | HB | 50 | ECN 202 | CLEP |
| Principles of Statistics | 3 | MA | 400 | MA 215 | DSST |
| Principles of Supervision | 3 | Elective | 400 | BA | DSST |
| Social Sciences & History | 6 | HC | 50 | HI | CLEP |
| Spanish Language Level I | 6 | HTE | 50 | SP 101/102 | CLEP |
| Spanish Language Level II | 9 | HTE | 63 | SP 101/102/201 | CLEP |
| Spanish Language with Writing Level I | 6 | HTE | 50 | SP 101/102 | CLEP |
| Spanish Language with Writing Level II | 12 | HTE | 65 | SP 101/102/201/202 | CLEP |
| Substance Abuse | 3 | HB | 400 | PY Elective | DSST |
| Technical Writing | 3 | HTE | 400 | EN | DSST |
| Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648 | 3 | HC | 50 | HI 101 | CLEP |
| Western Civilization II: 1648 to the Present | 3 | HC | 50 | HI 102 | CLEP |