{"id":14,"date":"2023-12-13T23:16:41","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T23:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/bact\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2024-01-18T16:14:45","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T16:14:45","slug":"dsst","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/bact\/dsst\/","title":{"rendered":"DSST"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The nationally recognized <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/getcollegecredit.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">DSST<\/a> program allows you to earn college credit for learning acquired outside the traditional classroom (such as through independent study, on-the-job training, work, or military field experience). More than 1,500 colleges and universities recognize the DSST program and award college credit for passing test scores.&nbsp;Earning credit through DSST exams can shorten your path to graduation while reducing college costs.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DSST Exam Topics<\/h2>\n<p>The DSST program offers more than 30 exam titles in math, business, applied technology, social science, physical sciences, and humanities. Find a complete list of exams on the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/getcollegecredit.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">DSST website<\/a>. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Taking a DSST Test<\/h2>\n<p>DSST tests are administered by appointments Only, Monday through Thursday at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/campuses\/round-rock-campus?ref=ddm\">Round Rock Campus<\/a>. You must schedule your test at least one business day in advance. Testing appointments are limited, so please register early. For questions, call 512-223-0158.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scheduling Your Test<\/h2>\n<p>To schedule your test, you must first pay the $45 proctor fee. You can pay the <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.touchnet.com\/C20395_ustores\/web\/store_cat.jsp?STOREID=14&amp;CATID=16\">DSST proctor fee<\/a> through ACC Marketplace, or follow the link included on the online <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.registerblast.com\/austincc\/exam\" target=\"_blank\">Exam Registration<\/a> form. Upon payment, complete and submit the Exam Registration form. (You will enter your proctor fee receipt number\/order number when scheduling your test.)<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Test Fees<\/h2>\n<p>The DSST test fee is $100 per exam, plus the $45 proctor fee. You will pay the proctor fee when you schedule your exam. You will pay the exam fee at the testing center the day of your exam. Please bring a major credit card the day of testing. <\/p>\n<p><strong>All fees paid to ACC Business Testing are non-refundable<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The nationally recognized DSST program allows you to earn college credit for learning acquired outside the traditional classroom (such as through independent study, on-the-job training, work, or military field experience). More than 1,500 colleges and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/bact\/dsst\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/bact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/bact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/bact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/bact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/bact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/bact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/bact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}