Approved Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES) Exams
All score reports will be mailed directly to the Administrative Offices in Irvine, CA upon completion of taking an exam at one of the Brandman University designated institutions as listed on the DSST website.
Only designated institution score reports are accepted. Please review the policy regarding limitations of credit prior to taking any exam. This listing of exams does not guarantee acceptance of credit. Students are subject to the Regulations Governing Credit by Examination outlined in the catalog.
Credit is awarded for the ACE recommended minimum score or higher.
| Exams by Category |
Brandman Equivalency |
Credits |
| Basic Subjects |
| Principles of Public Speaking |
COMU-101 |
3 |
| Princples of Statistics |
MATU-203 |
3 |
| Humanities |
| Art of the Western World |
ARTU-1TR |
3 |
| Ethics in America (optional essay not required) |
PHLU-3TR |
3 |
| Intro to World Religions |
RELU-3TR |
3 |
| Technical Writing (optional essay not required) |
ENGU-1TR.303 (ENGU 303 content) |
3 |
| Natural Science |
| Astronomy |
ESCU-1TR |
3 |
| Environment and Humanity |
ESCU-101 |
3 |
| Principles of Physical Science I |
CHMU-1TR, PHYU-1TR |
1.5, 1.5 |
| Physical Geology |
ESCU-111 |
3 |
| Social Science - History |
| The Civil War and Reconstruction |
HISU-3TR |
3 |
| A History of the Vietnam War |
HISU-1TR.355 (HISU 355 content) |
3 |
| Intro to Modern Middle East |
HISU-1TR |
3 |
| Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union |
HISU-3TR |
3 |
| Western Europe since 1945 |
HISU-1TR.310 (HISU 310 content) |
3 |
| Social Science - Psychology |
| Fundamentals of Counseling |
PSYU-1TR.450 (PSYU 450 content) |
3 |
| Lifespan Developmental Psychology |
PSYU-1TR.320 (Lifespan/Human Dev) |
3 |
| Social Science - SSCU |
| Intro to Law Enforcement |
CJCU-250 |
3 |
| Criminal Justice |
CJCU-250 |
3 |
| Social Science - SSCU |
| Human/Cultural Geography |
SSCU-1TR |
3 |
| General Anthropology |
SSCU-1TR |
3 |
| OLCU, ORGU, and related subjects |
| Business Law II |
ORGU-3TR |
3 |
| Human Resource Management |
HRCU-1TR.445 (HRCU 445 content) |
3 |
| Intro to Business |
BUSU-TR.INTRO (Intro to Business) |
3 |
| Organizational Behavior |
OLCU-1TR.300 (OLCU 300 content) |
3 |
| Principles of Finance |
FINU-305 |
3 |
| Principles of Financial Accounting |
ACCU-201 |
3 |
| Principles of Supervision |
OLCU-1TR.301(OLCU 301content) |
3 |
| General Elective |
| Business Math |
TRNU-1TR |
3 |
| Substance Abuse |
TRNU-3TR |
3 |
| Foundations of Education |
EDUU-1TR |
3 |
| Here's To Your Health |
ATPU-TR.HEALTH (health)
(Acceptable for upper-division credit) |
3 |
| Introduction to Computing |
CSCU-200 |
3 |
| Management Information Systems |
CSCU-3TR |
3 |
| Money and Banking |
BUSU-3TR |
3 |
| Personal Finance |
BUSU-1TR |
3 |
| Not Approved Exams |
| Fundamentals of College Algebra |
MATU-099 |
n/a |