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DSST Math for Liberal Arts

Provider
Prometric
Format
Multiple-choice questions, each with one correct answer and three incorrect options; a non-programmable calculator is permitted. English scope only. Remote or in-person delivery follows current Prometric program instructions and appointment conditions.
Exam questions
Total questions: 80; Scored questions: 75; Unscored questions: 5; The total includes the scored and unscored questions.
Time limit
2 hours
Passing score
400 is the fact sheet's minimum score for the ACE college-credit recommendation; actual academic credit remains subject to institutional policy.
Exam fee
The official DSST program lists $100 per examination; administering institutions may add their own administration fee. DANTES funding depends on military eligibility.
Examination outline
  • Real Number Systems (11%)
    • Real numbers
    • Fractions, decimal conversions and percentages
    • Operations with real numbers and their properties
    • Prime and composite numbers, divisibility and prime factorization
    • Rules of exponents
    • Scientific notation
  • Sets and Logic (16%)
    • Introduction to sets
    • Subsets, set operations and Venn diagrams
    • Logic
  • Metric system, conversions and geometry (13%)
    • Metric and U.S. customary unit systems
    • Unit conversions and dimensional analysis
    • Lines and angles
    • Perimeter and area of two-dimensional objects
    • Surface area and volume of three-dimensional objects
  • Algebra, graphs and functions (11%)
    • Order of operations, expressions and formulas
    • Linear equations in one variable and proportions
    • Linear functions and graphs
    • Quadratic equations and functions
  • Linear Systems and Inequalities (9%)
    • Systems of linear equations in two variables
    • Linear inequalities in one or two variables
    • Systems of linear inequalities in two variables
  • Exponents and Logarithms including Financial Literacy (21%)
    • Properties of logarithms
    • Logarithmic and exponential functions
    • Simple and compound interest
    • Installment buying
    • Investing in stocks and bonds
  • Counting, Probability Theory and Statistics (19%)
    • Fundamentals of probability and the counting principle
    • Permutations and combinations
    • Simple and compound events
    • Odds and conditional probability
    • Mean, median and mode
    • Range, variance and standard deviation
    • Graphical representation
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