Course

Course Summary

Credit Type:

Exam

ACE ID:

DANT-0012

Organization's ID:

SS812; ST812

Organization:

Prometric Inc, DSST Credit-by-Exam

Location:

Prometric DSST exams are offered at colleges, universities or military bases that are not owned by Prometric.

Length:

2 hours

Dates Offered:

Credit Recommendation & Competencies

Level	Credits (SH)	Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate	3	business mathematics

Credit is recommended for candidates scoring 400 or above.

Description

Objective:

This exam was developed to enable schools to award credit to students for knowledge equivalent to that learned by students taking the course. The exam covers topics such integers, fractions, and decimals; round numbers; ratios; averages; business graphs; simple interest, compound interest and annuities; net pay and deductions; discounts and markups; depreciation and net
worth; corporate securities; distribution of ownership; and stock and asset turnover.

Skills Measured:

The skills measured include number sense (5 percent); algebraic concepts(16 percent); statistics (14 percent); business applications (49 percent); and financial mathematics (16 percent).

Instruction & Assessment