MTC DSST Policy

Midlands Technical College (MTC) recognizes the value of non-traditional learning, whether it is gained on the job, by reading, through independent study or from general life experience. In support of the College's commitment to this belief, the faculty, staff and administration present the following information linking DSST's to MTC Course equivalents. The College thereby offers a flexible, reliable means of measuring and awarding credit for non-traditional learning.

Business

TITLE
 
MINIMUM SCORE
 
MTC COURSE EQUIVALENT
 
COURSE PREFIX
& NUMBER
CREDIT
AWARDED
Business Ethics and Society 400 Business Elective BUS 001 3
(Discontinued)
Business Law II
400 General Elective GEN 001 3
Business Mathematics 400 Mathematics MAT 001 3
Human Resource Management 400 Human Resource Management MGT 201 3
Introduction to Business 400 Introduction to Business BUS 101 3
Management Information Systems 400 Systems and Procedures CPT 264 3
Money and Banking 400 Money and Banking BAF 101 3
Organizational Behavior 400 Organizational Behavior MGT 255 3
Personal Finance 400 Principles of Finance BAF 201 3
Principles of Finance 400 Principles of Finance BAF 201 3
Principles of Supervision 400 General Elective GEN 001 3

Humanities

TITLE
 
MINIMUM SCORE
 
MTC COURSE EQUIVALENT
 
COURSE PREFIX
& NUMBER
CREDIT
AWARDED
Ethics in America 400 Contemporary Moral Issues PHI 115 3
Introduction to World Religions 400 Comparative Religion REL 103 3
Principles of Public Speaking 400 General Elective GEN 001 3
History of the Soviet Union
(Formerly The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union)
400 Humanities HUM 001 3
 
Math for Liberal Arts 400 Contemporary Math MAT 155 3

Mathematics

TITLE
 
MINIMUM SCORE
 
MTC COURSE EQUIVALENT
 
COURSE PREFIX
& NUMBER
CREDIT
AWARDED
Fundamentals of College Algebra 400 Intermediate Algebra MAT 102 3
Principles of Statistics 400 Probability of Statistics MAT 120 3
Computing and Information Technology
(formerly Introduction to Computing)
400 Computer CPT 001 3
Math for Liberal Arts 400 Contemporary Math MAT 155 3
 

Physical Science

TITLE
 
MINIMUM SCORE
 
MTC COURSE EQUIVALENT
 
COURSE PREFIX
& NUMBER
CREDIT
AWARDED
Astronomy 400 Non-Lab Scicence SCI 002 3
Environmental Science
(formerly Environment and Humanity: The Race to Save the Planet)
400 Non-Lab Scicence SCI 002 3
Health and Human Development
(formerly Here's to Your Health)
400 Non-Lab Science SCI 002 3
(Discontinued)
Physical Geology
400 Non-Lab Scicence SCI 002 3
Principles of Physical Science I 400 Non-Lab Scicence SCI 002 3

Social Science

Title
 
Minimum Score
 
MTC Course Equivalent
 
Course Prefix
& Number
Credit
Awarded
A History of the Vietnam War 400 Humanities HUM 001 3
(Discontinued)
An Introduction to the Modern Middle East
400 Humanities HUM 001 3
Art of the Western World 400 Humanities HUM 001 3
(Discontinued)
Contemporary Western Europe 1946-1990
400 Humanities HUM 001 3
Criminal Justice 400 Introduction to Criminal Justice CRJ 101 3
Foundations of Education 400 General Elective GEN 001 3
Fundamentals of Counseling 400 Counseling Techniques HUS 231 3
General Anthropology 400 General Anthropology ANT 101 3
Human/Cultural Geography 400 World Geography GEO 102 3
Introduction to Law Enforcement 400 Police Administration CRJ 130 3
Lifespan Developmental Psychology 400 Human Growth and Development PSY 203 3
History of the Soviet Union
(formerly Rise & Fall of the Soviet Union)
400 Humanities HUM 001 3
Substance Abuse 
(formerly Drug and Alcohol Abuse)
400 Alcohol and Drug Abuse HUS 208 3
The Civil War & Reconstruction 400 The American Civil War HIS 230 3

Technology

TITLE
 
MINIMUM SCORE
 
MTC COURSE EQUIVALENT
 
COURSE PREFIX
& NUMBER
CREDIT
AWARDED
Computing and Information Technology 
(formerly Introduction to Computing
400 Computer Elective CPT 001 3
Fundamentals of Cybersecurity        
Technical Writing (*TWE Technical Writing Essay) 400 General Elective (*Additional MTC credit may be attained) GEN 001 3

*General Elective Note

If you pass the DSST Technical Writing Test, you may also be able to get credit for ENG 165 Professional Communications. To apply for this credit, you will need to do the following:

  1. Write an additional essay (topic provided by the ENG department) that tests your ability to write persuasively in a professional situation.
  2. If you are successful on this essay, come in for a brief interview with the department chair or another faculty member to test your oral competency.

If you pass the interview, you will receive credit for ENG 165 based on Life Experience. For more information or to set up an appointment for testing, please call The Department of English at 738-7667.