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DANTES (DSST Exams)
Non-Union Student Information

• DSST exams are administered to non-Union students on Wednesday's appointment only. A one week advanced notice is required to schedule a DSST exam. However, a non-Union student cannot schedule to take a DSST exam more than one week in advance.
  
  
• On the day of testing, please bring with you a photo id, two #2 pencils, and your testing fee if paying by check or cash.
  
  
• Non-Union students can resume taking DANTEs exams beginning Wednesday, 06/04/08 through Wednesday, 07/30/08.
  
  
• Testing fee: $125.00 per exam Payable ONLY by cash (exact change) or check (made out to Union University). The testing fee cannot be paid by credit card.
  
  
• To schedule to take a DSST exam contact Cindy Shirley, Director of Testing, at 731/661-5309 or cshirley@uu.edu. A one week advanced notice is required to schedule a DSST exam. A non-Union student cannot schedule to take a DANTES exam more than one week in advance. Please note that DSST exams will be scheduled based upon time availability and convenience for both the student and the Director of Testing.
  
  
• Please bring with you the Reciepent Code number for your attending university. This code is required in order for the attending college or university to receive an official score report from DANTES for the exam taken.
  
  
• Scores are mailed to the student from the DANTEs program 4-5 weeks after taking an exam.
  
  
• DANTES exams are untimed, pencil & paper exams. When a student contacts Union's Testing Center to schedule to take a DSST exam, at that time the Director of Testing will make certain the exam the student would like to take is in stock. If the exam is not in stock it must be ordered and will take approximately 3-4 weeks for the exam to be received by the Union's Testing Center. Once the exam is received the student can then contact Testing Services to schedule to take the DSST exam. A one week advanced notice is required to schedule an exam.
  
  
• There is a 2 day minimum requirement to cancel an exam. If the two day cancellation requirement is not met and the student does not show up to take the exam for which they have registered, the student will be responsible to pay the Test Administration Fee.
  • Non-Union Student No-Show: A $25.00 Test Administration fee must be received by Union University within 7 working days of the scheduled exam. If the Test Administration Fee is not received within 7 days of the scheduled exam the Non-Union student will be unable to register for additional DSST or CLEP exams at Union University until the Test Administration Fee is received.
    
    
• Study information is available at: www.getcollegecredit.com.
   
• If a DSST exam is not passed there is a 6 month waiting period to retake the same exam a second time.