College textbooks are generally expensive, as they are published in much lower numbers than mass-market books. There is a series of study guides by Jack Rudman, which you may find useful in preparing for DANTES, CLEP, and other exams. Given that you could save thousands of dollars by taking these exams, their cost is probably not unreasonable. Nonetheless, we must point out that some people are not well pleased with these books. They are not much to look at, being rather thin and often spiral-bound.
We think these books can be a good value, but that depends on your particular needs. Often there are no other "test prep" type books specifically for the exams they cover as far as we know. If you are ordering these books from Amazon, be sure to look at details and customer reviews. Be aware that, like other exam reviews, these books are designed to give you an idea of the range of subject matter on the test and some practice questions. They are not complete course texts.
We are happy to sell books that will help you meet your educational goals, but we would rather lose a dollar or two in commissions than a valued customer. If you do purchase one of these guides, please consider submitting a brief summary of your findings for Amazon. Not many reviews have been written for them, and it seems that dissatisfied customers are often the first to sound off (sometimes coherently). In any case it would be wise to preview one of the Rudman books before placing a larger order.
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You will want Petersons DSST Guide if you are planning to take one or more of the eight exams it covers ( Business Mathematics, Ethics in America, Human Resource Management, Introduction to Business, Organizational Behavior, Personal Finance, Principles of Financial Accounting, and Principles of Supervision)
The Rudman / NLC study guides for currently available college-credit DANTES exams are available through the following links:
| DSST Number |
DSST Name |
|
DSST SF-424, SG-424 |
DANTES - Introductory College Algebra - Study Guide |
Test Details |
| DSST SE-450 |
DANTES - Principles of Statistics - Study Guide | Test Details |
| DSST SE-461 |
DANTES - Art of the Western World - Study Guide | Test Details |
| DSST SE-465 |
DANTES - Contemporary Western Europe- Study Guide | Test Details |
| DSST SE-469 |
DANTES - Introduction to the Modern Middle East - Study Guide | Test Details |
| DSST SF-470, SG-470 |
DANTES - Human / Cultural Geography - Study Guide | Test Details |
| DSST SF 473 |
DANTES - A History of the Vietnam War - Study Guide | Test Details |
| DSST SF 474 |
DANTES - Ethics in America - Study Guide |
Test Details |
| DSST SE 483, SF 483 |
DANTES -The Civil War and Reconstruction - Study Guide |
Test Details |
| DSST SE 489 |
DANTES - Foundations of Education - Study Guide | Test Details |
| DSST SF 490, SG 490 |
DANTES - Lifespan Developmental Psychology - Study Guide | Test Details |
| DSST SF 494 |
DANTES - General Anthropology - Study Guide | Test Details |
| DSST SE 495 |
DANTES - Drug and Alcohol Abuse - Study Guide | Test Details |
| DSST SE 496 |
DANTES - Introduction to World Religions - Study Guide | Test Details |
| DSST SG 497 |
DANTES - Introduction to Law Enforcement - Study Guide | Test Details |
DSST SF 498 SG 498 |
DANTES - Criminal Justice - Study Guide |
Test Details |
| DSST SF 500 |
DANTES - Astronomy - Study Guide |
Test Details |
| DSST SF 508 |
DANTES - Here's to Your Health - Study Guide |
Test Details |
| DSST SF 511, SG 511 |
DANTES - Environment and Humanity: The Race to Save the Planet - Study Guide |
Test Details |
| DSST SE 512 |
DANTES - Principles of Physical Science I - Study Guide | Test Details |
| DSST SF 519 |
DANTES - Physical Geology - Study Guide |
Test Details |
| DSST SF 524 |
DANTES - Principles of Finance - Study Guide | Test Details |
| DSST SF 525 |
DANTES - Principles of Financial Accounting - Study Guide | Test Details |
| DSST SF 530 |
DANTES - Personnel / Human Resource Management - Study Guide | Test Details |
| DSST SF 531, SG 531 |
DANTES - Organizational Behavior - Study Guide | Test Details |
| DSST SE-532, SF-532 |
DANTES - Principles of Supervision - Study Guide | Test Details |
| DSST SE 534 |
DANTES - Business Law II - Study Guide |
Test Details |
| DSST SF 536 |
DANTES - Introduction to Computers with Programming in BASIC - Study Guide | Test Details |
DSST SE 543 SF 543 |
DANTES - Introduction to Business - Study Guide | Test Details |
| DSST SG 548, SH 548 |
DANTES - Money and Banking - Study Guide | Test Details |
| DSST SE 550 |
DANTES - Personal Finance - Study Guide |
Test Details |
| DSST SE 551 |
DANTES - Management Information Systems - Study Guide |
Test Details |
| DSST SG 562, SH 562 |
DANTES - Fundamentals of Counseling - Study Guide | Test Details |
| DSST SF 812 |
DANTES - Business Mathematics - Study Guide | Test Details |
| DSST SF 820, SG 820 |
DANTES - Technical Writing - Study Guide |
Test Details |
| DSST SE 821-6 |
DANTES - Principles of Public Speaking - Study Guide | Test Details |