Course Course Summary Section 1 Content Section 1 Content Left Section 1 Content Right Credit Type: Exam ACE ID: DANT-0002 Organization: Prometric Inc, DSST Credit-by-Exam Dates Offered: 1/1/2000 - 6/30/2014 Credit Recommendation & Competencies Section 2 Content Section 2 Content Left Section 2 Content Right Level Credits (SH) Subject Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Astronomy Credit is recommended for examinees with scores of 400 and above. Description Section 3 Content Section 3 Content Left Section 3 Content Right Objective: The exam consists of 82 multiple-choice questions. It is administered to test takers without time limits; however, most test takers complete the examination within 90 minutes. Skills Measured: (Approximate Percentage of Examination by Content Area):9% History of astronomy-nature of science; how scientists think and work; 5% Celestial mechanics, including gravitation and relativity; 13% Celestial systems-Earth and the sky; Earth and the moon; time and the calendar; 12% Astronomical instruments-measurement and analysis of starlight; the electromagnetic spectrum; 19% The Solar System-contents, form, and motions; Evolution; 17% The sun and stars: nature and evolution; 7% Our galaxy: contents and structure; 10% The universe-contents, structure, and evolution; 5% Determining astronomical distances; 3% Life in the universe. Instruction & Assessment Section 4 Content Section 4 Content Left Section 4 Content Right Supplemental Materials Section 5 Content Section 5 Content Left Section 5 Content Right Section 6 Content Section 6 Content Left Section 6 Content Right Button Content Rail Content 1 Other offerings from Prometric Inc, DSST Credit-by-Exam A History of the Vietnam War (DANT-0062) Art of the Western World (DANT-0054) Astronomy (DANT-0057) Business Ethics and Society (DANT-0052) Business Mathematics (DANT-0012) Computing and Information Technology (DANT-0028) Criminal Justice (DANT-0015) Environmental Science (DANT-0058) Ethics in America (DANT-0018) Ethics in Technology (DANT-0077) View All Courses Page Content