The DSST Here 's to Your Health Exam

Are you a health-aware college student? Maybe you read a lot of health and fitness magazines, or maintain an athletic lifestyle that promotes an understanding of overall health. If this describes you, why not receive college credit for what you already know, so that you can move on to the classes you really need to take? The DSST Here 's to Your Health exam may be the right option for your academic career.

DSST is a prior learning assessment program designed to help students earn college credit for knowledge they have through work experience or independent study.

The DSST Here 's to Your Health exam covers these broad topics:

1. Health, Wellness, and Mind/Body Connection
2. Human Development and Relationships
3. Substance Use and Abuse
4. Fitness and Nutrition
5. Risk Factors, Disease, and Disease Prevention
6. Safety, Consumer Awareness, and Environmental Concerns.

Here 's how it works: if you are interested in taking the DSST Here 's to Your Health exam, you should contact your academic advisor to confirm that your college or university accepts DSST exams. Then you are free to register for the exam with any college that delivers DSST exams. If you pass the exam your college will award you three semester hours of lower-level credit.

While the DSST exams are designed to assess what you already know, you should take time to study for the exam. You may want to check out a DSST Here 's to Your Health study guide.

In addition to a study guide, you may also want to look over some basic health textbooks.