Credit-by-Examination Program - Public Speaking
Principles of Public Speaking Exam Issues and Updates The Principles of Public Speaking DSST Exam consists of two parts, which should be taken in order. Successful completion of both parts of the exam will award three Upper Level Baccalaureate credits. Service members use this exam to satisfy degree requirements at colleges and universities. It is also used to satisfy many Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) degree programs. As always, contact your school’s advisor to ensure they accept DSST credits, and this exam specifically. Part 1 is the multiple choice exam that covers ethical, social, and theoretical consideration of public speaking, audience analysis, adaptation and effect, topics and purposes of speeches, structure/organization, content, research, language and style and delivery. Part 2 is the speech portion requiring the test taker to record an impromptu persuasive speech that will be scored by human raters. Test takers will have 20 minutes to complete this portion, which is then scored by a faculty member who teaches a Public Speaking course DANTES Information Bulletin
at an accredited college or university. As of August 4, 2020, multiple DSST centers are reporting that DSST Public Speaking Part 2 candidates are unable to test audio in TC Net, the DSST testing platform. The error message states “You must have Silverlight installed and enabled on your browser to take this test.” This occurs even though Silverlight is installed and enabled. Uninstalling and re-installing Silverlight and clearing cache does not solve this issue. A fix was deployed to TC Net on Sunday, September 27, 2020 to take care of this issue. This means candidates were able to resume testing the Public Speaking Part 2 exam on September 28, 2020. Prometric will identify impacted candidates and provide retake vouchers, as needed. Candidates can also call Prometric’s DSST customer service line at 877-471-9860, fill out the contact form on their website (www. getcollegecredit.com), or email Prometric at getcollegecredit@prometric.com. If candidates have fallen out of the 30 day window from when they took Part 1 of the exam, they should request an exception to take part 2. http://www.dantes.doded.mil
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