DSST® Organizational Behavior Prep — Pass the Exam and Earn 3 Transferable College Credits
DSST® Organizational
Behavior
How people and teams actually behave at work, turned into 3 college credits. Motivation, personality, group dynamics, leadership, communication, and change. 100 questions in 2 hours. If you have ever had a manager or worked on a team, a lot of this will feel familiar. Earn 3 transferable credits for $119 total.
Two 30% Pillars.
60% of the Exam.
Organizational Behavior is built around people — first as individuals, then in groups. Those two areas carry 60% of the exam, so that is where your prep should live.
Individual Processes & Characteristics
How a single person thinks, feels, learns, and is driven at work. The classic theories of motivation and personality live here.
- Perceptual processes
- Personality
- Attitudes & emotions
- Learning processes
- Motivation
- Work stress
Interpersonal & Group Processes
What happens when people come together — teams, conflict, leadership, influence, and how information moves.
- Group dynamics
- Group behavior & conflict
- Leadership & influence
- Power & politics
- Communication processes
Master the two people pillars and you've covered most of the exam.
Individual and group behavior together are 60%. Learn the named theories — Maslow, Herzberg, operant conditioning, path-goal leadership — and the motivation, perception, and group concepts, then round out the final 40% with the overview, structure, and change areas.
What You'll Learn
All five DSST® Organizational Behavior content areas in structured chapters — from motivation and personality through leadership, communication, structure, and change.
What You'll Be Able to Do
- Explain individual workplace behavior — perception, personality, attitudes and emotions, learning processes, the major theories of motivation, and how work stress affects performance
- Analyze interpersonal and group processes — group dynamics, conflict, the major leadership and influence theories, power and politics, and communication in organizations
- Describe the field itself — what organizational behavior is, its history, and the scientific approaches, research designs, and data collection methods used to study it
- Understand organizational structure and process — decision-making, organization design, and how culture and strategy shape behavior
- Apply the principles of organizational change and development — basic processes, concepts of change, and the techniques used to drive it
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How DSST® Credit Works
Three steps from enrollment to 3 transferable college credits — no campus, no 15-week semester.
Study with TransferCredit
Structured chapters across all five exam content areas — motivation, personality, group dynamics, leadership, structure, and change. Subchapter quizzes after every section and a readiness tracker tell you when to book.
Take the DSST® Exam
Book at any Prometric or on-campus DSST® test center. 100 multiple-choice questions in 2 hours, scored 200–500. Score 400+ to earn 3 college credits. Exam fee is $100 (free for eligible military via DANTES).
Transfer Your Credits
Send your DSST® score to your college and have 3 business or management elective credits applied to your degree. Accepted at 1,900+ colleges and universities.
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Buy Organizational Behavior alone for $19 lifetime access, get all DSST® subjects for $29/month, or unlock everything — CLEP® + DSST® — for life at $149.
- All 5 exam content areas covered
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- Readiness score tracker
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Does My College Accept DSST® Organizational Behavior?
DSST® exams are accepted at 1,900+ colleges and universities. Organizational Behavior typically satisfies a business, management, or behavioral science elective requirement, and is especially common in business and management degree programs. Score 400+ (on the 200–500 scale) and most schools award 3 semester credit hours.
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Pass DSST® Organizational Behavior and earn 3 credits for $119 total.
$19 prep + $100 exam. 3 college credits. Five areas covering how individuals and teams behave at work — motivation, leadership, communication, and change. Mostly named theories and terms, which makes it very studiable.
🎯 Why It Matters
- Individual (30%) and group (30%) behavior together are 60% of the exam
- About 50-55% of questions test basic facts and terms, so theories and models are the priority
- Named frameworks come up often — Maslow, Herzberg, path-goal leadership, operant conditioning
- A core requirement in most business and management degree programs
👤 Who Takes This Exam
- Business and management students clearing a core or elective
- Working professionals who already manage or lead teams
- Psychology students looking for an applied, workplace angle
- Active-duty military (exam free via DANTES)
- Anyone who finds people and motivation genuinely interesting
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- Didn't pass? Your subscription unlocks the ACE/NCCRS backup course
- Same subject — earn the credit through coursework, no exam
- Accepted at 2,100+ colleges on its own
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Common Questions Answered.
Which areas should I focus on most?
The two 30% areas — Individual Processes and Interpersonal/Group Processes — together are 60% of the exam, so they get the bulk of your time. Individual covers perception, personality, learning, motivation, and stress. Group covers dynamics, conflict, leadership, power, and communication. The remaining 40% is the overview (10%), organizational structure (15%), and change (15%).
Is it mostly memorizing theories?
Largely, yes, and that works in your favor. About 50-55% of questions test basic facts and terms. Named theorists and models show up constantly — Maslow's hierarchy, Herzberg's two-factor theory, operant conditioning, the path-goal theory of leadership. Learn the key names, what each model claims, and how they differ, and you have covered most of the high-frequency content.
Does work experience help?
A lot. If you have had a manager, sat through a team conflict, been motivated or burned out by a job, or seen an organization restructure, you have lived most of these concepts. The prep gives that experience formal vocabulary and ties it to the theories. People who have spent time in workplaces often find this one of the more intuitive DSST exams.
How much does this path save me?
The exam is $100. Our prep is $19. Total: $119. A traditional organizational behavior course costs $300–$1,500+ per credit hour, or $900–$4,500 for 3 credits, and runs a full semester. The DSST® path clears the same business or management elective in 2–4 weeks, entirely online.
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$19 prep + $100 exam. 3 college credits. Motivation, leadership, group dynamics, and change. Mostly named theories and terms. Score 400+. Accepted at 1,900+ colleges.