Debate DSST questions...

[mistae]

So you go into a room and deliver a speech to a professor? I don't understand how this works... and is it true it takes months to get a score?

[NAP]

I have considered taking the DSST Speech, but have not taken it yet. I thought you just spoke into a tape recorder and it got graded separately from the written part. Anybody have more details?

[BGSU_Alum_86]

You have heard correctly that the written (multiple choice) section is scored separate from the recorded speech. This is the only exam where you must receive a passing score on both sections in order to receive a pass on the entire exam!

The recorded speeches are shipped to professors for grading every week in the order they are received. Once your written exam has received a score, your tape is now okay to be released to the professors. Generally, the scored tapes are returned within a couple of weeks and then the scores are entered into the computer system. The next time score reports are printed, your speech exam score will print off and get mailed to the address bubbled in on the answer sheet (it must be complete or the score goes nowhere!), plus get mailed to your university (if the DSST code is correct).

Your testing center should be telling you it can take 6-8 weeks from the time they send off your completed exam for scoring. Realize that some of this time is simply shipping time (to Prometric in St. Paul, MN and then back to you once the scoring is complete).