Welcome to the PLU Interactive Equivalency Guide. With this tool you can explore how classes from other colleges and universities transfer to PLU. Whether you’re thinking about applying to PLU or you’re a current student, this guide can help you plan for meeting General Education elements and specific major or minor requirements.

We’re frequently adding new schools and classes, so be sure to check back if what you’re looking for is not here. It doesn’t mean a particular class can’t be transferred. You can also reference our list of equivalency guides for Washington community and technical colleges not yet featured in this guide.

Are you a future student with questions about your courses and how they transfer to PLU? Find your Admission Counselor. This guide is meant as a reference to help you in your planning. If you’d like an official evaluation of transferable credit, submit a free PLU Admission Application.

Current PLU students, please contact the Registrar’s Office or your academic advisor if you have questions about transfer credit. In addition to transfer credit equivalencies, currents students can use this tool to determine PLU semester Study Away equivalencies. In the case of Study Away, the credit granted is PLU residential credit. Refer to the Study Away policies through the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education for detailed information regarding credits and grading.

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Use the arrows on the menus below to narrow your search by state and institution. The list will include all classes that have been reviewed and determined to be transferable or not. To further limit your results to only include specific classes, use the check boxes left of the transfer class information. This will allow you to produce a personalized list on a new page. Click the envelope icon to email this personalized list to yourself or anyone else.

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Transferring from(white box):Mt San Antonio College Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: AGFR 20
Credits: 3
Course: ENVT 100TR
Title: Conservation of Nat Resources
Credits: 3
Course: ANAT 10A
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Introductory Human Anatomy
Credits: 4
Course: ANAT 35
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Human Anatomy
Credits: 5
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 205
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol I NW
Credits: 5
Course: ANAT 36
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Human Physiology
Credits: 5
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 206
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol II NW
Credits: 5
Course: ANTH 1
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 100TR
Title: Biological Anthropology
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: ANTH 101
Title: Intro/Human Biol Diversity NW
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 1L
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 101L
Title: Biological Anthropology Lab
Credits: 1
Course: ART 25A
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Beginning Painting
Credits: 3
Course: ART 25B
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Painting-Beginning
Credits: 3
Course: ASTR 5
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS 110
Title: Astronomy NW
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: PHYS 100TR
Title: Intro to Astronomy
Credits: 3
Course: ASTR 5L
Credits: 1
Course: PHYS 100TR
Title: Astronomical Observing Lab
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 1
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: General Biology
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 12A
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Nat Hist of California SN
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 12B
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Nat Hist of Cali: South Cal
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 12D
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Natural Hist E Sierra Nevada
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 3
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 116
Title: Introductory Ecology NW
Credits: Variable
Course: CHEM 20
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Intro Organic & Biochemistry
Credits: 5
Course: CHLD 1
Credits: 3
Course: EDUC 100TR
Title: Child, Family, School & Comm
Credits: 3
Course: CHLD 10
Credits: 3
Course: EDUC 100TR
Title: Child Growth & Lifespan Dev
Credits: 3
Course: CHLD 11
Credits: 3
Course: EDUC 100TR
Title: Child & Adolescent Dev
Credits: 3
Course: CHLD 5
Credits: 3
Course: EDUC 100TR
Title: Prin & Pract in Child Dev Prog
Credits: 3
Course: CHLD 6
Credits: 3
Course: EDUC 100TR
Title: Intro to Child Dev Curriculum
Credits: 3
Course: CHLD 68
Credits: 3
Course: EDUC 100TR
Title: Children with Special Needs
Credits: 3
Course: DNCE 40
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 100TR
Title: Conditioning through Dance
Credits: 1
Course: DNT 20
Credits: 3
Course: DANC 100TR
Title: Hist & Appreciation of Dance
Credits: 3
Course: EDUC 10
Credits: 3
Course: EDUC 100TR
Title: Introduction to Education
Credits: 3
Course: EDUC 16
Credits: 3
Course: EDUC 100TR
Title: Aspects/Issues in Teaching
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 1A
Credits: 4
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Freshman Composition
Credits: 4
Course: ENGL 1C
Credits: 4
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Critical Thinking & Writing
Credits: 4
Course: ENGL 68
Credits: 4
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Prep for College Writing
Credits: 4
Course: HIST 1
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: History of US
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 3
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: History of World Civilization
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 7
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: Hist of United States to 1877
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 8
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: History of US from 1865
Credits: 3
Course: KIN 3
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 100TR
Title: First Aid & CPR
Credits: 3
Course: KIN 34
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 200TR
Title: Fitness for Living
Credits: 3
Course: KIN 44
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 200TR
Title: Theory of Coaching
Credits: 3
Course: KINI 50A
Credits: 0.5
Course: PHED 223
Title: Yoga PE
Credits: 0.5
Course: KINX 28
Credits: 3
Course: PHED 100TR
Title: Swimming - Men
Credits: 3
Course: KINX 88
Credits: 1.5
Course: PHED 100TR
Title: Pre-Season Athletics
Credits: 1.5
Course: KINX 9
Credits: 3
Course: PHED 100TR
Title: Sports Conditioning
Credits: 3
Course: KINX 99
Credits: 2
Course: PHED 100TR
Title: Off-Season Athletics
Credits: 2
Course: LIT 1
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 241
Title: American Traditions in Lit IT
Credits: 3
Course: LIT 3
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 200TR
Title: Multicultural American Lit
Credits: 3
Course: LIT 6A
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 100TR
Title: Survey of English LIterature
Credits: 3
Course: LIT 6B
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 100TR
Title: Survey of English Literature
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 110
Credits: 3
Course: STAT 100TR
Title: Elementary Statistics
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 50
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: MATH 51
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: MATH 71X
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: MICR 1
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 201
Title: Intro Microbiology NW
Credits: 5
Course: MICR 22
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 342
Title: Microbiology
Credits: 4
Course: MUS 13
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 101
Title: Introduction to Music CX
Credits: 3
Course: NF 10
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 100TR
Title: Nutrition for Health & Fitness
Credits: 3
Course: OCEA 10
Credits: 3
Course: GEOS 102
Title: General Oceanography NS,SM
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: GEOS 100TR
Title: Intro to Oceanography
Credits: 3
Course: OCEA 10L
Credits: 1
Course: GEOS 102L
Title: General Oceanography Lab
Credits: 1
Course: PHIL 5
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 121
Title: The Examined Life VW
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 8
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 100TR
Title: Critical Thinking
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 14
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 320
Title: Devel Across the Lifespan
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 1A
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 100TR
Title: Intro to Psychology
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 26
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 370
Title: Gender and Sexuality
Credits: 3
Course: SPAN 1
Credits: 4
Course: HISP 101
Title: Elementary Spanish
Credits: 4
Course: SPAN 2
Credits: 4
Course: HISP 102
Title: Elementary Spanish
Credits: 4
Course: SPCH 1A
Credits: 4
Course: COMA 212
Title: Public Speaking
Credits: 4