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):George Washington University Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: ASTR 001
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS 100TR
Title: Intro to Astronomy I
Credits: 3
Course: BISC 013
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 226
Title: Genes, Evol, Div, Ecol, NS,SM
Credits: 4
Course: BISC 014
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 225
Title: Molecules, Cells, Org NS,SM
Credits: 4
Course: CCAS 001
Credits: 0
This course does not transfer.
Course: CSCI 041
Credits: 3
Course: CSCI 100TR
Title: Intro to Computer Science
Credits: 3
Course: CSCI 053
Credits: 3
Course: CSCI 100TR
Title: Intro to Software Development
Credits: 3
Course: CSCI 123
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 245
Title: Discrete Structures MR,NS
Credits: 3
Course: CSCI 124
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 200TR
Title: Discrete Structures II
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 010
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: English Comp: Lang as Comm
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 011
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: English Comp: Lang/Arts & Sci
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 081
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 200TR
Title: Intro to Creative Writing
Credits: 3
Course: GEOG 001
Credits: 3
Course: SSCI 100TR
Title: Intro to Human Geography
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 039
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 200TR
Title: European Civ in World Context
Credits: 3
Course: HSCI 2105
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 200TR
Title: Current Issues in Bioethics
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 020
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 200TR
Title: Calculus w/Precalc I
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 021
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 200TR
Title: Calculus w/Precalc II
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: MATH 140
Title: Analytic Geom/Functions MR,NS
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 1220
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 200TR
Title: Calculus w/Precalc I
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 1221
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 200TR
Title: Calculus w/Precalc II
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: MATH 140
Title: Analytic Geom/Functions MR,NS
Credits: 3
Course: NURS 3101
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 300TR
Title: Ethical Foundations of Nursing
Credits: 3
Course: NURS 3102
Credits: 3
Course: NURS 120
Title: Nutrition in Healthcare
Credits: 3
Course: NURS 3103
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 205
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol I NS,SM
Credits: 4
Course: NURS 3104
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 206
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol II NS,SM
Credits: 4
Course: NURS 3105
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 201
Title: Intro Microbiology NS,SM
Credits: 4
Course: PSYC 001
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 101
Title: Introduction to Psychology SO
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 011
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 315
Title: Abnormal Psychology
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 012
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 330
Title: Social Psychology
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 013
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 320
Title: Devel Across the Lifespan
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 014
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 200TR
Title: Cognitive Psychology
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 101
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 300TR
Title: Psychology Research Methods
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 106
Credits: 4
Course: PSYC 300TR
Title: Principles and Methods of Psyc
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 110
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 300TR
Title: Percept/Understand in Children
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 115
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 300TR
Title: Developmental Psychopathology
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 118
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 300TR
Title: Neuropsychology
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 121
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 300TR
Title: Memory and Cognitiion
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 128
Credits: 3
Course: NURS 300TR
Title: Health Psychology
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 131
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: PSYC 156
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 300TR
Title: Psyc of Attitude/Pub Opinion
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 170
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 300TR
Title: Clinical Psychology
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 196
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: PUBH 101
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: PUBH 102
Credits: 3
Course: NURS 300TR
Title: Biologic Basis of Pub Health
Credits: 3
Course: PUBH 110
Credits: 3
Course: SSCI 300TR
Title: Intro Global Hlth/SocioEc Dvlp
Credits: 3
Course: PUBH 181
Credits: 3
Course: SSCI 300TR
Title: Ecology, Hlth, and Soc Develop
Credits: 3
Course: PUBH 192
Credits: 3
Course: NURS 300TR
Title: Intro to Preventative Medicine
Credits: 3
Course: REL 151
Credits: 3
Course: RELI 300TR
Title: Minor Religions of India
Credits: 3
Course: REL 156
Credits: 3
Course: RELI 300TR
Title: Goddess in India and Beyond
Credits: 3
Course: REL 190
Credits: 3
Course: RELI 300TR
Title: Submit syllabus: regi@plu.edu
Credits: 3
Course: SPAN 001
Credits: 4
Course: HISP 101
Title: Elementary Spanish
Credits: 4
Course: SPAN 002
Credits: 4
Course: HISP 102
Title: Elementary Spanish
Credits: 4
Course: STAT 053
Credits: 3
Course: STAT 231
Title: Introductory Statistics MR
Credits: 3