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.

How it Works

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):Evergreen State College Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: ANTH 100
Credits: 4
Course: ANTH 100TR
Title: Biological Anth with Lab
Credits: 2.67
Course: ANTH 101
Credits: 8
Course: ANTH 100TR
Title: Anthropology
Credits: 5.33
Course: ANTH 102
Credits: 4
Course: ANTH 100TR
Title: Human Adaptation
Credits: 2.67
Course: ANTH 103
Credits: 4
Course: ANTH 100TR
Title: Medical Anthropology
Credits: 2.67
Course: ART 100
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Baroque Art History
Credits: 2
Course: ART 101
Credits: 4
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Art History - Ancient World
Credits: 2.67
Course: ART 2
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Experimental Drawing/Anima
Credits: 2
Course: ART 3
Credits: 2
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Intro to Art & Science
Credits: 1.33
Course: ASTRO 100
Credits: 8
Course: PHYS 100TR
Title: Introductory Astronomy
Credits: 5.33
Course: ASTRO 101
Credits: 4
Course: PHYS 100TR
Title: Astronomy/Cosmologies
Credits: 2.67
Course: ASTRO 102
Credits: 2
Course: PHYS 100TR
Title: Research in Astronomy
Credits: 1.33
Course: ASTRO 103
Credits: 2
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: Celestial Navigation
Credits: 1.33
Course: BIOL 101
Credits: 8
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Gen Biology with Lab
Credits: 2.33
Course: BIOL 102
Credits: 4
Course: PHIL 100TR
Title: Bio-ethics
Credits: 2.67
Course: BIOL 300
Credits: 0.25
Course: BIOL 300TR
Title: Cell Biology w/Lab
Credits: Variable
Course: BIOL 301
Credits: 0.25
Course: BIOL 300TR
Title: Molecular Biol w/Lab
Credits: Variable
Course: BIOL 302
Credits: 16
Course: BIOL 300TR
Title: A&P with Lab
Credits: 10.67
Course: CHEM 100
Credits: 0.25
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Intro Organic Chem w/Lab
Credits: Variable
Course: CHEM 203
Credits: 6
Course: CHEM 200TR
Title: General Chem III with Lab
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 204
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 200TR
Title: Organic Chem with Lab
Credits: 2
Course: CHEM 300
Credits: 0.25
Course: CHEM 300TR
Title: Biochem with Lab
Credits: Variable
Course: CHEM 301
Credits: 0.25
Course: CHEM 300TR
Title: Advanced Lab in Organic
Credits: Variable
Course: CHEM 303
Credits: 2
Course: CHEM 300TR
Title: Advanced Lab in Biochem
Credits: 1.33
Course: CHEM 400TR
Credits: 11
Course: CHEM 400TR
Title: Solid State Mat Chem & Adv Lab
Credits: 7.33
Course: CHEM 456
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 456
Title: Polymers and Biopolymers
Credits: 3.33
Course: COMA 100
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 100TR
Title: Media Studies
Credits: 2
Course: DANC 200
Credits: 3
Course: DANC 200TR
Title: Odissi Dance Theatre
Credits: 2
Course: DANCE 100
Credits: 4
Course: PHED 101TR
Title: Dance/Movement Therapy
Credits: 2.67
Course: DANCE 200
Credits: 4
Course: DANC 200TR
Title: Performance Studies
Credits: 2.66
Course: ECON 100
Credits: 3
Course: ECON 100TR
Title: Applied International Economic
Credits: 2
Course: ECON 101
Credits: 3
Course: ECON 100TR
Title: Applied Dev Economics
Credits: 2
Course: ENGL 100
Credits: 2
Course: ENGL 100TR
Title: Research Methods
Credits: 1.33
Course: ENGL 101
Credits: 4
Course: ENGL 100TR
Title: Expository Writing
Credits: 2.67
Course: ENGL 102
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 100TR
Title: Analytical Writing
Credits: 2
Course: ENGL 103
Credits: 2
Course: ENGL 100TR
Title: Ancient Literature
Credits: 1.33
Course: ENGL 104
Credits: 4
Course: ENGL 100TR
Title: Children's & Adolescent Lit
Credits: 2.67
Course: ENGL 105
Credits: 2
Course: ENGL 100TR
Title: Multi-cultural Literature
Credits: 1.33
Course: ENGL 107
Credits: 2
Course: ENGL 100TR
Title: Folklore and Ethnopoetics
Credits: 1.33
Course: ENGL 200
Credits: 4
Course: ENGL 200TR
Title: Literature
Credits: 2.66
Course: GENR 100
Credits: 4
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: Cultural Studies
Credits: 2.67
Course: GENR 100TR
Credits: 2
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: Com Ed: English Lang Lrng Vol
Credits: 1.33
Course: GENR 101
Credits: 7
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: Contemp Env Issues in Lat Am
Credits: 4.67
Course: GENR 102
Credits: 2
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: Data Analysis: Lat Am
Credits: 1.33
Course: GENR 103
Credits: 1
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: Envt Lit/Research
Credits: 0.67
Course: GENR 104
Credits: 2
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: Natural Hist of Latin Amer
Credits: 1.33
Course: GENR 106
Credits: 1
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: Scientific Communication
Credits: 0.67
Course: GENR 200
Credits: 3
Course: GENR 200TR
Title: History and Phil of Science
Credits: 2
Course: GENR 201
Credits: 2
Course: GENR 200TR
Title: Neurophysiology of Meditation
Credits: 1.33
Course: GENR 353
Credits: 4
Course: GENR 300TR
Title: Eco vs Poli Boundaries
Credits: 2.67
Course: GEOS 100
Credits: 6
Course: GEOS 100TR
Title: Intro to Gen Ecology
Credits: 4
Course: GEOS 101
Credits: 2
Course: GEOS 100TR
Title: Env Science, Eco, Env Hlth
Credits: 1.33
Course: GEOS 103
Credits: 2
Course: GEOS 100TR
Title: Ecological Field Studies
Credits: 1.33
Course: HIST 100
Credits: 4
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: African Am History and Film
Credits: 2.66
Course: HIST 102
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: Latin American History
Credits: 2
Course: HIST 103
Credits: 5
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: History of Mexican Revolution
Credits: 3.33
Course: HIST 200
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 200TR
Title: South Asian History
Credits: 2
Course: HIST 200TR
Credits: 4
Course: HIST 200TR
Title: US Immigration History
Credits: 2.67
Course: HIST 201
Credits: 2
Course: HIST 200TR
Title: American History
Credits: 1.33
Course: JAPN 100
Credits: 4
Course: JAPN 100TR
Title: Japanese, Beginning
Credits: 2.67
Course: KINS 200
Credits: 5
Course: KINS 200TR
Title: Biomechanics w/ Lab
Credits: Variable
Course: LITR 100
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 100TR
Title: Latin American Literature
Credits: 2
Course: MATH 100
Credits: 2
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Financial Math: Time Value Mon
Credits: 1.33
Course: MATH 101
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Precalculus
Credits: 2.66
Course: MATH 102
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Statistical Methods
Credits: 2.67
Course: MATH 201
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 200TR
Title: Integral Calculus
Credits: 2.67
Course: MATH 203
Credits: 2
Course: MATH 200TR
Title: Calculus III
Credits: 1.33
Course: NURS 100
Credits: 1
Course: NURS 100TR
Title: Medical Terminology
Credits: 0.67
Course: PHIL 100TR
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 100TR
Title: Critical Thought
Credits: 2
Course: PHYS 100
Credits: 8
Course: PHYS 100TR
Title: College Physics
Credits: 5.33
Course: PHYS 101
Credits: 4
Course: PHYS 100TR
Title: Waves and Optics
Credits: 2.67
Course: PHYS 102
Credits: 4
Course: PHYS 100TR
Title: Gen Physics with Lab
Credits: 2.67
Course: PHYS 103
Credits: 5
Course: PHYS 100TR
Title: Phys I with Lab
Credits: 3.33
Course: POLS 100
Credits: 4
Course: POLS 100TR
Title: Political Econ Income, Wealth
Credits: 2.66
Course: POLS 101
Credits: 4
Course: POLS 100TR
Title: Seminar in Env Policy
Credits: 2.67
Course: POLS 200
Credits: 4
Course: POLS 200TR
Title: Law and Policy
Credits: 2.66
Course: POLS 200TR
Credits: 2
Course: POLS 200TR
Title: Indep Project: Community Media
Credits: 1.33
Course: POLS 201TR
Credits: 4
Course: POLS 200TR
Title: Political Econ of Immigration
Credits: 2.67
Course: PSYC 100
Credits: 0.25
Course: PSYC 100TR
Title: Intro to Psyc
Credits: Variable
Course: PSYC 200
Credits: 4
Course: PSYC 200TR
Title: Advanced Psycology
Credits: 2.67
Course: PSYC 201
Credits: 0.25
Course: PSYC 200TR
Title: Developmental Psyc
Credits: Variable
Course: PT 100
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: SIGN 103
Credits: 4
Course: SIGN 102
Title: Sign Language A
Credits: 2.66
Course: SOCI 100
Credits: 4
Course: SOCI 100TR
Title: Sociology of Race
Credits: 2.66
Course: SOCI 300
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 300TR
Title: Sociology of Collective Action
Credits: 2
Course: SPAN 1
Credits: 4
Course: SPAN 100TR
Title: Beginning Spanish I
Credits: 2.67
Course: SPAN 100
Credits: 9
Course: SPAN 100TR
Title: Beginning Spanish I&II, A
Credits: 6
Course: SPAN 2
Credits: 4
Course: HISP 101
Title: Elementary Spanish
Credits: 2.67
Course: SPAN 201
Credits: 4
Course: HISP 200TR
Title: Intermediate Spanish I
Credits: 2.67
Course: STAT 100TR
Credits: 4
Course: STAT 231
Title: Introductory Statistics MR
Credits: 2.67
Course: WMGS 200
Credits: 3
Course: WMGS 200TR
Title: Feminist Studies Dance/Lit
Credits: 2
Course: WMGS 200TR
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.