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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Transferring from(white box):Peninsula College Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: ABE ALL
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: ACCT& 201
Credits: 5
Course: BUSA 200TR
Title: Principles of Accounting I
Credits: 3.33
Course: ACCT& 202
Credits: 5
Course: BUSA 202
Title: Financial Accounting
Credits: 3.33
Course: ACCT& 203
Credits: 5
Course: BUSA 203
Title: Managerial Accounting
Credits: 3.33
Course: ACCT 215
Credits: 5
This course does not transfer.
Course: ANTH& 100
Credits: 5
Course: ANTH 100TR
Title: Survey of Anthropology
Credits: 3.33
Course: ANTH& 104
Credits: 5
Course: ANTH 103
Title: Archaeology & Prehistory, ES
Credits: 3.33
Course: ANTH& 204
Credits: 5
Course: ANTH 103
Title: Archaeology & Prehistory, ES
Credits: 3.33
Course: ANTH& 205
Credits: 5
Course: ANTH 101
Title: Intro/Human Biol Diversity, NW
Credits: 3.33
Course: ANTH& 206
Credits: 5
Course: ANTH 102
Title: Human Cultural Diver, ES
Credits: 3.33
Course: ANTH& 210
Credits: 5
Course: ANTH 330
Title: Native N Americans, A,SO
Credits: 3.33
Course: ANTH 290
Credits: 1
This course does not transfer.
Course: AOS ALL
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: ART& 100
Credits: 5
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Art Appreciation
Credits: 3.33
Course: ART 101
Credits: 5
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Two-Dimensional Design Concept
Credits: 3.33
Course: ART 109
Credits: 5
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Introduction to Printmaking
Credits: 3.33
Course: ART 110
Credits: 5
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Introduction to Painting
Credits: 3.33
Course: ART 112
Credits: 5
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Life Drawing
Credits: 3.33
Course: ART 126
Credits: 5
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: History of Art I
Credits: 3.33
Course: ART 127
Credits: 5
Course: ARTD 181
Title: Hist of Western Art II CX
Credits: 3.33
Course: ART 128
Credits: 5
Course: ARTD 380
Title: Modern Art AR
Credits: 3.33
Course: ART 205
Credits: 5
Course: ARTD 200TR
Title: Intermediate Painting
Credits: 3.33
Course: ART 206
Credits: 5
Course: ARTD 200TR
Title: Advanced Painting
Credits: 3.33
Course: ART 224
Credits: 5
Course: ARTD 200TR
Title: The Hand-Built Form in Clay
Credits: 3.33
Course: ART 225
Credits: 5
Course: ARTD 200TR
Title: Clay: The Wheel Experience
Credits: 3.33
Course: ART 226
Credits: 5
Course: ARTD 200TR
Title: Exploration in Clay
Credits: 3.33
Course: ASTR& 100
Credits: 5
Course: PHYS 100TR
Title: Survey of Astronomy
Credits: 3.33
Course: ATEC ALL
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: BAS ALL
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: BIOL& 100L
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 111
Title: Biology & Modern World, NW
Credits: 3.33
Course: BIOL 150
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Intro to Marine Biology
Credits: 3.33
Course: BIOL& 160
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 111
Title: Biology & Modern World NW
Credits: 3.33
Course: BIOL& 221L
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 226
Title: Genes Evol Div Ecol, NW
Credits: 3.33
Course: BIOL& 222L
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Majors: Cellular/Molecular
Credits: 3.33
Course: BIOL& 223L
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 225
Title: Molecules, Cells, Org, NW
Credits: 3.33
Course: BIOL& 241L
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 205
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol I NW
Credits: 3.33
Course: BIOL& 242L
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 206
Title: Human Anatomy/Phys II, NW
Credits: 3.33
Course: BIOL& 260L
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 201
Title: Intro Microbiology, NW
Credits: 3.33
Course: BIOL 282L
Credits: 5
This course does not transfer.
Course: BIOL 290
Credits: 1
This course does not transfer.
Course: BIOL 291
Credits: 1
This course does not transfer.
Course: BIOL 292
Credits: 1
This course does not transfer.
Course: BIOL 293
Credits: 1
This course does not transfer.
Course: BIOL 294
Credits: 1
This course does not transfer.
Course: BUS& 101
Credits: 5
Course: BUSA 201
Title: Intro to Business Global Envir
Credits: 3.33
Course: BUS& 201
Credits: 5
Course: BUSA 303
Title: Business Law & Ethics
Credits: 3.33
Course: C B T ALL
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: CAT ALL
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: CDL ALL
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: CHEM& 110L
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Chemical Concepts w/lab
Credits: 3.33
Course: CHEM& 121
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 104
Title: Environmental Chemistry NW
Credits: 3.33
Course: CHEM& 121L
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 104
Title: Environmental Chemistry, NW
Credits: 3.33
Course: CHEM& 122L
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Intro to Organic Chemistry
Credits: 3.33
Course: CHEM& 123L
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 105
Title: Chemistry of Life, NW
Credits: 3.33
Course: CHEM& 131L
Credits: 6
Course: CHEM 105
Title: Chemistry of Life, NW
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM& 161L
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: General Chemistry I
Credits: 3.33
Course: CHEM& 162L
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 115
Title: General Chemistry I, NW
Credits: 3.33
Course: CHEM& 163L
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 116
Title: General Chemistry II, NW
Credits: 3.33
Course: CHEM& 241
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 200TR
Title: Organic Chemistry I
Credits: 2.67
Course: CHEM& 242
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 331
Title: Organic Chemistry I, NS
Credits: 2.67
Course: CHEM& 243
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 332
Title: Organic Chemistry II, NS
Credits: 2
Course: CHEM& 252L
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 333
Title: Organic Chemistry I Lab, NS,SM
Credits: 2
Course: CHEM& 253L
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 334
Title: Organic Chem II Lab, NS,SM
Credits: 2
Course: CHIN& 121
Credits: 5
Course: LANG 100TR
Title: Chinese I
Credits: 3.33
Course: CHIN& 122
Credits: 5
Course: CHIN 101
Title: Elementary Chinese
Credits: 3.33
Course: CHIN& 123
Credits: 5
Course: CHIN 102
Title: Elementary Chinese
Credits: 3.33
Course: CJ& 101
Credits: 5
Course: SOCI 201
Title: Intro to Criminal Justice
Credits: 3.33
Course: CJ& 105
Credits: 5
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: Intro to Corrections
Credits: 3.33
Course: CJ& 106
Credits: 5
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: Juvenile Justice
Credits: 3.33
Course: CJ& 110
Credits: 5
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: Criminal Law
Credits: 3.33
Course: CMST& 102
Credits: 5
Course: COMA 120
Title: Media in the World, CX
Credits: 3.33
Course: CMST 121
Credits: 5
Course: COMA 100TR
Title: Photojournalism I
Credits: 3.33
Course: CMST 197
Credits: 1
This course does not transfer.
Course: CMST 201
Credits: 5
Course: COMA 200TR
Title: Social Media & Society
Credits: 3.33
Course: CMST& 210
Credits: 5
Course: COMA 200TR
Title: Interpersonal Communication
Credits: 3.33
Course: CMST& 220
Credits: 5
Course: COMA 212
Title: Public Speaking
Credits: 3.33
Course: CMST 287
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 200TR
Title: Intro to Newspaper Prod II
Credits: 2
Course: CMST 294B
Credits: 1
Course: COMA 200TR
Title: IS: Digital News 2.0
Credits: 0.67
Course: COMP ALL
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: CUL ALL
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: DHYG ALL
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: DRMA& 101
Credits: 5
Course: THEA 160
Title: Intro to Theatre, CX
Credits: 3.33
Course: DRMA 211
Credits: 1
Course: THEA 200TR
Title: Theatre Practicum:Production
Credits: 3.33
Course: DRMA 212
Credits: 1
Course: THEA 200TR
Title: Theatre Practicum II
Credits: 2
Course: DRMA 230
Credits: 5
Course: THEA 200TR
Title: Directing I
Credits: 3.33
Course: DS ALL
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: ECE 201
Credits: 1
This course does not transfer.
Course: ECE 202
Credits: 1
This course does not transfer.
Course: ECON& 201
Credits: 5
Course: ECON 101
Title: Princ. of Microeconomics, ES
Credits: 3.33
Course: ECON& 202
Credits: 5
Course: ECON 102
Title: Princ. of Macroeconomics, ES
Credits: 3.33
Course: EDUC& 114
Credits: 3
Course: EDUC 100TR
Title: Child Development
Credits: 2
Course: EDUC& 203
Credits: 3
Course: EDUC 200TR
Title: Exceptional Child
Credits: 2
Course: EDUC& 205
Credits: 3
Course: EDUC 200TR
Title: Intro to Ed w Field Exp
Credits: 2
Course: EDUC 250
Credits: 2
This course does not transfer.
Course: ENGL& 101
Credits: 5
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: English Composition I
Credits: 3.33
Course: ENGL& 102
Credits: 5
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Composition II
Credits: 3.33
Course: ENGL& 112
Credits: 5
Course: ENGL 100TR
Title: Intro to Fiction
Credits: 3.33
Course: ENGL& 113
Credits: 5
Course: ENGL 100TR
Title: Intro to Poetry
Credits: 3.33
Course: ENGL& 114
Credits: 5
Course: ENGL 100TR
Title: Intro to Drama
Credits: 3.33
Course: ENGL 182
Credits: 5
Course: ENGL 100TR
Title: Exploring Lit & the Arts III
Credits: 3.33
Course: ENGL& 220
Credits: 5
Course: ENGL 200TR
Title: Intro to Shakespeare
Credits: 3.33
Course: ENGL& 226
Credits: 5
Course: ENGL 251
Title: British Traditions in Lit, IT
Credits: 3.33
Course: ENGL& 227
Credits: 5
Course: ENGL 251
Title: British Traditions in Lit, IT
Credits: 3.33
Course: ENGL& 236
Credits: 5
Course: ENGL 227
Title: Intro to Poetry & Fiction, CX
Credits: 3.33
Course: ENGL& 237
Credits: 5
Course: ENGL 227
Title: Intro to Poetry & Fiction, CX
Credits: 3.33
Course: ENGL& 244
Credits: 5
Course: ENGL 241
Title: American Traditions in Lit, IT
Credits: 3.33
Course: ENGL& 245
Credits: 5
Course: ENGL 241
Title: American Traditions in Lit, IT
Credits: 3.33
Course: ENGL& 254
Credits: 5
Course: ENGL 200TR
Title: World Literature I
Credits: 3.33
Course: ENGL& 255
Credits: 5
Course: ENGL 200TR
Title: World Literature II
Credits: 3.33
Course: ENGL 290
Credits: 1
This course does not transfer.
Course: ENVS& 100
Credits: 5
Course: ENVT 100TR
Title: Survey of ENVT Science
Credits: 3.33
Course: ENVS& 101L
Credits: 5
Course: ENVT 104
Title: Conservation/Nat Res, NW
Credits: 3.33
Course: ENVS 260
Credits: 1
This course does not transfer.
Course: ESL ALL
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: FA ALL
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: FILM 120
Credits: 5
Course: THEA 100TR
Title: Intro to Screenwriting
Credits: 3.33
Course: FLE ALL
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: FRCH& 121
Credits: 5
Course: FREN 100TR
Title: French I
Credits: 3.33
Course: FRCH& 122
Credits: 5
Course: FREN 101
Title: Elementary French
Credits: 3.33
Course: FRCH& 123
Credits: 5
Course: FREN 102
Title: Elementary French
Credits: 3.33
Course: GED ALL
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: GEOG 120
Credits: 5
Course: GEOS 100TR
Title: Intro to Physical Geog
Credits: 3.33
Course: GEOL 124L
Credits: 5
Course: GEOS 100TR
Title: Earth Systems Science
Credits: 3.33
Course: GERM& 121
Credits: 5
Course: GERM 100TR
Title: German I
Credits: 3.33
Course: GERM& 122
Credits: 5
Course: GERM 101
Title: Elementary German I
Credits: 3.33
Course: GERM& 123
Credits: 5
Course: GERM 102
Title: Elementary German II
Credits: 3.33
Course: GS ALL
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: H ED 180
Credits: 5
Course: KINS 100TR
Title: Health and Wellness
Credits: 3.33
Course: HED ALL
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: HIST& 126
Credits: 5
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: Western Civilizations
Credits: 3.33
Course: HIST& 127
Credits: 5
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: Western Civilizations
Credits: 3.33
Course: HIST& 128
Credits: 5
Course: HIST 215
Title: Modern World History, C,SO
Credits: 3.33
Course: HIST& 146
Credits: 5
Course: HIST 251
Title: Colonial American Hist, IT
Credits: 3.33
Course: HIST& 147
Credits: 5
Course: HIST 252
Title: 19th-Century U.S. Hist, ES
Credits: 3.33
Course: HIST& 148
Credits: 5
Course: HIST 253
Title: 20th-Century U.S. Hist, ES
Credits: 3.33
Course: HIST& 214
Credits: 5
Course: HIST 460
Title: Hist West and Pac NW US, A,SO
Credits: 3.33
Course: HONOR ALL
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: HSSA ALL
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: HUMDV ALL
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: IELS ALL
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: INFO ALL
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: IT ALL
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: MATH& 107
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 107
Title: Math Explorations, QR
Credits: 3.33
Course: MATH 111
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 128
Title: Linear Models & Calculus QR
Credits: 3.33
Course: MATH& 141
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 115
Title: College Algebra/Trig, QR
Credits: 3.33
Course: MATH& 142
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 140
Title: Precalculus QR
Credits: 3.33
Course: MATH& 146
Credits: 5
Course: STAT 231
Title: Introductory Statistics, QR
Credits: 3.33
Course: MATH& 148
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 128
Title: Linear Models/Calculus QR
Credits: 3.33
Course: MATH& 151
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 151
Title: Calculus I QR
Credits: 3.33
Course: MATH& 152
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Calculus II: Analytic Geometry
Credits: 3.33
Course: MATH& 163
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 152
Title: Calculus II, QR
Credits: 3.33
Course: MED ALL
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: MEDIA 190
Credits: 5
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Web Authoring
Credits: 3.33
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: CSCI 100TR
Title: Web Authoring
Credits: 3.33
Course: MUSC& 105
Credits: 5
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Music Appreciation
Credits: 3.33
Course: MUSC 110
Credits: 5
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: History of Rock N Roll
Credits: 3.33
Course: MUSC& 141
Credits: 5
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Music Theory I
Credits: 3.33
Course: NAC ALL
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: NUTR& 101
Credits: 5
Course: KINS 320
Title: Nutrition, Hlth & Performance
Credits: 3.33
Course: OCEA& 101
Credits: 5
Course: GEOS 102
Title: General Oceanography NS,SM
Credits: 3.33
Course: PE 108
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 100TR
Title: Conditioning & Wellness I
Credits: 0.67
Course: PE 109
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 100TR
Title: Conditioning and Wellness II
Credits: 0.67
Course: PE 142
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 223
Title: Yoga PE
Credits: 0.67
Course: PE 162
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 177
Title: Weight Training PE
Credits: 0.67
Course: PE 163
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 197
Title: Advanced Weight Training PE
Credits: 0.67
Course: PEPRO ALL
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: PHARM ALL
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: PHIL& 101
Credits: 5
Course: PHIL 121
Title: The Examined Life, VW
Credits: 3.33
Course: PHIL& 115
Credits: 5
Course: PHIL 100TR
Title: Critical Thinking
Credits: 3.33
Course: PHIL& 120
Credits: 5
Course: PHIL 100TR
Title: Symbolic Logic
Credits: 3.33
Course: PHIL 130
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 125
Title: Ethics and the Good Life VW
Credits: 2
Course: PHYS& 121L
Credits: 5
Course: PHYS 100TR
Title: College Physics
Credits: 3.33
Course: PHYS& 122L
Credits: 5
Course: PHYS 125
Title: College Physics I NW
Credits: 2.67
and this course:
Course: PHYS 135
Title: College Physics I Laboratory
Credits: 0.66
Course: PHYS& 123L
Credits: 5
Course: PHYS 126
Title: College Physics II NW
Credits: 2.67
and this course:
Course: PHYS 136
Title: College Physics II Laboratory
Credits: 0.66
Course: PHYS& 221L
Credits: 5
Course: PHYS 200TR
Title: General Physics
Credits: 3.33
Course: PHYS& 222L
Credits: 5
Course: PHYS 153
Title: General Physics I NW
Credits: 2.67
and this course:
Course: PHYS 163
Title: General Physics I Laboratory
Credits: 0.66
Course: PHYS& 223L
Credits: 5
Course: PHYS 154
Title: General Physics II NW
Credits: 2.67
and this course:
Course: PHYS 164
Title: General Physics II Laboratory
Credits: 0.66
Course: POLS& 101
Credits: 5
Course: POLS 100TR
Title: Intro to Political Science
Credits: 3.33
Course: POLS& 202
Credits: 5
Course: POLS 151
Title: American Government ES
Credits: 3.33
Course: POLS& 203
Credits: 5
Course: POLS 231
Title: Current Intl Issues ES
Credits: 3.33
Course: PPO ALL
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: PSYC& 100
Credits: 5
Course: PSYC 101
Title: Intro to Psychology, ES
Credits: 3.33
Course: PSYC& 200
Credits: 5
Course: PSYC 320
Title: Devel Across the Lifespan, SO
Credits: 3.33
Course: PSYC& 220
Credits: 5
Course: PSYC 315
Title: Abnormal Psychology
Credits: 3.33
Course: RBIS ALL
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: SAGE 150
Credits: 5
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: Sustainable Agriculture
Credits: 3.33
Course: SAGE 151
Credits: 5
Course: SSCI 100TR
Title: Food, Culture & Society
Credits: 3.33
Course: SAGE 152
Credits: 5
Course: ENVT 100TR
Title: Permaculture Design
Credits: 3.33
Course: SOC& 101
Credits: 5
Course: SOCI 101
Title: Intro to Sociology, ES
Credits: 3.33
Course: SOC 115
Credits: 5
Course: SOCI 100TR
Title: Undestanding Diversity
Credits: 3.33
Course: SOC& 201
Credits: 5
Course: SOCI 240
Title: Social Problems, ES
Credits: 3.33
Course: SOCSI 101
Credits: 5
Course: SSCI 100TR
Title: Contemporary Global Issues
Credits: 3.33
Course: SPAN& 121
Credits: 5
Course: HISP 100TR
Title: Spanish I
Credits: 3.33
Course: SPAN& 122
Credits: 5
Course: HISP 101
Title: Elementary Spanish
Credits: 3.33
Course: SPAN& 123
Credits: 5
Course: HISP 102
Title: Elementary Spanish
Credits: 3.33
Course: SPAN& 221
Credits: 5
Course: HISP 200TR
Title: Spanish IV
Credits: 3.33
Course: SPAN& 222
Credits: 5
Course: HISP 201
Title: Intermediate Spanish VW
Credits: 3.33
Course: SPAN& 223
Credits: 5
Course: HISP 202
Title: Intermediate Spanish VW
Credits: 3.33
Course: WELD ALL
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: WQC ALL
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: WWHB ALL
Credits:
This course does not transfer.