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):University Of Alaska-Anchorage Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: AKNS A201
Credits: 3
Course: HUMA 200TR
Title: Alaska Native Perspectives
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH A200
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 200TR
Title: Alaska Native Cultures
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH A250
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 200TR
Title: The Rise of Civilization
Credits: 3
Course: ART A160
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Art Appreciation
Credits: 3
Course: ART A262
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 181
Title: Hist of Western Art II CX
Credits: 3
Course: ATP ALL
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: BIOL A111
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Human Anatomy & Physiology I
Credits: 3
or this course:
Course: BIOL 205
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol I NW
Credits: 4
Awarded when BIOL A111L also complete.
Course: BIOL A111L
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Human Anat & Phys I Lab
Credits: 1
or this course:
Course: BIOL 205TR
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol I Lab
Credits: 0
Awarded when BIOL A111 also complete.
Course: BIOL A112
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Human Anatomy & Physiology II
Credits: 3
or this course:
Course: BIOL 206
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol II NW
Credits: 4
Awarded when BIOL A112L also complete.
Course: BIOL A112L
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Human Anat & Phys II Lab
Credits: 1
or this course:
Course: BIOL 206TR
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol II Lab
Credits: 0
Awarded when BIOL A112 also complete.
Course: CHEM A103
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Survey of Chemistry
Credits: 3
or this course:
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Survey of Chemistry (L)
Credits: 3
Awarded when CHEM A103L also complete.
Course: CHEM A103L
Credits: 1
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Survey of Chemistry Lab
Credits: 1
Course: CHIN A101
Credits: 4
Course: CHIN 101
Title: Elementary Chinese
Credits: 4
Course: CHIN A102
Credits: 4
Course: CHIN 102
Title: Elementary Chinese
Credits: 4
Course: COMM A241
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 212
Title: Public Speaking
Credits: 3
Course: DN A150
Credits: 3
Course: NURS 120
Title: Nutrition in Healthcare
Credits: 3
Course: DN A203
Credits: 3
Course: NURS 120
Title: Nutrition in Healthcare
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL A111
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Intro to Composition
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL A212
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: GER A101
Credits: 4
Course: GERM 101
Title: Elementary German I
Credits: 4
Course: GER A102
Credits: 4
Course: GERM 102
Title: Elementary German II
Credits: 4
Course: GER A201
Credits: 4
Course: GERM 201
Title: Intermediate German I
Credits: 4
Course: GER A202
Credits: 4
Course: GERM 202
Title: Intermediate German II
Credits: 4
Course: HIST A102
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: Western Civilization II
Credits: 3
Course: HIST A131
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 251
Title: Colonial American Hist IT
Credits: 3
Course: HIST A316
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 224
Title: Modern European History ES
Credits: 3
Course: MA A101
Credits: 3
Course: NURS 100
Title: Medical Terminology
Credits: 3
Course: MATH A105
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: MATH A107
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: College Algebra
Credits: 4
Course: MATH A108
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Trigonometry
Credits: 3
Course: MATH A151
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: College Algebra for Calc
Credits: 4
Course: PHIL A201
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 121
Title: The Examined Life VW
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL A212
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 200TR
Title: History of Philosophy II
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL A301
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 125
Title: Ethics and the Good Life VW
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS A123
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS 125
Title: College Physics I NW
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS A123L
Credits: 1
Course: PHYS 135
Title: College Physics I Laboratory
Credits: 1
Course: PHYS A124
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS 126
Title: College Physics II NW
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS A124L
Credits: 1
Course: PHYS 136
Title: College Physics II Laboratory
Credits: 1
Course: PSY A111
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 101
Title: Intro to Psychology ES
Credits: 3
Course: PSY A150
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 320
Title: Devel Across the Lifespan
Credits: 3
Course: PSY A200
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 200TR
Title: Intro to Behavior Analysis
Credits: 3
Course: SPAN A101
Credits: 4
Course: HISP 101
Title: Elementary Spanish
Credits: 4
Course: SPAN A102
Credits: 4
Course: HISP 102
Title: Elementary Spanish
Credits: 4
Course: SPAN A201
Credits: 4
Course: HISP 201
Title: Intermediate Spanish VW
Credits: 4
Course: SPAN A202
Credits: 4
Course: HISP 202
Title: Intermediate Spanish VW
Credits: 4
Course: STAT A200
Credits: 3
Course: STAT 231
Title: Introductory Statistics QR
Credits: 3
Course: STAT A252
Credits: 3
Course: STAT 200TR
Title: Elementary Statistics
Credits: 3
Course: THR A111
Credits: 3
Course: THEA 100TR
Title: Theatre Appreciation
Credits: 3
Course: UNIV A150
Credits: 3
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: University Studies
Credits: 3
Course: WRTG A110
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Introduction to College Writ
Credits: 3
Course: WRTG A111
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Writing Across Contexts
Credits: 3
Course: WRTG A212
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 221
Title: Research & Writing
Credits: 3
Course: WRTG A213
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 200TR
Title: Writing and the Sciences
Credits: 3