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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Course: ARTS 100
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Intro to Visual & Perf Arts
Credits: 3
Course: ARTS 230
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 200TR
Title: Survey of Vusual Arts
Credits: 3
Course: BIO 290
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 205
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol I NW
Credits: 4
Course: BIO 291
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 206
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol II NW
Credits: 4
Course: CHM 110
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Introductory Chemistry
Credits: 3
Course: CHM 150
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 115
Title: General Chemistry I NW
Credits: 4
Course: CHM 151
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 116
Title: General Chemistry II NW
Credits: 4
Course: CJS 211
Credits: 3
Course: CRIM 200TR
Title: Ethics in Criminal Justice
Credits: 3
Course: COMM 105
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Intro to Effective Writ Comm
Credits: 3
Course: COMM 215
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Essentials College Writing
Credits: 3
Course: COMM 310
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 212
Title: Public Speaking
Credits: 3
Course: CWV 301
Credits: 4
Course: PHIL 300TR
Title: Christian Worldview
Credits: 4
Course: EED 425
Credits: 3
Course: EDUC 400TR
Title: Elem Methods - Health/PE
Credits: 3
Course: ENG 110
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: English Composition I
Credits: 3
Course: ENG 157
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 100TR
Title: Multicultural Literature
Credits: 3
Course: ENG 200
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 200TR
Title: Rhetoric & Research
Credits: 3
Course: ENG 270
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 200TR
Title: Literary Interpret & Analysis
Credits: 3
Course: ENG 280
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 200TR
Title: Rhetoric and Critical Thinking
Credits: 3
Course: ENV 100T
Credits: 3
Course: ENVT 100TR
Title: Prin of Environmental Science
Credits: 3
Course: FP 100
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: GEN 105
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: GEN 201
Credits: 3
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: Found for University Success
Credits: 3
Course: GEN 300
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: HCIS ALL
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: HCS 120T
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: HCS 131T
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: HCS 235T
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: HIS 311
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 300TR
Title: Nevada and U.S. Constitution
Credits: 3
Course: HPE 270
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 200TR
Title: Phys Educ/Health for Educators
Credits: 3
Satisfies Education Elem Phys Ed requirement.
Course: HST 175
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: American Experience Since 1945
Credits: 3
Course: HUM 105
Credits: 3
Course: HUMA 100TR
Title: World Mythology
Credits: 3
Course: HUM 115
Credits: 3
Course: HUMA 100TR
Title: Crit Thinking in Everyday Life
Credits: 3
Course: LIT 255
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 200TR
Title: Survey American Litr to 1860
Credits: 3
Course: LIT 265
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 200TR
Title: Survey American Litr frm 1860
Credits: 3
Course: MGT 331
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 305
Title: Behavior in Organizations
Credits: 3
Course: MGT 431
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 400TR
Title: Human Resource Mgmt
Credits: 3
Course: MGT 434
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 400TR
Title: Employment Law
Credits: 3
Course: MTH 208
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 200TR
Title: College Mathematics I
Credits: 3
Course: MTH 209
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 200TR
Title: College Mathematics II
Credits: 3
Course: MTH 213
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 200TR
Title: Math-Elementary Educators I
Credits: 3
Satisfies Education MATH 123 requirement.
Course: MTH 214
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 124
Title: Modern Elem Math II, QR
Credits: 3
Course: MTH 215
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 200TR
Title: Quantitative Reasoning I
Credits: 3
Course: MTH 216
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 200TR
Title: Quantitative Reasoning II
Credits: 3
or this course:
Course: MATH 107
Title: Math Explorations QR
Credits: 3
Awarded when MTH 215 also complete.
Course: PHY 201
Credits: 4
Course: PHYS 125
Title: College Physics I NW
Credits: 3
and this course:
Course: PHYS 135
Title: College Physics I Laboratory
Credits: 1
Course: PHY 202
Credits: 4
Course: PHYS 126
Title: College Physics II NW
Credits: 3
and this course:
Course: PHYS 136
Title: College Physics II Laboratory
Credits: 1
Course: PSY 110
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 100TR
Title: Psychology of Learning
Credits: 3
Course: PSY 205T
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 320
Title: Devel Across the Lifespan
Credits: 3
Course: SCI 150
Credits: 4
Course: NSCI 100TR
Title: Critical Analyses in Science
Credits: 4
Course: SCI 209
Credits: 3
Course: NSCI 200TR
Title: Oceanography
Credits: 3
Course: SCI 220
Credits: 3
Course: NURS 120
Title: Nutrition in Healthcare
Credits: 3
Course: SCI 220T
Credits: 3
Course: NURS 120
Title: Nutrition in Healthcare
Credits: 3
Course: SCI 250
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 201
Title: Intro Microbiology NW
Credits: 4
Course: SOC 110
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 100TR
Title: Tmwk, Coll, & Conflt Resol
Credits: 3