Interactive Equivalency Guide | Registrar

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):American River College	Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: ACCT 301 Title: Financial Accounting Credits: 4 compare this course	Course: BUSA 202 Title: Financial Accounting Credits: 4 GenEd:
Course: ACCT 311 Title: Managerial Accounting Credits: 4 compare this course	Course: BUSA 203 Title: Managerial Accounting Credits: 4 GenEd:
Course: ANTH 12 Title: Magic, Witchcraft & Religion Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: ANTH 100TR Title: Magic, Witchcraft & Religion Credits: 3 GenEd: SO
Course: ANTH 300 Title: Physical Anthropology Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: ANTH 100TR Title: Physical Anthropology Credits: 3 GenEd:
or this course:	Course: ANTH 101 Title: Intro/Human Biol Diversity NW Credits: 3 GenEd: NW SM Awarded when ANTH 301 also completed.
Course: ANTH 301 Title: Physical Anthropology Lab Credits: 1 compare this course	Course: ANTH 100TR Title: Physical Anthropology Lab Credits: 1 GenEd: NW SM
Course: ANTH 310 Title: Cultural Anthropology Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: ANTH 102 Title: Human Cultural Diver ES Credits: 3 GenEd: C ES SO
Course: ANTH 320 Title: Intro to Arch & World PreHist Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: ANTH 103 Title: Archaeology & Prehistory ES Credits: 3 GenEd: ES SO
Course: ANTH 333 Title: American Indians of CA Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: ANTH 100TR Title: American Indians of CA Credits: 3 GenEd: SO
Course: ARTH 300 Title: Art Appreciation Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: ARTD 100TR Title: Art Appreciation Credits: 3 GenEd: AR CX
Course: ARTH 318 Title: History of American Art Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: ARTD 100TR Title: History of American Art Credits: 3 GenEd: AR CX
Course: ASTR 300 Title: Intro to Astronomy Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: PHYS 100TR Title: Intro to Astronomy Credits: 3 GenEd: NS
or this course:	Course: PHYS 110 Title: Astronomy - NW Credits: 3 GenEd: NS NW SM Awarded when ASTR 400 also completed.
Course: ASTR 400 Title: Astronomy Laboratory Credits: 1 compare this course	Course: PHYS 110TR Title: Astronomy Lab Credits: 1 GenEd: NS NW SM
Course: BIO 115 Title: Basic Anatomy & Physiology Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: BIOL 100TR Title: Basic Anatomy & Physiology I Credits: 3 GenEd: NS
Course: BIO 116 Title: Basic Anatomy & Physiology Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: BIOL 100TR Title: Basic Anatomy & Physiology II Credits: 3 GenEd: NS
Course: BIOL 430 Title: Anatomy and Physiology Credits: 5 compare this course	Course: BIOL 205 Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol I NW Credits: 5 GenEd: NAP1 NS NW SM
Course: BIOL 431 Title: Anatomy and Physiology Credits: 5 compare this course	Course: BIOL 206 Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol II NW Credits: 5 GenEd: NAP2 NS NW SM
Course: BIOL 440 Title: General Microbiology Credits: 4 compare this course	Course: BIOL 201 Title: Intro Microbiology NW Credits: 4 GenEd: NMCR NS NW SM
Course: BUS 300 Title: Introduction to Business Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: BUSA 201 Title: Intro to Business Global Envir Credits: 3 GenEd:
Course: BUS 320 Title: Concepts of Personal Finance Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: BUSA 100TR Title: Concepts of Personal Finance Credits: 3 GenEd:
Course: BUS 340 Title: Business Law Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: BUSA 200TR Title: Business Law Credits: 3 GenEd:
Course: CHEM 305 Title: Introduction to Chemistry Credits: 5 compare this course	Course: CHEM 105 Title: Chemistry of Life NW Credits: 5 GenEd: NCHL NS NW SM
Course: CHEM 306 Title: Intro to Organic & Biochem Credits: 5 compare this course	Course: CHEM 200TR Title: Intro to Organic & Biochem Credits: 5 GenEd: NS NW SM
or this course:	Course: CHEM 105 Title: Chemistry of Life NW Credits: 5 GenEd: NCHL NS NW SM Awarded when CHEM 305 also completed.
Course: ECE 312 Title: Child Development Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: EDUC 100TR Title: Child Development Credits: 3 GenEd:
Course: ECON 302 Title: Princ of Macroeconomics Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: ECON 102 Title: Princ. of Macroeconomics ES Credits: 3 GenEd: ES SO
Course: ECON 304 Title: Princ of Microeconomics Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: ECON 101 Title: Princ. of Microeconomics ES Credits: 3 GenEd: ES SO
Course: ENGL 1A Title: College Composition Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: WRIT 100TR Title: College Composition Credits: 3 GenEd: WR
Course: ENGLT 300 Title: Intro to Fiction Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: ENGL 100TR Title: Intro to Fiction Credits: 3 GenEd: IT LT
Course: ENGLT 494 Title: Topics in Literature Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: ENGL 213 Title: Topics: Themes/Authors IT Credits: Variable GenEd: IT LT
Course: ENGWR 300 Title: College Writing Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: WRIT 100TR Title: College Writing Credits: 3 GenEd: WR
Course: ENGWR 301 Title: College Comp & Literature Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: WRIT 100TR Title: College Comp & Literature Credits: 3 GenEd: WR
Course: ENGWR 302 Title: Advanced Comp & Crit Think Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: WRIT 100TR Title: Advanced Comp & Crit Think Credits: 3 GenEd: WR
Course: ENGWR 306 Title: Advanced Writ Across Curric Credits: 0.5 compare this course	Course: WRIT 100TR Title: Advanced Writ Across Curric Credits: 0.5 GenEd:
Course: ENGWR 362 Title: Writ in the Disciplines: Comp Credits: 0.5-1 compare this course	Course: WRIT 100TR Title: Writ in the Disciplines: Comp Credits: 1 GenEd:
Course: FITNS 350 Title: Fitness & Weight Control Credits: 2 compare this course	Course: KINS 100TR Title: Fitness & Weight Control Credits: 2 GenEd:
Course: FITNS 375 Title: Introduction to Meditation Credits: 1 compare this course	Course: FTWL 200TR Title: Introduction to Meditation Credits: 1 GenEd: FT
Course: FITNS 440 Title: Swimming Credits: 1 compare this course	Course: PHED 201 Title: Swimming for Non-Swimmers PE Credits: 1 GenEd: FT
Course: GEOG 300 Title: Phys Geog: Expl Earth Env Sys Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: GEOS 100TR Title: Phys Geog: Expl Earth Env Sys Credits: 3 GenEd: NS
or this course:	Course: GEOS 100TR Title: Phys Geog: Exp Erth Env Sy (L) Credits: 3 GenEd: NS NW SM Awarded when GEOG 301 also completed.
Course: GEOG 301 Title: Physical Geography Lab Credits: 1 compare this course	Course: GEOS 100TR Title: Physical Geography Lab Credits: 1 GenEd: NS NW SM
Course: HEED 300 Title: Health Science Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: KINS 100TR Title: Health Science Credits: 3 GenEd:
Course: HEED 308 Title: Environmental Hlth Science Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: KINS 100TR Title: Environmental Hlth Science Credits: 3 GenEd:
Course: HIST 310 Title: History of the US Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: HIST 100TR Title: History of the US Credits: 3 GenEd: SO
Course: HIST 311 Title: History of the US Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: HIST 100TR Title: History of US Credits: 3 GenEd: SO
Course: HIST 327 Title: Chic/Mex American History Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: HIST 100TR Title: Chic/Mex American History Credits: 3 GenEd: SO
Course: HIST 330 Title: Women in American History Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: HIST 100TR Title: Women in American History Credits: 3 GenEd: SO
Course: HUM 355 Title: Intro to World Religions Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: RELI 100TR Title: Intro to World Religions Credits: 3 GenEd: RG
Course: MATH 400 Title: Calculus I Credits: 5 compare this course	Course: MATH 200TR Title: Calculus I Credits: 5 GenEd: MR QR
Course: MATH 401 Title: Calculus II Credits: 5 compare this course	Course: MATH 200TR Title: Calculus II Credits: 5 GenEd: MR QR
Course: MATH 402 Title: Calculus III Credits: 5 compare this course	Course: MATH 200TR Title: Calculus III Credits: 5 GenEd: MR QR
Course: MUFHL 310 Title: Survey Mus Hist & Lit to 1750 Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: MUSI 100TR Title: Survey Mus Hist & Lit to 1750 Credits: 3 GenEd: AR
Course: MUFHL 311 Title: Survey Mus Hist/Lit 1750-Pres Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: MUSI 100TR Title: Survey Mus Hist/Lit 1750-Pres Credits: 3 GenEd: AR
Course: MUFHL 315 Title: Jazz History Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: MUSI 103 Title: History of Jazz CX Credits: 3 GenEd: AR CX
Course: NUTRI 300 Title: Nutrition Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: NURS 120 Title: Nutrition in Healthcare Credits: 3 GenEd: NNTR
Course: PHIL 300 Title: Intro to Philosophy Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: PHIL 121 Title: The Examined Life VW Credits: 3 GenEd: PH VW
Course: PHIL 350 Title: Phil of Religion Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: PHIL 200TR Title: Philosophy of Religion Credits: 3 GenEd: PH
Course: POLS 301 Title: Intro to Gov't: US Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: POLS 151 Title: American Government ES Credits: 3 GenEd: ES SO
Course: PSYC 300 Title: General Principles Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: PSYC 101 Title: Intro to Psychology ES Credits: 3 GenEd: ES SO
Course: PSYC 356 Title: Human Sexuality Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: PSYC 370 Title: Gender and Sexuality Credits: 3 GenEd: UDNA
Course: PSYC 370 Title: Human Development: Life Span Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: PSYC 320 Title: Devel Across the Lifespan Credits: 3 GenEd: NLFS UDNA
Course: SPAN 401 Title: Elementary Spanish Credits: 4 compare this course	Course: HISP 101 Title: Elementary Spanish Credits: 4 GenEd: C
Course: SPAN 402 Title: Elementary Spanish Credits: 4 compare this course	Course: HISP 102 Title: Elementary Spanish Credits: 4 GenEd: C
Course: SPAN 411 Title: Intermediate Spanish Credits: 4 compare this course	Course: HISP 201 Title: Intermediate Spanish VW Credits: 4 GenEd: C VW
Course: SPAN 412 Title: Intermediate Spanish Credits: 4 compare this course	Course: HISP 202 Title: Intermediate Spanish VW Credits: 4 GenEd: C VW
Course: SPEECH 301 Title: Public Speaking Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: COMA 212 Title: Public Speaking Credits: 3 GenEd:
Course: SPEECH 331 Title: Group Discussion Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: COMA 214 Title: Group Communication Credits: 3 GenEd:
Course: STAT 300 Title: Intro to Probability & Stats Credits: 4 compare this course	Course: STAT 231 Title: Introductory Statistics QR Credits: 4 GenEd: MR NSTT QR
Course: STAT 301 Title: Intro to Probability & Stats Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: STAT 231 Title: Introductory Statistics QR Credits: 3 GenEd: MR NSTT QR
Course: TAFILM 303 Title: History of Film: 1880-1950s Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: HUMA 100TR Title: History of Film: 1880-1950s Credits: 3 GenEd: AR

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