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):Cabrillo College Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: ATH 10
Credits: 0.5-2
Course: FTWL 200TR
Title: Athletic Conditioning
Credits: Variable
Course: ATH 15C
Credits: 3
Course: FTWL 250
Title: Directed Sports-Football
Credits: 3
Course: ATH 15D
Credits: 3
Course: FTWL 250
Title: Directed Sports-Soccer(M)
Credits: 3
Course: ATH 15E
Credits: 3
Course: FTWL 250
Title: Directed Sports-Soccer(W)
Credits: 3
Course: ATH 15F
Credits: 3
Course: FTWL 250
Title: Directed Sports-Water Polo (W)
Credits: 3
Course: ATH 15G
Credits: 3
Course: FTWL 250
Title: Directed Sports-Volleyball (W)
Credits: 3
Course: ATH 15H
Credits: 3
Course: FTWL 250
Title: Directed Sports-Water Polo (M)
Credits: 3
Course: ATH 15I
Credits: 1-2
Course: FTWL 250
Title: Directed Sports-Basketball(M)
Credits: Variable
Course: ATH 15J
Credits: 1-2
Course: FTWL 250
Title: Directed Sports-Basketball(W)
Credits: Variable
Course: ATH 15K
Credits: 3
Course: FTWL 250
Title: Directed Sports-Baseball
Credits: 3
Course: ATH 15M
Credits: 3
Course: FTWL 250
Title: Directed Sports-Softball
Credits: 3
Course: ATH 15N
Credits: 3
Course: FTWL 250
Title: Directed Sports-Swim/Dive(M)
Credits: 3
Course: ATH 15P
Credits: 3
Course: FTWL 250
Title: Directed Sports-Swim/Dive(W)
Credits: 3
Course: ATH 15Q
Credits: 3
Course: FTWL 250
Title: Directed Sports-Tennis(M)
Credits: 3
Course: ATH 15R
Credits: 3
Course: FTWL 250
Title: Directed Sports-Tennis(W)
Credits: 3
Course: ATH 15S
Credits: 3
Course: FTWL 250
Title: Directed Sports-SandVolleyball
Credits: Variable
Course: ATH 33
Credits: 0.5-3
Course: FTWL 200TR
Title: Soccer Skills Development
Credits: Variable
Course: CAHM 20
Credits: 3
Course: NURS 120
Title: Nutrition in Healthcare
Credits: 3
Course: COMM 6
Credits: 1
This course does not transfer.
Course: ECE 157C
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: ECE 159
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: ECE 51AB
Credits: 2
This course does not transfer.
Course: ENGL 100
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Elements of Writing
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 100L
Credits: 1
This course does not transfer.
Course: ENGL 1A
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: College Composition
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 1B
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Composition & Literature
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 2
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Composition & Crit Thinking
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 15
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 200TR
Title: Recent American History
Credits: 3
Course: KIN 5
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 100TR
Title: Theory of Coaching
Credits: 3
Course: KIN 51A
Credits: 0.5-2
Course: FTWL 100TR
Title: Beginning Futsal
Credits: Variable
Course: MATH 112S
Credits: 0.5
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Support for Statistics
Credits: 0.5
Course: MATH 152
Credits: 5
This course does not transfer.
Course: NUTR 20
Credits: 3
Course: NURS 120
Title: Nutrition in Healthcare
Credits: 3
Course: PSYCH 1
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 101
Title: Intro to Psychology ES
Credits: 3
Course: PSYCH 8
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 320
Title: Devel Across the Lifespan
Credits: 3