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):De Anza College Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: ANTH 001
Credits: 4
Course: ANTH 100TR
Title: Physical Anthropology
Credits: 2.67
or this course:
Course: ANTH 101
Title: Intro/Human Biol Diversity NW
Credits: 3.33
Course: ANTH 001L
Credits: 1
Course: ANTH 100TR
Title: Physical Anthropology Lab
Credits: 0.67
or this course:
Course: ANTH 101TR
Title: Intro/Human Biol Diversity Lab
Credits: 0
Course: ANTH 002
Credits: 4
Course: ANTH 102
Title: Human Culture Diversity ES
Credits: 2.67
Course: ANTH 006
Credits: 4
Course: ANTH 100TR
Title: Linguistic Anthropology
Credits: 2.67
Course: BIOL 006A
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Form/Function Biologic World
Credits: 3.33
Course: BIOL 010
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 111
Title: Biology & Modern World NW
Credits: 3.33
Course: BIOL 026
Credits: 6
Course: BIOL 201
Title: Intro Microbiology NW
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 040A
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Human Anatomy and Physiology
Credits: 3.33
Course: BIOL 040B
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 205
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol I NW
Credits: 3.33
Course: BIOL 040C
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 206
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol II NW
Credits: 3.33
Course: BIOL 045
Credits: 4
Course: NURS 120
Title: Nutrition in Healthcare
Credits: 2.67
Course: CETH 10
Credits: 4
Course: GSRS 100TR
Title: Race,Ethnicity & Inequality
Credits: 2.67
Course: COMM 1
Credits: 5
Course: COMA 212
Title: Public Speaking
Credits: 3.33
Course: COMM 10
Credits: 5
Course: COMA 101
Title: Introduction to Communication
Credits: 3.33
Course: DANC 038A
Credits: 4
Course: DANC 100TR
Title: Appreciation of Dance
Credits: 2.67
Course: ES 76
Credits: 1
This course does not transfer.
Course: EWRT 1A
Credits: 5
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Composition and Reading
Credits: 3.33
Course: EWRT 1B
Credits: 5
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Reading, Writing & Research
Credits: 3.33
Course: EWRT 2
Credits: 5
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Crit Reading, Writing & Think
Credits: 3.33
Course: GEO 004
Credits: 4
Course: SSCI 100TR
Title: Cultural Geography
Credits: 2.67
Course: HIST 017B
Credits: 4
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: Hist US from 1800-1900
Credits: 2.67
Course: HIST 017C
Credits: 4
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: Hist US 1900-Present
Credits: 2.67
Course: HUMI 1
Credits: 4
Course: HUMA 100TR
Title: Creative Minds
Credits: 2.67
Course: KNES 19AX
Credits: 1
Course: KINS 100TR
Title: Strength Development
Credits: 0.67
Course: KNES 45
Credits: 5
Course: KINS 201
Title: Introduction to Kinesiology I
Credits: 3.33
Course: KNES 47
Credits: 5
Course: KINS 100TR
Title: Intro to Women in Sports
Credits: 3.33
Course: KNES 48
Credits: 5
Course: KINS 100TR
Title: Intro to Coaching
Credits: 3.33
Course: LIB 1
Credits: 1
This course does not transfer.
Course: MATH 001A
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Calculus
Credits: 3.33
Course: MATH 001B
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 151
Title: Calculus I QR
Credits: 3.33
Course: MATH 001C
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 253
Title: Multivariable Calculus
Credits: 3.33
Course: MATH 011
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 200TR
Title: Finite Mathematics
Credits: 3.33
Course: MATH 31
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Precalculus I
Credits: 3.33
Course: MATH 32
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Precalculus II
Credits: 3.33
or this course:
Course: MATH 140
Title: Precalculus QR
Credits: 3.33
Course: NUTR 010
Credits: 4
Course: KINS 100TR
Title: Contemporary Nutrition
Credits: 2.67
Course: PE 32HX
Credits: 1
Course: FTWL 100TR
Title: Offensive Football Tech
Credits: 0.67
Course: PE 32I
Credits: 2
Course: FTWL 100TR
Title: Defensive Football Techniques
Credits: 1.33
Course: PE 40
Credits: 3
Course: FTWL 100TR
Title: Intercollegiate Football
Credits: 2
Course: PE 40X
Credits: 1-5
Course: FTWL 100TR
Title: Intercollegiate Football
Credits: 0.67
Course: PE 44M
Credits: 3
Course: FTWL 100TR
Title: Intercoll Men's Basketball
Credits: 2
Course: PE 44MX
Credits: 1.5
Course: FTWL 100TR
Title: Intercoll Men's Basketball
Credits: 1
Course: POLI 1
Credits: 5
Course: POLS 151
Title: American Government ES
Credits: 3.33
Course: POLI 2
Credits: 4
Course: POLS 200TR
Title: Comparative Politics
Credits: 2.67
Course: POLI 5
Credits: 4
Course: POLS 100TR
Title: Intro to Politicl Thot & Theor
Credits: 2.67
Course: PSYC 1
Credits: 4
Course: PSYC 101
Title: Intro to Psychology ES
Credits: 2.67
Course: PSYC 14
Credits: 4
Course: PSYC 320
Title: Devel Across the Lifespan
Credits: 2.67
Course: SPCH 010
Credits: 4
Course: COMA 212
Title: Public Speaking
Credits: 2.67