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):Pasadena City College Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: ANTH 001
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 100TR
Title: Physical Anthropology
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 002A
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Chem - Gen, Org, and Biochem
Credits: 4
Course: CHIN 001
Credits: 5
Course: CHIN 101
Title: Elementary Chinese GE
Credits: 5
Course: CHIN 002
Credits: 5
Course: CHIN 102
Title: Elementary Chinese GE
Credits: 5
Course: CINE 007B
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 100TR
Title: Contemporary Film History
Credits: 3
Course: COMM 001
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 120
Title: Intro to Media Studies CX
Credits: 3
Course: DANC 021A
Credits: 3
Course: DANC 301
Title: Dance and Culture ES
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 001A
Credits: 4
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Reading and Composition
Credits: 4
Course: ENGL 001C
Credits: 4
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Interm Comp: Crit Think&Argmnt
Credits: 4
Course: HIST 007A
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: US History to 1876
Credits: 3
Course: HUM 004
Credits: 3
Course: HUMA 100TR
Title: Humanities Through the Arts
Credits: 3
Course: JOUR 002
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 100TR
Title: Beginning Journalism
Credits: 3
Course: JOUR 007A
Credits: 4
Course: COMA 229
Title: Student Media
Credits: 2
and this course:
Course: COMA 200TR
Title: Student Media Elective
Credits: 2
Course: JOUR 007B
Credits: 4
Course: COMA 429
Title: Advanced Student Media
Credits: 2
and this course:
Course: COMA 400TR
Title: Adv Student Media Elective
Credits: 2
Course: KINA 048A
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 100TR
Title: Beginning Fencing
Credits: 1
Course: KINA 054A
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 162
Title: Beginning Tennis PE
Credits: 1
Course: KINA 054B
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 192
Title: Intermediate Tennis PE
Credits: 1
Course: MATH 009
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 140
Title: Precalculus QR
Credits: 5
Course: PHOT 002
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Digital Photography I
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS 010
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS 100TR
Title: Descriptive Intro to Physics
Credits: 3
or this course:
Course: PHYS 100TR
Title: Descriptive Intro Physics (L)
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS 010L
Credits: 1
Course: PHYS 100TR
Title: Descriptive Physics in the Lab
Credits: 1
Course: SOC 001
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 101
Title: Intro to Sociology ES
Credits: 3
Course: SPCH 001
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 212
Title: Public Speaking
Credits: 3
Course: SPCH 006
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 211
Title: Debate
Credits: 3
Course: SPCH 013
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 101
Title: Introduction to Communication
Credits: 3
Course: THRT 002A
Credits: 3
Course: THEA 250
Title: Acting I: Fundamentals CX
Credits: 3
Course: TVR 002A
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 100TR
Title: Beginning Audio Production
Credits: 3
Course: TVR 002B
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: TVR 014A
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: TVR 117
Credits: 1
This course does not transfer.