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):Santa Barbara City College Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: AJ 101
Credits: 3
Course: CRIM 100TR
Title: Intro to the Admin of Justice
Credits: 3
Course: AJ 102
Credits: 3
Course: CRIM 100TR
Title: Ethics Criminal Justice System
Credits: 3
Course: AJ 103
Credits: 3
Course: CRIM 100TR
Title: Leg Aspect Evidence/Procedure
Credits: 3
Course: AJ 125
Credits: 3
Course: CRIM 100TR
Title: Introduction to Criminology
Credits: 3
Course: ART 100
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Art in Culture
Credits: 3
Course: ART 101
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Visual Literacy
Credits: 3
Course: ART 150
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 230
Title: Ceramics 1 CX
Credits: 3
Course: ASL 101
Credits: 5
Course: ASLS 101
Title: American Sign Language
Credits: 5
Course: ASL 102
Credits: 5
Course: ASLS 102
Title: American Sign Language
Credits: 5
Course: ASL 103
Credits: 5
Course: ASLS 201
Title: Intermed Am Sign Language I
Credits: 5
Course: ASL 104
Credits: 5
Course: ASLS 202
Title: Intermed Am Sign Language II
Credits: 5
Course: BLST 101
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: African-Am U.S. Hist to WWII
Credits: 3
Course: BLST 103
Credits: 3
Course: SSCI 100TR
Title: African-American Culture
Credits: 3
Course: COMM 101
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 101
Title: Introduction to Communication
Credits: 3
Course: COMM 121
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 100TR
Title: Interpersonal Communication
Credits: 3
Course: COMM 122
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 100TR
Title: Mediated Interpersonal Comm
Credits: 3
Course: COMM 131
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 212
Title: Public Speaking
Credits: 3
Course: EH 110
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Introduction to Horticulture
Credits: 3
Course: ENG 110
Credits: 4
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Composition and Reading
Credits: 4
Course: ENG 111
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Crit Thnk/Composition Thru Lit
Credits: 3
Course: ENG 200
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 214
Title: Intro to Major Lit Genres IT
Credits: 3
Course: ERTH 101
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS 100TR
Title: Introductory Astronomy
Credits: 3
or this course:
Course: PHYS 110
Title: Astronomy NW
Credits: 4
Course: ERTH 102
Credits: 1
Course: PHYS 100TR
Title: Observational Astronomy Lab
Credits: 1
or this course:
Course: PHYS 110TR
Title: Astronomy Lab
Credits: 0
Course: HIST 101
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: Hist of US to 1877
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 102
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: Hist of US since 1865
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 112
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: American Environmental History
Credits: 3
Course: HIT 135
Credits: 3
Course: NURS 100TR
Title: Basic Medical Terminology
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 114
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 107
Title: Math Explorations QR
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 117
Credits: 4
Course: STAT 231
Title: Introductory Statistics QR
Credits: 4
Course: MUS 100
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Fund of Music Techniques
Credits: 3
Course: MUS 102A
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 125
Title: Ear Training I CX
Credits: 3
Course: MUS 102B
Credits: 2.5
Course: MUSI 126
Title: Ear Training II CX
Credits: 2.67
Course: MUS 104A
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Beginning Theory
Credits: 3
or this course:
Course: MUSI 133
Title: Music Theory & Analysis IA
Credits: 2
Course: MUS 104B
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 135
Title: Music Theory & Analysis IB
Credits: 2
and this course:
Course: MUSI 136
Title: Music Theory & Analysis II
Credits: 2
Course: MUS 110
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 101
Title: Introduction to Music CX
Credits: 3
Course: MUS 115
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Hist & Apprec of Rock/Pop
Credits: 3
Course: MUS 140A
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 151
Title: Keyboard Musicianship I
Credits: 1
Course: MUS 140B
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 152
Title: Keyboard Musicianship II
Credits: 1
Course: MUS 150
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 241
Title: String Lab I
Credits: 1
Course: MUS 151
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 242
Title: String Lab II
Credits: 1
Course: MUS 152
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Begin Wind & Percussion Tech
Credits: 1
Course: MUS 153
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Intrmed Wind & Percussion Tech
Credits: 1
Course: MUS 154
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 248
Title: Voice Lab
Credits: 1
Course: MUS 155
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 204
Title: Private Instruction: Voice CX
Credits: 1
Course: MUS 202A
Credits: 2.5
Course: MUSI 200TR
Title: Intermediate Musicianship
Credits: 2.67
Course: MUS 202B
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 225
Title: Ear Training III CX
Credits: 3
Course: MUS 204A
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 235
Title: Music Theory & Analysis III
Credits: 3
Course: MUS 204B
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 236
Title: Music Theory & Analysis IV
Credits: 3
Course: PD 110
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: PE 145A
Credits: 1.5
Course: FTWL 100TR
Title: Dance Fitness: Beginning
Credits: 1.5
Course: PHIL 101
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 125
Title: Ethics and the Good Life VW
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS 102
Credits: 4
Course: PHYS 100TR
Title: Intro Physics Science Majors
Credits: 4
Course: POLS 101
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 151
Title: American Government ES
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 110
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 100TR
Title: Politics, Society & Mass Media
Credits: 3
Course: PSY 100
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 101
Title: Intro to Psychology ES
Credits: 3
Course: PSY 110
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 100TR
Title: Intro Psychological Psychology
Credits: 3
Course: PSY 125
Credits: 4
Course: PSYC 100TR
Title: Psych of Human Sexuality
Credits: 4
Course: PSY 150
Credits: 4
Course: STAT 100TR
Title: Statistics for Behavioral Sci
Credits: 4
Course: SOC 104
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 100TR
Title: Social Psychology
Credits: 3