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):Santa Monica College	Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: ACCTG 1 Title: Intro Financial Acctg Credits: 5 compare this course	Course: BUSA 202 Title: Financial Accounting Credits: 5 GenEd:
Course: ACCTG 2 Title: Corp Fin & Managrl Acctg Credits: 5 compare this course	Course: BUSA 100TR Title: Corp Fin & Managrl Acctg Credits: 5 GenEd:
Course: AHIS 1 Title: Western Art History I Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: ARTD 180 Title: Hist of Western Art I CX Credits: 3 GenEd: AR CX
Course: AHIS 3 Title: Western Art History III Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: ARTD 100TR Title: Western Art History III Credits: 3 GenEd: AR CX
Course: ANATMY 1 Title: General Human Anatomy Credits: 4 compare this course	Course: BIOL 100TR Title: General Human Anatomy Credits: 4 GenEd: NS NW SM
or this course:	Course: BIOL 205 Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol I NW Credits: 4 GenEd: NAP1 NS NW SM
Course: ANTHRO 2 Title: Cultural Anthropology Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: ANTH 102 Title: Human Culture Diversity ES,GE Credits: 3 GenEd: C ES SO
Course: BIOL 15 Title: Marine Biology w/Lab Credits: 4 compare this course	Course: BIOL 100TR Title: Marine Biology w/Lab Credits: 4 GenEd: NW
Course: BIOL 2 Title: Human Biology Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: BIOL 100TR Title: Human Biology Credits: 3 GenEd: NS
Course: BIOL 22 Title: Genetics & Molecular Biology Credits: 4 compare this course	Course: BIOL 200TR Title: Genetics & Molecular Biology Credits: 4 GenEd: NS NW SM
Course: BOTANY 1 Title: General Botany Credits: 4 compare this course	Course: BIOL 100TR Title: General Botany Credits: 4 GenEd: NS NW SM
Course: BUS 1 Title: Introduction to Business Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: BUSA 201 Title: Intro to Business Global Envir Credits: 3 GenEd:
Course: BUS 32 Title: Business Communications Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: BUSA 200TR Title: Business Communications Credits: 3 GenEd:
Course: BUS 5 Title: Bus Law & Legal Environment Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: BUSA 100TR Title: Bus Law & Legal Environment Credits: 3 GenEd:
Course: BUS 87 Title: ERP System: Procurement Credits: 4 compare this course	Course: BUSA 200TR Title: ERP System: Procurement Credits: 4 GenEd:
Course: CHEM 10 Title: Intro General Chem Credits: 5 compare this course	Course: CHEM 105 Title: Chemistry of Life Credits: 5 GenEd: NCHL
Course: CHEM 11 Title: Gen Chemistry I Credits: 5 compare this course	Course: CHEM 115 Title: General Chemistry I NW Credits: 5 GenEd: NS NW SM
Course: CHEM 12 Title: Gen Chemistry II Credits: 5 compare this course	Course: CHEM 116 Title: General Chemistry II NW Credits: 5 GenEd: NS NW SM
Course: CHEM 19 Title: Fund General, Organic, Biochem Credits: 5 compare this course	Course: CHEM 105 Title: Chemistry of Life Credits: 5 GenEd: NCHL
Course: CIS 4 Title: Bus Info Sys w/Applications Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: BUSA 100TR Title: Bus Info Sys w/Applications Credits: 3 GenEd:
Course: COM ST 11 Title: Elements of Public Speaking Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: COMA 212 Title: Public Speaking Credits: 3 GenEd:
Course: CS 3 Title: Intro to Computer Systems Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: CSCI 100TR Title: Intro to Computer Science Credits: 3 GenEd:
Course: CS 50 Title: C Programming Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: CSCI 100TR Title: C Programming Credits: 3 GenEd: QR
Course: CS 52 Title: C++ Programming Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: CSCI 100TR Title: C++ Programming Credits: 3 GenEd:
Course: CS 55 Title: Java Programming Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: CSCI 100TR Title: Java Programming Credits: 3 GenEd:
Course: CS 56 Title: Advanced Java Programming Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: CSCI 100TR Title: Advanced Java Programming Credits: 3 GenEd:
Course: CS 87A Title: Python Programming Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: CSCI 100TR Title: Python Programming Credits: 3 GenEd: QR
Course: DANCE 42 Title: Contemporary Modern Dance 2 Credits: 1 compare this course	Course: DANC 100TR Title: Contemporary Modern Dance 2 Credits: 1 GenEd: AR FT
Course: ENGL 1 Title: Reading & Composition I Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: WRIT 100TR Title: Reading & Composition I Credits: 3 GenEd: WR
Course: ENGL 2 Title: Critical Analysis & Intrm Comp Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: WRIT 100TR Title: Critical Analysis & Intrm Comp Credits: 3 GenEd: WR
Course: ENGL 21A Title: English Fundamentals 1 Credits: 3 compare this course	This course does not transfer.
Course: ENGL 30A Title: Beg Creative Writing Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: ENGL 100TR Title: Beg Creative Writing Credits: 3 GenEd: WR
Course: ENGL 41 Title: Intro to Asian American Lit Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: ENGL 200TR Title: Intro to Asian American Lit Credits: 3 GenEd: IT LT
Course: ENGL 5 Title: English Literature I Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: ENGL 100TR Title: English Literature I Credits: 3 GenEd: IT
Course: ENGL 6 Title: English Literature 2 Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: ENGL 100TR Title: English Literature 2 Credits: 3 GenEd: IT
Course: ENGL 61 Title: Intro to the Fairy Tale Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: ENGL 200TR Title: Intro to the Fairy Tale Credits: 3 GenEd: IT LT
Course: ENGL 7 Title: American Literature 1 Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: ENGL 100TR Title: American Literature 1 Credits: 3 GenEd: IT LT
Course: FILM 20 Title: Beginning Scriptwriting Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: HUMA 200TR Title: Beginning Scriptwriting Credits: 3 GenEd: CX
Course: FILM 5 Title: Film & Society Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: HUMA 100TR Title: Film & Society Credits: 3 GenEd:
Course: FILM 8 Title: The Popular Film Genres Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: HUMA 100TR Title: The Popular Film Genres Credits: 3 GenEd: CX
Course: FILM 9 Title: The Great Film Makers Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: HUMA 100TR Title: The Great Film Makers Credits: 3 GenEd: CX
Course: GEOG 5 Title: Physical Geography w/ lab Credits: 4 compare this course	Course: NSCI 100TR Title: Physical Geography w/ Lab Credits: 4 GenEd: NS NW SM
Course: HIST 10 Title: Enthnicity & American Culture Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: HIST 100TR Title: Ehtnicity & American Culture Credits: 3 GenEd: ES
Course: HIST 11 Title: US Hist thru Reconstruction Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: HIST 100TR Title: US Hist thru Reconstruction Credits: 3 GenEd: ES
Course: HIST 2 Title: History Western Civilization Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: HIST 100TR Title: History Western Civilization Credits: 3 GenEd: ES SO
Course: JAPAN 3 Title: Intermediate Japanese I Credits: 5 compare this course	Course: LANG 201TR Title: Intermediate Japnanese I Credits: 5 GenEd:
Course: JAPAN 4 Title: Intermediate Japanese II Credits: 5 compare this course	Course: LANG 202TR Title: Intermediate Japanese II Credits: 5 GenEd:
Course: KIN PE 10 Title: Fitness Lab Credits: 1 compare this course	Course: FTWL 100TR Title: Fitness Lab Credits: 1 GenEd: FT
Course: KIN PE 11B Title: Interm Weight Training Credits: 1 compare this course	Course: FTWL 100TR Title: Interm Weight Training Credits: 1 GenEd: FT
Course: KIN PE 11N Title: Indiv Weight Training Credits: 1 compare this course	Course: FTWL 177 Title: Weight Training FT Credits: 1 GenEd: FT
Course: KIN PE 17 Title: Boxing for Fitness Credits: 1 compare this course	Course: FTWL 100TR Title: Boxing for Fitness Credits: 1 GenEd: FT
Course: KIN PE 43A Title: Beg Soccer Credits: 1 compare this course	Course: FTWL 100TR Title: Beg Soccer Credits: 1 GenEd: FT
Course: KIN PE 54A Title: Beg Tennis, First Level Credits: 1 compare this course	Course: FTWL 100TR Title: Beg Tennis, First Level Credits: 1 GenEd: FT
Course: KIN PE 57A Title: Beginning Volleyball Credits: 1 compare this course	Course: FTWL 100TR Title: Beginning Volleyball Credits: 1 GenEd: FT
Course: KIN PE 57B Title: Intermediate Volleyball Credits: 1 compare this course	Course: FTWL 100TR Title: Intermediate Volleball Credits: 1 GenEd: FT
Course: KIN PE 57C Title: Advanced Volleyball Credits: 1 compare this course	Course: FTWL 100TR Title: Advanced Volleyball Credits: 1 GenEd: FT
Course: KIN PE 58A Title: Beginning Yoga Credits: 1 compare this course	Course: FTWL 223 Title: Yoga FT Credits: 1 GenEd: FT
Course: LING 1 Title: Introduction to Linguistics Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: HUMA 100TR Title: Introduction to Linguistics Credits: 3 GenEd: IT
Course: MATH 2 Title: Precalculus Credits: 5 compare this course	Course: MATH 140 Title: Precalculus QR Credits: 5 GenEd: MR NS QR
Course: MATH 20 Title: Intermediate Algebra Credits: 5 compare this course	This course does not transfer.
Course: MATH 32 Title: Plane Geometry Credits: 3 compare this course	This course does not transfer.
Course: MATH 49 Title: Beg & Interm Alg/Stat&FinMath Credits: 6 compare this course	This course does not transfer.
Course: MATH 54 Title: Elementary Statistics Credits: 4 compare this course	Course: STAT 231 Title: Introductory Statistics QR Credits: 4 GenEd: MR NSTT QR
Course: MATH 7 Title: Calculus 1 Credits: 5 compare this course	Course: MATH 151 Title: Calculus I QR Credits: 5 GenEd: MR NS QR
Course: MATH 8 Title: Calculus 2 Credits: 5 compare this course	Course: MATH 152 Title: Calculus II QR Credits: 5 GenEd: MR NS QR
Course: MCRBIO 1 Title: Fundamentals of Biology Credits: 5 compare this course	Course: BIOL 201 Title: Intro Microbiology NW Credits: 5 GenEd: NMCR NS NW SM
Course: MEDIA 1 Title: Survey of Mass Media Comm Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: COMA 120 Title: Intro to Media Studies CX Credits: 3 GenEd: AR CX
Course: MEDIA 10 Title: Media, Gender, and Race Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: COMA 100TR Title: Media, Gender, and Race Credits: 3 GenEd: ES
Course: NUTR 1 Title: Intro to Nutrition Science Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: NURS 120 Title: Nutrition in Healthcare Credits: 3 GenEd: NNTR
Course: PHILOS 22 Title: Asian Philosophy Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: PHIL 200TR Title: Asian Philosophy Credits: 3 GenEd: PH VW
Course: PHYS 3 Title: Human Physiology Credits: 4 compare this course	Course: BIOL 100TR Title: Human Physiology Credits: 4 GenEd: NS NW SM
or this course:	Course: BIOL 206 Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol II NW Credits: 4 GenEd: NAP2 NS NW SM
Course: PHYSCS 20 Title: Prep for Calc Based Physics Credits: 2 compare this course	Course: PHYS 200TR Title: Prep for Calc Based Physics Credits: 2 GenEd:
Course: PHYSCS 6 Title: General Physics 1 w/Lab Credits: 4 compare this course	Course: PHYS 100TR Title: General Physics 1 w/Lab Credits: 4 GenEd: NS NW SM
Course: POL SC 1 Title: National & CA Govt Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: POLS 100TR Title: National & CA Govt Credits: 3 GenEd: ES
Course: POL SC 2 Title: Comparative Govt & Politics Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: POLS 100TR Title: Comparative Govt & Politics Credits: 3 GenEd: VW
Course: POL SC 5 Title: International Pol Econ/Global Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: POLS 100TR Title: International Pol Econ/Global Credits: 3 GenEd: VW
Course: POL SC 52 Title: Contemporary Political Thought Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: POLS 100TR Title: Contemporary Political Thought Credits: 3 GenEd: SO
Course: PRO CR 10 Title: Intro to Kinesiology Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: KINS 277 Title: Foundations of Kinesiology Credits: 3 GenEd:
Course: PRO CR 11 Title: Intro to Sports Injuries Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: KINS 100TR Title: Intro to Sports Injuries Credits: 3 GenEd:
Course: PSYCH 11 Title: Child Growth & Development Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: PSYC 320 Title: Devel Across the Lifespan Credits: 3 GenEd: NLFS UDNA
Course: PSYCH 19 Title: Lifespan Human Development Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: PSYC 320 Title: Devel Across the Lifespan Credits: 3 GenEd: NLFS UDNA
Course: PSYCH 2 Title: Physiological Psychology Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: PSYC 100TR Title: Physiological Psychology Credits: 3 GenEd: ES
Course: SOCIOL 1 Title: Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: SOCI 101 Title: Intro to Sociology ES Credits: 3 GenEd: A ES SO
Course: STAT C1000 Title: Introduction to Statistics Credits: 4 compare this course	Course: STAT 231 Title: Introductory Statistics QR Credits: 4 GenEd: MR NSTT QR
Course: TH ART 2 Title: Introduction to the Theatre Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: THEA 160 Title: The Theatre Industry CX Credits: 3 GenEd: AR CX
Course: WOM ST 10 Title: Intro to Women's Studies Credits: 3 compare this course	Course: GSRS 100TR Title: Intro to Women's Studies Credits: 3 GenEd: VW
Course: ZOOL 5 Title: Introductory Zoology Credits: 4 compare this course	Course: BIOL 100TR Title: Intro to Zoology Credits: 4 GenEd: NS SM

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