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):Ventura College Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: ACCT V01A
Credits: 5
Course: BUSA 202
Title: Financial Accounting
Credits: 5
Course: ACCT V01B
Credits: 5
Course: BUSA 203
Title: Managerial Accounting
Credits: 5
Course: ACCT V03
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: ANAT V01
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: General Human Anatomy
Credits: 4
or this course:
Course: BIOL 205
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol I NW
Credits: 4
Awarded when PHSO V01 also complete.
Course: ANTH V02
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 102
Title: Human Culture Diversity ES
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL V01
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Principles of Biology
Credits: 3
or this course:
Course: BIOL 111
Title: Biology & Modern World NW
Credits: 4
Awarded when BIOL V01L also complete.
Course: BIOL V01L
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Principles of Biology Lab
Credits: 1
or this course:
Course: BIOL 111TR
Title: Biology & Modern World Lab
Credits: 0
Awarded when BIOL V01 also complete.
Course: BUS V30
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 201
Title: Intro to Business Global Envir
Credits: 3
Course: BUS V33
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 303
Title: Business Law & Legal Envt
Credits: 3
Course: CHST V01
Credits: 3
Course: LTST 100TR
Title: Intro to Chicano Studies
Credits: 3
Course: COMM C1000
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 212
Title: Public Speaking
Credits: 3
Course: COMM V01
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 101
Title: Introduction to Communication
Credits: 3
Course: COMM V03
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 100TR
Title: Group Communication
Credits: 3
Course: ECON V01A
Credits: 3
Course: ECON 102
Title: Princ. of Macroeconomics ES
Credits: 3
Course: ECON V01B
Credits: 3
Course: ECON 101
Title: Princ. of Microeconomics ES
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL V01A
Credits: 4
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: English Composition
Credits: 4
Course: ENGL V01B
Credits: 4
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Critical Think & Comp Litr
Credits: 4
Course: FILM V01
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 100TR
Title: Intro to Media Aesthetics
Credits: 3
Course: GEOL V02
Credits: 3
Course: ESCI 100TR
Title: Physical Geography
Credits: 3
or this course:
Course: ESCI 100TR
Title: Physical Geography w/Lab
Credits: 4
Awarded when GEOL V02L also complete.
Course: HED V01
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 100TR
Title: Health & Fitness
Credits: 3
Course: HED V03
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 320
Title: Nutrition, Hlth & Performance
Credits: 3
Course: HED V87
Credits: 3
Course: NURS 120
Title: Nutrition in Healthcare
Credits: 3
Course: HED V93
Credits: 3
Course: FTWL 200TR
Title: Health and Wellness
Credits: 3
Course: HIST V55
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: US Hist: Native Amer since Civ
Credits: 3
Course: ICA V02
Credits: 4
Course: FTWL 250
Title: Intercollegiate Baseball
Credits: 4
Course: ICA V03
Credits: 4
Course: FTWL 250
Title: Intercoll Basketball - Men
Credits: 4
Not eligible for repeat transfer credit.
Course: ICA V04
Credits: 4
Course: FTWL 250
Title: Intercoll Basketball - Women
Credits: 4
Not eligible for repeat transfer credit.
Course: ICA V05
Credits: 4
Course: FTWL 250
Title: Intercoll Cross-Country - Men
Credits: 4
Not eligible for repeat transfer credit.
Course: ICA V06
Credits: 4
Course: FTWL 250
Title: Directed Sports
Credits: 4
Not eligible for repeat transfer credit.
Course: ICA V07
Credits: 4
Course: FTWL 250
Title: Intercollegiate Football
Credits: 4
Not eligible for repeat transfer credit.
Course: ICA V08
Credits: 4
Course: FTWL 250
Title: Intercollegiate Golf
Credits: 4
Not eligible for repeat transfer credit.
Course: ICA V09
Credits: 4
Course: FTWL 250
Title: Intercoll Football - Women
Credits: 4
Not eligible for repeat transfer credit.
Course: ICA V13
Credits: 4
Course: FTWL 250
Title: Intercollegiate Soccer - Women
Credits: 4
Not eligible for repeat transfer credit.
Course: ICA V14
Credits: 4
Course: FTWL 250
Title: Intercollegiate Softball - Wmn
Credits: 4
Not eligible for repeat transfer credit.
Course: ICA V15
Credits: 4
Course: FTWL 250
Title: Intercoll Swim & Dive - Men
Credits: 4
Not eligible for repeat transfer credit.
Course: ICA V16
Credits: 4
Course: FTWL 250
Title: Intercoll Swim & Dive - Women
Credits: 4
Not eligible for repeat transfer credit.
Course: ICA V17
Credits: 4
Course: FTWL 250
Title: Intercollegiate Tennis - Men
Credits: 4
Not eligible for repeat transfer credit.
Course: ICA V18
Credits: 4
Course: FTWL 250
Title: Intercollegiate Tennis - Women
Credits: 4
Not eligible for repeat transfer credit.
Course: ICA V19
Credits: 4
Course: FTWL 250
Title: Intercoll Track & Field - Men
Credits: 4
Not eligible for repeat transfer credit.
Course: ICA V20
Credits: 4
Course: FTWL 250
Title: Intercoll Track & Field - Wmn
Credits: 4
Not eligible for repeat transfer credit.
Course: ICA V22
Credits: 4
Course: FTWL 250
Title: Intercolleg Volleyball - Women
Credits: 4
Not eligible for repeat transfer credit.
Course: ICA V23
Credits: 4
Course: FTWL 250
Title: Intercolleg Water Polo - Men
Credits: 4
Not eligible for repeat transfer credit.
Course: ICA V24
Credits: 4
Course: FTWL 250
Title: Intercolleg Water Polo - Women
Credits: 4
Not eligible for repeat transfer credit.
Course: ICA V25
Credits: 4
Course: FTWL 250
Title: Intercol Beach Volleyball-Wmn
Credits: 4
Not eligible for repeat transfer credit.
Course: ICA V30B
Credits: 1
Course: FTWL 200TR
Title: Off-Season Conditioning II
Credits: 1
Not eligible for repeat transfer credit.
Course: ICA V31B
Credits: 0.5
Course: FTWL 200TR
Title: Pre-Season Conditioning I
Credits: 0.67
Course: ICA V69
Credits: 1
Course: FTWL 100TR
Title: Spring Intercollegiate Ftball
Credits: 1
Course: KIN V10
Credits: 1
Course: FTWL 183
Title: Power Aerobics FT
Credits: 1
Course: KIN V18
Credits: 1
Course: FTWL 200TR
Title: Cardio Machine Training
Credits: 1
Course: KIN V24
Credits: 1
Course: KINS 100TR
Title: Life Fitness
Credits: 1
Course: KIN V26
Credits: 1
Course: FTWL 177
Title: Weight Training FT
Credits: 1
Course: KIN V50A
Credits: 1
Course: FTWL 100TR
Title: Aikido I
Credits: 1
Course: MATH V44
Credits: 4
Course: STAT 231
Title: Introductory Statistics QR
Credits: 4
Course: MATH V44J
Credits: 2
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Just-In-Time Support Elem Stat
Credits: 2
Course: MATH V46
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 128
Title: Linear Models & Calculus QR
Credits: 3
Course: MUS V02A
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Mus Theory I: Beg Diatnc Tonal
Credits: 3
Course: MUS V02B
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Mus Theory II: Itmd Diatn Tonl
Credits: 3
Course: MUS V02BL
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Ear Training II
Credits: 1
Course: MUS V02C
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Mus Theory III: Chromtc Harmny
Credits: 3
Course: MUS V10
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: College Chorus
Credits: 1
Course: MUS V31H
Credits: 0.5
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Private Lessons: Voice
Credits: 0.5
Course: MUS V45
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Beg Opera/Musical Theatre Wk
Credits: 1
Course: MUS V47
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Adv Opera/Musical Theatre Wk
Credits: 1
Course: PHIL V01
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 121
Title: The Examined Life VW
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL V02
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: PHSO V01
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Intro to Human Physiology
Credits: 4
or this course:
Course: BIOL 206
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol II NW
Credits: 4
Awarded when ANAT V01 also complete.
Course: PSY V01
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 101
Title: Intro to Psychology ES
Credits: 3
Course: SPAN V01
Credits: 5
Course: HISP 101
Title: Elementary Spanish
Credits: 5
Course: SPAN V02
Credits: 5
Course: HISP 102
Title: Elementary Spanish
Credits: 5
Course: SPAN V03
Credits: 5
Course: HISP 201
Title: Intermediate Spanish VW
Credits: 5
Course: SPAN V04
Credits: 5
Course: HISP 202
Title: Intermediate Spanish VW
Credits: 5
Course: STAT C1000
Credits: 4
Course: STAT 231
Title: Introductory Statistics QR
Credits: 4
Course: THA V02C
Credits: 3
Course: THEA 100TR
Title: Act III: Adv Characterization
Credits: 3
Course: THA V06A
Credits: 3
Course: THEA 100TR
Title: Stage Make-up I
Credits: 3