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):Boise State University Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: ACAD 101
Credits: 3
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: Acad Success
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 105
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 100TR
Title: Evolution & Human Behavior
Credits: 3
Course: ASL 101
Credits: 4
Course: LANG 100TR
Title: American Sign Language I
Credits: 4
Course: ASL 102
Credits: 4
Course: LANG 100TR
Title: American Sign Language II
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 191
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Intro to Cell & Molecular Biol
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 192
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 225
Title: Molecules, Cells, Org NW
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 227
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 205
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol I NW
Credits: 4
Course: BUS 101
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 201
Title: Intro to Business Global Envir
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 101
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Intro to Chemistry
Credits: 3
or this course:
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Intro to Chemistry
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 101L
Credits: 1
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Intro to Chemistry Lab
Credits: 1
Course: CHEM 102
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Ess of Organic & Biochemistry
Credits: 3
or this course:
Course: CHEM 105
Title: Chemistry of Life
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 102L
Credits: 1
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Ess Organc & Biochemstry Lab
Credits: 1
Course: CHEM 350
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 403
Title: Biochemistry I
Credits: 3
Course: CJ 101
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 201
Title: Intro to Criminal Justice
Credits: 3
Course: CJ 102
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: CJ 103
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 100TR
Title: Intro to Law and Justice
Credits: 3
Course: CJ 104
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 100TR
Title: Introduction to Corrections
Credits: 3
Course: CJ 202
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: CJ 203
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: CJ 204
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 200TR
Title: Introduction to Corrections
Credits: 3
Course: CJ 494
Credits: 1
This course does not transfer.
Course: COMM 101
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 101
Title: Introduction to Communication
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 101
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Intro to College Writing
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 102
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: English Composition
Credits: 3
Course: HLTH 101
Credits: 3
Course: NURS 100TR
Title: Medical Terminology
Credits: 3
Course: HLTH 105
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 100TR
Title: Health,Wellns, & Advocacy
Credits: 3
Course: HLTH 110
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 100TR
Title: Into Health Sci & Public Hlth
Credits: 3
Course: HLTH 207
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 100TR
Title: Nutrition
Credits: 3
Course: HLTHST 101
Credits: 3
Course: NURS 100TR
Title: Medical Terminology
Credits: 3
Course: KINES 140
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 100TR
Title: Personal Health
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 123
Credits: 3
Course: STAT 231
Title: Introductory Statistics QR
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 133
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Elementary Models w/ Functions
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 143
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: College Algebra
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 149
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Precalculus: Func for Business
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 153
Credits: 3
Course: STAT 200TR
Title: Statistical Reasoning
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 101
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 151
Title: American Government ES
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 101
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 101
Title: Intro to Psychology ES
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 295
Credits: 3
Course: STAT 200TR
Title: Statistical Methods
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 331
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 300TR
Title: The Psychology of Health
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 401
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 400TR
Title: Gen Psych Teach Assistant
Credits: 3
Course: SOC 101
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 100TR
Title: Intro to Sociology
Credits: 3
Course: SOC 122
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 200TR
Title: Sociological Communication
Credits: 3
Course: SPAN 201
Credits: 4
Course: HISP 201
Title: Intermediate Spanish VW,GE
Credits: 4
Course: SPAN 202
Credits: 4
Course: HISP 202
Title: Intermediate Spanish VW,GE
Credits: 4
Course: UF 100
Credits: 3
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: Intellectual Foundatons
Credits: 3
Course: UNIV 197
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.