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):University Of Idaho Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: ART 100
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: World Art and Culture
Credits: 3
Course: AVS 109
Credits: 4
This course does not transfer.
Course: BIOL 116
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Organisms & Environments
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 213
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Prin Biol Structure & Function
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 227
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 205
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol I NW
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 228
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 206
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol II NW
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 250
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: General Microbiology
Credits: 3
or this course:
Course: BIOL 201
Title: Intro Microbiology NW
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 255
Credits: 2
Course: BIOL 201TR
Title: General Microbiology Lab
Credits: 2
Course: BIOL 310
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 300TR
Title: Genetics
Credits: 3
or this course:
Course: BIOL 330
Title: Genetics
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 312
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 300TR
Title: Molecular & Cellular Biol
Credits: 3
or this course:
Course: BIOL 300TR
Title: Molecular & Cellular Bio (Lab)
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 313
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 300TR
Title: Molecular & Cellular Biol Lab
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 315
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 300TR
Title: Genetics Lab
Credits: 1
or this course:
Course: BIOL 330TR
Title: Genetics Lab
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 380
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 300TR
Title: Biochemistry I
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 382
Credits: 2
Course: BIOL 300TR
Title: Biochemistry I Lab
Credits: 2
Course: BIOL 421
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 400TR
Title: Adv Evol Biol
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 275
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 200TR
Title: Carbon Compounds
Credits: 3
or this course:
Course: CHEM 105
Title: Chemistry of Life
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 276
Credits: 1
Course: CHEM 200TR
Title: Carbon Compounds Lab
Credits: 1
Course: EDCI 201
Credits: 2
Course: EDUC 200TR
Title: Contexts of Education
Credits: 2
Course: EDCI 401
Credits: 1
This course does not transfer.
Course: EDCI 410
Credits: 2
Course: EDUC 400TR
Title: Tech, Teaching & Learning
Credits: 2
Course: EDCI 433
Credits: 3
Course: EDUC 400TR
Title: Secondary Science Methods
Credits: 3
Course: EDCI 443
Credits: 1
This course does not transfer.
Course: EDCI 485
Credits: 7-15
This course does not transfer.
Course: ENGL 208
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 200TR
Title: Personal & Exploratory Wrtg
Credits: 3
Course: FREN 201
Credits: 4
Course: FREN 201
Title: Intermediate French VW
Credits: 4
Course: FREN 202
Credits: 4
Course: FREN 202
Title: Intermediate French VW
Credits: 4
Course: GEOG 385
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: GEOL 101
Credits: 3
Course: GEOS 100TR
Title: Physical Geology
Credits: 3
or this course:
Course: GEOS 100TR
Title: Physical Geology (lab)
Credits: 3
Course: GEOL 101L
Credits: 1
Course: GEOS 100TR
Title: Physical Geology Lab
Credits: 1
Course: ISEM 301
Credits: 1
This course does not transfer.
Course: PEB 107
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 100TR
Title: Team Sports
Credits: 1
Course: PEB 108
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 100TR
Title: Water-Based Sports & Fit Act
Credits: 1
Course: PHYS 111
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS 125
Title: College Physics I NW
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS 111L
Credits: 1
Course: PHYS 135
Title: College Physics I Laboratory
Credits: 1
Course: PHYS 112
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS 126
Title: College Physics II NW
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS 112L
Credits: 1
Course: PHYS 136
Title: College Physics II Laboratory
Credits: 1
Course: POLS 459
Credits: 5-9
This course does not transfer.
Course: REM 221
Credits: 3
Course: NSCI 200TR
Title: Ecology
Credits: 3
Course: WLF 102
Credits: 1
This course does not transfer.