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):Luther College Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: ACCTG 110
Credits: 2
This course does not transfer.
Course: ACCTG 120
Credits: 4
Course: BUSA 202
Title: Financial Accounting
Credits: 4
Course: ACCTG 220
Credits: 4
Course: BUSA 203
Title: Managerial Accounting
Credits: 4
Course: ART 206
Credits: 4
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Graphic Design I
Credits: 4
Course: BIO 251
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Entomology
Credits: 4
Course: BIO 252
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Botany
Credits: 4
Course: BIO 255
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 453
Title: Mammalian Physiology
Credits: 4
Course: BIO 301
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 300TR
Title: Human Dissection & Anatomy
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 151
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 115
Title: General Chemistry I NW
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 152
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 116
Title: General Chemistry II NW
Credits: 4
Course: CS 139
Credits: 4
This course does not transfer.
Course: DAN 139
Credits: 4
Course: DANC 100TR
Title: Dance Special Topics
Credits: 4
Submit syllabus to regi@plu.edu for possible Gen Ed award,
Course: ECON 130
Credits: 4
Course: ECON 101
Title: Princ. of Microeconomics ES
Credits: 4
Course: ENG 211
Credits: 4
Course: COMA 200TR
Title: Writing for Media
Credits: 4
Course: ENG 231
Credits: 4
Course: THEA 200TR
Title: Film
Credits: 4
Course: ENVS 240
Credits: 4
Course: ENVT 200TR
Title: Envir Issues in the PNW
Credits: 4
Course: ES 110
Credits: 1
Course: FTWL 100
Title: Personalized Fitness Prog FT
Credits: 1
Course: FCUL 239
Credits: 4
Course: GLST 200TR
Title: Foreign Culture Special Topics
Credits: Variable
Submit syllabus to regi@plu.edu for possible credit.
Course: FREN 102
Credits: 4
Course: FREN 102
Title: Elementary French
Credits: 4
Course: HIST 112
Credits: 4
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: Survey US History Part Two
Credits: 4
Course: LS ALL
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: LV 250
Credits: 4
Course: PHIL 128
Title: Politics & Good Society VW
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 140
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 151
Title: Calculus I QR
Credits: 4
Course: MGT 150
Credits: 4
Course: STAT 231
Title: Introductory Statistics QR
Credits: 4
Course: MGT 240
Credits: 4
Course: BUSA 305
Title: Behavior in Organizations
Credits: 4
Course: MGT 250
Credits: 4
Course: BUSA 200TR
Title: Data Analysis & Bus Dec-Making
Credits: 4
Course: MKT 201
Credits: 4
Course: BUSA 308
Title: Principles of Marketing
Credits: 4
Course: MUED 101
Credits: 2
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Intro to Music Educ: Lit Ped
Credits: 2
Course: MUS 116
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Class Instr-Piano or Voice
Credits: 1
Course: MUS 121
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 133
Title: Music Theory & Analysis IA
Credits: 2
and this course:
Course: MUSI 135
Title: Music Theory & Analysis IB
Credits: 1
Course: MUS 121L
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 125
Title: Ear Training I CX
Credits: 1
Course: MUS 130
Credits: 2
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Applied Music - Voice
Credits: 2
Course: PAID 111D
Credits: 4
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: Paideia I: Endur Question Pt 1
Credits: 4
Course: PAID 112D
Credits: 4
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: Paideia I: Endur Question Pt 2
Credits: 4
Course: PAID 450
Credits: 4
Course: GENR 400TR
Title: The Search for Happiness
Credits: 4
Course: PE 100
Credits: 1
Course: FTWL 100
Title: Personalized Fitness Prog FT
Credits: 1
Course: PSYC 130
Credits: 4
Course: PSYC 101
Title: Intro to Psychology ES
Credits: 4
Course: PSYC 240
Credits: 4
Course: PSYC 200TR
Title: Developmental Psychology
Credits: 4
Submit syllabus to regi@plu.edu for possible PSYC 320 award.
Course: PSYC 245
Credits: 4
Course: PSYC 200TR
Title: Environ & Political Psych
Credits: 4
Course: PSYC 249
Credits: 4
Course: PSYC 200TR
Title: Brain and Behavior
Credits: 4
Course: PSYC 350
Credits: 4
Course: STAT 300TR
Title: Behavioral Statistics
Credits: 4
Course: REL 110
Credits: 4
Course: RELI 100TR
Title: Reimagining Scripture
Credits: 4
Course: THTR 105
Credits: 4
Course: THEA 250
Title: Acting I CX
Credits: 4
Course: THTR 139
Credits: 4
Course: THEA 100TR
Title: Theatre in US - New York
Credits: 4
Course: THTR 205
Credits: 4
Course: THEA 200TR
Title: Acting II: Truthful Coma & Em
Credits: 4
Course: VC 150
Credits: 4
Course: COMA 100TR
Title: Intro to Visual Communication
Credits: 4