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):Carroll College Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: ART 113
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Digital Photography
Credits: 3
Course: BA 375
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 300TR
Title: Fundamentals of Management
Credits: 3
Course: BI 121
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 225
Title: Molecules, Cells, Org NW
Credits: 3
or this course:
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: FNDNS of Cell & Molecular Biol
Credits: 3
Course: BI 122
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: FNDNS of Organismal Biology
Credits: 3
Course: BI 123
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: FNDNS of Ecology & Diverstiy
Credits: 3
Course: BI 131
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Cellular & Molecular BI lab
Credits: 1
Course: BI 132
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Physiology & Ecology Lab
Credits: 1
Course: BI 201
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 205
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol I NW
Credits: 4
Course: BI 202
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 206
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol II NW
Credits: 4
Course: BI 214
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: General Microbiology
Credits: 3
or this course:
Course: BIOL 201
Title: Intro Microbiology NW
Credits: 3
Course: BI 214L
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 201TR
Title: Intro Microbiology Lab
Credits: 1
Course: BI 382
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 300TR
Title: Cell Biology
Credits: 3
Course: BI 496
Credits: 1
This course does not transfer.
Course: CH 101
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: General Chemistry I
Credits: 3
or this course:
Course: CHEM 115
Title: General Chemistry I NW
Credits: 3
Course: CH 102
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: General Chemistry II
Credits: 3
or this course:
Course: CHEM 116
Title: General Chemistry II NW
Credits: 3
Course: CH 102L
Credits: 1
Course: CHEM 116TR
Title: General Chemistry II Lab
Credits: 1
Course: CH 103
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Accelerated General Chemistry
Credits: 4
Course: CH 112
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 105
Title: Chemistry of Life
Credits: 3
Course: CO 101
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 101
Title: Introduction to Communication
Credits: 3
Course: CORE 110
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: First Yr Writ: Strange Times
Credits: 3
Course: ENWR 102
Credits: 4
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: College Composition
Credits: 4
Course: ES 124
Credits: 3
Course: ENVT 100TR
Title: Climate and Environment
Credits: 3
or this course:
Course: ENVT 100TR
Title: Climate and Environment w/Lab
Credits: 3
Course: ES 134
Credits: 1
Course: ENVT 100TR
Title: Climate and Environmnet Lab
Credits: 1
Course: GK 201
Credits: 3
Course: GREK 200TR
Title: Ancient Greek
Credits: 3
Course: HS 303
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 300TR
Title: Public Health Nutrition
Credits: 3
Course: ILC 208
Credits: 4
Course: PHIL 200TR
Title: Philosophy & Poetry
Credits: 4
Course: LAS 101
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: PHIL 101
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 100TR
Title: Perspectives in Philosophy
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 113
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 100TR
Title: Formal Logic
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS 104
Credits: 4
Course: PHYS 110
Title: Astronomy NW
Credits: 4
Course: PO 216
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 200TR
Title: American Political Thought
Credits: 3
Course: PO 260
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 200TR
Title: Health Politics & Policy
Credits: 3
Course: PO 344
Credits: 3
Course: GLST 300TR
Title: Contemporary Global Issues
Credits: 3
Course: PSY 203
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 320
Title: Devel Across the Lifespan
Credits: 3
Course: PSY 216
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 200TR
Title: Social Psychology
Credits: 3
Course: SP 101
Credits: 6
Course: HISP 101
Title: Elementary Spanish
Credits: 6
Course: TH 101
Credits: 3
Course: RELI 227
Title: Christian Theology VW
Credits: 3
Course: TH 233
Credits: 3
Course: RELI 200TR
Title: Intro to Old Testament
Credits: 3