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):James Madison University Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: BIO 245
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: General Microbiology
Credits: 3
or this course:
Course: BIOL 342
Title: Microbiology
Credits: 3
Course: BIO 245L
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: General Microbiology Lab
Credits: 1
Course: BIO 270
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Human Physiology
Credits: 3
or this course:
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Human Physiology (lab)
Credits: 3
or this course:
Course: BIOL 206
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol II NW
Credits: 3
Course: BIO 270L
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Human Physiology Lab
Credits: 1
or this course:
Course: BIOL 206TR
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol II Lab
Credits: 1
Course: BIO 290
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Human Anatomy
Credits: 3
or this course:
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Human Anatomy (lab)
Credits: 3
or this course:
Course: BIOL 205
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol I NW
Credits: 3
Course: BIO 290L
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 205TR
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol I Lab
Credits: 1
or this course:
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Human Anatomy Lab
Credits: 1
Course: CHEM 120
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Concepts of Chemistry
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 101
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: World History to 1500
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 150
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: Crit Issues Recent Global Hist
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 225
Credits: 4
Course: HIST 200TR
Title: U.S. History
Credits: 4
Course: KIN 100
Credits: 3
Course: FTWL 100
Title: Personalized Fitness Prog FT
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 220
Credits: 3
Course: STAT 231
Title: Introductory Statistics QR
Credits: 3
Course: MUS 200
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Music and Culture
Credits: 3
Course: NSG 321
Credits: 1
Course: NURS 300TR
Title: Faith Community Nursing
Credits: 1
Course: NSG 415
Credits: 1
Course: NURS 400TR
Title: Ethics in Healthcare
Credits: 1
Course: NUTR 280
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 200TR
Title: Nutrition for Wellness
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 160
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 320
Title: Devel Across the Lifespan
Credits: 3
Course: SCOM 123
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 101
Title: Introduction to Communication
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 110
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 100TR
Title: Social Issues Global Context
Credits: 3
Course: WRTC 103
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Rhetorical Reading & Writing
Credits: 3