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.

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Transferring from(white box):Lower Columbia College Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: ART& 100
Credits: 5
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Art Appreciation
Credits: 3.33
Course: ART 101
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 101
Title: Drawing I, CX
Credits: 2
Course: ART 102
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Intermediate Drawing
Credits: 2
Course: ART 106
Credits: 5
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Two-Dimensional Design
Credits: 3.33
Course: ART 107
Credits: 5
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Color Theory and Design
Credits: 3.33
Course: ART 130
Credits: 4
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Intro to Graphic Design
Credits: 2.67
Course: ART 227
Credits: 5
Course: ARTD 200TR
Title: History of Western Art II
Credits: 3.33
Course: ART 241
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 200TR
Title: Beginning Ceramic Art
Credits: 2
Course: BIOL& 100
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 111
Title: Biology & Modern World NW
Credits: 3.33
Course: BIOL& 160
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 111
Title: Biology & Modern World NW
Credits: 3.33
Course: BIOL& 170
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Human Biology
Credits: 3.33
Course: BIOL& 175
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Human Biology w/ Lab
Credits: 3.33
Course: BIOL 179
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Human Biol & Exercise
Credits: 3.33
Course: BIOL& 211
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Majors: Cellular
Credits: 3.33
Course: BIOL& 212
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 225
Title: Molecules, Cells, Org NW
Credits: 3.33
Course: BIOL& 213
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 226
Title: Genes, Evol, Div, Ecol, NW
Credits: 3.33
Course: BIOL& 221
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 226
Title: Genes, Evol, Div, Ecol, NW
Credits: 3.33
Course: BIOL& 222
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Majors: Cell/Molecular
Credits: 3.33
Course: BIOL& 223
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 225
Title: Molecules, Cells, Org NW
Credits: 3.33
Course: BIOL& 231
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 205
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol I NW
Credits: 3.33
Course: BIOL& 232
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 206
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol II NW
Credits: 3.33
Course: BIOL& 241
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 205
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol I NW
Credits: 3.33
Course: BIOL& 242
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 206
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol II NW
Credits: 3.33
Course: BIOL& 251
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Human Anatomy & Physiology I
Credits: 3.33
Course: BIOL& 252
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 205
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol I NW
Credits: 3.33
Course: BIOL& 253
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 206
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol II NW
Credits: 3.33
Course: BIOL& 260
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 201
Title: Intro Microbiology NW
Credits: 3.33
Course: CHEM 100
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Introductory Chemistry
Credits: 3.33
Course: CHEM& 100
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Preparatory Chemistry
Credits: 3.33
Course: CHEM& 105
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Chemical Concepts
Credits: 3.33
Course: CHEM& 110
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Chemical Concepts w/ Lab
Credits: 3.33
Course: CHEM& 121
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 104
Title: Environmental Chemistry NW
Credits: 3.33
Course: CHEM& 122
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Intro to Organic Chemistry
Credits: 3.33
Course: CHEM& 139
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: General Chemistry Prep
Credits: 3.33
Course: CHEM& 140
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: General Chemistry Prep w/ Lab
Credits: 3.33
Course: CHEM& 141
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: General Chemistry I
Credits: 2.67
Course: CHEM& 142
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 115
Title: General Chemistry I NW
Credits: 2.67
Course: CHEM& 143
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 116
Title: General Chemistry II NW
Credits: 2.67
Course: CHEM& 151
Credits: 2
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: General Chemistry I Lab
Credits: 1.33
Course: CHEM& 152
Credits: 2
Course: CHEM 115
Title: General Chemistry II Lab
Credits: 1.33
Course: CHEM& 153
Credits: 2
Course: CHEM 116
Title: General Chemistry III Lab
Credits: 1.33
Course: CHEM& 161
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: General Chemistry w/ Lab I
Credits: 3.33
Course: CHEM& 162
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 115
Title: General Chemistry I NW
Credits: 3.33
Course: CHEM& 163
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 116
Title: General Chemistry II NW
Credits: 3.33
Course: CJ& 101
Credits: 5
Course: SOCI 201
Title: Intro to Criminal Justice
Credits: 3.33
Course: CJ& 112
Credits: 5
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: Criminology
Credits: 3.33
Course: CMST& 220
Credits: 5
Course: COMA 212
Title: Public Speaking
Credits: 3.33
Course: COLL 101
Credits: 2
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: First Year Seminar I
Credits: 1.33
Course: CS 170
Credits: 5
Course: CSCI 100TR
Title: Fund of Computer Programming
Credits: 3.33
Course: ECED& 105
Credits: 5
Course: EDUC 100TR
Title: Intro to Early Childhood Ed
Credits: 3.33
Course: ECED& 107
Credits: 5
Course: EDUC 100TR
Title: Health, Nutrition, & Safety
Credits: 3.33
Course: ECED& 120
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: ECED& 132
Credits: 3
Course: EDUC 100TR
Title: Infants & Toddlers
Credits: 2
Course: ECED& 134
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: ECED& 136
Credits: 3
Course: EDUC 100TR
Title: School Age Care
Credits: 2
Course: ECED& 139
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: ECED& 160
Credits: 5
Course: EDUC 100TR
Title: Curriculum Development
Credits: 3.33
Course: ECED& 180
Credits: 3
Course: EDUC 100TR
Title: Language/Literacy Development
Credits: 2
Course: ECED& 190
Credits: 3
Course: EDUC 100TR
Title: Observation & Assessment
Credits: 2
Course: ECON 105
Credits: 5
Course: ECON 100TR
Title: Introduction to Economics
Credits: 3.33
Course: EDUC& 114
Credits: 3
Course: EDUC 100TR
Title: Child Development
Credits: 2
Course: EDUC& 115
Credits: 5
Course: EDUC 100TR
Title: Child Development
Credits: 3.33
Course: EDUC& 121
Credits: 5
Course: EDUC 100TR
Title: Child Development I
Credits: 3.33
Course: EDUC& 122
Credits: 5
Course: EDUC 100TR
Title: Child Development II
Credits: 3.33
Course: EDUC& 130
Credits: 3
Course: EDUC 100TR
Title: Guiding Behavior
Credits: 2
Course: EDUC& 150
Credits: 3
Course: EDUC 100TR
Title: Child, Family, & Community
Credits: 2
Course: ENGL 101
Credits: 5
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: English Composition
Credits: 3.33
Course: ENGL& 101
Credits: 5
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: English Composition I
Credits: 3.33
Course: ENGL& 102
Credits: 5
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Composition II
Credits: 3.33
Course: ENGL& 230
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: ENGL& 235
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: ENGL 270
Credits: 5
Course: ENGL 200TR
Title: Literature for Children
Credits: 3.33
Course: ENGR 106
Credits: 5
Course: ENGR 100TR
Title: Engineering Problems
Credits: 3.33
Course: ENGR& 111
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: ENGR& 112
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: ENGR& 114
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: ENGR& 121
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: ENGR& 122
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: ENGR& 123
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: ERSI 104
Credits: 5
Course: ESCI 100TR
Title: Intro to Earth Sciences
Credits: 3.33
Course: GEOG& 100
Credits: 5
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: Intro to Geography
Credits: 3.33
Course: GEOG& 102
Credits: 5
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: World Regional Geography
Credits: 3.33
Course: GEOL& 100
Credits: 5
Course: GEOS 100TR
Title: Survey of Earth Science
Credits: 3.33
Course: GEOL& 101
Credits: 5
Course: GEOS 100TR
Title: Intro to Physical Geology
Credits: 3.33
Course: GEOL& 101
Credits: 5
This course does not transfer.
Course: GEOL& 101
Credits: 5
This course does not transfer.
Course: GEOL 118
Credits: 5
Course: GEOS 100TR
Title: Historical Geology
Credits: 3.33
Course: GEOL& 120
Credits: 5
Course: GEOS 100TR
Title: Volcanoes
Credits: 3.33
Course: HIST& 116
Credits: 5
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: Western Civilization I
Credits: 3.33
Course: HIST& 126
Credits: 5
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: World Civilizations I
Credits: 3.33
Course: HIST& 127
Credits: 5
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: World Civilizations II
Credits: 3.33
Course: HIST& 136
Credits: 5
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: US History I
Credits: 3.33
Course: HIST& 137
Credits: 5
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: US History II
Credits: 3.33
Course: HIST& 159
Credits: 5
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: US History IV
Credits: 3.33
Course: HIST& 214
Credits: 5
Course: HIST 351
Title: Hist Western/PNW U.S. ES,GE
Credits: 3.33
Course: HLTH 105
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: HLTH 106
Credits: 2
Course: KINS 100TR
Title: Health and Wellness
Credits: 1.33
Course: HLTH 245
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 200TR
Title: Hlth & Exrcse Behavior Change
Credits: 2
Course: HSSA& 101
Credits: 5
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: Intro to Addictive Drugs
Credits: 3.33
Course: HUM& 101
Credits: 5
Course: HUMA 100TR
Title: Intro to Humanities
Credits: 3.33
Course: HUM& 116
Credits: 5
Course: HUMA 100TR
Title: Humanities I
Credits: 3.33
Course: HUM& 117
Credits: 5
Course: HUMA 100TR
Title: Humanities II
Credits: 3.33
Course: HUM& 118
Credits: 5
Course: HUMA 100TR
Title: Humanities III
Credits: 3.33
Course: HUM 164
Credits: 5
Course: HUMA 100TR
Title: Culturaal Journesy: DIV
Credits: 3.33
Course: HUM 210
Credits: 5
Course: HUMA 200TR
Title: Myth and Rites: DIV
Credits: 3.33
Course: MATH& 110
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: College Algebra
Credits: 3.33
Course: MATH 112
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: College Algebra
Credits: 3.33
Course: MATH 125
Credits: 6
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Applied College Algebra
Credits: 4
Course: MATH& 141
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 115
Title: College Algebra/Trig, QR
Credits: 3.33
Course: MATH& 142
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 140
Title: Precalculus QR
Credits: 3.33
Course: MATH& 144
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 140
Title: Precalculus QR
Credits: 3.33
Course: MATH& 146
Credits: 5
Course: STAT 231
Title: Introductory Statistics QR
Credits: 3.33
Course: MATH& 151
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 151
Title: Calculus I QR
Credits: 3.33
Course: MATH& 152
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Calculus II
Credits: 3.33
Course: MATH& 172
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Math Elementary Education II
Credits: 3.33
Course: MATH 210
Credits: 5
Course: STAT 231
Title: Introductory Statistics QR
Credits: Variable
Course: MATH 215
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 245
Title: Discrete Structures
Credits: 3.33
Course: MUSC 100
Credits: 5
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Fundamentals of Music
Credits: 3.33
Course: MUSC 102
Credits: 5
Course: MUSI 113
Title: Music Fundamentals II AR
Credits: 3.33
Course: MUSC& 105
Credits: 5
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Music Appreciation
Credits: 3.33
Course: MUSC 111
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Ear Training I
Credits: 0.67
Course: MUSC 115
Credits: 2
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Group Piano Instruction
Credits: 1.33
Course: MUSC 119
Credits: 5
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: American Music: Div
Credits: 3.33
Course: MUSC 121
Credits: 2
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Concert Choir I
Credits: 1.33
Course: MUSC& 121
Credits: 2
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Ear Training I
Credits: 1.33
Course: MUSC 122
Credits: 2
This course does not transfer.
Course: MUSC& 122
Credits: 2
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Ear Training II
Credits: 1.33
Course: MUSC 123
Credits: 2
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Concert Choir III
Credits: 1.33
Course: MUSC& 123
Credits: 2
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Ear Training III
Credits: 1.33
Course: MUSC 131
Credits: 2
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Beginning Guitar
Credits: 1.33
Course: MUSC& 131
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Music Theory I
Credits: 2
Course: MUSC& 132
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Music Theory II
Credits: 2
Course: MUSC 140
Credits: 2
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Choir
Credits: 1.33
Course: MUSC& 141
Credits: 5
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Music Theory I
Credits: 3.33
Course: MUSC& 142
Credits: 5
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Music Theory II
Credits: 3.33
Course: MUSC 144
Credits: 2
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Show Choir
Credits: 1.33
Course: MUSC 150
Credits: 2
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Symphonic Band
Credits: 1.33
Course: NUTR& 101
Credits: 5
Course: KINS 320
Title: Nutrition, Health, Performance
Credits: 3.33
Course: PHED 109
Credits: 2
Course: KINS 100TR
Title: Baseball Coaching Theory
Credits: 1.33
Course: PHED 114
Credits: 2
Course: FTWL 100TR
Title: Applied Baseball I
Credits: 1.33
Course: PHED 118
Credits: 2
Course: PHED 100TR
Title: Applied Softball I
Credits: 1.33
Course: PHED 128
Credits: 2
Course: FTWL 177
Title: Weight Training FT
Credits: 1.33
Course: PHED 137
Credits: 2
Course: FTWL 100TR
Title: Women's Applied Basketball I
Credits: 1.33
Course: PHED 146
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 100TR
Title: Fastpitch Softball Women
Credits: 0.67
Course: PHED 159
Credits: 2
Course: FTWL 100TR
Title: Women's BB Coaching Theory
Credits: 1.33
Course: PHED 179
Credits: 2
Course: PHED 100TR
Title: Softball Coaching Theory
Credits: 1.33
Course: PHED 214
Credits: 1
Course: FTWL 200TR
Title: Applied Baseball II
Credits: 0.67
Course: PHED 218
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 200TR
Title: Applied Softball II
Credits: 0.67
Course: PHED 237
Credits: 1
Course: FTWL 100TR
Title: Women's Applied Basketball II
Credits: 0.67
Course: PHED 285
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 200TR
Title: Fitness Marketing
Credits: 2
Course: PHED 295
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 200TR
Title: Personal Training Instruction
Credits: 2
Course: PHED 296
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 200TR
Title: Group Exercise Instruction
Credits: 2
Course: PHIL& 101
Credits: 5
Course: PHIL 121
Title: The Examined Life VW
Credits: 3.33
Course: POLS& 202
Credits: 5
Course: POLS 151
Title: American Government ES
Credits: 3.33
Course: POLS 220
Credits: 5
Course: POLS 200TR
Title: Law and Social Issues
Credits: 3.33
Course: PSYC& 100
Credits: 5
Course: PSYC 101
Title: Intro to Psychology ES
Credits: 3.33
Course: PSYC& 200
Credits: 5
Course: PSYC 320
Title: Devel Across the Lifespan
Credits: 3.33
Course: SOC& 101
Credits: 5
Course: SOCI 101
Title: Intro to Sociology ES
Credits: 3.33