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):Spokane Community College Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: ABF ALL
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: APLED ALL
Credits: 5
This course does not transfer.
Course: ARCFT ALL
Credits: 4
This course does not transfer.
Course: AUTO ALL
Credits: 4
This course does not transfer.
Course: BAK ALL
Credits: 4
This course does not transfer.
Course: BIOEQ ALL
Credits: 4
This course does not transfer.
Course: BIOL 105
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& 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& 260
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 201
Title: Intro Microbiology NW
Credits: 3.33
Course: BUS 103
Credits: 5
This course does not transfer.
Course: CATT ALL
Credits: 4
This course does not transfer.
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 Chem
Credits: 3.33
Course: CHEM& 123
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 105
Title: Chemistry of Life NS,SM
Credits: 3.33
Course: CHEM& 140
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: General Chem Prep w/lab
Credits: 3.33
Course: CHEM& 161
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: General Chem w/ lab 1
Credits: 3.33
Course: CJ& 101
Credits: 5
Course: SOCI 201
Title: Intro to Criminal Justice
Credits: 3.33
Course: CMST& 210
Credits: 5
Course: COMA 200TR
Title: Interpersonal Communication
Credits: 3.33
Course: CMST 227
Credits: 5
Course: COMA 200TR
Title: Intercultural Communication
Credits: 3.33
Course: COOP ALL
Credits: 4
This course does not transfer.
Course: ECED& 100
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: ECED& 120
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: ECED& 134
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: ECED& 139
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: ECED& 170
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: EDUC& 136
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: ENGL& 101
Credits: 5
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: English Composition 1
Credits: 3.33
Course: ENGL& 102
Credits: 5
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Composition II
Credits: 3.33
Course: ENGL& 235
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: FILM 141
Credits: 5
Course: THEA 100TR
Title: Introduction to Film
Credits: 3.33
Course: HIST& 214
Credits: 5
Course: HIST 351
Title: Hist Western/PNW U.S. ES,GE
Credits: 3.33
Course: HLTH 101
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 100TR
Title: Health and Wellness
Credits: 2
Course: HLTH 102
Credits: 5
Course: KINS 100TR
Title: Health Enhancement
Credits: 3.33
Course: HLTH 104
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 100TR
Title: Stress Management
Credits: 2
Course: HLTH 174
Credits: 3
Course: NURS 100TR
Title: First Aid
Credits: 2
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: NUTRI 251
Credits: 5
Course: NURS 120
Title: Nutrition in Healthcare
Credits: 3.33
Course: PE 100
Credits: 1
Course: FTWL 100
Title: Personalized Fitness Prog FT
Credits: 0.67
Course: PE 106
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 223
Title: Yoga PE
Credits: 0.67
Course: PE 170
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 100TR
Title: Intro to Physical Education
Credits: 2
Course: PE 275
Credits: 5
Course: FTWL 200TR
Title: Diversity in Sports
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
Course: SPAN& 121
Credits: 5
Course: HISP 100TR
Title: Spanish 1
Credits: 3.33
Course: SPAN& 122
Credits: 5
Course: HISP 101
Title: Elementary Spanish
Credits: 3.33
Course: SURG ALL
Credits: 1-5
This course does not transfer.
Course: VASC ALL
Credits: 1-5
This course does not transfer.
Course: WATER 109
Credits: 5
This course does not transfer.
Course: WATER 120
Credits: 5
This course does not transfer.
Course: WATER 128
Credits: 1-10
This course does not transfer.
Course: WATER 129
Credits: 1-10
This course does not transfer.
Course: WATER 131
Credits: 1-3
This course does not transfer.
Course: WATER 132
Credits: 1-3
This course does not transfer.
Course: WATER 133
Credits: 1-3
This course does not transfer.
Course: WATER 135
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: WATER 205
Credits: 3-5
This course does not transfer.
Course: WATER 206
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: WATER 208
Credits: 5
This course does not transfer.
Course: WATER 231
Credits: 1-3
This course does not transfer.
Course: WATER 232
Credits: 1-3
This course does not transfer.
Course: WATER 233
Credits: 1-3
This course does not transfer.
Course: WELD ALL
Credits: 5
This course does not transfer.