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):Paradise Valley Community College Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: AAA 115
Credits: 1
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: Creating College Success
Credits: 1
Course: DAH 100
Credits: 3
Course: DANC 170
Title: Intro to Dance CX
Credits: 3
Course: DAH 255
Credits: 3
Course: DANC 255
Title: Beginning/Intermed Hip Hop FT
Credits: 3
Course: DAN 131
Credits: 1
Course: DANC 100TR
Title: Ballet I
Credits: 1
Eligible for transfer repeat credit up to 8 credits.
or this course:
Course: DANC 100TR
Title: Ballet I
Credits: 0
Awarded when DAN 134 also complete. Eligible for transfer repeat credit up to 4 credits.
Course: DAN 132
Credits: 1
Course: DANC 100TR
Title: Modern Dance I
Credits: 1
or this course:
Course: DANC 100TR
Title: Modern Dance I
Credits: 0
Awarded when DAN 135 also complete.
Course: DAN 133
Credits: 1
Course: DANC 100TR
Title: Jazz Dance I
Credits: 1
Eligible for transfer repeat credit up to 8 credits.
Course: DAN 134
Credits: 1
Course: DANC 100TR
Title: Ballet II
Credits: 1
Eligible for transfer repeat credit up to 8 credits.
or this course:
Course: DANC 251
Title: Beginning/Intermed Ballet FT
Credits: 2
Awarded when DAN 131 also complete. Eligible for transfer repeat credit up to 8 credits.
Course: DAN 135
Credits: 1
Course: DANC 100TR
Title: Modern Dance II
Credits: 1
or this course:
Course: DANC 252
Title: Beginning/Intermed Contemp FT
Credits: 2
Awarded when DAN 132 also complete. Eligible for transfer repeat credit up to 8 credits.
Course: DAN 136
Credits: 1
Course: DANC 100TR
Title: Jazz Dance II
Credits: 1
Course: DAN 150
Credits: 1
Course: DANC 100TR
Title: Dance Performance I
Credits: 1
Course: DAN 155
Credits: 1
Course: DANC 100TR
Title: Dance Performance II
Credits: 1
Course: DAN 210
Credits: 3
Course: DANC 200TR
Title: Dance Production I
Credits: 3
Course: DAN 221
Credits: 3
Course: DANC 200TR
Title: Rhythmic Awareness I
Credits: 3
Course: DAN 231
Credits: 1
Course: DANC 351
Title: Advanced Ballet
Credits: 1
Course: DAN 232
Credits: 1
Course: DANC 200TR
Title: Modern Dance III
Credits: 1
Course: DAN 233
Credits: 1
Course: DANC 200TR
Title: Jazz Dance III
Credits: 1
Course: DAN 235
Credits: 1
Course: DANC 200TR
Title: Modern Dance IV
Credits: 1
Course: DAN 235PA
Credits: 0.5
Course: DANC 200TR
Title: Modern Dance Adv Level
Credits: 0.67
Course: DAN 236
Credits: 1
Course: DANC 200TR
Title: Jazz Dance IV
Credits: 1
Course: DAN 250
Credits: 1
Course: DANC 200TR
Title: Dance Performance III
Credits: 1
Course: DAN 255
Credits: 1
Course: DANC 200TR
Title: Dance Performance IV
Credits: 1
Course: DAN 264
Credits: 3
Course: DANC 200TR
Title: Choreography I
Credits: 3
Course: DAN 265
Credits: 3
Course: DANC 340
Title: Dance Composition/Choreography
Credits: 3
Course: DAN 298AA
Credits: 1
Course: DANC 200TR
Title: Special Projects
Credits: 1
Submit syllabus to regi@plu.edu for possible credit.
Course: ENG 101
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: First-Year Composition I
Credits: 3
Course: ENG 102
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: First-Year Composition II
Credits: 3
Course: ENG 107
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: First-Year Comp for ESL I
Credits: 3
Course: ENG 108
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: First-Year Comp for ESL II
Credits: 3
Course: GLG 101
Credits: 3
Course: ESCI 100TR
Title: Physical Geol: Dynam Erth Lect
Credits: 3
or this course:
Course: ESCI 100TR
Title: Phys Geol: Dynam Erth (L)
Credits: 4
Awarded when GLG 103 also complete.
Course: GLG 102
Credits: 3
Course: ESCI 100TR
Title: Hist Geol: Primordial to Pres
Credits: 3
or this course:
Course: ESCI 100TR
Title: Hist Geol: Primordial-Pres (L)
Credits: 4
Awarded when GLG 104 also complete.
Course: GLG 103
Credits: 1
Course: ESCI 100TR
Title: Physical Geol: Dynam Erth Lab
Credits: 1
or this course:
Course: ESCI 100TR
Title: Phsyical Geol: Dynam Erth Lab
Credits: 0
Awarded when GLG 101 also complete.
Course: GLG 104
Credits: 1
Course: ESCI 100TR
Title: Hist Geol: Primordial-Pres Lab
Credits: 1
or this course:
Course: ESCI 100TR
Title: Hist Geol: Primordial-Pres Lab
Credits: 0
Awarded when GLG 102 also complete.
Course: HIS 114
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: Hist of East Civ 1850-Pres
Credits: 3
Course: MAT 140
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 107
Title: Math Explorations QR
Credits: 5
Course: MAT 141
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 107
Title: Math Explorations QR
Credits: 4
Course: MAT 142
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 107
Title: Math Explorations QR
Credits: 3
Course: PED 101FL
Credits: 1
Course: FTWL 100
Title: Personalized Fitness Prog FT
Credits: 1
Course: PED 101HH
Credits: 1
Course: FTWL 100TR
Title: Hip Hop
Credits: 1