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.

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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):University Of Washington-Tacoma Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: BIOMD 201
Credits: 5
This course does not transfer.
Course: T ARTS 230
Credits: 5
Course: ARTD 200TR
Title: Issues in the Arts
Credits: 3.33
Course: T LAW 150
Credits: 5
Course: POLS 100TR
Title: Intro to American Legal System
Credits: 3.33
Course: T LIT 230
Credits: 5
Course: ENGL 217
Title: Topics: Multi-Ethnic Am Lit IT
Credits: 3.33
Course: T URB 101
Credits: 5
Course: SSCI 100TR
Title: Exploring Cities: Intro Urban
Credits: 3.33
Course: T URB 480
Credits: 5
Course: SSCI 400TR
Title: Housing in America
Credits: 3.33
Course: TACCT 210
Credits: 5
Course: BUSA 200TR
Title: Financial Accounting I
Credits: 3.33
Course: TAMST 120
Credits: 5
Course: HUMA 100TR
Title: Mythic America
Credits: 3.33
Course: TAMST 210
Credits: 5
Course: SSCI 200TR
Title: Class, Ethnicity, Gender & Rac
Credits: 3.33
Course: TAMST 220
Credits: 5
Course: HUMA 100TR
Title: Intro to Pop Culture
Credits: 3.33
Course: TARTS 151
Credits: 5
Course: THEA 100TR
Title: Fundamentals of Acting
Credits: 3.33
Course: TARTS 200
Credits: 5
Course: THEA 200TR
Title: Studio Foundations I
Credits: 3.33
Course: TARTS 240
Credits: 5
Course: ARTD 200TR
Title: Landscape in Contemp Art
Credits: 3.33
Course: TARTS 284
Credits: 5
Course: ARTD 200TR
Title: Art & Culture in Pacific
Credits: 3.33
Course: TARTS 315
Credits: 5
Course: SSCI 300TR
Title: Music and Crisis
Credits: 3.33
Course: TARTS 320
Credits: 5
Course: THEA 300TR
Title: Improv Theater
Credits: 3.33
Course: TARTS 335
Credits: 5
Course: ARTD 300TR
Title: History of Photography
Credits: 3.33
Course: TBGEN 218
Credits: 5
Course: BUSA 200TR
Title: Intro Business Law
Credits: 3.33
Course: TBIOL 120
Credits: 6
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Introductory Biology I
Credits: 4
Course: TBIOL 130
Credits: 6
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Introductory Biology II
Credits: 6
Course: TBIOL 140
Credits: 6
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Introductory Biology III
Credits: 6
Course: TBIOL 240
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Hum Biol & Envirmnt Interactin
Credits: 3.33
Course: TBIOL 301
Credits: 6
Course: BIOL 342
Title: Microbiology
Credits: 4
Course: TBIOL 302
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 300TR
Title: Human Physiology
Credits: 3.33
Course: TBIOL 304
Credits: 6
Course: BIOL 445
Title: Molecular Biology
Credits: 4
Course: TBIOL 305
Credits: 6
Course: BIOL 330
Title: Genetics
Credits: 4
Course: TBIOL 306
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 362
Title: Animal Behavior
Credits: 3.33
Course: TBIOMD 310
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 300TR
Title: Found in Biomedical Sciences
Credits: 3.33
Course: TCHEM 142
Credits: 6
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: General Chemistry I
Credits: 4
Course: TCHEM 152
Credits: 6
Course: CHEM 115
Title: General Chemistry I NW
Credits: 4
Course: TCHEM 162
Credits: 6
Course: CHEM 116
Title: General Chemistry II NW
Credits: 4
Course: TCHEM 245
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 200TR
Title: Chemistry through History
Credits: 3.33
Course: TCHEM 251
Credits: 6
Course: CHEM 200TR
Title: Organic Chem I
Credits: 4
Course: TCHEM 261
Credits: 6
Course: CHEM 331
Title: Organic Chemistry I
Credits: 3
and this course:
Course: CHEM 333
Title: Organic Chemistry I Lab
Credits: 1
Course: TCHEM 271
Credits: 6
Course: CHEM 332
Title: Organic Chemistry II
Credits: 3
and this course:
Course: CHEM 334
Title: Organic Chemistry II Lab
Credits: 1
Course: TCHEM 405
Credits: 5-6
Course: CHEM 400TR
Title: Biochemistry I
Credits: Variable
Course: TCHEM 406
Credits: 5-6
Course: CHEM 400TR
Title: Biochemistry II
Credits: Variable
Course: TCOM 201
Credits: 5
Course: COMA 200TR
Title: Media and Society
Credits: 3.33
Course: TCOM 220
Credits: 5
Course: COMA 200TR
Title: Social Media
Credits: 3.33
Course: TCOM 230
Credits: 5
Course: SSCI 200TR
Title: Media Globalization/Citizenshi
Credits: 3.33
Course: TCOM 340
Credits: 5
Course: COMA 300TR
Title: Global TV
Credits: 3.33
Course: TCOM 351
Credits: 5
Course: THEA 300TR
Title: Video Production
Credits: 3.33
Course: TCORE 101
Credits: 5
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Intro to Academic Writing
Credits: 3.33
Course: TCORE 103
Credits: 5
Course: SSCI 100TR
Title: Intro to Social Sciences
Credits: 3.33
Course: TCORE 104
Credits: 5
Course: HUMA 100TR
Title: Intro to Humanities
Credits: 3.33
Course: TCORE 113
Credits: 5
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: Intro to Social Science
Credits: 3.33
Course: TCORE 114
Credits: 5
Course: HUMA 100TR
Title: Introduction to Humanities
Credits: 3.33
Course: TCORE 122
Credits: 5
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: Intro to Science
Credits: 3.33
Course: TCORE 123
Credits: 5
Course: SSCI 100TR
Title: Intro to Social Science
Credits: 3.33
Course: TCORE 124
Credits: 5
Course: HUMA 100TR
Title: Intro to Humanities
Credits: 3.33
Course: TCRIM 101
Credits: 5
Course: POLS 100TR
Title: Intro to Criminal Justice
Credits: 3.33
Course: TCRIM 200
Credits: 5
Course: POLS 100TR
Title: Intro Crim Justice
Credits: 3.33
Course: TCRIM 225
Credits: 5
Course: SOCI 200TR
Title: Diversity & Social Justice
Credits: 3.33
Course: TCRIM 271
Credits: 5
Course: SOCI 200TR
Title: Social Deviance/Soc Control
Credits: 3.33
Course: TCRIM 371
Credits: 5
This course does not transfer.
Course: TCSS 101
Credits: 5
Course: CSCI 120
Title: Computerized Info Systems QR
Credits: 3.33
Course: TEGL 101
Credits: 5
Course: SSCI 101
Title: Intro to Ethnic/Gender/Labor
Credits: 3.33
Course: TEGL 266
Credits: 5
Course: SSCI 200TR
Title: Intro Labor Studies
Credits: 3.33
Course: TEGL 302
Credits: 5
Course: SSCI 300TR
Title: Tribal Critical Race Theory
Credits: 3.33
Course: TEGL 419
Credits: 5
Course: SSCI 400TR
Title: African American Culture
Credits: 3.33
Course: TESC 102
Credits: 5
Course: ENVT 100TR
Title: Aquatic Ecosystems in Urb Area
Credits: 3.33
Course: TESC 120
Credits: 6
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Intro to Biology I
Credits: 4
Course: TESC 141
Credits: 6
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: General Chemistry I
Credits: 4
Course: TESC 151
Credits: 6
Course: CHEM 115
Title: General Chemistry I NW
Credits: 4
Course: TESC 161
Credits: 6
Course: CHEM 116
Title: General Chemistry II NW
Credits: 4
Course: TESC 201
Credits: 5
Course: ENVT 200TR
Title: Science of Envirnmtl Sustainby
Credits: 3.33
Course: TESC 242
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Aging and Biology
Credits: 3.33
Course: TESC 345
Credits: 5
Course: ENVT 300TR
Title: Pollution & Public Policy
Credits: 3.33
Course: TFILM 201
Credits: 5
Course: THEA 200TR
Title: Intro to Film Studies
Credits: 3.33
Course: TFILM 272
Credits: 5
Course: THEA 200TR
Title: Film Studies
Credits: 3.33
Course: TFILM 348
Credits: 5
Course: THEA 300TR
Title: Film & Human Values
Credits: 3.33
Course: TFILM 350
Credits: 5
Course: ENGL 337
Title: Intro to Screenwriting CX
Credits: 3.33
Course: TFILM 386
Credits: 5
Course: THEA 300TR
Title: W-Silent Cinema
Credits: 3.33
Course: TGEOG 349
Credits: 5
Course: GENR 300TR
Title: Geography of Int'l Trade
Credits: 3.33
Course: TGEOS 243
Credits: 5-6
Course: ESCI 200TR
Title: Geography of Phys Environment
Credits: Variable
Course: TGEOS 341
Credits: 5
Course: ESCI 300TR
Title: Climate Change
Credits: 3.33
Course: TGIS 311
Credits: 6
This course does not transfer.
Course: TGIS 312
Credits: 6
Course: GEOS 331
Title: Comp Aided Mapping&Analysis
Credits: 4
Course: THISP 377
Credits: 5
Course: THEA 300TR
Title: Spanish Film
Credits: 3.33
Course: THIST 466
Credits: 5
Course: HIST 400TR
Title: Modern Korea
Credits: 3.33
Course: THIST 479
Credits: 5
Course: HIST 400TR
Title: Modern European Culture
Credits: 3.33
Course: THLEAD 350
Credits: 5
Course: WRIT 300TR
Title: Critical Analysis and Writing
Credits: 3.33
Course: THLEAD 360
Credits: 5
This course does not transfer.
Course: THLEAD 405
Credits: 5
This course does not transfer.
Course: THLEAD 406
Credits: 5
This course does not transfer.
Course: THLEAD 420
Credits: 5
This course does not transfer.
Course: THLEAD 480
Credits: 4
This course does not transfer.
Course: THLEAD 496
Credits: 1-10
This course does not transfer.
Course: THLTH 285
Credits: 5
Course: SSCI 200TR
Title: Introduction to Global Health
Credits: 3.33
Course: THLTH 310
Credits: 5
Course: SSCI 300TR
Title: Health, Illness, and Society
Credits: 3.33
Course: THLTH 320
Credits: 5
This course does not transfer.
Course: THLTH 440
Credits: 5
This course does not transfer.
Course: TIBCIN 282
Credits: 5
Course: ENGL 200TR
Title: Medieval/Renaissance Lit
Credits: 3.33
Course: TINST 207
Credits: 3
Course: GENR 200TR
Title: Living Working Virtual World
Credits: 2
Course: TLAX 238
Credits: 5
Course: HISP 200TR
Title: Latinos in the U.S.
Credits: 3.33
Course: TLAX 376
Credits: 5
Course: HISP 300TR
Title: Latin American Film
Credits: 3.33
Course: TLIT 200
Credits: 5
Course: ENGL 200TR
Title: Understanding Literature
Credits: 3.33
Course: TLIT 237
Credits: 5
Course: ENGL 200TR
Title: Intro to Literature & Envirmnt
Credits: 3.33
Course: TLIT 311
Credits: 5
Course: ENGL 241
Title: American Traditions in Lit IT
Credits: 3.33
Course: TLIT 324
Credits: 5
Course: ENGL 300TR
Title: African American Women's Lit
Credits: 3.33
Course: TLIT 351
Credits: 5
Course: ENGL 300TR
Title: Anc Greek Tragedy
Credits: 3.33
Course: TLIT 391
Credits: 5
Course: ENGL 300TR
Title: Science Fiction Literature
Credits: 3.33
Course: TLIT 406
Credits: 5
Course: ENGL 400TR
Title: Children's & Young Adult Lit
Credits: 3.33
Course: TLT 101
Credits: 5
Course: ENGL 100TR
Title: Understanding Literature
Credits: 3.33
Course: TMATH 105
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Math through Puzzles/Games
Credits: 3.33
Course: TMATH 109
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Financial & Math Foundations
Credits: 3.33
Course: TMATH 110
Credits: 5
Course: STAT 231
Title: Introductory Statistics QR
Credits: 3.33
Course: TMATH 115
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Pre-Calc I: Functions
Credits: 3.33
Course: TMATH 116
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Pre-Calc II: Trigonometry
Credits: 3.33
or this course:
Course: MATH 140
Title: Precalculus QR
Credits: 3.33
Course: TMATH 120
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 140
Title: Precalculus QR
Credits: 3.33
Course: TMATH 124
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 151
Title: Introduction to Calculus QR
Credits: 3.33
Course: TMATH 125
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Calc with Analytic Geom II
Credits: 3.33
or this course:
Course: MATH 152
Title: Calculus II QR
Credits: 3.33
Course: TMATH 126
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Calc with Analytic Geom III
Credits: 3.33
Course: TMATH 159
Credits: 1
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Calc Collab Learning Sem
Credits: 0.67
Course: TMATH 210
Credits: 5
Course: STAT 231
Title: Introductory Statistics QR
Credits: 3.33
Course: TPHIL 100
Credits: 5
Course: PHIL 121
Title: The Examined Life VW
Credits: 3.33
Course: TPHIL 101
Credits: 5
Course: PHIL 121
Title: The Examined Life VW
Credits: 3.33
Course: TPHIL 240
Credits: 5
Course: PHIL 125
Title: Ethics and the Good Life VW
Credits: 3.33
Course: TPHIL 361
Credits: 5
Course: PHIL 300TR
Title: Ethics in Society
Credits: 3.33
Course: TPHYS 120
Credits: 1
Course: PHYS 100TR
Title: Physics Collab Learn Seminar
Credits: 1
Course: TPHYS 121
Credits: 6
Course: PHYS 100TR
Title: Physics - Mechanics
Credits: 6
Course: TPOL S 203
Credits: 5
Course: POLS 200TR
Title: Intro to International Politic
Credits: 3.33
Course: TPOL S 251
Credits: 5
Course: SSCI 200TR
Title: Cultural Studies
Credits: 3.33
Course: TPOLS 201
Credits: 5
Course: POLS 200TR
Title: Intro Political Values/Ideas
Credits: 3.33
Course: TPOLS 203
Credits: 5
Course: GLST 200TR
Title: Intro International Relations
Credits: 3.33
Course: TPOLS 343
Credits: 5
Course: POLS 300TR
Title: Com & Labor Organizing
Credits: 3.33
Course: TPSYCH 100
Credits: 5
Course: PSYC 101
Title: Intro to Psychology ES
Credits: 3.33
Course: TPSYCH 101
Credits: 5
Course: PSYC 101
Title: Intro to Psychology ES
Credits: 3.33
Course: TPSYCH 202
Credits: 5
Course: PSYC 370
Title: Gender and Sexuality
Credits: 3.33
Course: TPSYCH 209
Credits: 5
Course: PSYC 200TR
Title: Fund Psychological Research I
Credits: 3.33
Course: TPSYCH 210
Credits: 5
Course: PSYC 200TR
Title: Case Studies in Abnormal Psych
Credits: 3.33
Course: TPSYCH 212
Credits: 5
Course: PSYC 200TR
Title: Case Stds in Child Abnorm Psyc
Credits: 3.33
Course: TPSYCH 220
Credits: 5
Course: PSYC 320
Title: Devel Psychology
Credits: 3.33
Course: TPSYCH 250
Credits: 5
Course: PSYC 200TR
Title: Human Cognition
Credits: 3.33
Course: TPSYCH 260
Credits: 5
Course: PSYC 200TR
Title: Biopsychology
Credits: 3.33
Course: TPSYCH 308
Credits: 5
Course: PSYC 300TR
Title: Conscience, Nature & Technolgy
Credits: 3.33
Course: TPSYCH 309
Credits: 5
Course: PSYC 300TR
Title: Fund Psychological Research II
Credits: 3.33
Course: TPSYCH 310
Credits: 5
Course: PSYC 300TR
Title: Controversies in Clin Psyc
Credits: 3.33
Course: TPSYCH 312
Credits: 5
Course: PSYC 300TR
Title: Mental Illness Across Cultures
Credits: 3.33
Course: TPSYCH 315
Credits: 5
Course: PSYC 300TR
Title: Intro to Counseling Psychology
Credits: 3.33
Course: TPSYCH 319
Credits: 5
Course: PSYC 300TR
Title: Comm Engaged Child Dev
Credits: 3.33
Course: TPSYCH 322
Credits: 5
Course: PSYC 300TR
Title: Adult Development
Credits: 3.33
Course: TPSYCH 360
Credits: 5
Course: PSYC 300TR
Title: Health Psychology
Credits: 3.33
Course: TPSYCH 401
Credits: 5
Course: PSYC 400TR
Title: Family Violence
Credits: 3.33
Course: TPSYCH 402
Credits: 5
Course: PSYC 400TR
Title: Friends, Enemies & Intimates
Credits: 3.33
Course: TPSYCH 406
Credits: 5
Course: PSYC 400TR
Title: Chemical Dependency
Credits: 3.33
Course: TPSYCH 407
Credits: 5
Course: PSYC 400TR
Title: Cult Contxt Devel Psych
Credits: 3.33
Course: TPSYCH 410
Credits: 5
Course: PSYC 400TR
Title: Existential Psychology
Credits: 3.33
Course: TPSYCH 431
Credits: 5
Course: PSYC 400TR
Title: Sexual Deviance
Credits: 3.33
Course: TQS 120
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 140
Title: Precalculus QR
Credits: 3.33
Course: TQS 124
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Calc Analytic Geom I
Credits: 3.33
Course: TQS 125
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 151
Title: Introduction to Calculus QR
Credits: 3.33
Course: TQS 126
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 152
Title: Calculus II QR
Credits: 3.33
Course: TQS 214
Credits: 5
Course: GENR 200TR
Title: Analytical Thinking
Credits: 3.33
Course: TRELIG 333
Credits: 5
Course: RELI 300TR
Title: Buddhist Thought
Credits: 3.33
Course: TRELIG 350
Credits: 5
Course: PHIL 300TR
Title: Philosophy, Religion, Enviro
Credits: 3.33
Course: TSMIN 200
Credits: 5
Course: SSCI 200TR
Title: International Interactions
Credits: 3.33
Course: TSOC 165
Credits: 5
Course: SOCI 101
Title: Intro to Sociology ES
Credits: 3.33
Course: TSOC 265
Credits: 5
Course: SOCI 200TR
Title: Race and Ethnicity in the US
Credits: 3.33
Course: TSOC 434
Credits: 5
Course: SOCI 400TR
Title: Women, Race & Class
Credits: 3.33
Course: TSOCWF 354
Credits: 5
Course: GSRS 300TR
Title: Sexual Orientation & Gender Id
Credits: 3.33
Course: TSOCWF 361
Credits: 5
Course: SOCI 300TR
Title: Mental Health & Substance Use
Credits: 3.33
Course: TSOCWF 402
Credits: 5
Course: SOCI 400TR
Title: Human Behavior & Soc Environmt
Credits: 3.33
Course: TSOCWF 404
Credits: 5
Course: SOCI 400TR
Title: Cultrl Diversity & Soc Justice
Credits: 3.33
Course: TSPAN 101
Credits: 5
Course: HISP 100TR
Title: Elementary Spanish
Credits: 3.33
Course: TSPAN 102
Credits: 5
Course: HISP 102
Title: Elementary Spanish
Credits: 3.33
Course: TSPAN 103
Credits: 5
Course: HISP 103
Title: Elementary Spanish
Credits: 3.33
Course: TSUD 222
Credits: 5
Course: SSCI 200TR
Title: Intro Sustainability
Credits: 3.33
Course: TSUD 240
Credits: 5
Course: GENR 200TR
Title: The City and Nature
Credits: 3.33
Course: TURB 101
Credits: 5
Course: SSCI 100TR
Title: Explor Cities: An Introduction
Credits: 3.33
Course: TURB 103
Credits: 2
This course does not transfer.
Course: TURB 211
Credits: 5
Course: SSCI 200TR
Title: Digital Cities
Credits: 3.33
Course: TURB 220
Credits: 5
This course does not transfer.
Course: TURB 235
Credits: 3-5
Course: SSCI 200TR
Title: Community Devel
Credits: Variable
Course: TURB 324
Credits: 5
Course: SSCI 300TR
Title: Urb & Regional Econ
Credits: 3.33
Course: TURB 345
Credits: 5
Course: SSCI 300TR
Title: Urban Governance
Credits: 3.33
Course: TWOMN 100
Credits: 5
Course: WMGS 201
Title: Intro Women's/Gender Studies A
Credits: 3.33
Course: TWOMN 101
Credits: 5
Course: WMGS 201
Title: Intro Women's/Gender Studies A
Credits: 3.33
Course: TWOMN 420
Credits: 5
Course: WMGS 400TR
Title: Women Global Econ
Credits: 3.33
Course: TWRT 112
Credits: 5
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Intro to Academic Writing
Credits: 3.33
Course: TWRT 120
Credits: 5
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Academic Writing I
Credits: 3.33
Course: TWRT 121
Credits: 5
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Academic Writing II
Credits: 3.33
Course: TWRT 200
Credits: 5
Course: ENGL 200TR
Title: Intro to Creative Writing
Credits: 3.33
Course: TWRT 211
Credits: 5
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Argument & Research in Writing
Credits: 3.33
Course: TWRT 270
Credits: 5
Course: ENGL 200TR
Title: Poetry Writing
Credits: 3.33
Course: TWRT 330
Credits: 5
Course: WRIT 300TR
Title: Written and Visual Rhetoric
Credits: 3.33
Course: TWRT 333
Credits: 5
Course: WRIT 300TR
Title: Writing through Comics
Credits: 3.33