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):Folsom Lake College Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: ANTH 300
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 100TR
Title: Biological Anthropology
Credits: 3
or this course:
Course: ANTH 101
Title: Intro/Human Biol Diversity NW
Credits: 4
Awarded when ANTH 301 also complete.
Course: ANTH 301
Credits: 1
Course: ANTH 100TR
Title: Biological Anthropology Lab
Credits: 1
or this course:
Course: ANTH 101TR
Title: Intro/Human Biol Diversity NW
Credits: 0
Awarded when ANTH 300 also complete.
Course: BIOL 430
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Anatomy and Physiology
Credits: 5
or this course:
Course: BIOL 205
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol I NW
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 431
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Anatomy and Physiology
Credits: 5
or this course:
Course: BIOL 206
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol II NW
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 440
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 201
Title: Intro Microbiology NW
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 305
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Introduction to Chemistry
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 400
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 115
Title: General Chemistry I NW
Credits: 5
Course: COMM 301
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 212
Title: Public Speaking
Credits: 3
Course: ETHNS 300
Credits: 3
Course: SSCI 100TR
Title: Intro to Ethnic Studies
Credits: 3
Course: KINES 300
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 201
Title: Intro to Kinesiology I
Credits: 3
Course: KINES 416
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 386
Title: Soc Psych of Physical Activity
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 335
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 115
Title: College Algebra/Trig, QR
Credits: 5
Course: MUFHL 330
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: World Music
Credits: 3
Course: NUTRI 300
Credits: 3
Course: NURS 120
Title: Nutrition in Healthcare
Credits: 3
Course: NUTRI 310
Credits: 3
Course: SSCI 100TR
Title: Cultural Foods of the World
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 300
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 101
Title: Intro to Psychology ES
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 370
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 320
Title: Devel Across the Lifespan
Credits: 3
Course: SPORT 300
Credits: 3
Course: FTWL 250
Title: Baseball: Intercollegiate-Men
Credits: 3
Not eligible for repeat transfer credit.
Course: SPORT 301
Credits: 0.5-3
Course: FTWL 100TR
Title: Off Season Condition-Baseball
Credits: Variable
Not eligible for repeat transfer credit.
Course: SPORT 303
Credits: 0.5-3
Course: FTWL 100TR
Title: Pre-Season Cdtn-Baseball
Credits: Variable
Not eligible for repeat transfer credit.
Course: SPORT 311
Credits: 1.5
Course: FTWL 250
Title: Basketball, Intercoll-Men
Credits: 1.67
Not eligible for repeat transfer credit.
Course: SPORT 312
Credits: 1.5
Course: FTWL 250
Title: Basketball, Intercoll-Men
Credits: 1.67
Course: SPORT 313
Credits: 0.5-3
Course: FTWL 100TR
Title: Off Season Condition-Basketbal
Credits: Variable
Not eligible for repeat transfer credit.
Course: SPORT 314
Credits: 0.5-3
Course: FTWL 100TR
Title: Pre-Season Cndtn-Basketball
Credits: Variable
Not eligible for repeat transfer credit.
Course: SPORT 316
Credits: 1.5
Course: FTWL 250
Title: Basketball, Intercoll-Women
Credits: 1.67
Not eligible for repeat transfer credit.
Course: SPORT 317
Credits: 1.5
Course: FTWL 250
Title: Basketball, Intercoll-Women
Credits: 1.67
Not eligible for repeat transfer credit.
Course: SPORT 318
Credits: 0.5-3
Course: FTWL 100TR
Title: Post-Season Cndtn-Basketball
Credits: Variable
Not eligible for repeat transfer credit.
Course: SPORT 340
Credits: 3
Course: FTWL 250
Title: Golf, Intercollegiate-Men
Credits: 3
Not eligible for repeat transfer credit.
Course: SPORT 341
Credits: 0.5-3
Course: FTWL 100TR
Title: Off Season Conditioning-Golf
Credits: Variable
Not eligible for repeat transfer credit.
Course: SPORT 350
Credits: 3
Course: FTWL 250
Title: Soccer, Intercollegiate-Men
Credits: 3
Not eligible for repeat transfer credit.
Course: SPORT 351
Credits: 0.5-3
Course: FTWL 100TR
Title: Off Season Cndtn-Men's Soccer
Credits: Variable
Not eligible for repeat transfer credit.
Course: SPORT 352
Credits: 0.5-3
Course: FTWL 100TR
Title: Off Season Cndtn-Wmn's Soccer
Credits: Variable
Not eligible for repeat transfer credit.
Course: SPORT 355
Credits: 3
Course: FTWL 250
Title: Soccer, Intercollegiate-Women
Credits: 3
Not eligible for repeat transfer credit.
Course: SPORT 357
Credits: 0.5-3
Course: FTWL 100TR
Title: Pre-Season Cndtn-Wmn's Soccer
Credits: Variable
Not eligible for repeat transfer credit.
Course: SPORT 358
Credits: 0.5-3
Course: FTWL 100TR
Title: Pre-Season Cndtn-Men's Soccer
Credits: Variable
Not eligible for repeat transfer credit.
Course: SPORT 365
Credits: 3
Course: FTWL 250
Title: Softball, Intercoll-Women
Credits: 3
Not eligible for repeat transfer credit.
Course: SPORT 366
Credits: 0.5-3
Course: FTWL 100TR
Title: Off Season Cndtn-Softball
Credits: Variable
Not eligible for repeat transfer credit.
Course: SPORT 368
Credits: 0.5
Course: FTWL 100TR
Title: Pre-Season Cndtn-Softball
Credits: 0.67
Not eligible for repeat transfer credit.
Course: SPORT 380
Credits: 3
Course: FTWL 250
Title: Tennis, Intercollegiate-Men
Credits: 3
Not eligible for repeat transfer credit.
Course: SPORT 385
Credits: 3
Course: FTWL 250
Title: Tennis, Intercollegiate-Women
Credits: 3
Not eligible for repeat transfer credit.
Course: SPORT 386
Credits: 0.5-3
Course: FTWL 100TR
Title: Off Season Conditioning-Tennis
Credits: Variable
Not eligible for repeat transfer credit.
Course: SPORT 403
Credits: 0.5-3
Course: FTWL 200TR
Title: Pre-Season Cndtn-Volleyball
Credits: Variable
Not eligible for repeat transfer credit.
Course: SPORT 405
Credits: 3
Course: FTWL 250
Title: Volleyball, Intercoll-Women
Credits: 3
Not eligible for repeat transfer credit.
Course: SPORT 406
Credits: 0.5-3
Course: FTWL 200TR
Title: Off Season Cndtn-Volleyball
Credits: Variable
Not eligible for repeat transfer credit.
Course: STAT 300
Credits: 4
Course: STAT 231
Title: Introductory Statistics QR
Credits: 4