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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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):Mesa Community College Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: ARH 100
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Introduction to Art
Credits: 3
Course: ART 131
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Photography I
Credits: 3
Course: ART 132
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 220
Title: Photography I: BW CX
Credits: 3
Course: ASB 102
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 102
Title: Human Cultural Diver ES
Credits: 3
Course: ASB 223
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 200TR
Title: Cities & Lost Tribes:New World
Credits: 3
Course: BIO 181
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: General Biology (Majors) I
Credits: 4
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 225
Title: Molecules, Cells, Org NW
Credits: 4
Course: BIO 182
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: General Biology (Majors) II
Credits: 4
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 226
Title: Genes, Evol, Div, Ecol, NW
Credits: 4
Course: BIO 201
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Human Anatomy & Physiology
Credits: 4
Course: BIO 205
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 201
Title: Intro Microbiology NW
Credits: 4
Course: CHM 130
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Fundamental Chemistry
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Fundamental Chemistry
Credits: 3
Course: CHM 130LL
Credits: 1
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Fundamental Chemistry Lab
Credits: 1
Course: CHM 151
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: General Chemistry I
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: CHEM 115
Title: General Chemistry I NW
Credits: 3
Course: CHM 151LL
Credits: 1
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: General Chemistry I Lab
Credits: 1
Course: CHM 152
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 116
Title: General Chemistry II NW
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: General Chemistry II
Credits: 3
Course: CHM 152LL
Credits: 1
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: General Chemistry II Lab
Credits: 1
Course: CIS 105
Credits: 3
Course: CSCI 100TR
Title: Survey Computer Info Systems
Credits: 3
Course: COM 100
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 101
Title: Introduction to Communication
Credits: 3
Course: CPD 150
Credits: 3
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: College Success
Credits: 3
Course: CRE 101
Credits: 3
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: Critical Inquiry
Credits: 3
Course: ECN 211
Credits: 3
Course: ECON 102
Title: Princ. of Macroeconomics ES
Credits: 3
Course: ENG 101
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: First-Year Composition
Credits: 3
Course: ENG 102
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: First-Year Composition
Credits: 3
Course: GER 101
Credits: 4
Course: GERM 101
Title: Elementary German I
Credits: 4
Course: GER 102
Credits: 4
Course: GERM 102
Title: Elementary German II
Credits: 4
Course: HCC 101
Credits: 0.5
Course: NURS 100TR
Title: Health Care Today
Credits: 0.5
Course: HCC 103
Credits: 0.5
Course: NURS 100TR
Title: Workplace Behavior Hlth Care
Credits: 0.5
Course: HCC 105
Credits: 0.5
Course: NURS 100TR
Title: Personal Wellness and Safety
Credits: 0.5
Course: HCC 107
Credits: 1
Course: NURS 100TR
Title: Com/Team Work Health Care Org
Credits: 1
Course: HCC 151
Credits: 0.5
Course: NURS 100TR
Title: Legal/Ethical Issues Hlth Care
Credits: 0.5
Course: HIS 110
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: World History to 1500
Credits: 3
Course: MAT 206
Credits: 3
Course: STAT 200TR
Title: Elements of Statistics
Credits: 3
Course: MHL 145
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Am Jaz and Popular Music
Credits: 3
Course: MHL 155
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Survery of American Music
Credits: 3
Course: PED 201
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 200TR
Title: Physical Activities
Credits: 1
Course: PHI 101
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 121
Title: The Examined Life VW
Credits: 3
Course: PHI 103
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 100TR
Title: Intro to Logic
Credits: 3
Course: PHI 105
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 125
Title: Ethics and the Good Life VW
Credits: 3
Course: PHI 218
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 239
Title: Philosophy of Love and Sex PH
Credits: 3
Course: PSY 101
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 101
Title: Intro to Psychology ES
Credits: 3
Course: PSY 230
Credits: 3
Course: STAT 200TR
Title: Introduction to Statistics
Credits: 3
Course: PSY 240
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 320
Title: Devel Across the Lifespan
Credits: 3
Course: PSY 260
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 310
Title: Personality Theories
Credits: 3
Course: PSY 266
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 315
Title: Abnormal Psychology
Credits: 3
Course: REL 100
Credits: 3
Course: RELI 100TR
Title: World Religions
Credits: 3
Course: REL 243
Credits: 3
Course: RELI 200TR
Title: World Religions
Credits: 3
Course: SOC 101
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 101
Title: Intro to Sociology ES
Credits: 3