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):American River College Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: ACCT 301
Credits: 4
Course: BUSA 202
Title: Financial Accounting
Credits: 4
Course: ACCT 311
Credits: 4
Course: BUSA 203
Title: Managerial Accounting
Credits: 4
Course: ANTH 12
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 100TR
Title: Magic, Witchcraft & Religion
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 300
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 101
Title: Intro/Human Biol Diversity NW
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: ANTH 100TR
Title: Physical Anthropology
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 301
Credits: 1
Course: ANTH 100TR
Title: Physical Anthropology Lab
Credits: 1
Course: ANTH 310
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 102
Title: Human Cultural Diver ES
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 320
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 103
Title: Archaeology & Prehistory ES
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 333
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 100TR
Title: American Indians of CA
Credits: 3
Course: ARTH 300
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Art Appreciation
Credits: 3
Course: ARTH 318
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: History of American Art
Credits: 3
Course: ASTR 300
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS 100TR
Title: Intro to Astronomy
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: PHYS 110
Title: Astronomy - NW
Credits: 3
Course: ASTR 400
Credits: 1
Course: PHYS 110TR
Title: Astronomy Lab
Credits: 1
Course: BIO 115
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Basic Anatomy & Physiology I
Credits: 3
Course: BIO 116
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Basic Anatomy & Physiology II
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 430
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 205
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol I NW
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 431
Credits: 5
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: BUS 300
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 201
Title: Intro to Business Global Envir
Credits: 3
Course: BUS 320
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 100TR
Title: Concepts of Personal Finance
Credits: 3
Course: BUS 340
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 200TR
Title: Business Law
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 305
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 105
Title: Chemistry of Life NW
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 306
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 200TR
Title: Intro to Organic & Biochem
Credits: 5
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: CHEM 105
Title: Chemistry of Life NW
Credits: 5
Course: ECE 312
Credits: 3
Course: EDUC 100TR
Title: Child Development
Credits: 3
Course: ECON 302
Credits: 3
Course: ECON 102
Title: Princ. of Macroeconomics ES
Credits: 3
Course: ECON 304
Credits: 3
Course: ECON 101
Title: Princ. of Microeconomics ES
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 1A
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: College Composition
Credits: 3
Course: ENGLT 300
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 100TR
Title: Intro to Fiction
Credits: 3
Course: ENGLT 494
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 213
Title: Topics: Themes/Authors IT
Credits: Variable
Course: ENGWR 300
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: College Writing
Credits: 3
Course: ENGWR 301
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: College Comp & Literature
Credits: 3
Course: ENGWR 302
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Advanced Comp & Crit Think
Credits: 3
Course: ENGWR 306
Credits: 0.5
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Advanced Writ Across Curric
Credits: 0.5
Course: ENGWR 362
Credits: 0.5
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Writ in the Disciplines: Comp
Credits: 1
Course: FITNS 350
Credits: 2
Course: KINS 100TR
Title: Fitness & Weight Control
Credits: 2
Course: FITNS 375
Credits: 1
Course: FTWL 200TR
Title: Introduction to Meditation
Credits: 1
Course: FITNS 440
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 201
Title: Swimming for Non-Swimmers PE
Credits: 1
Course: GEOG 300
Credits: 3
Course: GEOS 100TR
Title: Phys Geog: Expl Earth Env Sys
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: GEOS 100TR
Title: Phys Geog: Exp Erth Env Sy (L)
Credits: 3
Course: GEOG 301
Credits: 1
Course: GEOS 100TR
Title: Physical Geography Lab
Credits: 1
Course: HEED 300
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 100TR
Title: Health Science
Credits: 3
Course: HEED 308
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 100TR
Title: Environmental Hlth Science
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 310
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: History of the US
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 311
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: History of US
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 327
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: Chic/Mex American History
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 330
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: Women in American History
Credits: 3
Course: HUM 355
Credits: 3
Course: RELI 100TR
Title: Intro to World Religions
Credits: 3
Course: MUFHL 310
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Survey Mus Hist & Lit to 1750
Credits: 3
Course: MUFHL 311
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Survey Mus Hist/Lit 1750-Pres
Credits: 3
Course: MUFHL 315
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 103
Title: History of Jazz CX
Credits: 3
Course: NUTRI 300
Credits: 3
Course: NURS 120
Title: Nutrition in Healthcare
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 300
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 121
Title: The Examined Life VW
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 350
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 200TR
Title: Philosophy of Religion
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 301
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 151
Title: American Government ES
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 300
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 101
Title: Intro to Psychology ES
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 356
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 370
Title: Gender and Sexuality
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 370
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 320
Title: Devel Across the Lifespan
Credits: 3
Course: SPAN 401
Credits: 4
Course: HISP 101
Title: Elementary Spanish
Credits: 4
Course: SPAN 402
Credits: 4
Course: HISP 102
Title: Elementary Spanish
Credits: 4
Course: SPAN 411
Credits: 4
Course: HISP 201
Title: Intermediate Spanish VW
Credits: 4
Course: SPAN 412
Credits: 4
Course: HISP 202
Title: Intermediate Spanish VW
Credits: 4
Course: SPEECH 301
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 212
Title: Public Speaking
Credits: 3
Course: SPEECH 331
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 214
Title: Group Communication
Credits: 3
Course: STAT 300
Credits: 4
Course: STAT 231
Title: Introductory Statistics QR
Credits: 4
Course: STAT 301
Credits: 3
Course: STAT 231
Title: Introductory Statistics QR
Credits: 3
Course: TAFILM 303
Credits: 3
Course: HUMA 100TR
Title: History of Film: 1880-1950s
Credits: 3