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):California State University-Chico Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: ACCT 201
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 202
Title: Financial Accounting
Credits: 3
Course: ACCT 202
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 203
Title: Managerial Accounting
Credits: 3
Course: AFAM 296
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 200TR
Title: African American Music
Credits: 3
Course: AFRI 300
Credits: 3
Course: HUMA 300TR
Title: Contemporary Probs/Prospects
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 140
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 100TR
Title: Magic, Witchcraft, & Religion
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 200
Credits: 3
Course: SSCI 200TR
Title: Cultures of Asia
Credits: 3
Course: ARTS 126
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 101
Title: Drawing 1 CX
Credits: 3
Course: BADM 495
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: BIOL 105
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Food, Fiber, and Drugs
Credits: 3
Course: BLAW 302
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 300TR
Title: Managing the Legal Environment
Credits: 3
Course: CDES 101
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 100TR
Title: Introduction to Communication
Credits: 3
Course: CDES 102
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 100TR
Title: Principles Comm Design
Credits: 3
Course: CDES 132
Credits: 2
Course: COMA 100TR
Title: Basic Graphic Design
Credits: 2
Course: CDES 206
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 320
Title: Photography 2: Digital CX
Credits: 3
Course: CDES 222
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 200TR
Title: Basic Web Design
Credits: 3
Course: CDES 281
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 200TR
Title: Print Production
Credits: 3
Course: CDES 283
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 200TR
Title: Digital Print Production
Credits: 3
Course: CDES 303
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 300TR
Title: Communication Criticism
Credits: 3
Course: CDES 314
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 300TR
Title: Rich Internet Media Design I
Credits: 3
Course: CHLD 255
Credits: 3
Course: SSCI 200TR
Title: Marriage/Family Relationships
Credits: 3
Course: CHST 354
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 300TR
Title: Chicano Literature
Credits: 3
Course: CMST 132
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 100TR
Title: Small Group Communication
Credits: 3
Course: CSCI 102
Credits: 3
Course: CSCI 100TR
Title: Living with Technology
Credits: 3
Course: EDCI 110
Credits: 1
This course does not transfer.
Course: ENGL 130I
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Academic Writing
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 240
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 200TR
Title: Literature for Life
Credits: 3
Course: FINA 307
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 300TR
Title: Survey of Finance
Credits: 3
Course: GEOG 102
Credits: 3
Course: SSCI 100TR
Title: Human Geography
Credits: 3
Course: GEOS 105
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS 110
Title: Astronomy NW
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 130
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: United States History
Credits: 3
Course: JOUR 310
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 300TR
Title: Entertainment/Media/Am Culture
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 101
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Patterns Mathematical Thought
Credits: 3
Course: MGMT 300
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 300TR
Title: Communication in Business
Credits: 3
Course: MGMT 303
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 305
Title: Human Dimensions of Eff Org
Credits: 3
Course: MGMT 304
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 342
Title: Managing Human Resources
Credits: 3
Course: MINS 301
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 310
Title: Information Systems
Credits: 3
Course: MKTG 305
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 308
Title: Principles of Marketing
Credits: 3
Course: MKTG 371
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 363
Title: Consumer Behavior
Credits: 3
Course: MKTG 380
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 467
Title: Marketing Research
Credits: 3
Course: MKTG 389
Credits: 1
This course does not transfer.
Course: MKTG 472
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 461
Title: Public Relations Plan & Manag
Credits: 3
Course: MKTG 473
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 400TR
Title: Strategic Personal Selling
Credits: 3
Course: MKTG 476
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 400TR
Title: Business Marketing
Credits: 3
Course: MKTG 477
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 400TR
Title: International Marketing
Credits: 3
Course: MKTG 490
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 400TR
Title: Strategic Marketing Management
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 101
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 125
Title: Ethics and the Good Life VW
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 102
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 233
Title: Formal Logic
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 155
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 151
Title: American Government SO
Credits: 3
Course: PSSC 390
Credits: 3
Course: SSCI 300TR
Title: Food Forever
Credits: 3
Course: SCMS 306
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 309
Title: Ops & Supply Chain Mgmt
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 100
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 101
Title: Intro to Sociology ES
Credits: 3