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):California State University-East Bay Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: ACCT 210
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 202
Title: Financial Accounting
Credits: 3
Course: ACCT 215
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 203
Title: Managerial Accounting
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 2010
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 205
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol I NS,SM
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 2020
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 206
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol II NS,SM
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 2025
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 201
Title: Intro Microbiology NW
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 270
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 205
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol I NW
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 271
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 206
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol II NW
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 3070
Credits: 4
Course: NURS 120
Title: Nutrition in Healthcare
Credits: 4
Course: BUS 110
Credits: 3
Course: CSCI 100TR
Title: Fund of Info Systems/Apps
Credits: 3
Course: BUS 220
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: BUS 320
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 225
Title: Business Ethics VW
Credits: 3
Course: BUS 325
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: CHEM 3302
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 331
Title: Organic Chemistry I
Credits: 5
and this course:
Course: CHEM 333
Title: Organic Chemistry I Lab
Credits: Variable
Course: CHEM 441
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 403
Title: Biochemistry I
Credits: 4
Course: CRJA 2100
Credits: 4
Course: SSCI 200TR
Title: Elementary Criminal Law
Credits: 4
Course: ECON 2301
Credits: 4
Course: ECON 101
Title: Princ. of Microeconomics ES
Credits: 2.67
Course: ECON 380
Credits: 3
Course: ECON 300TR
Title: Managerial Econ/Business Strat
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 1001
Credits: 4
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Expository Writing
Credits: 2.66
Course: ENGL 200
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: College Writing II
Credits: 3
Course: ES 1200
Credits: 4
Course: HUMA 100TR
Title: Intro to Mex Amer/Latino Study
Credits: 2.67
Course: ES 365
Credits: 3
Course: GENR 300TR
Title: Asian American/Pac Island Envt
Credits: 3
Course: GEOG 3505
Credits: 4
Course: SSCI 300TR
Title: Geography of California
Credits: 4
Course: GS 1010
Credits: 1
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: General Education Activities
Credits: 0.67
Course: GS 1011
Credits: 1
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: General Education Activities I
Credits: 0.67
Course: GS 1012
Credits: 1
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: General Educ Activities II
Credits: 0.367
Course: GS 1013
Credits: 1
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: General Educ Activities III
Credits: 0.67
Course: HIST 102
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: World History II
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 1101
Credits: 4
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: Hist of US to 1877
Credits: 2.67
Course: HIST 1102
Credits: 4
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: Hist of US since 1877
Credits: 2.67
Course: HSC 2500
Credits: 4
This course does not transfer.
Course: KIN 1626
Credits: 4
Course: KINS 320
Title: Nutrition, Hlth & Performance
Credits: 2.67
Course: KIN 4069
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 250
Title: Directed Sports PE
Credits: 0.67
Course: KPE 1001
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 100TR
Title: Beg Activities: Basketball
Credits: 0.67
Course: KPE 2001
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 241
Title: Co-ed Basketball PE
Credits: 0.67
Course: KPE 2600
Credits: 4
Course: KINS 278
Title: Injury Prevention/Therapeutic
Credits: 2.67
Course: KPT 1625
Credits: 4
Course: KINS 320
Title: Nutrition, Hlth & Performance
Credits: 2.67
Course: LIBY 1010
Credits: 1
This course does not transfer.
Course: MATH 1110
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 107
Title: Math Explorations MR,NS
Credits: 2.67
Course: MATH 1130
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: College Algebra
Credits: 2.67
Course: MATH 115
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: College Algebra
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 180
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 128
Title: Linear Models & Calculus MR,NS
Credits: 3
Course: MGMT 310
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 305
Title: Behavior in Organizations
Credits: 3
Course: MGMT 350
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 300TR
Title: Decision Science
Credits: 3
Course: MGMT 370
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 300TR
Title: Business Govt & Society
Credits: 3
Course: MLL 1104
Credits: 4
Course: HUMA 100TR
Title: Gender Francophone Lit & Cultr
Credits: 4
Course: PHIL 1101
Credits: 4
Course: PHIL 125
Title: Ethics and the Good Life PH
Credits: 2.67
Course: PHYS 138
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS 110
Title: Astronomy NS,SM
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: PHYS 100TR
Title: Descriptive Astronomy
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS 139
Credits: 1
Course: PHYS 100TR
Title: Astronomy Lab
Credits: 1
Course: POSC 101
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 151
Title: American Government SO
Credits: 3
Course: POSC 102
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 100TR
Title: Public Policy/CA Politics
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 1100
Credits: 4
Course: PSYC 100TR
Title: Critical Thinking Psychology
Credits: 2.67
Course: PSYC 4420
Credits: 4
Course: PSYC 320
Title: Devel Across the Lifespan
Credits: 4
Course: SOC 2001
Credits: 4
Course: SOCI 100TR
Title: Intro to Urban Sociology
Credits: 2.67
Course: STAT 100
Credits: 3
Course: STAT 231
Title: Introductory Statistics MR
Credits: 3
Course: STAT 1000
Credits: 5
Course: STAT 100TR
Title: Elements of Probability & Stat
Credits: 5
Course: THEA 1010
Credits: 4
Course: THEA 100TR
Title: All the World's A Stage
Credits: 2.67
Course: THEA 1011
Credits: 4
Course: THEA 100TR
Title: All Wrld Stge: Gendr in Arts
Credits: 2.67