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-Sacramento Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: ANTH 101
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 100TR
Title: Cultural Diversity
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 13
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 100TR
Title: Magic, Witchcraft + Religion
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 2
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 102
Title: Human Cultural Diver ES
Credits: 3
Course: BIO 1
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Biodivers, Evolution & Ecology
Credits: 5
Course: BIO 10
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Basic Biological Concepts
Credits: 3
Course: BIO 122
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Advanced Human Anatomy
Credits: 4
Course: BIO 131
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Systemic Physiology
Credits: 4
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 206
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol II NW
Credits: 4
Course: BIO 139
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 342
Title: Microbiology
Credits: 4
Course: BIO 22
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Introductory Human Anatomy
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 205
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol I NW
Credits: 3
Course: BIO 25
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 205
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol I NW
Credits: 4
Course: BIO 26
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 206
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol II NW
Credits: 4
Course: BIO 39
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 201
Title: Intro Microbiology NW
Credits: 4
Course: CHDV 30
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 320
Title: Devel Across the Lifespan
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 6A
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Intro to General Chemistry
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 6B
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 105
Title: Chemistry of Life
Credits: 5
Course: COMS 008
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 100TR
Title: Interpersonal Comm Skills
Credits: 3
Course: COMS 4
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 212
Title: Public Speaking
Credits: 3
Course: COMS 5
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 100TR
Title: The Communication Experience
Credits: 3
Course: CRJ 1
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 201
Title: Intro to Criminal Justice
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 109W
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: ENGL 20
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: College Composition II
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 30B
Credits: 4
Course: ENGL 100TR
Title: Intro to Writing Fiction
Credits: 4
Course: ENGL 5
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Accelrtd Acad Literacies
Credits: 3
Course: ENGR 1A
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: ETHN 133
Credits: 3
Course: SSCI 100TR
Title: Crosscult Aging in America
Credits: 3
Course: FACS 141
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 105
Title: Math of Personal Finance QR
Credits: 3
Course: FACS 150
Credits: 3
Course: SOCW 100TR
Title: Family Stress and Coping
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 10
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: History's Mysteries
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 146D
Credits: 3
Course: HUMA 300TR
Title: A History of Anime
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 161
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: American Vision
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 174B
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 300TR
Title: History of Madness in the US
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 17A
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: US History, 1607-1877
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 17B
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: US History, 1877-Present
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 50
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 215
Title: Modern World History C, SO
Credits: 3
Course: HLSC 116
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: HRS 161
Credits: 3
Course: HUMA 100TR
Title: Multicultural America
Credits: 3
Course: HRS 4
Credits: 3
Course: RELI 100TR
Title: Exploring World Religions
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 136
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 100TR
Title: Sport and Aging
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 144
Credits: 2
Course: KINS 100TR
Title: Analys Weight Training
Credits: 2
Course: KINS 152
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 100TR
Title: Physiology of Exercise
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 156
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 100TR
Title: Care of Athletic Injuries
Credits: 3
Course: MUSC 8
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Basic Music
Credits: 3
Course: NUFD 10
Credits: 3
Course: NURS 120
Title: Nutrition in Healthcare
Credits: 3
Course: NUFD 113
Credits: 3
Course: NURS 120
Title: Nutrition in Healthcare
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: KINS 320
Title: Nutrition, Hlth & Performance
Credits: 3
Course: NURS 170
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: PHIL 102
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 100TR
Title: Profess/Public Service Ethics
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 4
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 100TR
Title: Critical Thinking
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 60
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 100TR
Title: Symbolic Logic I
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 1
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 100TR
Title: Essentials of Government
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 150
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 151
Title: American Government ES
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 151
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 100TR
Title: Psych Aspects of Death/Dying
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 2
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 101
Title: Intro to Psychology ES
Credits: 3
Course: RPTA 117
Credits: 3
Course: NURS 100TR
Title: RT Contemp Aspects of Disabil
Credits: 3
Course: SOC 162
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 100TR
Title: Middle East Societies/Culture
Credits: 3
Course: STAT 1
Credits: 3
Course: STAT 100TR
Title: Introduction to Statistics
Credits: 3
Course: SWRK 151
Credits: 3
Course: SOCW 100TR
Title: Health Services and Systems
Credits: 3