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):Cuesta College Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: ACCT 201A
Credits: 4
Course: BUSA 202
Title: Financial Accounting
Credits: 4
Course: ACCT 201B
Credits: 4
Course: BUSA 203
Title: Managerial Accounting
Credits: 4
Course: ANTH 203
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 102
Title: Human Cultural Diver ES
Credits: 3
Course: ART 104
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Survey of Art Hist:Ren-19th Cn
Credits: 3
Course: ASL 201
Credits: 5
Course: SIGN 101
Title: Sign Language A
Credits: 5
Course: ASL 202
Credits: 5
Course: SIGN 102
Title: Sign Language A
Credits: 5
Course: BIO 201A
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Biology
Credits: 5
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 225
Title: Molecules, Cells, Org NW
Credits: 5
Course: BIO 201B
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Biology
Credits: 5
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 226
Title: Genes, Evol, Div, Ecol, NW
Credits: 5
Course: BIO 204
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 201
Title: Intro Microbiology NW
Credits: 5
Course: BIO 205
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Human Anatomy
Credits: 4
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 205
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol I NW
Credits: 4
Course: BIO 206
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: General Phsyiology
Credits: 4
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 206
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol II NW
Credits: 4
Course: BIO 212
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Human Biology
Credits: 3
Course: BIO 212L
Credits: 1
This course does not transfer.
Course: BIO 5
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Human Anatomy
Credits: 4
Course: BUS 176
Credits: 0.5
This course does not transfer.
Course: BUS 201A
Credits: 4
Course: BUSA 202
Title: Financial Accounting
Credits: 4
Course: BUS 201B
Credits: 4
Course: BUSA 203
Title: Managerial Accounting
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 10
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Introductory Chemistry
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 10FAL
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Intro Chem W/Facilitator Asst
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 210FL
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 200TR
Title: Intro Chem w Facilitator Asst
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 211
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 105
Title: Chemistry of Life NW
Credits: 4
Course: CJ 206
Credits: 3
Course: GENR 200TR
Title: Concepts of Criminal Law
Credits: 3
Course: COMM 201
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 212
Title: Public Speaking
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 156
Credits: 4
This course does not transfer.
Course: ENGL 1C
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Engl Comp: Critical Thinking
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 201A
Credits: 4
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: English Composition
Credits: 4
Course: ENGL 201B
Credits: 4
Course: ENGL 200TR
Title: Comp: Intro to Lit/Critl Think
Credits: 4
Course: ENGL 201C
Credits: 4
Course: WRIT 200TR
Title: Engl Comp: Critical Thinking
Credits: 4
Course: FAMST 18
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 200TR
Title: Human Sexuality
Credits: 3
Course: FMST 212
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 320
Title: Devel Across the Lifespan
Credits: 3
Course: HDHS 212
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 320
Title: Devel Across the Lifespan
Credits: 3
Course: HEED 202
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 200TR
Title: Health Education
Credits: 3
Course: HEED 203
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 200TR
Title: Women's Health Issues
Credits: 3
Course: HEED 204
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 292
Title: First Aid
Credits: 3
Course: HEED 4
Credits: 2
Course: KINS 100TR
Title: Std First Aid/CPR
Credits: 2
Course: HIST 207A
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 200TR
Title: History of the United States
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 207B
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 200TR
Title: History of the United States
Credits: 3
Course: KINA 201
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 177
Title: Weight Training PE
Credits: 1
Course: KINA 210
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 197
Title: Advanced Weight Training PE
Credits: 1
Course: KINA 217
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 200TR
Title: Kickboxing
Credits: 1
Course: KINA 224
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 200TR
Title: Core Pilates
Credits: 1
Course: KINA 227
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 200TR
Title: Indoor Cycling for Fitness
Credits: 1
Course: KINA 246
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 223
Title: Yoga PE
Credits: 1
Course: KINA 261
Credits: 0.5
Course: PHED 200TR
Title: Soccer
Credits: 1
Course: KINA 293
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 212
Title: Conditioning Swimming PE
Credits: 1
Course: KINE 201
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 200TR
Title: Intro to Kinesiology
Credits: 3
Course: KINE 224
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: MATH 128
Credits: 6
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Applied Algebra
Credits: 6
Course: MATH 229
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Trigonometry
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 230
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 200TR
Title: Math for Humanities
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 236
Credits: 3
Course: STAT 200TR
Title: Intro to Applied Statistics
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: MATH 200TR
Title: Intro to Applied Statistics
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 247
Credits: 4
Course: STAT 200TR
Title: Intro to Statistics
Credits: 4
Course: MUS 237
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 200TR
Title: Music Appreciation
Credits: 3
Course: NUTR 10
Credits: 3
Course: NURS 120
Title: Nutrition in Healthcare
Credits: 3
Course: NUTR 210
Credits: 3
Course: NURS 120
Title: Nutrition in Healthcare
Credits: 3
Course: NUTR 211
Credits: 3
Course: NURS 120
Title: Nutrition in Healthcare
Credits: 3
Course: NUTR 230
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 200TR
Title: Nutrition for Fitness & Sport
Credits: 3
Course: NUTR 232
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: PHIL 206
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 121
Title: The Examined Life VW
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS 205A
Credits: 4
Course: PHYS 125
Title: College Physics I NW
Credits: 3
and this course:
Course: PHYS 135
Title: College Physics I Laboratory
Credits: 1
Course: PHYS 205B
Credits: 4
Course: PHYS 126
Title: College Physics II NW
Credits: 3
and this course:
Course: PHYS 136
Title: College Physics II Laboratory
Credits: 1
Course: POLS 202
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 151
Title: American Government ES
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 201
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 101
Title: Intro to Psychology ES
Credits: 3
Course: SOC 201A
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 101
Title: Intro to Sociology ES
Credits: 3
Course: SPCH 1A
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 212
Title: Public Speaking
Credits: 3