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):Los Angeles Valley College Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: ACCTG 1
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 100TR
Title: Intro to Accounting I
Credits: 3
Course: ACCTG 2
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 100TR
Title: Intro Accounting II
Credits: 3
Course: ANATOMY 001
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Intro to 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: ANTHRO 101
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 101
Title: Intro/Human Biol Diversity SM
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: ANTH 100TR
Title: Human Biological Evolution
Credits: 3
Course: ANTHRO 102
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 102
Title: Human Cultural Diver ES
Credits: 3
Course: ANTHRO 111
Credits: 2
Course: ANTH 101TR
Title: Human Biological Evolution Lab
Credits: 2
Course: ART 101
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 180
Title: Hist of Western Art I CX
Credits: 3
Course: ASTRON 001
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS 110
Title: Astronomy NW
Credits: 3
Course: BIOLOGY 046
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Genetic Analysis
Credits: 3
Course: BIOLOGY 3
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 111
Title: Biology & Modern World NW
Credits: 4
Course: BIOLOGY 6
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 225
Title: Molecules, Cells, Org NW
Credits: 5
Course: BIOLOGY 7
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 226
Title: Genes, Evol, Div, Ecol, NW
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 051
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 105
Title: Chemistry of Life NW
Credits: 5
Course: CO SCI 801
Credits: 3
Course: CSCI 100TR
Title: Intro to Computers &Their Uses
Credits: 3
Course: COMM 101
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 212
Title: Public Speaking
Credits: 3
Course: ECON 30
Credits: 3
Course: ECON 100TR
Title: Comparative Eco Systems
Credits: 3
Course: ENGLISH 101
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: College Reading/Composition I
Credits: 3
Course: ENGLISH 102
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: College Reading/Composition II
Credits: 3
Course: ENGLISH 103
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Composition & Crit Thinking
Credits: 3
Course: ENV SCI 1
Credits: 3
Course: ENVT 100TR
Title: Human Envt: Physical Proces
Credits: 3
Course: GEOG 001
Credits: 3
Course: GEOS 100TR
Title: Physical Geography
Credits: 3
Course: GEOG 30
Credits: 3
Course: ENVT 100TR
Title: Managing Natural Resources
Credits: 3
Course: HEALTH 02
Credits: 3
Course: FTWL 100
Title: Personalized Fitness Prog FT
Credits: 3
Course: HEALTH 11
Credits: 3
Course: NURS 100TR
Title: Princ of Healthful Living
Credits: 3
Course: HISTORY 007
Credits: 3
Course: RELI 100TR
Title: The World's Great Religions
Credits: 3
Course: HISTORY 011
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: Pol & Soc Hist US I
Credits: 3
Course: HISTORY 018
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: American Civilization II
Credits: 3
Course: HUMAN 1
Credits: 3
Course: HUMA 100TR
Title: Cultural Patterns of West Civ
Credits: 3
Course: KIN 301
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 212
Title: Conditioning Swimming PE
Credits: 1
Course: KIN 329-1
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 188
Title: Boot Camp Conditioning PE
Credits: 1
Course: KIN 350-1
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 177
Title: Weight Training PE
Credits: 1
Course: KIN 351-1
Credits: 3
Course: FTWL 223
Title: Yoga FT
Credits: 3
Course: KIN 47
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 100TR
Title: Adptd Swim & Hydroexercise
Credits: 1
Course: KIN ATH 508
Credits: 3
Course: FTWL 250
Title: Directed Sports
Credits: 3
Course: KIN ATH 552
Credits: 3
Course: PHED 100TR
Title: Inter Sports-Cond & Skills Trn
Credits: 3
Course: KIN MAJ 126
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 100TR
Title: Fund of Athletic Training
Credits: 3
Course: MARKET 31
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: MGMT 13
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 201
Title: Intro to Business Global Envir
Credits: 3
Course: MUSIC 111
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 101
Title: Introduction to Music CX
Credits: 3
Course: MUSIC 721
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 380
Title: Univ Symphony Orchestra CX
Credits: 1
Course: PHILOS 1
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 121
Title: The Examined Life VW
Credits: 3
Course: PHOTO 101
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Beginning Dig Photography
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS ED 096
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 100TR
Title: Combined Activities
Credits: 1
Course: PHYS ED 666
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 100TR
Title: Body Conditioning
Credits: 1
Course: PHYSIOL 001
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Intro to Human Physiology
Credits: 4
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 206
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol II NW
Credits: 4
Course: PHYSIOL 1
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Intro to Human Physiology
Credits: 4
Course: POL SCI 1
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 151
Title: American Government ES
Credits: 3
Course: PSYCH 041
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 320
Title: Devel Across the Lifespan
Credits: 3
Course: PSYCH 1
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 101
Title: Intro to Psychology ES
Credits: 3
Course: SOC 1
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 101
Title: Intro to Sociology ES
Credits: 3
Course: SOC 21
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 370
Title: Gender and Sexuality
Credits: 3
Course: SOC 35
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: The Labor Movement
Credits: 3
Course: SPCH 101
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 212
Title: Public Speaking
Credits: 3
Course: SPCH 104
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 100TR
Title: Argumentation
Credits: 3
Course: SPCH 106
Credits: 2
Course: COMA 100TR
Title: Forensics
Credits: 2
Course: SPCH 62
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: SPEECH 151
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 214
Title: Group Communication
Credits: 3