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):MiraCosta College Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: ACCT 158
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 105
Title: Math of Personal Finance QR
Credits: 3
Course: ART 157
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Art Orientation
Credits: 3
Course: BIO 100
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 111
Title: Biology & Modern World NW
Credits: 4
Course: BIO 210
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 220
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: 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: BIO 230
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 201
Title: Intro Microbiology NW
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 104
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 105
Title: Chemistry of Life NW
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 112
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 105
Title: Chemistry of Life NW
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 116
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 105
Title: Chemistry of Life NW
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 150
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 115
Title: General Chemistry I NW
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 151
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 116
Title: General Chemistry II NW
Credits: 5
Course: CHLD 111
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: CHLD 205
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: CHLD 250
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: COMM 101
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 212
Title: Public Speaking
Credits: 3
Course: DNCE 100
Credits: 3
Course: DANC 170
Title: Intro to Dance CX
Credits: 3
Course: DNCE 105
Credits: 3
Course: DANC 100TR
Title: Dance Cultures of the World
Credits: 3
Course: EART 106
Credits: 3
Course: NSCI 100TR
Title: Earth & Space Science
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 100
Credits: 4
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Composition and Reading
Credits: 4
Course: ENGL 201
Credits: 4
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Critical Thinking, Comp & Lit
Credits: 4
Course: FILM 101
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 100TR
Title: Introduction to Film
Credits: 3
Course: FREN 101
Credits: 4
Course: FREN 101
Title: Elementary French
Credits: 4
Course: FREN 102
Credits: 4
Course: FREN 102
Title: Elementary French
Credits: 4
Course: FREN 201
Credits: 4
Course: FREN 201
Title: Intermediate French VW
Credits: 4
Course: HIST 111
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: US History Since 1877
Credits: 3
Course: HUMN 205
Credits: 3
Course: HUMA 200TR
Title: Women in Western Art & Lit
Credits: 3
Course: ITAL 101
Credits: 4
Course: LANG 100TR
Title: Elementary Italian
Credits: 4
Course: ITAL 102
Credits: 4
Course: LANG 100TR
Title: Elementary Italian II
Credits: 4
Course: ITAL 201
Credits: 4
Course: LANG 200TR
Title: Intermediate Italian
Credits: 4
Course: ITAL 202
Credits: 4
Course: LANG 200TR
Title: Intermediate Italian II
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 103
Credits: 4
Course: STAT 231
Title: Introductory Statistics QR
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 105
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 123
Title: Modern Elem Math I, QR
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 106
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 124
Title: Modern Elem Math II, QR
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 126
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Pre Calc I: College Algebra
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 131
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Pre-Calc II: Trig & Analy Geom
Credits: 4
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: MATH 140
Title: Precalculus QR
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 150
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 151
Title: Introduction to Calculus QR
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 155
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 152
Title: Calculus II QR
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 226
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 245
Title: Discrete Structures
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 260
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 253
Title: Multivariable Calculus
Credits: 4
Course: MUS 119
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 103
Title: History of Jazz CX
Credits: 3
Course: NUTR 100
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 320
Title: Nutrition, Hlth & Performance
Credits: 3
Course: NUTR 108
Credits: 3
Course: SSCI 100TR
Title: Cultrl Aspects of Food & Nutr
Credits: 3
Course: NUTR 125
Credits: 3
Course: NURS 100TR
Title: Nutrition & Aging
Credits: 3
Course: OCEA 101
Credits: 3
Course: GEOS 100TR
Title: Introduction to Oceanography
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 101
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 121
Title: The Examined Life VW
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS 151
Credits: 4
Course: PHYS 153
Title: General Physics I NW
Credits: 3
and this course:
Course: PHYS 163
Title: General Physics I Laboratory
Credits: 1
Course: PHYS 152
Credits: 4
Course: PHYS 154
Title: General Physics II NW
Credits: 3
and this course:
Course: PHYS 164
Title: General Physics II Laboratory
Credits: 1
Course: PLSC 101
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 251
Title: Intro to Political Science
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 101
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 101
Title: Intro to Psychology ES
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 121
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 320
Title: Devel Across the Lifespan
Credits: 3
Course: RELG 101
Credits: 3
Course: RELI 100TR
Title: World Religions
Credits: 3
Course: SOC 101
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 101
Title: Intro to Sociology ES
Credits: 3
Course: SPAN 101
Credits: 4
Course: HISP 101
Title: Elementary Spanish I
Credits: 4
Course: SPAN 102
Credits: 4
Course: HISP 102
Title: Elementary Spanish II
Credits: 4
Course: SPAN 200
Credits: 4
Course: HISP 251
Title: Spanish Heritage Speakers A
Credits: 4
Course: SPAN 201
Credits: 4
Course: HISP 201
Title: Intermediate Spanish VW
Credits: 4
Course: SPAN 202
Credits: 4
Course: HISP 202
Title: Intermediate Spanish VW
Credits: 4
Course: SPAN 205
Credits: 3
Course: HISP 200TR
Title: Hispanic Film, Lit, Comp
Credits: 3