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.

How it Works

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):Orange Coast College Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: ANTH A100
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 102
Title: Human Cultural Diver ES
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH A190
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 104
Title: Intro/Lang in Society SO
Credits: 3
Course: ATHL A109
Credits: 0.5
Course: PHED 100TR
Title: Sports Conditioning
Credits: Variable
Course: ATHL A119
Credits: 0.5
Course: PHED 100TR
Title: Athletic Team Training
Credits: Variable
Course: BIOL A114
Credits: 2
Course: BIOL 201
Title: Intro Microbiology NW
Credits: 2
Course: BIOL A210
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 201
Title: Intro Microbiology NW
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL A220
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Human Anatomy
Credits: 5
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 205
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol I NW
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL A225
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Human Physiology
Credits: 5
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 206
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol II NW
Credits: 5
Course: BUS A100
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 201
Title: Intro to Business Global Envir
Credits: 3
Course: BUS A240
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 200TR
Title: Intro to Entrepreneurship
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM A110
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Introduction to Chemistry
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM A130
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Prep for General Chemistry
Credits: 4
Course: CMST A110
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 212
Title: Public Speaking
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL A100
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Freshman Composition
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL A101
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Critical Thinking, Reading, Wr
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL A150
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 100TR
Title: Am Lit Before the 20th Century
Credits: 3
Course: FILM A100
Credits: 3
Course: THEA 100TR
Title: Hist & Apprec of the Cinema
Credits: 3
Course: FN A170
Credits: 3
Course: NURS 120
Title: Nutrition in Healthcare
Credits: 3
Course: GEOG A100
Credits: 3
Course: SSCI 100TR
Title: World Regional Geography
Credits: 3
Course: GEOL 105L
Credits: 1
Course: GEOS 102TR
Title: General Oceanography Lab
Credits: 1
Course: GEOL A105
Credits: 3
Course: GEOS 100TR
Title: General Geology
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: GEOS 102
Title: General Oceanography NS,SM
Credits: 3
Course: GNDR A100
Credits: 3
Course: GSRS 201
Title: Intro Gender/Sexuality/Race VW
Credits: 3
Course: HIST A170
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: History of US to 1876
Credits: 3
Course: HIST A175
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: History of US since 1876
Credits: 3
Course: HUM A100
Credits: 3
Course: HUMA 100TR
Title: Introduction to Humanities
Credits: 3
Course: KIN A106
Credits: 0.5
Course: PHED 177
Title: Weight Training PE
Credits: 0.5
Course: KIN A108
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 188
Title: Boot Camp Conditioning PE
Credits: 1
Course: KINS A131
Credits: 0.5
Course: PHED 212
Title: Conditioning Swimming PE
Credits: 0.5
Course: MATH A160
Credits: 4
Course: STAT 231
Title: Introductory Statistics QR
Credits: 4
Course: MRSC A100
Credits: 3
Course: GEOS 100TR
Title: Oceanography
Credits: 3
Course: MUS A115
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 113
Title: Music Fundamentals II AR
Credits: 3
Course: PE A111
Credits: 0.5
Course: PHED 177
Title: Weight Training PE
Credits: 0.5
Course: PE A119
Credits: 0.5
Course: PHED 100TR
Title: Athletic Team Training
Credits: 0.5
Course: PE A146
Credits: 0.5
Course: PHED 212
Title: Conditioning Swimming PE
Credits: 0.5
Course: PE A242
Credits: 2
Course: PHED 250
Title: Directed Sports PE
Credits: 2
Course: PHIL A100
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 125
Title: Ethics and the Good Life VW
Credits: 3
Course: PSCI A180
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 151
Title: American Government ES
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC A100
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 101
Title: Intro to Psychology ES
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC A130
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 320
Title: Devel Across the Lifespan
Credits: 3
Course: PUBH A202
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 200TR
Title: Drugs, Health, & Society
Credits: 3
Course: SOC A100
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 101TR
Title: Intro to Sociology
Credits: 3
Course: SOC A150
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 100TR
Title: Intro to Race & Ethnicity
Credits: 3
Course: SPAN A180
Credits: 5
Course: HISP 101
Title: Elementary Spanish
Credits: 5
Course: SPAN A185
Credits: 5
Course: HISP 102
Title: Elementary Spanish
Credits: 5