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):Palomar College Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: AIS 100
Credits: 3
Course: NAIS 100TR
Title: Intro Am Indian Studies, A
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: NAIS 100TR
Title: Intro Am Indian Studies, C
Credits: 3
Course: AIS 102
Credits: 3
Course: NAIS 100TR
Title: Amer Indian & US Political Sys
Credits: 3
Course: ART 100
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Introduction to Art
Credits: 3
Course: ART 102
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 101
Title: Introduction to Art CX
Credits: 3
Course: ASH 101
Credits: 3
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: Launchpad: Skills for Success
Credits: 3
Course: ASL 100
Credits: 4
Course: LANG 101TR
Title: American Sign Language I
Credits: 4
Course: ASL 101
Credits: 4
Course: LANG 102TR
Title: American Sign Language II
Credits: 4
Course: ASL 205
Credits: 4
Course: LANG 201TR
Title: American Sign Language III
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 101
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: General Biology
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 111
Title: Biology & Modern World NW
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 101L
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: General Biology Lab
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 210
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Anatomy
Credits: 4
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 205
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol I NW
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 211
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Physiology
Credits: 4
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 206
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol II NW
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 212
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 201
Title: Intro Microbiology NW
Credits: 4
Course: CHDV 100
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 100TR
Title: Child Development
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 100
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Fundamentals of Chemistry
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 104
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 105
Title: Chemistry of Life NW
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 110
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: General Chemistry
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: CHEM 115
Title: General Chemistry I NW
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 110L
Credits: 2
Course: CHEM 115TR
Title: General Chemistry Lab
Credits: 2
Course: CHIN 101
Credits: 5
Course: CHIN 101
Title: Elementary Chinese
Credits: 5
Course: CHIN 102
Credits: 5
Course: CHIN 102
Title: Elementary Chinese
Credits: 5
Course: CHIN 201
Credits: 5
Course: CHIN 201
Title: Intermediate Chinese VW
Credits: 5
Course: CINE 100
Credits: 3
Course: THEA 100TR
Title: Art of the Cinema
Credits: 3
Course: ECON 100
Credits: 3
Course: ECON 100TR
Title: Basic Economics
Credits: 3
Course: ECON 101
Credits: 3
Course: ECON 102
Title: Princ. of Macroeconomics ES
Credits: 3
Course: ENG 100
Credits: 4
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: English Composition
Credits: 4
Course: ENG 202
Credits: 4
Course: WRIT 200TR
Title: Critical Thinking & Compositn
Credits: 4
Course: ENG 220
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 200TR
Title: Survey of World Literature I
Credits: 3
Course: HE 100
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 100TR
Title: Health Educ & Fit Dynamics
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 101
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: Hist of US thru Reconstruction
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 102
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: Hist of US since Reconstructn
Credits: 3
Course: JAPN 101
Credits: 5
Course: LANG 100TR
Title: Japanese I
Credits: 5
Course: JAPN 102
Credits: 5
Course: LANG 100TR
Title: Japanese II
Credits: 5
Course: KINE 128A
Credits: 1
Course: FTWL 100TR
Title: Wellness Modalities-Cardio
Credits: 1
Course: MATH 115
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Trigonometry
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 120
Credits: 4
Course: STAT 231
Title: Introductory Statistics QR
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 200
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 331
Title: Linear Algebra
Credits: 3
Course: MUS 175
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Beginning Guitar
Credits: 1
Course: NUTR 165
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 100TR
Title: Fund of Nutrition
Credits: 3
Course: PE 155
Credits: 1.5
Course: PHED 100TR
Title: Beginning Volleyball
Credits: 1.5
Course: PHIL 102
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 100TR
Title: Analytical Reasoning
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS 101
Credits: 4
Course: PHYS 100TR
Title: Intro to Physics
Credits: 4
Course: POSC 102
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 100TR
Title: Intro to US & Cali Govmts
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 100
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 101
Title: Intro to Psychology SO
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 110
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 320
Title: Devel Across the Lifespan
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 125
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 100TR
Title: Human Sexuality
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 205
Credits: 4
Course: STAT 200TR
Title: Stats for Behavioral Sciences
Credits: 4
Course: RS 101
Credits: 3
Course: RELI 100TR
Title: World Religions
Credits: 3
Course: SOC 100
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 101
Title: Introduction to Sociology ES
Credits: 3
Course: SPAN 101
Credits: 5
Course: HISP 101
Title: Elementary Spanish
Credits: 5
Course: SPAN 102
Credits: 5
Course: HISP 102
Title: Elementary Spanish
Credits: 5
Course: SPAN 201
Credits: 5
Course: HISP 201
Title: Intermediate Spanish VW
Credits: 5
Course: SPAN 202
Credits: 5
Course: HISP 202
Title: Intermediate Spanish VW
Credits: 5
Course: SPCH 100
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 212
Title: Public Speaking
Credits: 3
Course: TA 100
Credits: 3
Course: THEA 160
Title: Intro to Theatre CX
Credits: 3