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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Course: ANTH 0001
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 100TR
Title: Biological Anthropology
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: ANTH 101
Title: Intro/Human Biol Diversity NW
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 0001L
Credits: 1
Course: ANTH 100TR
Title: Biological Anthropology Lab
Credits: 1
Course: ANTH 0002
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 102
Title: Human Cultural Diver ES
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 0005
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 203
Title: Great Discoveries ES,GE
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 0009
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 100TR
Title: Mgc Wtchcrft, Rtl, Myth & Rel
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 0010
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 100TR
Title: Intro Forens Anthro
Credits: 3
Course: ARHI 0101
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Art Appreciation
Credits: 3
Course: ARHI 0110
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 180
Title: Hist of Western Art I CX
Credits: 3
Course: ARHI 0150
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Hist of Asian Art
Credits: 3
Course: ASTR 0002
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS 100TR
Title: Intro to Planetary Systems
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: PHYS 110
Title: Astronomy NW
Credits: 3
Course: ASTR 0005
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS 100TR
Title: Intro to Stars Galaxies
Credits: 3
Course: ASTR 11
Credits: 1
Course: PHYS 110TR
Title: Astronomy Lab
Credits: 1
Course: ATHL 109
Credits: 0.5
Course: PHED 100TR
Title: Soccer Training
Credits: 1
Course: ATHL 156
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 250
Title: Directed Sports PE
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 0004
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 201
Title: Intro Microbiology NW
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 0005
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 100TR
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 0006
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 100TR
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: BIOL 0033
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Intro to Zoology
Credits: 4
Course: BUS 0201
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 200TR
Title: Financial Accounting I
Credits: 3
Course: BUS 0202
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 202
Title: Financial Accounting
Credits: 3
Course: BUS 0203
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 203
Title: Managerial Accounting
Credits: 3
Course: BUS 0250
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 200TR
Title: Computer Appl for Business
Credits: 3
Course: BUS 0260
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 201
Title: Intro to Business Global Envir
Credits: 3
Course: BUS 0261
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: BUS 0270
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 303
Title: Business Law & Ethics
Credits: 3
Course: COMM 0001
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 212
Title: Public Speaking
Credits: 3
Course: COMM 0002
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 211
Title: Debate
Credits: 3
Course: COMM 0003
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 214
Title: Group Communication
Credits: 3
Course: COMM 0005
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 101
Title: Introduction to Communication
Credits: 3
Course: DFST 0001
Credits: 4
Course: SIGN 101
Title: Sign Language A
Credits: 4
Course: DRMA 0010A
Credits: 3
Course: THEA 100TR
Title: Fundamentals of Acting
Credits: 3
Course: ECON 0001A
Credits: 3
Course: ECON 102
Title: Princ. of Macroeconomics ES
Credits: 3
Course: ECON 0001B
Credits: 3
Course: ECON 101
Title: Princ. of Microeconomics ES
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 0001A
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Introduction to Composition
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 0001B
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Crit Think/Writing About Lit
Credits: 3
Course: ESS 0001
Credits: 3
Course: ENVT 100TR
Title: The Environment & Humn Impact
Credits: 3
Course: ESS 0007
Credits: 3
Course: ENVT 100TR
Title: Energy, Envrmnt & Climate
Credits: 3
Course: ETHN 0011
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 100TR
Title: Intro to Ethnic Studies
Credits: 3
Course: HDEV 0001
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 320
Title: Devel Across the Lifespan
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 0004A
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: Western Civilization to 1715
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 0004B
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: Western Civilization snce 1715
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 0017A
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: History of the U.S. to 1877
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 0017B
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: Hist of US Since 1865
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 0027
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 200TR
Title: Women in Amer History
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 0050
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 102
Title: The Pre-Modern World ES
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 0051
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 103
Title: Modern World Conflicts ES
Credits: 3
Course: HUM 0001
Credits: 3
Course: HUMA 100TR
Title: Intro to Humanities I
Credits: 3
Course: JPN 0001
Credits: 4
Course: LANG 101TR
Title: Elementary Japanese Lev 1
Credits: 4
Course: KIN 0062
Credits: 1.5
Course: PHED 223
Title: Yoga PE
Credits: 1.5
Course: KIN 0068
Credits: 1
Course: KINS 100TR
Title: Intro to Meditation
Credits: 1
Course: LGBT 0001
Credits: 3
Course: GSRS 100TR
Title: Intro to LBGT Studies
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 0012
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: College Algebra
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 0013
Credits: 4
Course: STAT 231
Title: Introductory Statistics QR
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 0018
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 107
Title: Math Explorations QR
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 0027
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Trigonometry
Credits: 4
Course: MUS 0013
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Intro to Mus: Hist Rock n Roll
Credits: 3
Course: NUTF 0010
Credits: 3
Course: NURS 120
Title: Nutrition in Healthcare
Credits: 3
Course: NUTR 0010
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 100TR
Title: Nutrition
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 0006
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 121
Title: The Examined Life VW
Credits: 3
Course: PHOT 0010
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Hist & Aesthetics Photogrphy
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 0001
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 151
Title: American Government ES
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 0100
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 101
Title: Intro to Psychology ES
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 0103
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 330
Title: Social Psychology
Credits: 3
Course: SOC 0001
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 101TR
Title: Intro to Sociology
Credits: 3