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):Colorado Mountain College Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: BIO 111
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 225
Title: Molecules, Cells, Org NW
Credits: 5
Course: BIO 112
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 226
Title: Genes, Evol, Div, Ecol, NW
Credits: 5
Course: BIO 201
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 205
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol I NW
Credits: Variable
Course: BIO 202
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 206
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol II NW
Credits: Variable
Course: BIO 204
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 201
Title: Intro Microbiology NW
Credits: Variable
Course: COM 125
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 101
Title: Introduction to Communication
Credits: 3
Course: DAN 121
Credits: 1
Course: DANC 100TR
Title: Jazz I
Credits: 1
Course: DAN 131
Credits: 1
Course: DANC 251
Title: Begin/Intermed Ballet AR,PE
Credits: 1
Course: DAN 226
Credits: 1
Course: DANC 100TR
Title: Pointe
Credits: 1
Course: ENG 121
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: English Comp I
Credits: 3
Course: ENG 122
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: English Comp II
Credits: 3
Course: ENV 101
Credits: 4
Course: ENVT 100TR
Title: Intro to Environmental Science
Credits: 4
Course: ENV 175
Credits: 4
Course: ENVT 100TR
Title: Submit syllabus: regi@plu.edu
Credits: 4
Course: FRE 111
Credits: 5
Course: FREN 101
Title: Elementary French
Credits: 5
Course: FRE 112
Credits: 5
Course: FREN 102
Title: Elementary French
Credits: 5
Course: GEO 106
Credits: 3
Course: SSCI 100TR
Title: Human Geography
Credits: 3
Course: HIS 112
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: The World: 1500-Present
Credits: 3
Course: HIS 122
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: US History Since Civil War
Credits: 3
Course: HPR 139
Credits: 2
Course: NURS 100TR
Title: Medical Terminology
Credits: 2
Course: HPR 179
Credits: 2
Course: NURS 100TR
Title: Medical Terminology
Credits: 2
Course: HUM 137
Credits: 3
Course: HUMA 100TR
Title: Wilderness & American Ethic
Credits: 3
Course: HWE 100
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 320
Title: Nutrition, Hlth & Performance
Credits: 3
Course: LIT 222
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 200TR
Title: Brit Lit Since 1770
Credits: 3
Course: MAT 121
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: College Algebra
Credits: 4
Course: MAT 135
Credits: 3
Course: STAT 231
Title: Introductory Statistics MR
Credits: 3
Course: MAT 201
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 151
Title: Introduction to Calculus MR,NS
Credits: 5
Course: MAT 202
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 152
Title: Calculus II MR,NS
Credits: 5
Course: MAT 203
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 253
Title: Multivariable Calculus NS
Credits: 5
Course: MUS 151
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Ensemble
Credits: 1
Course: MUS 152
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Ensemble
Credits: 1
Course: OUT 105
Credits: 3
Course: PHED 100TR
Title: Land & Water Navigation
Credits: 3
Course: OUT 129
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 100TR
Title: Ice Climbing I
Credits: 1
Course: PHI 111
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 121
Title: The Examined Life PH
Credits: 3
Course: PHI 112
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 125
Title: Ethics and the Good Life PH
Credits: 3
Course: PSY 102
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 101
Title: Intro to Psychology SO
Credits: 3
Course: PSY 235
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 320
Title: Devel Across the Lifespan
Credits: 3
Course: PSY 249
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 315
Title: Abnormal Psychology
Credits: 3
Course: SOC 101
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 101TR
Title: Intro to Sociology
Credits: 3
Course: SPA 102
Credits: 3
Course: HISP 100TR
Title: Conversational Spanish II
Credits: 3
Course: SPA 211
Credits: 3
Course: HISP 201
Title: Intermediate Spanish C
Credits: 3