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):Howard University Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: ACAD 007
Credits: 2
This course does not transfer.
Course: AFRO 005
Credits: 3
Course: SSCI 100TR
Title: Intro Afro-American Studies I
Credits: 3
Course: AHCC 003
Credits: 2
Course: NURS 100TR
Title: Medical Terminology
Credits: 2
Course: AHCC 110
Credits: 2
This course does not transfer.
Course: BIOL 101
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 225
Title: Molecules, Cells, Org NW
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 102
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 226
Title: Genes, Evol, Div, Ecol, NW
Credits: 4
Course: ENGL 015
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 100TR
Title: Humanities II
Credits: 3
Course: ENGW 102
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Expository Writing/Literacy St
Credits: 3
Course: ENGW 103
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Persuasive Writing & Research
Credits: 3
Course: ENGW 104
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Writing, Literacy & Discourse
Credits: 3
Course: FRSM 001
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: HESC 220
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: HESC 405
Credits: 2
Course: NSCI 100TR
Title: Fund of Scientific Inquiry
Credits: 2
Course: HHPL 011
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 177
Title: Weight Training PE
Credits: 1
Course: HHPL 062
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 229
Title: Zumba PE
Credits: 1
Course: HHPL 102
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Human Anatomy Lecture
Credits: 4
Course: HHPL 103
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Human Physiology
Credits: 3
Course: HHPL 108
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Human Anatomy Laboratory
Credits: 3
Course: HHPL 111
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 100TR
Title: Motor Learning/Skill Perform
Credits: 3
Course: HHPL 140
Credits: 3
Course: SSCI 100TR
Title: Human Growth & Development
Credits: 3
Course: HHPL 159
Credits: 1
Course: KINS 100TR
Title: Health Science
Credits: 1
Course: HHPL 175
Credits: 1
This course does not transfer.
Course: HLMN 408
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: MATH 006
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: College Algebra I
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 009
Credits: 4
Course: STAT 231
Title: Introductory Statistics QR
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 010
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: College Algebra II
Credits: 4
Course: NUTR 161
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 320
Title: Nutrition, Hlth & Performance
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 022
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 320
Title: Devel Across the Lifespan
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 050
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 101
Title: Intro to Psychology ES
Credits: 3
Course: SLMC 101
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 212
Title: Public Speaking
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 001
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 101
Title: Intro to Sociology ES
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 166
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 100TR
Title: Race, Class and Gender
Credits: 3
Course: SPAN 001
Credits: 3
Course: HISP 101
Title: Elementary Spanish
Credits: 3
Course: SPAN 002
Credits: 3
Course: HISP 102
Title: Elementary Spanish
Credits: 3
Course: SPAN 003
Credits: 3
Course: HISP 201
Title: Intermediate Spanish VW
Credits: 3
Course: SPAN 004
Credits: 3
Course: HISP 202
Title: Intermediate Spanish VW
Credits: 3