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):Florida State University Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: ADV 3000
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 300TR
Title: Principles of Advertising
Credits: 3
Course: ADV 3352
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 300TR
Title: Mass Media Law
Credits: 3
Course: ADV 4300
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 400TR
Title: Media Planning
Credits: 3
Course: ARH 3056
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 180
Title: Hist of Western Art I CX
Credits: 3
Course: CGS 2060
Credits: 3
Course: CSCI 200TR
Title: Computer Literacy
Credits: 3
Course: CHM 1020
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Chemistry for Liberal Studies
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: CHEM 105
Title: Chemistry of Life NW
Credits: 3
Course: CHM 1020L
Credits: 1
Course: CHEM 105TR
Title: Chemistry of Life Lab
Credits: 1
Course: CLP 3003
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 300TR
Title: Psychology of Adjustment
Credits: 3
Course: COM 3310
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 300TR
Title: Communication Research Methods
Credits: 3
Course: COM 3310
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 300TR
Title: Communication Research Methods
Credits: 3
Course: COM 3310L
Credits: 1
This course does not transfer.
Course: COM 3930
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 100TR
Title: Submit syllabus: regi@plu.edu
Credits: Variable
Course: DAA 1200
Credits: 2
Course: PHED 100TR
Title: Beginning Ballet I - Nonmajors
Credits: 2
Course: DIG 3025
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 300TR
Title: Design History and Theory
Credits: 3
Course: ECO 2013
Credits: 3
Course: ECON 102
Title: Princ. of Macroeconomics ES
Credits: 3
Course: ECO 2023
Credits: 3
Course: ECON 101
Title: Princ. of Microeconomics ES
Credits: 3
Course: ENC 1101
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Freshman Comp and Writing
Credits: 3
Course: ENC 1102
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Freshman Writing, Reading, Res
Credits: 3
Course: GRA 2190C
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 110
Title: Graphic Design 1 CX
Credits: 3
Course: GRA 3112C
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 300TR
Title: Graphic Design II/Typography
Credits: 3
Course: HUN 1201
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 100TR
Title: Science of Nutrition
Credits: 3
Course: LAH 1093
Credits: 3
Course: SSCI 100TR
Title: Latin Am: Cross Cultural Hist
Credits: 3
Course: LIT 3383
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 300TR
Title: Women in Literature
Credits: 3
Course: MAC 1105
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: College Algebra
Credits: 3
Course: MMC 2000
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 120
Title: Media in the World CX
Credits: 3
Course: PAD 3003
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 300TR
Title: Public Adm in Am Society
Credits: 3
Course: PHI 2010
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 121
Title: The Examined Life VW
Credits: 3
Course: PPE 3003
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 310
Title: Personality Theories
Credits: 3
Course: PSY 2012
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 101
Title: Intro to Psychology ES
Credits: 3
Course: RTV 3001
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 300TR
Title: Media Techniques
Credits: 3
Course: SPC 2600
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 212
Title: Public Speaking
Credits: 3
Course: STA 2023
Credits: 3
Course: STAT 200TR
Title: Fundamentals Bus Statistics
Credits: 3