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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Transferring from(white box):Des Moines Area Community College Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: ART 184
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 220
Title: Photography I: BW CX
Credits: 3
Course: ART 186
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Princ of Digital Photography
Credits: 3
Course: BIO 104
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 111
Title: Biology & Modern World NW
Credits: 3
Course: BIO 112
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 225
Title: Molecules, Cells, Org NW
Credits: 4
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: General Biology I
Credits: 4
Course: BIO 113
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 226
Title: Genes, Evol, Div, Ecol, NW
Credits: 4
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: General Biology II
Credits: 4
Course: BIO 151
Credits: 3
Course: NURS 120
Title: Nutrition in Healthcare
Credits: 3
Course: BIO 168
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 205
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol I NW
Credits: 4
Course: BIO 173
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 206
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol II NW
Credits: 4
Course: BIO 186
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 201
Title: Intro Microbiology NW
Credits: 4
Course: BIO 225
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 369
Title: Marine Biology
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 118
Credits: 3
Course: ENVT 100TR
Title: Environmental Conservation
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 119
Credits: 1
Course: ENVT 100TR
Title: Environmental Conservation Lab
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 154
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: General Anatomy & Physiology
Credits: 5
Course: CHM 122
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Intro to Gen Chem
Credits: 4
Course: CHM 132
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 105
Title: Chemistry of Life NW
Credits: 4
Course: COMS 181
Credits: 3
Course: CSCI 100TR
Title: Intro to Computer Literacy
Credits: 3
Course: CSC 110
Credits: 3
Course: CSCI 100TR
Title: Intro to Computers
Credits: 3
Course: ECN 120
Credits: 3
Course: ECON 102
Title: Princ. of Macroeconomics ES
Credits: 3
Course: ECN 130
Credits: 3
Course: ECON 101
Title: Princ. of Microeconomics ES
Credits: 3
Course: ENG 105
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Composition I
Credits: 3
Course: ENG 106
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Composition II
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 117
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Composition I
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 121
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 100TR
Title: Creative Writing
Credits: 3
Course: FLI 242
Credits: 4
Course: LANG 202TR
Title: Intermediate Italian II
Credits: 4
Course: HIS 112
Credits: 4
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: Western Civ I
Credits: 4
Course: HIS 113
Credits: 4
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: Western Civ II
Credits: 4
Course: HSC 102
Credits: 1
Course: KINS 292
Title: First Aid
Credits: 1
Course: HSC 172
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: HSC 182
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: ITAL 101
Credits: 4
Course: LANG 101TR
Title: Elementary Italian I
Credits: 4
Course: ITAL 102
Credits: 4
Course: LANG 102TR
Title: Elementary Italian II
Credits: 4
Course: ITAL 103
Credits: 4
Course: LANG 201TR
Title: Intermediate Italian
Credits: 4
Course: JNAD 120
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 100TR
Title: Intro to Mass Communication
Credits: 3
Course: JNAD 125
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 100TR
Title: Principles of Advertising
Credits: 3
Course: JOU 113
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 303
Title: Gender & Communication IT
Credits: 3
Course: LIT 101
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 100TR
Title: Intro to Literature
Credits: 3
Course: MAT 141
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Finite Math
Credits: 4
Course: MAT 157
Credits: 4
Course: STAT 231
Title: Introductory Statistics QR
Credits: 4
Course: MAT 162
Credits: 4
Course: STAT 231
Title: Introductory Statistics QR
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 115
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 107
Title: Math Explorations QR
Credits: 4
Course: MGT 101
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 201
Title: Intro to Business Global Envir
Credits: 3
Course: PEA 187
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 177
Title: Weight Training PE
Credits: 1
Course: PEH 141
Credits: 2
Course: KINS 292
Title: First Aid
Credits: 2
Course: PEH 162
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 100TR
Title: Intro to Physical Education
Credits: 3
Course: PHI 101
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 121
Title: The Examined Life VW
Credits: 3
Course: PHI 105
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 125
Title: Ethics and the Good Life VW
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 112
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 125
Title: Ethics and the Good Life VW
Credits: 3
Course: PHY 160
Credits: 5
Course: PHYS 125
Title: College Physics I NW
Credits: 4
and this course:
Course: PHYS 135
Title: College Physics I Laboratory
Credits: 1
Course: PHYE 137
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 100TR
Title: Recreational Swimming
Credits: 1
Course: PHYE 155
Credits: 1
Course: KINS 100TR
Title: Theory of Coaching
Credits: 1
Course: PHYE 157
Credits: 2
Course: KINS 100TR
Title: Intro to Athletic Training
Credits: 2
Course: PHYE 160
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 244
Title: Co-ed Volleyball PE
Credits: 1
Course: POL 111
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 151
Title: American Government ES
Credits: 3
Course: POL 112
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 100TR
Title: Amer State & Local Government
Credits: 3
Course: PSY 111
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 101
Title: Intro to Psychology ES
Credits: 3
Course: PSY 121
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 320
Title: Devel Across the Lifespan
Credits: 3
Course: PSY 261
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 370
Title: Gender and Sexuality
Credits: 3
Course: PSY 281
Credits: 3
Course: EPSY 200TR
Title: Educational Psychology
Credits: 3
Course: SDV 164
Credits: 2
Course: PSYC 113
Title: Career & Educational Planning
Credits: 2
Course: SOC 110
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 101
Title: Intro to Sociology ES
Credits: 3
Course: SOCY 103
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 100TR
Title: Courtship, Marriage & Family
Credits: 3
Course: SPAN 101
Credits: 4
Course: HISP 101
Title: Elementary Spanish
Credits: 4
Course: SPAN 102
Credits: 4
Course: HISP 102
Title: Elementary Spanish
Credits: 4
Course: SPAN 103
Credits: 4
Course: HISP 201
Title: Intermediate Spanish VW
Credits: 4
Course: SPAN 104
Credits: 4
Course: HISP 202
Title: Intermediate Spanish VW
Credits: 4
Course: SPC 101
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 101
Title: Introduction to Communication
Credits: 3
Course: SPCH 110
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 101
Title: Introduction to Communication
Credits: 3