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):Drake University Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: BIO 012
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 225
Title: Molecules, Cells, Org NW
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: General/Pre-Prof Bio I
Credits: 3
Course: BIO 012L
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: General/Pre-Prof Bio I Lab
Credits: 1
Course: BIO 013
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 226
Title: Genes, Evol, Div, Ecol, NW
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Gen/Pre-Prof Bio 2
Credits: 3
Course: BIO 013L
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Gen/Pre-Prof Bio 2 Lab
Credits: 1
Course: BIO 103
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Microbiology
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 342
Title: Microbiology
Credits: 3
Course: BIO 103L
Credits: 2
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Microbiology Lab
Credits: 2
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 300TR
Title: Microbiology Lab
Credits: 2
Course: CHEM 001
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 115
Title: General Chemistry I NW
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Gen Chem 1
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 002
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 116
Title: General Chemistry II NW
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Gen Chem 2
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 003
Credits: 1
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Gen Chem Lab 1
Credits: 1
Course: CHEM 004
Credits: 1
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Gen Chem Lab 2
Credits: 1
Course: FYS 001
Credits: 3
Course: GSRS 100TR
Title: Women & Money
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 002
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: Passages Since 1750
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 194
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: Magic in Eur Culture/Society
Credits: 3
Course: HSCI 020
Credits: 2
This course does not transfer.
Course: HSCI 021
Credits: 2
Course: NURS 100TR
Title: Professionalism in Health Care
Credits: 2
Course: HSCI 025
Credits: 3
Course: NURS 100TR
Title: Intro to US Healthcare Sys
Credits: 3
Course: HSCI 055
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: HSCI 060
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 145
Title: Stats for Biologists QR
Credits: 3
Course: HSCI 095
Credits: 1
Course: NURS 100TR
Title: Medical Terminology
Credits: 1
Course: HSCI 102
Credits: 3
Course: ECON 100TR
Title: Principles of Health Economics
Credits: 3
Course: HSCI 105
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 223
Title: Biomedical Ethics VW
Credits: 3
Course: HSCI 106
Credits: 3
Course: NURS 100TR
Title: Culture Care & Health Lit
Credits: 3
Course: HSCI 107
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 100TR
Title: Skeletal Muscle Struc & Func
Credits: 3
Course: HSCI 125
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Medical Physiology
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 206
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol II NW
Credits: 3
Course: HSCI 125L
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Physiology Lab
Credits: 1
Course: HSCI 140
Credits: 2
Course: NURS 100TR
Title: Patient Assessment
Credits: 2
Course: HSCI 141
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Human Anatomy
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 205
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol I NW
Credits: 3
Course: HSCI 141L
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Human Anatomy Lab
Credits: 1
Course: HSCI 149
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 100TR
Title: Intro to AT & Sports Med
Credits: 3
Course: HSCI 172
Credits: 3
Course: STAT 100TR
Title: Evaluating Research
Credits: 3
Course: LEAD 001
Credits: 1
This course does not transfer.
Course: MATH 050
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 151
Title: Calculus I QR
Credits: 4
Course: PHAR 126
Credits: 2
Course: KINS 320
Title: Nutrition, Hlth & Performance
Credits: 2
Course: PHY 011
Credits: 4
Course: PHYS 125
Title: College Physics I NW
Credits: 4
Course: PHY 012
Credits: 4
Course: PHYS 126
Title: College Physics II NW
Credits: 4
Course: PSY 001
Credits: 4
Course: PSYC 101
Title: Intro to Psychology ES
Credits: 4
Course: PSY 042
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 100TR
Title: Child & Adolesc Psyc
Credits: 3
Course: SCSR 073
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 212
Title: Public Speaking
Credits: 3