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):Idaho State University Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: ANTH 1100
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 100TR
Title: Discover Anthropology
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 2212
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 200TR
Title: Intro Folklore and Oral Trad
Credits: 3
Course: ART 1100
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Introduction to Art
Credits: 3
Course: BA 1110
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 201
Title: Intro to Business Global Envir
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 1101
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Biology I
Credits: 4
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 225
Title: Molecules, Cells, Org NW
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 1101L
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 225TR
Title: Molecules, Cells, Org Lab
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 1102
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Biology II
Credits: 4
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 226
Title: Genes, Evol, Div, Ecol, NW
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 1102L
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 226TR
Title: Genes, Evol, Div Ecol Lab
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 2221
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Introductory Microbiology
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 201
Title: Intro Microbiology NW
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 2221L
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 201TR
Title: Intro Microbiology Lab
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 2227
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Human Anat & Phys I
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 205
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol I NW
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 2227L
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 205TR
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol I Lab
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 2228
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Human Anat & Phys II
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 206
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol II NW
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 2228L
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 206TR
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol II Lab
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 2235
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: General Microbiology
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 342
Title: Microbiology
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 2235L
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 342TR
Title: Microbiology Lab
Credits: 1
Course: CHEM 1101
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Introduction to Chemistry
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 1102
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Ess of Organic and Biochem
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: CHEM 105
Title: Chemistry of Life
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: CHEM 105
Title: Chemistry of Life (L)
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 1103
Credits: 1
Course: CHEM 105TR
Title: Chemistry of Life Lab
Credits: 1
Course: CHEM 1111
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 115
Title: General Chemistry I NW
Credits: 4
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: General Chemistry I
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 1111L
Credits: 1
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: General Chemistry I Lab
Credits: 1
Course: CMLT 2209
Credits:
Course: LANG 200TR
Title: Cultures of East Asia
Credits: 3
Course: CMP 2201
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 200TR
Title: Business & Prof Communication
Credits: 3
Course: COMM 1101
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 212
Title: Public Speaking
Credits: 3
Course: DAAC 1125
Credits: 1
Course: DANC 100TR
Title: Latin Dance I
Credits: 0.67
Course: ENGL 1101
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: English Composition
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 1102
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Writing and Rhetoric II
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 1110
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 100TR
Title: Intro to Literature
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 1115
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 213
Title: Topics: Themes/Authors IT
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 1126
Credits: 3
Course: HUMA 100TR
Title: Art of Film I
Credits: 3
Course: FIN 1115
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 105
Title: Math of Personal Finance QR
Credits: 3
Course: GEOL 1101
Credits: 3
Course: GEOS 100TR
Title: Physical Geology
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: GEOS 103
Title: Earthquakes,Vol/Hazards NW
Credits: 3
Course: GEOL 1101L
Credits: 1
Course: GEOS 103TR
Title: Earthquakes,Vol/Hazards NW
Credits: 1
Course: GEOL 4450
Credits: 6
Course: GEOS 400TR
Title: Field Geology
Credits: 6
Course: GERM 2201
Credits: 4
Course: GERM 201
Title: Intermediate German I C
Credits: 4
Course: GERM 2202
Credits: 4
Course: GERM 202
Title: Intermediate German II, C
Credits: 4
Course: GERM 3301
Credits: 3
Course: GERM 300TR
Title: German Convtion & Comp I
Credits: 3
Course: GERM 4475
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: GLBL 2202
Credits: 3
Course: GLST 200TR
Title: Intro to Global Issues
Credits: 3
Course: HCA 1110
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 100TR
Title: Intro to Allied Health Prof
Credits: 3
Course: HE 2221
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 200TR
Title: Intro to Health Education
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 1111
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: US History to 1865
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 1112
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: US History Since 1865
Credits: Variable
Course: HIST 2249
Credits: 3
Course: SSCI 200TR
Title: World Regional Geography
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 2254
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 200TR
Title: Middle East Hist & Culture
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 1153
Credits: 4
Course: STAT 231
Title: Introductory Statistics QR
Credits: 4
Course: MGT 2216
Credits: 3
Course: STAT 231
Title: Introductory Statistics QR
Credits: 3
Course: MKTG 2225
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 308
Title: Principles of Marketing
Credits: 3
Course: MKTG 4427
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 363
Title: Consumer Behavior
Credits: 3
Course: NTD 2239
Credits: 3
Course: NURS 120
Title: Nutrition in Healthcare
Credits: 3
Course: NTD 3340
Credits: 3
Course: NURS 120
Title: Nutrition in Healthcare
Credits: 3
Course: PE 2243
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 200TR
Title: Anatomical Foundations
Credits: 3
Course: PEAC 1190
Credits: 1
Course: FTWL 100TR
Title: Varsity Dance Team & Cheerlead
Credits: 1
Course: PHIL 2230
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 200TR
Title: Medical Ethics
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 2221
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 231
Title: Current Intl Issues ES
Credits: 3
Course: SOC 1101
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 101
Title: Intro to Sociology ES
Credits: 3