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):Northwest Nazarene University Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: ARDE 1020
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: 2D Design
Credits: 3
Course: ARDE 2350
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 200TR
Title: Graphic Des I: Intro Vis Comm
Credits: 3
Course: ARDE 2430
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 200TR
Title: Intro Computer Graphics
Credits: 3
Course: BIBL 1100
Credits: 3
Course: RELI 100TR
Title: Intro to Biblical Studies
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 1010
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 111
Title: Biology & Modern World NW
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Intro to Biology
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 1010L
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Intro to Biology Lab
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 2010
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Human Anantomy & Physiology 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 2010L
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 205TR
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol I Lab
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 2030
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Human Anatomy & Physiology 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 2030L
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 206TR
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol II Lab
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 2220
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: General 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 2220L
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 225TR
Title: Molecules, Cells, Org Lab
Credits: 1
Course: CHEM 1200
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Principles of Gen Chemistry
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 1200L
Credits: 1
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Principles Gen Chemistry Lab
Credits: Variable
Course: CHEM 2210
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 200TR
Title: General Chemistry I
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: CHEM 115
Title: General Chemistry I NW
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 2210L
Credits: 1
Course: CHEM 115TR
Title: General Chemistry I Lab
Credits: 1
Course: COMM 1210
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 212
Title: Public Speaking
Credits: 3
Course: COMM 2120
Credits: 1
Course: COMA 200TR
Title: Communication Activities
Credits: 1
Course: COMM 2420
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 200TR
Title: Intro Public Relations
Credits: 3
Course: COMM 3420
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 300TR
Title: Public Relations Writing
Credits: 3
Course: DMDA 2250
Credits: 3
Course: THEA 200TR
Title: Intro to Screenwriting
Credits: 3
Course: DMDA 3260
Credits: 3
Course: THEA 300TR
Title: Intro to Animation
Credits: 3
Course: EDUC 1100
Credits: 1
Course: EDUC 100TR
Title: Intro to Education
Credits: 1
Course: EDUC 2750
Credits: 3
Course: EDUC 200TR
Title: Technology in the Classroom
Credits: 3
Course: EDUC 2960
Credits: 1
Course: EDUC 200TR
Title: Intro to Instructional Design
Credits: 1
Course: ENGL 1020
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: English Composition
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 3020W
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 300TR
Title: Principles of Writing
Credits: 3
Course: FILM 1260
Credits: 1
Course: THEA 100TR
Title: Cinema Production
Credits: 1
Course: FREN 1010
Credits: 4
Course: FREN 101
Title: Elementary French
Credits: 4
Course: FREN 1020
Credits: 4
Course: FREN 102
Title: Elementary French
Credits: 4
Course: FREN 2010
Credits: 4
Course: FREN 201
Title: Intermediate French VW
Credits: 4
Course: FREN 2020
Credits: 4
Course: FREN 202
Title: Intermediate French VW
Credits: 4
Course: HIST 2030
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 200TR
Title: Conflict/Consensus: AM to 1877
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 2040
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 200TR
Title: Conflict/Consensus: from 1877
Credits: 3
Course: HS 310
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 300TR
Title: The World of Caesar
Credits: Variable
Course: HUMN 1010
Credits: 3
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: Cornerstone
Credits: 3
Course: KINE 1000
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 100
Title: Personalized Fitness Progrm PE
Credits: 1
Course: KINE 1310
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 277
Title: Foundations of Kinesiology
Credits: 3
Course: KINE 2640D
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 200TR
Title: Majors Activity Lab/Football
Credits: 1
Course: KINE 2730
Credits: 2
Course: KINS 320
Title: Nutrition, Hlth & Performance
Credits: 2
Course: KINE 2760J
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 250
Title: Directed Sports PE
Credits: 1
Course: KINE 3600
Credits: 2
Course: KINS 300TR
Title: Motor Dev/Motor Learning
Credits: 2
Course: KINE 3630
Credits: 2
Course: KINS 300TR
Title: Corrective/Adaptive PE
Credits: 2
Course: MATH 1300
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: College Algebra
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 1400
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Trigonometry
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 2240
Credits: 3
Course: STAT 231
Title: Introductory Statistics QR
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 2510
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 151
Title: Introduction to Calculus QR
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 2520
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 152
Title: Calculus II QR
Credits: 4
Course: PSYC 1550
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 101
Title: Intro to Psychology ES
Credits: 3
Course: SOWK 1720
Credits: 3
Course: SOCW 100TR
Title: Social Justice & Modrn Society
Credits: 3
Course: SPAN 1010
Credits: 4
Course: HISP 101
Title: Elementary Spanish
Credits: 4
Course: SPAN 1020
Credits: 4
Course: HISP 102
Title: Elementary Spanish
Credits: 4
Course: SPAN 2010
Credits: 4
Course: HISP 201
Title: Intermediate Spanish VW
Credits: 4
Course: SPAN 2020
Credits: 4
Course: HISP 202
Title: Intermediate Spanish VW
Credits: 4