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):Michigan State University Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: ANP 320
Credits: 4
Course: ANTH 300TR
Title: Social/Cultural Analysis
Credits: 4
Course: ANP 330
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 300TR
Title: Race, Ethnicity & Nation
Credits: Variable
Course: ANP 370
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 300TR
Title: Culture, Health and Illness
Credits: 3
Course: ANP 471
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 400TR
Title: Anthropology of Alt Medicine
Credits: 3
Course: ANTR 350
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 300TR
Title: Human Gross Anat/Struc Biology
Credits: 3
Course: BS 110
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 226
Title: Genes, Evol, Div, Ecol, NW
Credits: 4
Course: BS 111
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Cells and Molecules
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 225
Title: Molecules, Cells, Org NW
Credits: 3
Course: BS 111L
Credits: 2
Course: BIOL 225TR
Title: Molecules, Cells, Org Lab
Credits: 2
Course: CEM 141
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: General Chemistry
Credits: 4
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: CHEM 115
Title: General Chemistry NW
Credits: 4
Course: CEM 142
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: General and Inorganic Chem
Credits: 4
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: CHEM 116
Title: General Chemistry NW
Credits: 4
Course: CEM 143
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Survey of Organic Chemistry
Credits: 4
Course: CEM 161
Credits: 1
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Chemistry Laboratory I
Credits: 1
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: CHEM 115TR
Title: General Chemistry Lab
Credits: 1
Course: CEM 162
Credits: 1
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Chemistry Laboratory II
Credits: 1
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: CHEM 116TR
Title: General Chemistry Lab
Credits: 1
Course: CEP 341
Credits: 2
Course: LANG 300TR
Title: ASL and the Deaf Culture
Credits: 2
Course: CEP 470
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: EPI 390
Credits: 4
Course: SSCI 300TR
Title: Disease in Society
Credits: 4
Course: FCE 225
Credits: 3
Course: SSCI 200TR
Title: Ecol of Lifespan Human Dev-Fam
Credits: 3
Course: HNF 311
Credits: 3
Course: NURS 120
Title: Nutrition in Healthcare
Credits: 3
Course: IAH 241D
Credits: 4
Course: THEA 200TR
Title: Theater & Society in the West
Credits: 4
Course: IAH 304
Credits: 4
Course: HIST 300TR
Title: Asia and the World
Credits: 4
Course: ISS 215
Credits: 4
Course: SSCI 200TR
Title: Soc Differentiation/Inequality
Credits: 4
Course: ISS 330A
Credits: 4
Course: SSCI 300TR
Title: Africa: Social Science Perspec
Credits: 4
Course: KIN 101M
Credits: 1
Course: FTWL 207
Title: Basic Sailing FT
Credits: 1
Course: LLT 307
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: MMG 201
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Fundamentals of Microbiology
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 201
Title: Intro Microbiology NW
Credits: 3
Course: MMG 302
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 300TR
Title: Introductory Microbiology
Credits: 1
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 201TR
Title: Introductory Microbiology Lab
Credits: 1
Course: NUR 110
Credits: 2
Course: NURS 100TR
Title: Exploring Nursing
Credits: 2
Course: NUR 300
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 300TR
Title: Pathophysiology
Credits: 4
Course: PHL 351
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 300TR
Title: African Philosophy
Credits: 3
Course: PHY 231
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS 125
Title: College Physics I NW
Credits: 3
Course: PHY 232
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS 126
Title: College Physics II NW
Credits: 3
Course: PHY 251
Credits: 1
Course: PHYS 135
Title: College Physics I Laboratory
Credits: 1
Course: PHY 252
Credits: 1
Course: PHYS 136
Title: College Physics II Laboratory
Credits: 1
Course: PLS 160
Credits: 3
Course: GLST 100TR
Title: Intro International Relations
Credits: 3
Course: PLS 200
Credits: 4
Course: POLS 251
Title: Intro to Political Science
Credits: 4
Course: PLS 201
Credits: 4
Course: POLS 301
Title: Political Science Methods
Credits: 4
Course: PLS 362
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 300TR
Title: Foreign Policy
Credits: 3
Course: PLS 363
Credits: 3
Course: GLST 300TR
Title: Int'l Political Conflict
Credits: 3
Course: PSL 250
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Introductory Physiology
Credits: 4
Course: PSY 101
Credits: 4
Course: PSYC 101
Title: Introduction to Psychology ES
Credits: 4
Course: PSY 209
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 200TR
Title: Brain and Behavior
Credits: 3
Course: PSY 320
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 300TR
Title: Health Psychology
Credits: 3
Course: STT 201
Credits: 4
Course: STAT 231
Title: Introductory Statistics QR
Credits: 4
Course: STT 315
Credits: 3
Course: STAT 231
Title: Introductory Statistics QR
Credits: 3