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):Martin Luther College Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: CHN 1003
Credits: 4
Course: CHIN 101
Title: Elementary Chinese
Credits: 4
Course: CHN 1004
Credits: 4
Course: CHIN 102
Title: Elementary Chinese
Credits: 4
Course: EDT 1001
Credits: 3
Course: CSCI 100TR
Title: Digital Literacy
Credits: 3
Course: EDU 1201
Credits: 3
Course: EDUC 100TR
Title: Found of Education
Credits: 3
Course: EDU 1401
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: EDU 2401
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: EDU 3201
Credits: 2
Course: EDUC 300TR
Title: Children's Literature
Credits: 2
Course: EDU 3205
Credits: 2
Course: EDUC 300TR
Title: Teaching Language Arts
Credits: 2
Course: EDU 3210
Credits: 4
Course: EDUC 300TR
Title: Teaching Reading
Credits: 4
Course: EDU 3215
Credits: 3
Course: EDUC 300TR
Title: Teaching Religion
Credits: 3
Course: EDU 3230
Credits: 2
Course: EDUC 340
Title: Elementary Art Education
Credits: 2
Course: EDU 3235
Credits: 1
Course: EDUC 300TR
Title: Teaching Social Studies
Credits: 1
Course: EDU 3310
Credits: 3
Course: EDUC 300TR
Title: Adolescent Literature
Credits: 3
Course: EDU 3401
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: EDU 3411
Credits: 1
This course does not transfer.
Course: ENG 1303
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Rhetoric & Composition
Credits: 3
Course: ENG 1306
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 100TR
Title: Lit Seminar: Leisure & Labor
Credits: 3
Course: ENG 3010
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 300TR
Title: American Minority Writers
Credits: 3
Course: ENG 3310
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 300TR
Title: Interpersonal Communication
Credits: 3
Course: ENG 3322
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 300TR
Title: Structure of English
Credits: 3
Course: HIS 2113
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 200TR
Title: Mod West:Renaissance to WWII
Credits: 3
Course: HIS 3010
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 300TR
Title: US History since 1945
Credits: 3
Course: MTH 1011
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 107
Title: Math Explorations QR
Credits: 3
Course: MTH 2003
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: MUS 1103
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Sight Singing Fundamentals
Credits: 1
Course: MUS 1104
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Vocal Skills
Credits: 1
Course: MUS 2010
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 202
Title: Private Instruction: Piano CX
Credits: 1
Course: MUS 2046
Credits: 0.5
Course: MUSI 200TR
Title: Wind Symphony
Credits: 0.5
Course: MUS 2201
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 200TR
Title: Intro to Fine Arts
Credits: 3
Course: PED 1116
Credits: 0.5
Course: PHED 100TR
Title: Archery
Credits: 0.5
Course: PED 1122
Credits: 0.5
Course: PHED 155
Title: Bowling PE
Credits: 0.5
Course: PED 1134
Credits: 0.5
Course: PHED 100TR
Title: Softball
Credits: 0.5
Course: PED 1143
Credits: 0.5
Course: PHED 100TR
Title: Folk & Square Dance
Credits: 0.5
Course: PED 1301
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 100
Title: Personalized Fitness Progrm PE
Credits: 1
Course: PSY 2002
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 320
Title: Devel Across the Lifespan
Credits: 3
Course: PSY 3020
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 300TR
Title: Psychology of Learning
Credits: 3
Course: REL 1001
Credits: 3
Course: RELI 100TR
Title: Biblical Hist & Literature I
Credits: 3
Course: REL 1002
Credits: 3
Course: RELI 100TR
Title: Biblical Hist & Literature II
Credits: 3
Course: SCI 1001
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Our Living World
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 111
Title: Biology & Modern World NW
Credits: 3
Course: SCI 1002
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Our Living World Lab
Credits: 1
Course: SCI 1102
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS 100TR
Title: Physical Science
Credits: 3
Course: SCI 1110
Credits: 3
Course: GEOS 100TR
Title: Physical Geography
Credits: 3
Course: SPE 2101
Credits: 3
Course: SPED 200TR
Title: Educ the Expectional Learner
Credits: 3
Course: SSC 3210
Credits: 3
Course: SSCI 300TR
Title: World Regional Geography
Credits: 3
Course: THE 2001
Credits: 3
Course: RELI 212
Title: Relig & Lit/New Test IT
Credits: 3
Course: THE 3001
Credits: 3
Course: RELI 300TR
Title: Christian Doctrine I
Credits: 3