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):Gustavus Adolphus College Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: CLA 101
Credits: 1
Course: CLAS 100TR
Title: Myth and Meaning
Credits: 4
Course: CUR 100
Credits: 1
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: Historical Perspectives I
Credits: 4
Course: CUR 110
Credits: 1
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: Historical Perspectives II
Credits: 4
Course: CUR 120
Credits: 1
Course: PHIL 100TR
Title: Individual and Morality
Credits: 4
Course: CUR 140
Credits: 1
Course: RELI 100TR
Title: Biblical Traditions
Credits: 4
Course: CUR 210
Credits: 1
Course: SSCI 200TR
Title: Individual and Society
Credits: 4
Course: E/M 101
Credits: 1
Course: ECON 102
Title: Princ. of Macroeconomics ES
Credits: 4
Course: E/M 102
Credits: 1
Course: ECON 101
Title: Princ. of Microeconomics ES
Credits: 4
Course: E/M 110
Credits: 1
Course: BUSA 100TR
Title: Financial Accounting
Credits: 4
Course: E/M 125
Credits: 1
Course: STAT 231
Title: Introductory Statistics QR
Credits: Variable
Course: ENG 101
Credits: 1
Course: ENGL 100TR
Title: Reading in the World
Credits: 4
Course: ENG 273
Credits: 1
Course: ENGL 200TR
Title: The American Novel
Credits: 4
Course: GEO 111
Credits: 1
Course: GEOS 100TR
Title: Our Planet with Lab
Credits: 4
Course: HES 150
Credits: 0.13
Course: PHED 100TR
Title: PE Activities for Non-Majors
Credits: 1
Course: HIS 202
Credits: 1
Course: HIST 200TR
Title: Slavery/Freedom Atlantic World
Credits: 4
Course: JPN 101
Credits: 1
Course: LANG 100TR
Title: Beginning Japanese I
Credits: 4
Course: JPN 102
Credits: 1
Course: LANG 100TR
Title: Beginning Japanese II
Credits: 4
Course: JPN 201
Credits: 1
Course: LANG 200TR
Title: Intermediate Japanese I
Credits: 4
Course: MCS 118
Credits: 1
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Calculus w/ Pre-Cal Review 1A
Credits: 4
Course: MCS 119
Credits: 1
Course: MATH 151
Title: Introduction to Calculus QR
Credits: 4
Course: MCS 121
Credits: 1
Course: MATH 151
Title: Introduction to Calculus QR
Credits: 4
Course: MCS 122
Credits: 1
Course: MATH 152
Title: Calculus II QR
Credits: 4
Course: MLC 265
Credits: 1
Course: HUMA 200TR
Title: Intercultural Film
Credits: 4
Course: MUS 101
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Music Appreciation
Credits: 4
Course: MUS 170
Credits: 0.25
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Gustavus Symphony Orchestra
Credits: 1
Course: MUS 261
Credits: 0.5
Course: MUSI 205
Title: Private Instr:Violin/Viola CX
Credits: 2
Course: PHI 125
Credits: 1
Course: KINS 100TR
Title: Philosophy of Sport
Credits: 4
Course: PHI 209
Credits: 1
Course: PHIL 226
Title: Environmental Ethics VW
Credits: 4
Course: REL 110
Credits: 1
Course: RELI 100TR
Title: The Bible
Credits: 4
Course: REL 123
Credits: 1
Course: RELI 100TR
Title: Fait, Religion, and Culture
Credits: 4
Course: REL 355
Credits: 1
Course: RELI 300TR
Title: Buddhist Philosophy
Credits: 4