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):College Of Southern Nevada Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: ANTH 101
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 102
Title: Human Cultural Diver ES
Credits: 3
Course: AST 101
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS 100TR
Title: General Astronomy
Credits: 3
Course: AST 103
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS 110
Title: Astronomy NW
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: PHYS 100TR
Title: Intro Astronomy: Solar System
Credits: 3
Course: AST 104
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS 100TR
Title: Intro Astronomy:Stars/Galaxies
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: PHYS 110
Title: Astronomy NW
Credits: 3
Course: AST 105
Credits: 1
Course: PHYS 100TR
Title: Intro Astonomy Lab
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 189
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Fund of Life Science
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 251
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 201
Title: Intro Microbiology NW
Credits: 4
Course: COM 101
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 100TR
Title: Oral Communication
Credits: 3
Course: COM 215
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 214
Title: Group Communication
Credits: 3
Course: DAN 101
Credits: 3
Course: DANC 100TR
Title: Dance Appreciation
Credits: 3
Course: ECON 102
Credits: 3
Course: ECON 101
Title: Princ. of Microeconomics ES
Credits: 3
Course: ECON 103
Credits: 3
Course: ECON 102
Title: Princ. of Macroeconomics ES
Credits: 3
Course: EDU 202
Credits: 3
Course: EDUC 200TR
Title: Intro to Secondary Education
Credits: 3
Course: EDU 210
Credits: 2
This course does not transfer.
Course: EDU 214
Credits: 3
Course: EDUC 200TR
Title: Prep Teachers to Use Tech
Credits: 3
Course: EDU 220
Credits: 4
Course: EPSY 200TR
Title: Principles of Educational Psyc
Credits: 4
Course: EDU 280
Credits: 3
Course: EDUC 200TR
Title: Valuling Cultural Diversity
Credits: 3
Course: ENG 100
Credits: 5
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Composition Enhanced
Credits: 5
Course: ENG 101
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Composition I
Credits: 3
Course: ENG 102
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Compostion II
Credits: 3
Course: ENG 223
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 200TR
Title: Themes of Literature
Credits: 3
Course: ENG 231
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 200TR
Title: World Literature I
Credits: 3
Course: ENG 232
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 200TR
Title: World Literature II
Credits: 3
Course: ENG 261
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 200TR
Title: Introduction to Poetry
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 101
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 251
Title: Colonial American Hist IT
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 102
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: US History Since 1877
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 217
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 200TR
Title: Nevada History
Credits: 3
Course: LAW 101
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 100TR
Title: Fundamentals of Law I
Credits: 3
Course: LAW 232
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 200TR
Title: Criminal Procedure
Credits: 3
Course: LAW 258
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 200TR
Title: Constitutional Law
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 100
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: MATH 120
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Fundamentals of College Math
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 181
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 151
Title: Introduction to Calculus QR
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 182
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 152
Title: Calculus II QR
Credits: 4
Course: MUS 121
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Music Appreciation
Credits: 3
Course: MUS 125
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: History of Rock Music
Credits: 3
Course: NURS 125
Credits: 2
Course: NURS 100TR
Title: Pharmacology for Nursing Pract
Credits: 2
Course: NURS 205
Credits: 2
This course does not transfer.
Course: NURS 243
Credits: 4.5
Course: NURS 200TR
Title: Mental Hlth Nursing
Credits: 4.5
Course: NURS 248
Credits: 4.5
Course: NURS 200TR
Title: Pediatric Nursing
Credits: 4.5
Course: PHIL 102
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 100TR
Title: Critical Thinking/Reason
Credits: 3
Course: PN 106B
Credits: 3
Course: NURS 100TR
Title: Family Nursing
Credits: 3
Course: PN 107B
Credits: 4.5
Course: NURS 100TR
Title: Adult Hlth Nursing I
Credits: 4.5
Course: PN 109B
Credits: 4.5
Course: NURS 100TR
Title: Adult Hlth Nursing II
Credits: 4.5
Course: PN 111B
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: PSC 101
Credits: 4
Course: POLS 151
Title: American Government ES
Credits: 4
Course: PSY 101
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 101
Title: Intro to Psychology ES
Credits: 3
Course: SOC 101
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 101
Title: Intro to Sociology ES
Credits: 3
Course: SPAN 111
Credits: 4
Course: HISP 101
Title: Elementary Spanish
Credits: 4
Course: SPAN 112
Credits: 4
Course: HISP 102
Title: Elementary Spanish
Credits: 4
Course: SPAN 211
Credits: 3
Course: HISP 201
Title: Intermediate Spanish VW
Credits: 3
Course: WMST 101
Credits: 3
Course: WMGS 100TR
Title: Intro to Women's Studies
Credits: 3