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):George Fox University Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: ARTP 120
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Art and Global Culture
Credits: 3
Course: ARTS 216
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 180
Title: Hist of Western Art I CX
Credits: 3
Course: BIBL 100
Credits: 4
Course: RELI 100TR
Title: Bible Survey
Credits: 4
Course: BIBL 215
Credits: 3
Course: RELI 200TR
Title: Topics: The Life of Christ
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 211
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 225
Title: Molecules, Cells, Org NW
Credits: 4
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: General Biology I
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 212
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 226
Title: Genes, Evol, Div, Ecol, NW
Credits: 4
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: General Biology II
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 221
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 205
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol I NW
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 222
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 206
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol II NW
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 367
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 201
Title: Intro Microbiology NW
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 370
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 342
Title: Microbiology
Credits: 4
Course: BUSN 110
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 201
Title: Intro to Business Global Envir
Credits: 3
Course: BUSN 303
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 300TR
Title: Planning Your Financial Future
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 150
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 105
Title: Chemistry of Life NW
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 211
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 115
Title: General Chemistry I NW
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 212
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 116
Title: General Chemistry II NW
Credits: 4
Course: COMM 100
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 101
Title: Introduction to Communication
Credits: 3
Course: COMM 111
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 101
Title: Introduction to Communication
Credits: 3
Course: EDUC 472
Credits: 2
Course: EDUC 400TR
Title: Intercultural Comm ESOL/Bi
Credits: 2
Course: HHPA 120
Credits: 2
Course: PHED 100
Title: Personalized Fitness Progrm PE
Credits: 2
Course: HHPA 145
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 250
Title: Directed Sports PE
Credits: 1
Course: HHPE 210
Credits: 2
Course: KINS 200TR
Title: Intro to Exercise Science
Credits: 2
Course: HHPE 390
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 300TR
Title: Care & Prev of Athl Injuries
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 151
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: US to 1865
Credits: 3
Course: HLTH 240
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 200TR
Title: Stress Management
Credits: 3
Course: HLTH 320
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 300TR
Title: Contemp Health Issues
Credits: 3
Course: LIBA 100
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: LITR 100
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 214
Title: Intro to Major Lit Genres IT
Credits: 3
Course: LITR 111
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 100TR
Title: Faith and Story
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 201
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 151
Title: Introduction to Calculus QR
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 202
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 152
Title: Calculus II QR
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 211
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 123
Title: Modern Elem Math I, QR
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 212
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 124
Title: Modern Elem Math II, QR
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 240
Credits: 3
Course: STAT 231
Title: Introductory Statistics QR
Credits: 3
Course: MUSA 105GT
Credits: 0.5
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Applied Guitar
Credits: Variable
Course: MUSA 105VC
Credits: 0.5
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Applied Voice
Credits: Variable
Course: MUSA 105WW
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 243
Title: Woodwind Lab I
Credits: 1
Course: MUSA 145B
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Symphonic Band
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 120
Credits: 2
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: The World of Music
Credits: 2
Course: MUSI 121
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 133
Title: Music Theory & Analysis IA
Credits: 1
and this course:
Course: MUSI 135
Title: Music Theory & Analysis IB
Credits: 2
Course: MUSI 122
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 136
Title: Music Theory & Analysis II
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 131
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 125
Title: Ear Training I CX
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 132
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 126
Title: Ear Training II CX
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 135
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 151
Title: Keyboard Musicianship I
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 190
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Foundations of Music Education
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 200
Credits: 1.5
Course: MUSI 345
Title: Conducting I CX
Credits: 1.5
Course: MUSI 221
Credits: 4
Course: MUSI 235
Title: Music Theory & Analysis III
Credits: 4
Course: MUSI 222
Credits: 4
Course: MUSI 236
Title: Music Theory & Analysis IV
Credits: 4
Course: MUSI 270
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 420
Title: Priv Instr:Pedagogy, CX
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 272
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 453
Title: Vocal Pedagogy CX
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 311
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 300TR
Title: Music History I
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 410
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 440
Title: Intro to General Music Methods
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 460
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 346
Title: Conducting II
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 481
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 400TR
Title: Degree Recital/ Project I
Credits: 3
Course: NURS 220
Credits: 3
Course: NURS 120
Title: Nutrition in Healthcare
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 100
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 100TR
Title: Personhood
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 150
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 101
Title: Intro to Psychology ES
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 150
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 101TR
Title: Principles of Sociology
Credits: 3
Course: SPAN 201
Credits: 4
Course: HISP 201
Title: Intermediate Spanish VW
Credits: 4
Course: SPAN 202
Credits: 4
Course: HISP 202
Title: Intermediate Spanish VW
Credits: 4
Course: THEO 101
Credits: 3
Course: RELI 100TR
Title: I Believe
Credits: 3
Course: THEO 102
Credits: 3
Course: RELI 100TR
Title: I Believe
Credits: 3
Course: THEO 380
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 125
Title: Ethics and the Good Life VW
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: WRIT 110
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: College Writing
Credits: 3