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):Oregon Institute Of Technology Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: ANTH 103
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 102
Title: Human Cultural Diver C, SO
Credits: 2
Course: ART 220
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Basic Drawing
Credits: 2
Course: BIO 101
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Intro to Cell Biology
Credits: 2.66
Course: BIO 102
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Diversity of Life
Credits: 2.67
Course: BIO 103
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Intro to Human A&P
Credits: 2.67
Course: BIO 109
Credits: 4
Course: NURS 100TR
Title: Intro to the Medical Sciences
Credits: 1.33
Course: BIO 200
Credits: 2
Course: NURS 100TR
Title: Medical Terminology
Credits: 1.33
Course: BIO 205
Credits: 3
Course: NURS 120
Title: Nutrition in Healthcare
Credits: 2
Course: BIO 231
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Human Anat & Phys I
Credits: 2.67
Course: BIO 232
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Human Anat & Phys II
Credits: 2.67
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 205
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol I NW
Credits: 2.67
Course: BIO 233
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Human Anat & Phys III
Credits: 2.67
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 206
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol II NW
Credits: 2.67
Course: BIO 345
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 300TR
Title: Medical Microbiology
Credits: 3.33
Course: BUS 304
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 300TR
Title: Engineering Management
Credits: 2
Course: CHE 101
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Intro to Gen Chemistry
Credits: 2
Course: CHE 104
Credits: 1
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Intro to Gen Chem Lab
Credits: 0.67
Course: CHE 221
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 115
Title: General Chemistry I NS,SM
Credits: 3.33
Course: CHE 222
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 200TR
Title: General Chemistry
Credits: 3.33
Course: CHE 223
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 116
Title: General Chemistry II NS,SM
Credits: 3.33
Course: CST 120
Credits: 4
Course: CSCI 100TR
Title: Embedded C
Credits: 2.66
Course: CST 126
Credits: 4
Course: CSCI 144
Title: Intro to Computer Science QR
Credits: 2.67
Course: CST 130
Credits: 3
Course: CSCI 302
Title: Computer Organization
Credits: 2
Course: CST 131
Credits: 3
Course: CSCI 100TR
Title: Computer Architecture
Credits: 2
Course: CST 136
Credits: 4
Course: CSCI 100TR
Title: OOP with C++
Credits: 2.67
Course: CST 162
Credits: 4
Course: CSCI 100TR
Title: Digital Logic I
Credits: 2.67
Course: CST 211
Credits: 4
Course: CSCI 270
Title: Data Structures
Credits: 2.67
Course: CST 236
Credits: 4
Course: CSCI 200TR
Title: Engring for Quality Software
Credits: 2.67
Course: CST 240
Credits: 4
Course: CSCI 200TR
Title: Linux Programming
Credits: 2.67
Course: CST 250
Credits: 4
Course: CSCI 200TR
Title: Computer Assembly Lang
Credits: 2.67
Course: CST 276
Credits: 4
Course: CSCI 200TR
Title: Software Design Pattern
Credits: 2.67
Course: CST 316
Credits: 4
Course: CSCI 300TR
Title: Jr Team-Based Proj Dev I
Credits: 2.67
Course: CST 324
Credits: 4
Course: CSCI 300TR
Title: Database Systems & Design
Credits: 2.67
Course: CST 326
Credits: 4
Course: CSCI 300TR
Title: Jr Team Based Proj Dev II
Credits: 2.67
Course: CST 336
Credits: 4
Course: CSCI 300TR
Title: Jr Team Based Proj Dev III
Credits: 2.67
Course: ECO 202
Credits: 3
Course: ECON 102
Title: Princ. of Macroeconomics SO
Credits: 2
Course: ENGR 101
Credits: 2
Course: CSCI 131
Title: Intro to Engineering NS
Credits: 1.33
Course: ENV 111
Credits: 4
Course: ENVT 100TR
Title: Intro to Environment Sciences
Credits: 2.67
Course: HED 240
Credits: 2
Course: NURS 200TR
Title: Emergency Care and CPR
Credits: 1.33
Course: HED 246
Credits: 2
Course: KINS 200TR
Title: Drugs/Alchohol Prob Mod Soc
Credits: 1.33
Course: HED 275
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 200TR
Title: Intro to Sports Medicine
Credits: 2
Course: HIST 203
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 200TR
Title: US History
Credits: 2
Course: HUM 148
Credits: 3
Course: HUMA 100TR
Title: West Cult in the Medieval Age
Credits: 2
Course: MATH 111
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 115
Title: College Algebra/Trig, MR,NS
Credits: Variable
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: College Algebra
Credits: 2.67
Course: MATH 112
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Trigonometry
Credits: 2.67
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: MATH 115
Title: College Algebra & Trigonometry
Credits: 5.33
Course: MATH 251
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 200TR
Title: Differential Calculus
Credits: 2.67
Course: MATH 252
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 200TR
Title: Integral Calculus
Credits: 2.67
Course: MATH 254
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 200TR
Title: Vector Calculus I
Credits: 2.67
Course: MATH 327
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 245
Title: Discrete Structures
Credits: 2.67
Course: MGT 345
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 300TR
Title: Engineering Economy
Credits: 2
Course: PHY 221
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: General Physics w/Calculus
Credits: 2.67
Course: PHY 222
Credits: 4
Course: PHYS 153
Title: General Physics I NW
Credits: 2.67
and this course:
Course: PHYS 163
Title: General Physics I Laboratory
Credits: Variable
Course: PHY 223
Credits: 4
Course: PHYS 154
Title: General Phyics II - NW
Credits: 2.67
and this course:
Course: PHYS 164
Title: General Physics II Laboratory
Credits: Variable
Course: PSY 201
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 200TR
Title: Psychology
Credits: 2
Course: PSY 202
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 200TR
Title: Psychology
Credits: 2
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: PSYC 101
Title: Intro to Psychology SO
Credits: 2
Course: PSY 311
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 300TR
Title: Human Growth & Development I
Credits: 2
Course: PSY 312
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 300TR
Title: Human Growth & Development II
Credits: 2
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: PSYC 320
Title: Devel Across the Lifespan
Credits: 2
Course: SPE 111
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 212
Title: Public Speaking
Credits: 2
Course: WRI 121
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: English Composition
Credits: 2
Course: WRI 122
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Argumentative Writing
Credits: 2