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):Southern Oregon University Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: BA 110
Credits: 4
Course: BUSA 100TR
Title: Business, Government, Society
Credits: 2.66
Course: CCJ 230
Credits: 4
Course: POLS 170
Title: Intro to Legal Studies SO
Credits: 2.66
Course: CCJ 231
Credits: 4
Course: POLS 200TR
Title: Intro to Criminology
Credits: 2.67
Course: COMM 125
Credits: 4
Course: COMA 101
Title: Introduction to Communication
Credits: 2.67
Course: CORE 101
Credits: 4
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Intro Composition
Credits: 2.67
Course: CORE 102
Credits: 4
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Intro Composition
Credits: 2.67
Course: CORE 103
Credits: 4
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Intro Composition
Credits: 2.67
Course: CS 310
Credits: 4
Course: CSCI 300TR
Title: Info Tech: Legal & Ethical Iss
Credits: 2.67
Course: CW 282
Credits: 4
Course: ENGL 200TR
Title: Introductory Poetry Writing
Credits: 2.66
Course: D 193
Credits: 2
Course: PHED 222
Title: Jazz Dance Level I PE
Credits: 1.33
Course: EC 340
Credits: 4
Course: ECON 300TR
Title: Gender Issues in Economics
Credits: 2.67
Course: ENG 104
Credits: 4
Course: ENGL 100TR
Title: Intro to Literature
Credits: 2.67
Course: ENG 105
Credits: 4
Course: ENGL 100TR
Title: Intro to Literature
Credits: 2.67
Course: ERS 399
Credits: 4
Course: GSRS 300TR
Title: Spec Study: Ethnc Racial Study
Credits: 2.67
Course: HE 250
Credits: 4
Course: KINS 200TR
Title: Health and Society I
Credits: 2.67
Course: HST 110
Credits: 4
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: World Civilizations I
Credits: 2.67
Course: HST 111
Credits: 4
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: World Civilizations II
Credits: 2.67
Course: HST 250
Credits: 4
Course: HIST 200TR
Title: American History & Life
Credits: 2.67
Course: HST 251
Credits: 4
Course: HIST 200TR
Title: American History & Life
Credits: 2.67
Course: IS 250
Credits: 4
Course: SSCI 200TR
Title: Intro to International Studies
Credits: 2.67
Course: IS 370
Credits: 4
Course: SSCI 300TR
Title: Intl Pol Econ Indigenous Ppl
Credits: 2.67
Course: JPN 409
Credits: 1
Course: LANG 400TR
Title: Practicum
Credits: 0.67
Course: MTH 111
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Precalculus I: College Algebra
Credits: 2.67
Course: MTH 112
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Precalculus II: Elem Funtions
Credits: 2.67
Course: MTH 243
Credits: 4
Course: STAT 231
Title: Introductory Statistics QR
Credits: 2.67
Course: MUS 210
Credits: 4
Course: MUSI 200TR
Title: American Country Music
Credits: 2.67
Course: PEA 180
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 100TR
Title: Physical Education Activity
Credits: 0.67
Course: PEA 365
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 300TR
Title: Coaching & Officiatng Football
Credits: 2
Course: PHL 201
Credits: 4
Course: PHIL 100TR
Title: Intro to Philosophy
Credits: 2.67
Course: PSY 201
Credits: 4
Course: PSYC 200TR
Title: General Psychology
Credits: 2.67
Course: PSY 202
Credits: 4
Course: PSYC 200TR
Title: General Psychology
Credits: 2.67
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: PSYC 101
Title: Intro to Psychology ES
Credits: 2.67
Course: SOAN 204
Credits: 4
Course: SOCI 200TR
Title: Sociological Imagination
Credits: 2.67
Course: SPAN 101
Credits: 4
Course: HISP 100TR
Title: Beg Spanish Lang/Culture I
Credits: 2.66
Course: SPAN 102
Credits: 4
Course: HISP 101
Title: Elementary Spanish
Credits: 2.66
Course: SPAN 103
Credits: 4
Course: HISP 102
Title: Elementary Spanish
Credits: 2.66
Course: SPAN 201
Credits: 4
Course: HISP 200TR
Title: Interm Span Lang/Culture I
Credits: 2.66
Course: SPAN 202
Credits: 4
Course: HISP 201
Title: Intermediate Spanish VW
Credits: 2.66
Course: SPAN 203
Credits: 4
Course: HISP 202
Title: Intermediate Spanish VW
Credits: 2.66
Course: TA 131
Credits: 3
Course: THEA 100TR
Title: Tech Th Fundmtl: Costumes
Credits: 2
Course: TA 166
Credits: 3
Course: THEA 160
Title: Intro to Theatre CX
Credits: 2
Course: TA 167
Credits: 3
Course: THEA 100TR
Title: Script Analysis
Credits: 2
Course: TA 169
Credits: 3
Course: THEA 100TR
Title: Elements of Design
Credits: 2
Course: TA 246
Credits: 4
Course: THEA 250
Title: Acting I: Fundamentals CX
Credits: 2.67
Course: TA 255
Credits: 1
Course: THEA 200TR
Title: Theatre Practice
Credits: 2
Course: TA 263
Credits: 3
Course: THEA 200TR
Title: Costume Design
Credits: 2
Course: THEA 267
Credits: 3
Course: THEA 453
Title: Costume Design CX
Credits: 2
Course: UGS 199
Credits: 2
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: College Transitions
Credits: 1.33
Course: USEM 101
Credits: 4
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Univ Seminar: Composition
Credits: 2.67
Course: USEM 102
Credits: 4
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: University Seminar II
Credits: 2.67
Course: USEM 103
Credits: 4
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: University Seminar III
Credits: 2.67
Course: WR 121
Credits: 4
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: English Composition
Credits: 2.67