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):Willamette University Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: ANTH 150
Credits: 1
Course: ANTH 102
Title: Human Cultural Diver ES
Credits: 4
Course: ANTH 351
Credits: 1
Course: ANTH 300TR
Title: Indigenous People, Hum Rights
Credits: 4
Course: ANTH 356W
Credits: 1
Course: ANTH 300TR
Title: Language and Culture
Credits: 4
Course: ARCH 237W
Credits: 1
Course: ANTH 200TR
Title: Intro Syro-Palestinian Arch
Credits: 4
Course: ARTH 116
Credits: 1
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Intro Renaissanc/Early Mod Art
Credits: 4
Course: ARTS 130
Credits: 1
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Intro to Photography
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 125
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 226
Title: Genes, Evol, Div, Ecol, NW
Credits: 4
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Ecology, Evolution, Diversity
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 246
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Human Anatomy
Credits: 4
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 205
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol I NW
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 260
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Human Physiology
Credits: 4
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 206
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol II NW
Credits: 4
Course: CHNSE 131
Credits: 1
Course: CHIN 101
Title: Elementary Chinese
Credits: 4
Course: CHNSE 132
Credits: 1
Course: CHIN 102
Title: Elementary Chinese
Credits: 4
Course: CHNSE 231
Credits: 1
Course: CHIN 201
Title: Intermediate Chinese VW
Credits: 4
Course: CHNSE 232
Credits: 1
Course: CHIN 202
Title: Intermediate Chinese VW
Credits: 4
Course: ECON 132
Credits: 1
Course: ECON 100TR
Title: Intro to Economic Inquiry
Credits: 4
Course: ENGL 101W
Credits: 1
Course: ENGL 100TR
Title: Reading Literature & Culture
Credits: 4
Course: ENGL 116
Credits: 1
Course: ENGL 241
Title: American Traditions in Lit IT
Credits: 4
Course: ENGL 119
Credits: 1
Course: ENGL 100TR
Title: Forms Lit: Poetry, Drama, Fict
Credits: 4
Course: ENGL 135
Credits: 1
Course: ENGL 100TR
Title: Intro to Creative Writing
Credits: 4
Course: ENVR 105
Credits: 1
Course: ENVT 100TR
Title: Intro to Environmental Science
Credits: 4
Course: EXSA 059X
Credits: 0.25
Course: PHED 100TR
Title: Activity Classes
Credits: 1
Course: EXSA 089X
Credits: 0.25
Course: PHED 100TR
Title: Activity Classes
Credits: 1
Course: FREN 331W
Credits: 1
Course: FREN 300TR
Title: French Comp & Discussion
Credits: 4
Course: FREN 340
Credits: 1
Course: FREN 300TR
Title: Readings in French Literature
Credits: 4
Course: HIST 131
Credits: 1
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: Historical Inquiry
Credits: 4
Course: IDS 101
Credits: 1
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: College Colloquium
Credits: 4
Course: LATIN 131
Credits: 1
Course: LATN 111
Title: Intensive Latin
Credits: 4
Course: LATIN 132
Credits: 1
Course: LATN 112
Title: Intensive Latin
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 130
Credits: 1
Course: MATH 107
Title: Math Explorations QR
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 249
Credits: 1
Course: MATH 253
Title: Multivariable Calculus
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 251W
Credits: 1
Course: MATH 200TR
Title: Foundations of Advanced Math
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 253
Credits: 1
Course: MATH 200TR
Title: Linear Algebra
Credits: 4
Course: MUSE 043X
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Voce
Credits: 4
Course: PHIL 110
Credits: 1
Course: PHIL 121
Title: The Examined Life VW
Credits: 4
Course: PHYS 221
Credits: 1
Course: PHYS 153
Title: General Physics I NW
Credits: 3
and this course:
Course: PHYS 163
Title: General Physics I Laboratory
Credits: 1
Course: PHYS 222
Credits: 1
Course: PHYS 154
Title: General Physics II NW
Credits: 3
and this course:
Course: PHYS 164
Title: General Physics II Laboratory
Credits: 1
Course: PHYS 339
Credits: 1
Course: PHYS 336
Title: Classical Mechanics
Credits: 4
Course: POLS 214
Credits: 1
Course: POLS 200TR
Title: International Politics
Credits: 4
Course: PSYC 210
Credits: 1
Course: PSYC 101
Title: Intro to Psychology ES
Credits: 4
Course: REL 115
Credits: 1
Course: RELI 100TR
Title: Intro Study of Religion
Credits: 4
Course: REL 250
Credits: 1
Course: RELI 200TR
Title: Intro to the Qur'an
Credits: 4
Course: REL 322
Credits: 1
Course: RELI 300TR
Title: In Search of Historical Jesus
Credits: 4
Course: REL 356
Credits: 1
Course: RELI 300TR
Title: Taoism
Credits: 4
Course: REL 358
Credits: 1
Course: RELI 300TR
Title: Topics Western Religious Trad
Credits: 4
Course: RUSS 150
Credits: 1
Course: ENGL 100TR
Title: Tolstoy's War and Peace
Credits: 4
Course: SPAN 331W
Credits: 1
Course: HISP 300TR
Title: Span Composition/Discussion
Credits: 4