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):El Paso Community College Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: ARTS 1301
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Art Appreciation
Credits: 3
Course: BASK 0303
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: BASK 0306
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: BIOL 1106
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: General Biology-Lab I
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 1107
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: General Biology-Lab II
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 1306
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: General Biology I
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 225
Title: Molecules, Cells, Org NW
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 1307
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: General Biology I
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 226
Title: Genes, Evol, Div, Ecol, NW
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 1406
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 225
Title: Molecules, Cells, Org NW
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 1407
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 226
Title: Genes, Evol, Div, Ecol, NW
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 2401
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 205
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol I NW
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 2402
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 206
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol II NW
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 2420
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 201
Title: Intro Microbiology NW
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 1106
Credits: 1
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Hlth Science Chem Lab I
Credits: 1
Course: CHEM 1111
Credits: 1
Course: CHEM 115TR
Title: General Chemistry I Lab
Credits: 1
Course: CHEM 1112
Credits: 1
Course: CHEM 116TR
Title: General Chemistry II Lab
Credits: 1
Course: CHEM 1306
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Hlth Science Chem I
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 1311
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: General Chemistry I
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: CHEM 115
Title: General Chemistry I NW
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 1312
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: General Chemistry II
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: CHEM 116
Title: General Chemistry II NW
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 1411
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 115
Title: General Chemistry I NW
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 1412
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 116
Title: General Chemistry II NW
Credits: 4
Course: COSC 1301
Credits: 3
Course: CSCI 100TR
Title: Introduction to Computing
Credits: 3
Course: DANC 1345
Credits: 3
Course: DANC 170
Title: Intro to Dance CX
Credits: 3
Course: DRAM 1310
Credits: 3
Course: THEA 160
Title: Intro to Theatre CX
Credits: 3
Course: ECON 2301
Credits: 3
Course: ECON 102
Title: Princ. of Macroeconomics ES
Credits: 3
Course: ECON 2302
Credits: 3
Course: ECON 101
Title: Princ. of Microeconomics ES
Credits: 3
Course: EDUC 1300
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 110
Title: Study Skills
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 0310
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: ENGL 1301
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Expository English Comp
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 1302
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Research Writing & Analysis
Credits: 3
Course: GOVT 2305
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 151
Title: American Government ES
Credits: 3
Course: GOVT 2306
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 200TR
Title: State & Local Government
Credits: 3
Course: HECO 1322
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 320
Title: Nutrition, Hlth & Performance
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 1301
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: History of the US to 1865
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 1302
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: History of the US Since 1865
Credits: 3
Course: KINE 1301
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 277
Title: Foundations of Kinesiology
Credits: 3
Course: KINE 1306
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 292
Title: First Aid
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 0301
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: MATH 0303
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: MATH 0305
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: MATH 1314
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Precalculus I Algebra/Geom
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 1324
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Intro Math for Bus & Soc Sci
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 1342
Credits: 3
Course: STAT 231
Title: Introductory Statistics QR
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 2412
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 140
Title: Precalculus QR
Credits: 4
Course: MUSI 1301
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 111
Title: Music Fundamentals I AR
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 1306
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 101
Title: Introduction to Music CX
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 1301
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 121
Title: The Examined Life VW
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 2306
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 200TR
Title: Ethics
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 2301
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 101
Title: Intro to Psychology ES
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 2314
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 320
Title: Devel Across the Lifespan
Credits: 3
Course: READ 0308
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: READ 0309
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: RNSG 1301
Credits: 3
Course: NURS 100TR
Title: Pharmacology
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 1301
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 101TR
Title: Intro to Sociology
Credits: 3
Course: SPCH 1315
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 100TR
Title: Fund of Effect Speech
Credits: 3
Course: SPCH 1321
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 235
Title: Communication Prof Settings
Credits: 3