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.

How it Works

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):Houston Community College Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: ACCT 2301
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 200TR
Title: Princ of Accounting I
Credits: 3
Course: ACCT 2302
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 203
Title: Managerial Accounting
Credits: 3
Course: ART 1303
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 180
Title: Hist of Western Art I CX
Credits: 3
Course: ART 1304
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 181
Title: Hist of Western Art II CX
Credits: 3
Course: ARTS 2316
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 200TR
Title: Painting I
Credits: 3
Course: BCIS 1405
Credits: 4
Course: CSCI 100TR
Title: Business Computer Apps
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 1322
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 320
Title: Nutrition, Hlth & Performance
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 2101
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 205L
Title: A&P Laboratory I
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 2102
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 206L
Title: A&P Laboratory II
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 2301
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 205
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol I NW
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Human Anat & Physiology I
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 2302
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 206
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol II NW
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Human Anat & Physiology II
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 1305
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Intro Chemistry I
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 1307
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Intro Chemistry II
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 1436
Credits: 4
Course: CSCI 100TR
Title: Programming Fundamentals I
Credits: 4
Course: DRAM 1310
Credits: 3
Course: THEA 160
Title: Intro to Theatre CX
Credits: 3
Course: DRAM 2366
Credits: 3
Course: THEA 200TR
Title: Intro to Cinema
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
This course does not transfer.
Course: ENGL 1301
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Composition I
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 1302
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Composition II
Credits: 3
Course: ENGR 1201
Credits: 2
Course: CSCI 131
Title: Intro to Engineering NS
Credits: 2
Course: ENGR 2301
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS 240
Title: Engineering Statics
Credits: 3
Course: ENGR 2304
Credits: 3
Course: CSCI 200TR
Title: Comptr Prgrm for Engineers
Credits: 3
Course: FLMC 1300
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 100TR
Title: Production Mgmt
Credits: 3
Course: FLMC 2333
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 200TR
Title: Cinematography
Credits: 3
Course: FLMC 2344
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 200TR
Title: Advanced Film & Video Editing
Credits: 3
Course: FREN 1411
Credits: 4
Course: FREN 101
Title: Elementary French
Credits: 4
Course: GOVT 2301
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 200TR
Title: Amer Gov Nat/Sta/Local I
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: Texas Government
Credits: 3
Course: GUST 1270
Credits: 2
This course does not transfer.
Course: HIST 1301
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: US History to 1877
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 1302
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: US History after 1877
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 1314
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: College Algebra
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 1316
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Plan Trigonometry
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 1324
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Finite Math with Apps
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 1325
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Elements of Calculus with Apps
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 2320
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 200TR
Title: Ordinary Diff Equations
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 2412
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 200TR
Title: Precalculus
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 2413
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 151
Title: Introduction to Calculus QR
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 2414
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 152
Title: Calculus II QR
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 2415
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 253
Title: Multivariable Calculus NS
Credits: 4
Course: PHIL 1301
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 121
Title: The Examined Life VW
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS 2125
Credits: 1
Course: PHYS 135
Title: College Physics I Laboratory
Credits: Variable
Course: PHYS 2126
Credits: 1
Course: PHYS 136
Title: College Physics II Laboratory
Credits: 1
Course: PHYS 2325
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS 125
Title: College Physics I NW
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS 2326
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS 126
Title: College Physics II NW
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: RTVB 1309
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 226
Title: MediaLab
Credits: 3
Course: RTVB 1321
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 226
Title: MediaLab
Credits: 3
Course: RTVB 1329
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 100TR
Title: Scriptwriting
Credits: 3
Course: RTVB 2330
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 226
Title: MediaLab
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 1301
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 101
Title: Intro to Sociology ES
Credits: 3
Course: SPCH 1315
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 212
Title: Public Speaking
Credits: 3
Course: SPCH 1318
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 100TR
Title: Interpersonal Communication
Credits: 3
Course: VNSG 1216
Credits: 2
Course: NURS 120
Title: Nutrition in Healthcare
Credits: 2
Course: VNSG 1320
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Anat & Phys for Allied Hlth
Credits: 3