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):Lone Star College System Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: ARTS 1316
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 101
Title: Drawing I, CX
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 1406
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 225
Title: Molecules, Cells, Org NW
Credits: 4
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Biology I for Science Majors
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 1407
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 226
Title: Genes, Evol, Div, Ecol, NW
Credits: 4
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Biology II for Science Majors
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 1408
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 111
Title: Biology & Modern World 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 1405
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Intro Chemistry
Credits: 4
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 1401
Credits: 4
Course: CSCI 100TR
Title: Microcomputer Applications
Credits: 4
Course: DRAM 2366
Credits: 3
Course: HUMA 200TR
Title: Film Appreciation
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 0305
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: ENGL 0307
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: ENGL 1301
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Comp & Rhetoric I
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 1302
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Comp & Rhetoric II
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 2322
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 200TR
Title: Brit Lit: Ang-Sax thru 18th C
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 2323
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 200TR
Title: Brit Lit: Romantic thru Pres
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 2328
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 200TR
Title: Surv Am Lit: Civil War-Present
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 2333
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 200TR
Title: World Lit: Mid 17th-Present
Credits: 3
Course: FREN 1411
Credits: 4
Course: FREN 101
Title: Elementary French
Credits: 4
Course: FREN 1412
Credits: 4
Course: FREN 102
Title: Elementary French
Credits: 4
Course: GEOG 1303
Credits: 3
Course: SSCI 100TR
Title: World Geography
Credits: 3
Course: GOVT 2301
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 200TR
Title: American Government I
Credits: 3
Course: GOVT 2302
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 151
Title: American Government SO
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: 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 Since 1877
Credits: 3
Course: HUMA 1302
Credits: 3
Course: HUMA 100TR
Title: Intro Hum: Renaissance to Pres
Credits: 3
Course: IMED ALL
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: ITSC 1401
Credits: 4
This course does not transfer.
Course: KINE 1114
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 186
Title: Step Aerobics PE
Credits: 1
Course: KINE 1130
Credits: 1
Course: FTWL 100TR
Title: Tai Chi I
Credits: 1
Course: MATH 1314
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: College Algebra
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 1316
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Trigonometry
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 1325
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Elements of Calc w/Application
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 1306
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 101
Title: Introduction to Music CX
Credits: 3
Course: PHED 1164
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 100TR
Title: Intro to Phys Fitness & Well
Credits: 1
Course: PHIL 1301
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 121
Title: The Examined Life VW
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 2301
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 101
Title: Intro to Psychology ES
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 2316
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 310
Title: Personality Theories
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 2319
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 330
Title: Social Psychology
Credits: 3
Course: PSYCH 2314
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 320
Title: Devel Across the Lifespan
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 1301
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 101
Title: Intro to Sociology ES
Credits: 3
Course: SPCH 1311
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 101
Title: Introduction to Communication
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: SPCH 1321
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 100TR
Title: Business and Profession Comm
Credits: 3