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):Sam Houston State University Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: ACC 231
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 202
Title: Financial Accounting
Credits: 3
Course: ACC 232
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 203
Title: Managerial Accounting
Credits: 3
Course: ARTS 3375
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 300TR
Title: Web Site Development
Credits: 3
Course: BAN 232
Credits: 3
Course: STAT 231
Title: Introductory Statistics QR
Credits: 3
Course: BAN 363
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 300TR
Title: Inter Business Analysis
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 1108
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Contemporary Biology Lab
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 1308
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Contemporary Biology
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 111
Title: Biology & Modern World NW
Credits: 3
Course: BUAD 2301
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 200TR
Title: Business Legal Environment
Credits: 3
Course: CHM 115
Credits: 1
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Inroganic & Envnmntl Chm Lab
Credits: 1
Course: CHM 135
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 104
Title: Environmental Chemistry NW
Credits: 3
Course: CJ 436
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: CJ 465
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: CS 133
Credits: 3
Course: CSCI 100TR
Title: Intro to Computers
Credits: 3
Course: ECO 233
Credits: 3
Course: ECON 101
Title: Princ. of Microeconomics ES
Credits: 3
Course: ENG 165
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Composition II
Credits: 3
Course: ENG 265
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 200TR
Title: Readings in Lit of West Wrld
Credits: 3
Course: ENG 266
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 200TR
Title: Intro to Literary Genres & Ide
Credits: 3
Course: FCS 160
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Basic Principles of Design
Credits: 3
Course: FIN 334
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 302
Title: Business Finance
Credits: 3
Course: HIS 163
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: United History to 1876
Credits: 3
Course: HIS 164
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: U S History Since 1876
Credits: 3
Course: HIS 2311
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 200TR
Title: World History to 1500
Credits: 3
Course: HIS 379
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 253
Title: 20th-Century U.S. Hist SO
Credits: 3
Course: KINE 2115
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 100
Title: Personalized Fitness Progrm PE
Credits: 1
Course: MGT 380
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 305
Title: Behavior in Organizations
Credits: 3
Course: MKT 371
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 308
Title: Principles of Marketing
Credits: 3
Course: MSL 111
Credits: 1
Course: MILS 100TR
Title: Applied Leadership Lab I
Credits: 1
Course: MSL 122
Credits: 2
Course: MILS 100TR
Title: Basic Leadership
Credits: 2
Course: MSL 211
Credits: 1
Course: MILS 200TR
Title: Applied Leadership Lab II
Credits: 1
Course: MSL 221
Credits: 2
Course: MILS 200TR
Title: Indiv Leadership Studies
Credits: 2
Course: MSL 222
Credits: 2
Course: MILS 200TR
Title: Leadership and Teamwork
Credits: 2
Course: MSL 311
Credits: 1
Course: MILS 300TR
Title: Applied Leadership Lab III/IV
Credits: 1
Course: MSL 330
Credits: 3
Course: MILS 300TR
Title: Leadership & Problem Solving
Credits: 3
Course: MSL 331
Credits: 3
Course: MILS 300TR
Title: Leadership & Ethics
Credits: 3
Course: MSL 340
Credits: 4
Course: MILS 300TR
Title: Nat'l Adv Ldrshp Camp
Credits: 4
Course: MSL 431
Credits: 3
Course: MILS 400TR
Title: Leadership & Mgmt
Credits: 3
Course: MSL 432
Credits: 3
Course: MILS 400TR
Title: Officership
Credits: 3
Course: MTH 170
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Pre Calculus Algebra
Credits: 3
Course: MUS 264
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 200TR
Title: Hist Rock, Jazz & Popular Mus
Credits: 3
Course: PHY 113
Credits: 1
Course: PHYS 100TR
Title: Intro Astronomy Lab
Credits: 1
Course: PHY 133
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS 110
Title: Astronomy NW
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: PHYS 100TR
Title: Astronomy
Credits: 3
Course: POL 261
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 200TR
Title: Princ of Am Govt Natl & State
Credits: 3
Course: POL 285
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 345
Title: Govt & Public Policy ES
Credits: 3
Course: PSY 289
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 200TR
Title: Psychology of Adjustment
Credits: 3
Course: SOC 168
Credits: 3
Course: SSCI 100TR
Title: Intro to Ethnic Studies
Credits: 3
Course: SPAN 1411
Credits: 4
Course: HISP 101
Title: Elementary Spanish
Credits: 4
Course: SPAN 1412
Credits: 4
Course: HISP 102
Title: Elementary Spanish
Credits: 4
Course: SPAN 2312
Credits: 3
Course: HISP 202
Title: Intermediate Spanish VW
Credits: 3
Course: SPN 263
Credits: 3
Course: HISP 201
Title: Intermediate Spanish VW
Credits: 3