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):University Of Washington-Bothell Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: B BIO 241
Credits: 6
Course: BIOL 205
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol I NW
Credits: 4
Course: B BIO 242
Credits: 6
Course: BIOL 206
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol II NW
Credits: 4
Course: B BIO 260
Credits: 6
Course: BIOL 201
Title: Intro Microbiology NW
Credits: 4
Course: B BIO 351
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 300TR
Title: Anatomy & Physiology I
Credits: 3.33
Course: B BIO 352
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 300TR
Title: Anatomy & Physiology II
Credits: 3.33
Course: B BIO 370
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 342
Title: Microbiology
Credits: 3.33
Course: B BUS 220
Credits: 5
Course: ECON 101
Title: Princ. of Microeconomics ES
Credits: 3.33
Course: B CHEM 142
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: General Chemistry I
Credits: 3.33
Course: B CHEM 237
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 200TR
Title: Organic Chemistry I
Credits: 2.67
Course: B CHEM 238
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 331
Title: Organic Chemistry I
Credits: 2.67
Course: B CHEM 239
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 332
Title: Organic Chemistry II
Credits: 2.67
Course: B CHEM 241
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 333
Title: Organic Chemistry I Lab
Credits: 2
Course: B CHEM 242
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 334
Title: Organic Chemistry II Lab
Credits: 2
Course: B CHEM 364
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 300TR
Title: Biochemistry I
Credits: 3.33
Course: B CORE 107
Credits: 5
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: Disc Core I: Indiv & Society
Credits: 3.33
Course: B CORE 110
Credits: 5
Course: NURS 120
Title: Nutrition in Healthcare
Credits: 3.33
Course: B CORE 115
Credits: 5
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: Individuals and Society
Credits: 3.33
Course: B CORE 117
Credits: 5
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: Disc Core II: Vis, Lit & PA
Credits: 3.33
Course: B CORE 120
Credits: 5
This course does not transfer.
Course: B CUSP 107
Credits: 5
Course: SSCI 100TR
Title: Disc Core I: Individuals/Socie
Credits: 3.33
Course: B CUSP 115
Credits: 5
Course: SSCI 100TR
Title: Disc Core II: Indv and Society
Credits: 3.33
Course: B CUSP 118
Credits: 5
This course does not transfer.
Course: B CUSP 122
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Intro to Elementary Functions
Credits: 3.33
Course: B CUSP 134
Credits: 5
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Interdisciplinary Writing
Credits: 3.33
Course: B CUSP 170
Credits: 5
Course: PSYC 101
Title: Intro to Psychology ES
Credits: 3.33
Course: B EDUC 170
Credits: 5
Course: EDUC 100TR
Title: Math for Elementary Teachers
Credits: 3.33
Course: B EDUC 205
Credits: 5
Course: EDUC 200TR
Title: Education & Equity in the US
Credits: 3.33
Course: B EDUC 210
Credits: 5
Course: EDUC 200TR
Title: Teach/Learn in Multicultural
Credits: 3.33
Course: B EDUC 300
Credits: 5
Course: EDUC 300TR
Title: Research & Educ Knowledge
Credits: 3.33
Course: B EDUC 310
Credits: 5
Course: EDUC 300TR
Title: Learning, Culture & Identity
Credits: 3.33
Course: B EDUC 402
Credits: 5
Course: EDUC 400TR
Title: Human Growth & Learning
Credits: 3.33
Course: B IS 315
Credits: 5
Course: STAT 231
Title: Introductory Statistics QR
Credits: 3.33
Course: B MATH 121
Credits: 5
This course does not transfer.
Course: B MATH 215
Credits: 5
Course: STAT 231
Title: Introductory Statistics QR
Credits: 3.33
Course: B WRIT 134
Credits: 5
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Interdisciplinary Writing
Credits: 3.33
Course: B WRIT 135
Credits: 5
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Research Writing
Credits: 3.33
Course: BBIS 307
Credits: 5
Course: ENVT 300TR
Title: Environmental Justice
Credits: 3.33
Course: BBIS 392
Credits: 5
Course: ENVT 300TR
Title: Water & Sustainability
Credits: 3.33
Course: BBUS 210
Credits: 5
Course: BUSA 202
Title: Financial Accounting
Credits: 3.33
Course: BBUS 211
Credits: 5
Course: BUSA 203
Title: Managerial Accounting
Credits: 3.33
Course: BBUS 215
Credits: 5
Course: BUSA 200TR
Title: Intro to Business Statistics
Credits: 3.33
Course: BBUS 221
Credits: 5
Course: ECON 102
Title: Princ. of Macroeconomics ES
Credits: 3.33
Course: BBUS 230
Credits: 5
Course: BUSA 303
Title: Business Law & Ethics
Credits: 3.33
Course: BCUSP 200
Credits: 5
Course: ECON 101
Title: Princ. of Microeconomics SO
Credits: 3.33
Course: BHLTH 200
Credits: 5
Course: PSYC 320
Title: Devel Across the Lifespan
Credits: 3.33
Course: BHLTH 218
Credits: 5
Course: NURS 120
Title: Nutrition in Healthcare
Credits: 3.33
Course: BHLTH 402
Credits: 5
Course: GLST 400TR
Title: Mcrbio, Hmn Disease, Glob Hlth
Credits: 3.33
Course: BHS 200
Credits: 5
Course: PSYC 320
Title: Devel Across the Lifespan
Credits: 3.33
Course: BHS 201
Credits: 5
This course does not transfer.
Course: BHS 215
Credits: 5
Course: STAT 145
Title: Stats for Biologists QR
Credits: 3.33
Course: BIS 134
Credits: 2
Course: DANC 100TR
Title: Introduction to Dance
Credits: 1.33
Course: BIS 206
Credits: 5
Course: HUMA 200TR
Title: Engaging Literary Arts
Credits: 3.33
Course: BIS 313
Credits: 5
Course: COMA 300TR
Title: Issues in Media Studies
Credits: 3.33
Course: BIS 379
Credits: 5
Course: ENGL 300TR
Title: American Ethnic Literatures
Credits: 3.33
Course: BISCLA 318
Credits: 5
Course: HUMA 300TR
Title: Prfmnc, Ident, Cmnty, Life
Credits: 3.33
Course: BMATH 123
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 107
Title: Math Explorations QR
Credits: 3.33
Course: BSPAN 101
Credits: 5
Course: HISP 100TR
Title: Elementary Spanish 1
Credits: 3.33
Course: BSPAN 102
Credits: 5
Course: HISP 100TR
Title: Elementary Spanish 2
Credits: 3.33
Course: CSS 107
Credits: 5
Course: CSCI 100TR
Title: Intro Prog-Animated Storytell
Credits: 3.33
Course: ELCBUS 300
Credits: 5
Course: BUSA 305
Title: Behavior in Organizations
Credits: 3.33
Course: ELCBUS 301
Credits: 5
Course: STAT 300TR
Title: Business Statistics
Credits: 3.33
Course: ELCBUS 320
Credits: 5
Course: BUSA 308
Title: Principles of Marketing
Credits: 3.33
Course: STMATH 124
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Calculus I
Credits: 3.33
Course: STMATH 125
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Calculus II
Credits: 3.33
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: MATH 151
Title: Introduction to Calculus QR
Credits: 3.33
Course: STMATH 126
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 152
Title: Calculus II QR
Credits: 3.33