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):Lawrence University Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: CHJA 111
Credits: 6
Course: LANG 100TR
Title: Beginning Japanese I
Credits: 3.33
Course: CHJA 112
Credits: 6
Course: LANG 100TR
Title: Beginning Japanese II
Credits: 3.33
Course: CHJA 211
Credits: 6
Course: LANG 200TR
Title: Beg Intermediate Japanese
Credits: 3.33
Course: FRST 100
Credits: 6
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: First Year Studies I
Credits: 3.33
Course: FRST 101
Credits: 6
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: First Year Studies II
Credits: 3.33
Course: GER 101
Credits: 6
Course: GERM 101
Title: Elementary German I
Credits: 3.33
Course: GER 102
Credits: 6
Course: GERM 102
Title: Elementary German II
Credits: 3.33
Course: LING 150
Credits: 6
Course: ENGL 100TR
Title: Intro to Linguistics
Credits: 3.33
Course: MATH 140
Credits: 6
Course: MATH 151
Title: Calculus I QR
Credits: 3.33
Course: MATH 155
Credits:
Course: MATH 253
Title: Multivariable Calculus
Credits: 3.33
Course: MATH 200
Credits: 6
Course: MATH 200TR
Title: Complex Sequences & Series
Credits: 3.33
Course: MATH 250
Credits: 6
Course: MATH 331
Title: Linear Algebra
Credits: 3.33
Course: MUCO 211
Credits: 6
Course: MUSI 120
Title: Music and Culture CX
Credits: 3.33
Course: MUCO 212
Credits: 6
Course: MUSI 200TR
Title: Intro to Musicologies II
Credits: 3.33
Course: MUCO 450
Credits: 6
Course: MUSI 400TR
Title: Topics Musicology: Genre Hist
Credits: 3.33
Course: MUCO 460
Credits: 6
Course: MUSI 302
Title: Music in Historical Context II
Credits: 3.33
Course: MUEN 272
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 363
Title: University Singers CX
Credits: 0.5
Course: MUEN 275
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 361
Title: University Chorale CX
Credits: 0.5
Course: MUEN 278
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 366
Title: Opera CX
Credits: 0.5
Course: MUEN 284
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 366
Title: Opera CX
Credits: 0.5
Course: MUEP 201
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 240
Title: Intro to Music Education
Credits: 1.67
Course: MUEP 371
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 453
Title: Vocal Pedagogy CX
Credits: 1.67
Course: MUEP 372
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 300TR
Title: Voice Science & Pedagogy II
Credits: 0.5
Course: MUEP 373
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 300TR
Title: The Brain, Music, & Opt Perf
Credits: 1.67
Course: MUEP 380
Credits: 6
Course: MUSI 345
Title: Conducting I CX
Credits: 3.33
Course: MUIN 301
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 202
Title: Private Instruction: Piano CX
Credits: Variable
Course: MURP 201
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 151
Title: Keyboard Musicianship I
Credits: 0.5
Course: MURP 202
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 152
Title: Keyboard Musicianship II
Credits: 0.5
Course: MURP 203
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 251
Title: Keyboard Musicianship III
Credits: 0.5
Course: MURP 271
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 200TR
Title: Intro to Vocal Studies
Credits: 0.5
Course: MURP 272
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 355
Title: Diction I CX
Credits: 0.5
Course: MURP 273
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 355
Title: Diction I CX
Credits: 0.5
Course: MURP 274
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 200TR
Title: German Singing Diction
Credits: 0.5
Course: MURP 275
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 356
Title: Diction II
Credits: 0.5
Course: MURP 276
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 200TR
Title: Recitative
Credits: 0.5
Course: MURP 361
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 300TR
Title: Acting for Singers I
Credits: 1.67
Course: MURP 455
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 353
Title: Solo Vocal Literature CX
Credits: 1.67
Course: MUTH 201
Credits: 4
Course: MUSI 133
Title: Music Theory & Analysis IA
Credits: 2
Course: MUTH 202
Credits: 4
Course: MUSI 135
Title: Music Theory & Analysis IB
Credits: 2
Course: MUTH 211
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 200TR
Title: Aural Skills I
Credits: 0.5
Course: MUTH 212
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 200TR
Title: Aural Skills II
Credits: 0.5
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: MUSI 125
Title: Ear Training I CX
Credits: 0.5
Course: MUTH 221
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 200TR
Title: Sight Singing I
Credits: 0.5
Course: MUTH 222
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 200TR
Title: Sight Singing II
Credits: 0.5
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: MUSI 125
Title: Ear Training I CX
Credits: 0.5
Course: MUTH 251
Credits: 4
Course: MUSI 136
Title: Music Theory & Analysis II
Credits: 2
Course: MUTH 252
Credits: 4
Course: MUSI 235
Title: Music Theory & Analysis III
Credits: 2
Course: MUTH 261
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 200TR
Title: Aural Skills 3
Credits: 0.5
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: MUSI 126
Title: Ear Training II CX
Credits: 0.5
Course: MUTH 262
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 200TR
Title: Aural Skills 4
Credits: 0.5
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: MUSI 225
Title: Ear Training III CX
Credits: 0.5
Course: MUTH 271
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 126
Title: Ear Training II CX
Credits: 0.5
Course: MUTH 272
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 225
Title: Ear Training III CX
Credits: 0.5
Course: MUTH 301
Credits: 4
Course: MUSI 236
Title: Music Theory & Analysis IV
Credits: 2
Course: MUTH 311
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 300TR
Title: Aural Skills 5
Credits: 0.5
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: MUSI 226
Title: Ear Training IV CX
Credits: 0.5
Course: MUTH 321
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 300TR
Title: Sight Singing 5
Credits: 0.5
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: MUSI 226
Title: Ear Training IV CX
Credits: 0.5
Course: PHYS 141
Credits: 6
Course: PHYS 153
Title: General Physics I NW
Credits: 3.33
and this course:
Course: PHYS 163
Title: General Physics I Laboratory
Credits: Variable
Course: PHYS 151
Credits: 6
Course: PHYS 154
Title: General Physics II, NW
Credits: 3.33
and this course:
Course: PHYS 164
Title: General Physics II Laboratory
Credits: Variable
Course: PHYS 220
Credits: 6
Course: PHYS 200TR
Title: Intermd Lab: Electronics
Credits: 3.33
Course: PHYS 225
Credits: 6
Course: PHYS 200TR
Title: Computational Mechanics
Credits: 3.33
Course: PHYS 230
Credits: 6
Course: PHYS 331
Title: Electromagnetic Theory
Credits: 3.33
Course: PHYS 260
Credits: 6
Course: PHYS 200TR
Title: Modern Physics
Credits: 3.33
Course: PSYC 100
Credits: 6
Course: PSYC 101
Title: Introduction to Psychology ES
Credits: 3.33
Course: THAR 310
Credits: 3
Course: THEA 300TR
Title: Alexander Technique I
Credits: 1.67