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):Marquette University Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: ANTH 1001
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 100TR
Title: Intro to Anthropology
Credits: 3
Course: BIEN 1100
Credits: 2
Course: NSCI 100TR
Title: Intro to Biomed Engr Method I
Credits: 2
Course: BIEN 1110
Credits: 2
Course: NSCI 100TR
Title: Intro to Biomed Engr Method II
Credits: 2
Course: BIEN 1120
Credits: 2
Course: CSCI 100TR
Title: Intro Computing Biomed Engrs
Credits: 2
Course: BIOL 1001
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: General Biology I
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 1002
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: General Biology 2
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 1410
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Biology of Human Disease
Credits: 3
Course: BISC 7215
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 201
Title: Intro Microbiology NW
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 3201
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 320
Title: Analytical Chemistry
Credits: 4
Course: EECE 1610
Credits: 3
Course: CSCI 144
Title: Intro to Computer Science QR
Credits: 3
Course: EECE 2710
Credits: 3
Course: CSCI 200TR
Title: Intro Comp Hardware/Software
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 1001
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Rhetoric & Composition I
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 1002
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Rhetoric & Composition II
Credits: 3
Course: GEEN 2952
Credits: 1
This course does not transfer.
Course: HIST 1001
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 102
Title: The Pre-Modern World ES
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 1002
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 103
Title: Conflicts in Modern World ES
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 1101
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: Intro to American History
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 1301
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 220
Title: Modern Latin America Hist ES
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 3200
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 300TR
Title: Acienct Hist Unsolve Mysteries
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 3800
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 370
Title: Environmental Hist of U.S. ES
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 4130
Credits: 3
Course: RELI 400TR
Title: Religion and American Life
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 4135
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 400TR
Title: African-American History
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 4210
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 400TR
Title: The Black Death
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 4245
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 218
Title: Women/Gender World Hist ES
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 4550
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 400TR
Title: Medieval East Asia
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 4953
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 400TR
Title: Readings in History
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 4955
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 400TR
Title: UG Seminar in History
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 1390
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Finite Mathematics
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 2450
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 253
Title: Multivariable Calculus
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 2455
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 200TR
Title: Differntl Eqtn for Biomed/Engr
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 1001
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 121
Title: The Examined Life VW
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 2310
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 125
Title: Ethics and the Good Life VW
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 3506
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 227
Title: Philosophy and Race VW
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS 1003
Credits: 4
Course: PHYS 153
Title: General Physics I NW
Credits: 3
and this course:
Course: PHYS 163
Title: General Physics I Laboratory
Credits: 1
Course: PHYS 1004
Credits: 4
Course: PHYS 154
Title: General Physics II NW
Credits: 3
and this course:
Course: PHYS 164
Title: General Physics II Laboratory
Credits: 1
Course: POSC 2201
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 151
Title: American Government ES
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 2001
Credits: 4
Course: STAT 200TR
Title: Psych Measurements & Stats
Credits: 4
Course: PSYC 2101
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 320
Title: Devel Across the Lifespan
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 1001
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 101
Title: Intro to Sociology ES
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 2060
Credits: 3
Course: STAT 231
Title: Introductory Statistics QR
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 3000
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 300TR
Title: Sociological Theory
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 3050
Credits: 3
Course: STAT 300TR
Title: Methods of Social Research
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 3300
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 300TR
Title: Sociology of the Life Course
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 3570
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 300TR
Title: Men, Masculinities & Health
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 3700
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 300TR
Title: Social Movements
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 4250
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 400TR
Title: African-American Soc Thought
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 4430
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 400TR
Title: Christianity, Sexuality in US
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 4450
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 400TR
Title: Sociology of Sex and Gender
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 4997
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 400TR
Title: Capstone Seminar in Sociology
Credits: 3
Course: SPAN 1001
Credits: 3
Course: HISP 101
Title: Elementary Spanish
Credits: 3
Course: SPAN 1003
Credits: 4
Course: HISP 102
Title: Elementary Spanish
Credits: 4
Course: SPAN 2001
Credits: 4
Course: HISP 201
Title: Intermediate Spanish VW
Credits: 4
Course: SPAN 2002
Credits: 3
Course: HISP 202
Title: Intermediate Spanish VW
Credits: 3
Course: SPAN 3005
Credits: 3
Course: HISP 252
Title: Spanish Heritage Speakers VW
Credits: 3
Course: SPAN 3100
Credits: 3
Course: HISP 300TR
Title: Adv Span Comp and Convers
Credits: 3
Course: SPAN 3300
Credits: 3
Course: HISP 321
Title: Iberian Cultural Studies VW
Credits: 3
Course: SPAN 3500
Credits: 3
Course: HISP 325
Title: Intro to Hisp Lit Studies IT
Credits: 3
Course: SPAN 3505
Credits: 3
Course: HISP 325
Title: Intro to Hisp Lit Studies IT
Credits: 3
Course: SPAN 4110
Credits: 3
Course: HISP 401
Title: Intro to Hisp Linguistics
Credits: 3
Course: SPAN 4320
Credits: 3
Course: HISP 433
Title: ST:Latin Amer Lit/CultI IT
Credits: 3
Course: THEO 1001
Credits: 3
Course: RELI 227
Title: Christian Theology VW
Credits: 3