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 Alabama At Birmingham Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: ANTH 101
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 102
Title: Human Cultural Diver ES
Credits: 3
Course: ARA 101
Credits: 3
Course: LANG 100TR
Title: Intro Arabic I
Credits: 3
Course: ARA 102
Credits: 3
Course: LANG 102TR
Title: Intro Arabic II
Credits: 3
Course: BY 123
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 111
Title: Biology & Modern World NW
Credits: 4
Course: CH 105
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Introductory Chemistry I
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Introductory Chemistry I
Credits: 3
Course: CH 106
Credits: 1
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Introductory Chemistry I Lab
Credits: 1
Course: CH 107
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Introductory Chemistry II
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: CHEM 105
Title: Chemistry of Life NW
Credits: 3
Course: CH 108
Credits: 1
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Introductory Chemistry II Lab
Credits: 1
Course: EH 101
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: English Composition
Credits: 3
Course: EH 102
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: English Composition II
Credits: 3
Course: EH 221
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 251
Title: British Traditions in Lit IT
Credits: 3
Course: EH 222
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 251
Title: British Traditions in Lit IT
Credits: 3
Course: EH 223
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 200TR
Title: American Literature I
Credits: 3
Course: EH 224
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 200TR
Title: American Litature II
Credits: 3
Course: HY 120
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: US to 1877
Credits: 3
Course: HY 121
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: US since 1877
Credits: 3
Course: MA 105
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Precalculus Algebra
Credits: 3
Course: MA 106
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 140
Title: Precalculus QR
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Precalculus Trig
Credits: 3
Course: MA 110
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Finite Mathematics
Credits: 3
Course: MS 101
Credits: 1
Course: MILS 100TR
Title: Military Leadership
Credits: 1
Course: MS 201
Credits: 1
Course: MILS 200TR
Title: Military Leadership
Credits: 1
Course: MS 202
Credits: 1
Course: MILS 200TR
Title: Military Leadership
Credits: 1
Course: MU 120
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 101
Title: Introduction to Music CX
Credits: 3
Course: MUP 232
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 200TR
Title: Marching Band
Credits: 1
Course: PHL 100
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 121
Title: The Examined Life VW
Credits: 3
Course: PHL 115
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 125
Title: Ethics and the Good Life VW
Credits: 3
Course: PHL 230
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 128
Title: Politics & Good Society VW
Credits: 3
Course: PSC 101
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 151
Title: American Government ES
Credits: 3
Course: PSC 102
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 100TR
Title: Intro to Comparative Politics
Credits: 3
Course: PSC 103
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 100TR
Title: Intro International Relations
Credits: 3
Course: PSC 104
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 100TR
Title: Intro Political Theory
Credits: 3
Course: PSC 316
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 300TR
Title: Gays, Les & Pol of Sexual Div
Credits: 3
Course: PSC 322
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 300TR
Title: Women in Politics
Credits: 3
Course: PSC 341
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 325
Title: Political Thought SO
Credits: 3
Course: PSC 370
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 300TR
Title: Politics and the Media
Credits: 3
Course: PSC 430
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 372
Title: Constitutional Law ES
Credits: 3
Course: PY 101
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 101
Title: Intro to Psychology ES
Credits: 3
Course: PY 108
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 370
Title: Gender and Sexuality
Credits: 3
Course: PY 109
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 100TR
Title: Drugs & Human Behavior
Credits: 3
Course: PY 212
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 320
Title: Devel Across the Lifespan
Credits: 3
Course: PY 214
Credits: 3
Course: STAT 200TR
Title: Intro Statistics-Psyc
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: STAT 231
Title: Introductory Statistics QR
Credits: 3
Course: PY 217
Credits: 1
Course: PSYC 200TR
Title: Elem Stat Mthds & Design Lab
Credits: 1
Course: PY 305
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 300TR
Title: Medical Psychology
Credits: 3
Course: PY 315
Credits: 4
Course: PSYC 300TR
Title: Mthds in Psychological Rsrch
Credits: 4
Course: PY 319
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 300TR
Title: Psychopathology & Culture
Credits: 3
Course: PY 361
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 442
Title: Learning: Research &Theory
Credits: 3
Course: PY 372
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 330
Title: Social Psychology
Credits: 3
Course: PY 390
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 300TR
Title: Animal Behavior
Credits: 3
Course: PY 412
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 400TR
Title: Social Development
Credits: 3
Course: SOC 100
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 101TR
Title: Intro to Sociology
Credits: 3
Course: THR 100
Credits: 3
Course: THEA 160
Title: Intro to Theatre CX
Credits: 3
Course: WS 100
Credits: 3
Course: WMGS 201
Title: Intro Women's/Gender Studies A
Credits: 3