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.

How it Works

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):Pima Community College Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: ART 105
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Understanding Art
Credits: 3
Course: ART 110
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 101
Title: Drawing 1 CX
Credits: 3
Course: ART 130
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 180
Title: Hist of Western Art I CX
Credits: 3
Course: ART 131
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 181
Title: Hist of Western Art II CX
Credits: 3
Course: ART 215
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 200TR
Title: Painting I
Credits: 3
Course: BIO 104IN
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Animal Sexual Behavior
Credits: 4
Course: BIO 105IN
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 116
Title: Introductory Ecology NW
Credits: 4
Course: BIO 127IN
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Human Nutrition and Biology
Credits: 4
Course: BIO 156IN
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Intro Biology Allied Health
Credits: 4
Course: BIO 160IN
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Intro Human A & P
Credits: 4
Course: BIO 201IN
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 205
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol I NW
Credits: 4
Course: BIO 202IN
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 206
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol II NW
Credits: 4
Course: BIO 205IN
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 201
Title: Intro Microbiology NW
Credits: 4
Course: CHI 101
Credits: 5
Course: CHIN 101
Title: Elementary Chinese
Credits: 5
Course: CHI 102
Credits: 5
Course: CHIN 102
Title: Elementary Chinese
Credits: 5
Course: CHM 130IN
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Fundamental Chemistry
Credits: 5
Course: CHM 138IN
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 105
Title: Chemistry of Life NW
Credits: 4
Course: CIS 100
Credits: 3
Course: CSCI 100TR
Title: Intro to Computer
Credits: 3
Course: DNC 150
Credits: 2
Course: DANC 251
Title: Ballet I CX
Credits: 2
Course: ECE 107
Credits: 3
Course: EDUC 100TR
Title: Human Development/Relations
Credits: 3
Course: FAW 132
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 100TR
Title: Kickboxing
Credits: 1
Course: FAW 138FI
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 223
Title: Yoga
Credits: 1
Course: FSN 127IN
Credits: 4
Course: NURS 120
Title: Nutrition in Healthcare
Credits: 4
Course: FSN 154
Credits: 3
Course: NURS 120
Title: Nutrition in Healthcare
Credits: 3
Course: GEO 103
Credits: 3
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: Cultural Geography
Credits: 3
Course: GER 101
Credits: 4
Course: GERM 101
Title: Elementary German I
Credits: 4
Course: GER 102
Credits: 4
Course: GERM 102
Title: Elementary German II
Credits: 4
Course: GLG 102IN
Credits: 4
Course: GEOS 100TR
Title: Historical Geology
Credits: 4
Course: GWS 202
Credits: 3
Course: WMGS 200TR
Title: Sexuality, Gender & Culture
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: ANTH 200TR
Title: Sexuality, Gender & Culture
Credits: 3
Course: HIS 101
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 107
Title: Western Civilizations SO
Credits: 3
Course: HIS 102
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 108
Title: Western Civilizations SO
Credits: 3
Course: HIS 114
Credits: 3
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: Japanese Civilization
Credits: 3
Course: HUM 131
Credits: 3
Course: CLAS 100TR
Title: Mythology
Credits: 3
Course: JPN 101
Credits: 5
This course does not transfer.
Course: JPN 102
Credits: 5
This course does not transfer.
Course: MAT 123
Credits: 5
This course does not transfer.
Course: MAT 142
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Submit syllabus: regi@plu.edu
Credits: Variable
Course: MAT 151
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: College Algebra
Credits: 4
Course: MAT 167
Credits: 3
Course: STAT 231
Title: Introductory Statistics QR
Credits: 3
Course: MAT 182
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Trigonometry
Credits: 3
Course: MAT 187
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 115
Title: College Algebra/Trig, QR
Credits: 5
Course: PHI 101
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 121
Title: The Examined Life VW
Credits: 3
Course: PHI 120
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 100TR
Title: Intro to Logic
Credits: 3
Course: POS 201
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 151
Title: American Government ES
Credits: 3
Course: POS 203
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 325
Title: Political Thought SO
Credits: 3
Course: PSY 101
Credits: 4
Course: PSYC 101
Title: Intro to Psychology ES
Credits: 4
Course: SOC 101
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 100TR
Title: Intro to Sociology
Credits: 3
Course: SSE 110
Credits: 3
Course: SOCW 101
Title: Intro to Social Work ES
Credits: 3
Course: SSE 111
Credits: 3
Course: SOCW 100TR
Title: Group Work
Credits: 3
Course: STU 150
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: THE 105
Credits: 3
Course: THEA 160
Title: Intro to Theatre CX
Credits: 3
Course: THE 149
Credits: 3
Course: THEA 100TR
Title: Intro to Acting I
Credits: 3
Course: WRT 100
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: WRT 101
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Writing I
Credits: 3
Course: WRT 102
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Writing II
Credits: 3