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 California-Santa Barbara Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: CHEM 109A
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Organic Chemistry
Credits: 2.67
Course: CHEM 6AL
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: CHEM 109B
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 331
Title: Organic Chemistry I
Credits: 2.67
Course: CHEM 109C
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 332
Title: Organic Chemistry II
Credits: 2.67
Course: CHEM 1A
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: General Chemistry
Credits: 3.33
Course: CHEM 1AL
Credits: 2
This course does not transfer.
Course: CHEM 1B
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: General Chemistry
Credits: 2
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: CHEM 115
Title: General Chemistry I NW
Credits: 2
Course: CHEM 1BL
Credits: 2
Course: CHEM 115TR
Title: General Chemistry I Lab
Credits: 1.33
Course: CHEM 1C
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: General Chemistry
Credits: 2
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: CHEM 116
Title: General Chemistry II NW
Credits: 2
Course: CHEM 1CL
Credits: 2
Course: CHEM 116TR
Title: General Chemistry II Lab
Credits: 1.33
Course: CLASS 40
Credits: 4
Course: CLAS 100TR
Title: Greek Mythology
Credits: 2.67
Course: CLASS 40H
Credits: 1
Course: CLAS 100TR
Title: Greek Mythology-Honors
Credits: 0.67
Course: EEMB 120
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 368
Title: Ecology
Credits: 2.67
Course: EEMB 127
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Plant Biology & Biodiversity
Credits: 2.67
Course: EEMB 127
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Plant Biology & Biodiversity
Credits: 2.67
Course: EEMB 127L
Credits: 2
This course does not transfer.
Course: EEMB 142A
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Aquatic Communities
Credits: 2.66
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 369
Title: Marine Biology
Credits: 2.66
Course: EEMB 142AL
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 369TR
Title: Marine Biology Lab
Credits: 2
Course: EEMB 156
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Biology of Reproduction
Credits: 2.67
Course: EEMB 156
Credits: 4
This course does not transfer.
Course: EEMB 2
Credits: 2
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Intro Biology II: Ecology/Evol
Credits: 1.33
Course: EEMB 3
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Introductory Biology III
Credits: 2
Course: EEMB 3L
Credits: 1
This course does not transfer.
Course: GEOL 20
Credits: 4
Course: GEOS 103
Title: Earthquakes,Vol/Hazards NS,SM
Credits: 2.67
Course: JPAN 25
Credits: 4
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: Violence & the Japanese State
Credits: 2.66
Course: MATH 34A
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Calculus Social & Life Science
Credits: 2.66
Course: MATH 34B
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 151
Title: Introduction to Calculus QR
Credits: 2.67
Course: MCDB 1A
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Introductory Biology
Credits: 3.33
Course: MCDB 1AL
Credits: 1
This course does not transfer.
Course: MCDB 1B
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Intro Biology II Physiology
Credits: 2
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 205
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol I NW
Credits: 2
Course: MCDB 1BL
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 205TR
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol Lab
Credits: 0.67
Course: PHYS 6A
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS 125
Title: College Physics I NW
Credits: 2
Course: PHYS 6AL
Credits: 1
Course: PHYS 135
Title: College Physics I Laboratory
Credits: 0.67
Course: PHYS 6B
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS 126
Title: College Physics II NW
Credits: 2
Course: PHYS 6BL
Credits: 1
Course: PHYS 136
Title: College Physics II Laboratory
Credits: 0.67
Course: PHYS 6C
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS 100TR
Title: Introductory Physics
Credits: 2.67
Course: PHYS 6CL
Credits: 1
This course does not transfer.
Course: PSTAT 5A
Credits: 5
Course: STAT 231
Title: Introductory Statistics QR
Credits: 3.33
Course: PSY 105
Credits: 4
Course: PSYC 100TR
Title: Developmental Psychology
Credits: 2.67
Course: PSY 10B
Credits: 5
Course: STAT 100TR
Title: Stats Methods in Psych Sci
Credits: 3.33
Course: PSY 90A
Credits: 2
This course does not transfer.
Course: PSY 90B
Credits: 2
This course does not transfer.
Course: PSY 90C
Credits: 2
This course does not transfer.
Course: RG ST 19
Credits: 4
Course: RELI 131
Title: The Religions/S Asia VW
Credits: 2.67
Course: WRIT 109SS
Credits: 4
Course: ENGL 100TR
Title: Writing for Social Sciences
Credits: 2.66