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):Grossmont College Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: ANTH 120
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 102
Title: Human Cultural Diver ES
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 130
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 100TR
Title: Intro to Physical Anthropology
Credits: 3
Course: AOJ 110
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 100TR
Title: Intro to Admin of Justice
Credits: 3
Course: BIO 105
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Life in the Sea
Credits: 4
Course: BIO 118
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Intro to Human Biology
Credits: 3
Course: BIO 120
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 111
Title: Biology & Modern World NW
Credits: 4
Course: CD 125
Credits: 3
Course: EDUC 100TR
Title: Child Growth & Development
Credits: 3
Course: COMM 120
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 100TR
Title: Interpersonal Communication
Credits: 3
Course: COMM 128
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 100TR
Title: Global Communication
Credits: 3
Course: COMM 137
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 214
Title: Group Communication
Credits: 3
Course: COUN 120
Credits: 3
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: College and Career Success
Credits: 3
Course: CSIS 293
Credits: 3
Course: CSCI 200TR
Title: Intro to Java Programming
Credits: 3
Course: CSIS 296
Credits: 3
Course: CSCI 200TR
Title: Intro to C++ Programming
Credits: 3
Course: DANC 088A
Credits: 1.5
Course: DANC 251
Title: Ballet I CX, FT
Credits: 1.5
Course: DANC 223
Credits: 1.5
Course: DANC 200TR
Title: Student Choreography Prod I
Credits: 1.5
Course: ENGL 110
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: College Composition
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 120
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: College Comp & Reading
Credits: 3
Course: ES 200
Credits: 1.5
Course: KINS 278
Title: Injury Prevention/Therapeutic
Credits: 1.5
Course: GEOL 230
Credits: 3
Course: GEOS 200TR
Title: Natural Disasters
Credits: 3
Course: HED 155
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 100TR
Title: Realities of Nutrition
Credits: 3
Course: HUM 110
Credits: 3
Course: HUMA 100TR
Title: Princ of Humanities
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 176
Credits: 6
Course: MATH 140
Title: Precalculus QR
Credits: 6
Course: MATH 180
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 151
Title: Introduction to Calculus QR
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 245
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 245
Title: Discrete Structures
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 280
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 152
Title: Calculus II QR
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 281
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 253
Title: Multivariable Calculus
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 285
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 200TR
Title: Differential Equations
Credits: 3
Course: MCOM 110
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 120
Title: Media in the World CX
Credits: 3
Course: MUS 116
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Introduction to World Music
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 110
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 121
Title: The Examined Life VW
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 130
Credits: 3
Course: PHIL 100TR
Title: Logic
Credits: 3
Course: PHYC 140
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS 153
Title: General Physics I NW
Credits: 3
Course: PHYC 240
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS 154
Title: General Physics II NW
Credits: 3
Course: PHYC 241
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS 200TR
Title: Light, Optics & Modern Physics
Credits: 3
Course: SOC 120
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 101
Title: Intro to Sociology ES
Credits: 3
Course: SPAN 120
Credits: 5
Course: HISP 101
Title: Elementary Spanish
Credits: 5
Course: SPAN 121
Credits: 5
Course: HISP 102
Title: Elementary Spanish
Credits: 5