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):American Musical And Dramatic Academy Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: ACT 100
Credits: 90
Course: THEA 100TR
Title: Acting I: Foundations
Credits: 3
Course: ACT 103
Credits: 90
Course: THEA 250
Title: Acting I: Fundamentals AR
Credits: 3
Course: ACT 201
Credits: 97.5
Course: THEA 200TR
Title: Acting III: Intmd Scene Study
Credits: 3.33
Course: ACT 203
Credits: 8
Course: THEA 200TR
Title: Acting IV: Adv Scene Study
Credits: 0.33
Course: ACT 206
Credits: 20
Course: THEA 200TR
Title: Monologues for Auditions
Credits: Variable
Course: ACT 220
Credits: 8
Course: THEA 200TR
Title: Improv I: Foundations
Credits: 0.33
Course: ACT 230
Credits: 8
Course: THEA 200TR
Title: Audition Technique
Credits: 0.33
Course: ACT 238
Credits: 8
Course: THEA 200TR
Title: Audition Techniques
Credits: 0.33
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: THEA 346
Title: The Audition
Credits: 0.33
Course: ACT 270
Credits: 145
Course: THEA 200TR
Title: Drama Graduation Performance
Credits: 4.67
Course: CAM 200
Credits: 8
Course: COMA 200TR
Title: Acting for Film & TV Workshop
Credits: 0.33
Course: CAM 236
Credits: 8
Course: COMA 200TR
Title: Self-Tape Technique
Credits: 0.33
Course: DNC 101
Credits: 30
Course: DANC 100TR
Title: Dance I: Theatre Dance
Credits: 1
Course: DNC 102
Credits: 30
Course: DANC 100TR
Title: Theatre Dance I
Credits: 1
Course: DNC 103
Credits: 30
Course: DANC 222
Title: Beginning/Intermed Jazz CX,FT
Credits: 1
Course: DNC 104
Credits: 30
Course: DANC 222
Title: Beginning/Intermed Jazz CX, FT
Credits: 1
Course: DNC 120
Credits: 30
Course: DANC 254
Title: Begining/Intermed Tap CX,FT
Credits: 1
Course: DNC 121
Credits: 30
Course: DANC 254
Title: Begining/Intermed Tap CX,FT
Credits: 1
Course: DNC 130
Credits: 30
Course: DANC 222
Title: Musical Theatre Dance CX,FT
Credits: 1
Course: DNC 131
Credits: 30
Course: DANC 222
Title: Musical Theatre Dance CX,FT
Credits: 1
Course: DNC 132
Credits: 30
Course: DANC 222
Title: Musical Theatre Dance CX,FT
Credits: 1
Course: DNC 140
Credits: 30
Course: DANC 251
Title: Begin/Intermed Ballet CX,FT
Credits: 1
Course: DNC 141
Credits: 30
Course: DANC 251
Title: Begin/Intermed Ballet CX,FT
Credits: 1
Course: DNC 142
Credits: 30
Course: DANC 251
Title: Begin/Intermed Ballet CX,FT
Credits: 1
Course: DNC 143
Credits: 30
Course: DANC 251
Title: Begin/Intermed Ballet CX,FT
Credits: 1
Course: DNC 146
Credits: 30
Course: DANC 251
Title: Begin/Intermed Ballet CX,FT
Credits: 1
Course: DNC 147
Credits: 30
Course: DANC 251
Title: Begin/Intermed Ballet CX,FT
Credits: 1
Course: DNC 204
Credits: 30
Course: DANC 322
Title: Adv Musical Theatre Dance
Credits: 1
Course: DNC 205
Credits: 8
Course: DANC 487
Title: Special Topics in DANC
Credits: 0.33
Course: DNC 206
Credits: 12
Course: DANC 487
Title: Special Topics in DANC
Credits: 0.33
Course: DNC 220
Credits: 30
Course: DANC 254
Title: Begining/Intermed Tap CX,FT
Credits: 1
Course: DNC 221
Credits: 11
Course: DANC 200TR
Title: Dance IV: Tap
Credits: 0.33
Course: DNC 222
Credits: 30
Course: DANC 200TR
Title: Tap III
Credits: 1
Course: DNC 223
Credits: 20
Course: DANC 200TR
Title: Dance IV: Tap
Credits: 0.67
Course: DNC 230
Credits: 30
Course: DANC 322
Title: Adv Musical Theatre Dance
Credits: 1
Course: DNC 231
Credits: 30
Course: DANC 322
Title: Adv Musical Theatre Dance
Credits: 1
Course: DNC 233
Credits: 20
Course: DANC 322
Title: Adv Musical Theatre Dance
Credits: 0.67
Course: DNC 240
Credits: 30
Course: DANC 351
Title: Advanced Ballet
Credits: 1
Course: DNC 241
Credits: 30
Course: DANC 351
Title: Advanced Ballet
Credits: 1
Course: DNC 242
Credits: 30
Course: DANC 251
Title: Begin/Intermed Ballet CX,FT
Credits: 1
Course: DNC 243
Credits: 30
Course: DANC 351
Title: Advanced Ballet
Credits: 1
Course: DNC 246
Credits: 30
Course: DANC 351
Title: Advanced Ballet
Credits: 1
Course: DNC 248
Credits: 20
Course: DANC 351
Title: Advanced Ballet
Credits: 0.67
Course: IVC 101
Credits: 15
Course: MUSI 204
Title: Private Instruction: Voice CX
Credits: 0.67
Course: IVC 102
Credits: 8.5
Course: MUSI 204
Title: Private Instruction: Voice CX
Credits: 0.33
Course: IVC 103
Credits: 15
Course: MUSI 204
Title: Private Instruction: Voice CX
Credits: 0.67
Course: IVC 201
Credits: 15
Course: MUSI 204
Title: Private Instruction: Voice CX
Credits: 0.67
Course: IVC 202
Credits: 12.5
Course: MUSI 204
Title: Private Instruction: Voice CX
Credits: 0.33
Course: MTP 101
Credits: 105
Course: THEA 386
Title: Musical Theatre: Modern
Credits: 3.33
Course: MTP 103
Credits: 105
Course: THEA 385
Title: Musical Theatre: Golden Age
Credits: 3.33
Course: MTP 110
Credits: 15
Course: THEA 362
Title: Musical Theatre History ES
Credits: 0.67
Course: MTP 111
Credits: 30
Course: THEA 450
Title: Styles
Credits: 1
Course: MTP 201
Credits: 135
Course: THEA 200TR
Title: Music Theatre III: Scene Study
Credits: 4.33
Course: MTP 202
Credits: 8
Course: THEA 347
Title: The Vocal Audition
Credits: 0.33
Course: MTP 203
Credits: 35
Course: THEA 346
Title: The Audition
Credits: 1
Course: MTP 270
Credits: 145
Course: THEA 200TR
Title: Music Theatre Grad Performance
Credits: 4.67
Course: MUS 101
Credits: 30
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Musicianship I
Credits: 1
Course: MUS 102
Credits: 30
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Musicianship II
Credits: 1
Course: VPS 101
Credits: 60
Course: THEA 100TR
Title: Voice and Speech Production I
Credits: 2
Course: VPS 102
Credits: 60
Course: THEA 100TR
Title: Voice and Speech Production II
Credits: 2
Course: VPS 201
Credits: 60
Course: THEA 200TR
Title: Voice Prod and Speech III
Credits: 2
Course: VPS 202
Credits: 60
Course: THEA 200TR
Title: Voice Prod and Speech IV
Credits: 2