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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Transferring from(white box):Portland Community College Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: ART 115
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Basic Design
Credits: 2
Course: ART 131A
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Drawing I
Credits: 2
Course: ART 131B
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Drawing I
Credits: 2
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: ARTD 101
Title: Drawing 1 CX
Credits: 2
Course: ART 140A
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Digital Photography I
Credits: 2
Course: ART 237A
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 200TR
Title: Life Drawing
Credits: 2
Course: ART 270A
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 200TR
Title: Printmaking I
Credits: 2
Course: ART 290A
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Sculpture: Plaster/Clay
Credits: 2
Course: ARTD 253A
Credits: 3
Course: ARTD 200TR
Title: Ceramics
Credits: 2
Course: ASL 201
Credits: 4
Course: LANG 200TR
Title: 2nd Year Amer Sign Lang I
Credits: 2.67
Course: ASL 202
Credits: 4
Course: LANG 201TR
Title: 2nd Year Amer Sign Lang II
Credits: 2.67
Course: ATH 101
Credits: 4
Course: ANTH 101
Title: Intro/Human Biol Diversity
Credits: 2.66
Course: BA 101
Credits: 4
Course: BUSA 100TR
Title: Introduction to Business
Credits: 2.66
Course: BA 111
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: BA 218
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: BA 235
Credits: 4
Course: BUSA 200TR
Title: Social Media Marketing
Credits: 2.67
Course: BI 101
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Biology
Credits: 2.66
Course: BI 102
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Biology
Credits: 2.66
Course: BI 103
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Biology
Credits: 2.66
Course: BI 112
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Cell Biology for Hlth Occup
Credits: 3.33
Course: BI 121
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 205
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol I NW
Credits: 2.67
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Intro to Hum Ana & Phys I
Credits: 2.67
Course: BI 122
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 206
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol II NW
Credits: 2.67
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Intro to Hum Ana & Phys II
Credits: 2.67
Course: BI 141
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Habitats: Life of the Forest
Credits: 2.67
Course: BI 142
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Habitats: Marine Biology
Credits: 2.67
Course: BI 143
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 100TR
Title: Habitats: Freshwater Biology
Credits: 2.67
Course: BI 211
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Principles of Biology
Credits: 3.33
Course: BI 212
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 225
Title: Molecules, Cells, Org NW
Credits: 3.33
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Principles of Biology
Credits: 3.33
Course: BI 213
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 226
Title: Genes, Evol, Div, Ecol, NW
Credits: 3.33
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Principles of Biology
Credits: 3.33
Course: BI 231
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Human A & P I
Credits: 2.67
Course: BI 232
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 205
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol I NW
Credits: 2.67
Course: BI 233
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 206
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol II NW
Credits: 2.67
Course: BI 234
Credits: 5
Course: BIOL 201
Title: Intro Microbiology NW
Credits: 3.33
Course: BI 241
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Pathophysiology
Credits: 2.67
Course: BI 280A
Credits: 6
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Cooperative Education: Biology
Credits: 4
Course: CG 100C
Credits:
This course does not transfer.
Course: CG 101
Credits: 1
This course does not transfer.
Course: CG 102
Credits: 1
This course does not transfer.
Course: CG 140A
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 113
Title: Career & Educational Planning
Credits: 2
Course: CH 100
Credits: 4
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Everyday Chemistry with Lab
Credits: 2.66
Course: CH 104
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Allied Health Chemistry I
Credits: 3.33
Course: CH 105
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Allied Hlth Chemistry II
Credits: 3.33
Course: CH 106
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 105
Title: Chemistry of Life NW
Credits: 3.33
Course: CH 151
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Preparatory Chemistry
Credits: 3.33
Course: CH 221
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 200TR
Title: General Chemistry I
Credits: 3.33
Course: CH 222
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 115
Title: General Chemistry I NW
Credits: 3.33
Course: CH 223
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 116
Title: General Chemistry II NW
Credits: 3.33
Course: CH 241
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 200TR
Title: Organic Chemistry I
Credits: 3.33
Course: CH 242
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 331
Title: Organic Chemistry I
Credits: 2.67
and this course:
Course: CHEM 333
Title: Organic Chemistry I Lab
Credits: 0.66
Course: CH 243
Credits: 5
Course: CHEM 332
Title: Organic Chemistry II
Credits: 2.67
and this course:
Course: CHEM 334
Title: Organic Chemistry II Lab
Credits: 0.66
Course: CIS 120
Credits: 4
Course: CSCI 100TR
Title: Computer Concepts I
Credits: 2.66
Course: CJA 100
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 100TR
Title: Prof in Criminal Justice
Credits: 2
Course: CJA 101
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 100TR
Title: Cultural Diversity in CRJ Prof
Credits: 2
Course: CJA 112
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 100TR
Title: Intro Crim Justice Syst: Crts
Credits: 2
Course: CJA 114
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 100TR
Title: Intro to Juvenile Process
Credits: 2
Course: CJA 244
Credits: 3
Course: SOCI 200TR
Title: Tactical Comm in Crisis
Credits: 2
Course: COMM 100
Credits: 4
Course: COMA 101
Title: Introduction to Communication
Credits: 2.67
Course: COMM 111
Credits: 4
Course: COMA 212
Title: Public Speaking
Credits: 2.67
Course: COMM 140
Credits: 4
Course: COMA 100TR
Title: Intro to Intercultural Comm
Credits: 2.67
Course: COMM 214
Credits: 4
Course: COMA 101
Title: Introduction to Communication
Credits: 2.67
Course: COMM 237
Credits: 4
Course: COMA 303
Title: Gender & Communication A
Credits: 2.67
Course: CS 161
Credits: 4
Course: CSCI 100TR
Title: Computer Science I
Credits: 2.67
Course: CS 162
Credits: 4
Course: CSCI 100TR
Title: Computer Science II
Credits: 2.67
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: CSCI 144
Title: Intro to Computer Science QR
Credits: 2.67
Course: D 177
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 100TR
Title: Hip Hop
Credits: 0.67
Course: EC 201
Credits: 4
Course: ECON 101
Title: Princ. of Microeconomics ES
Credits: 2.67
Course: EC 202
Credits: 4
Course: ECON 102
Title: Princ. of Macroeconomics ES
Credits: 2.67
Course: ECE 120
Credits: 3
Course: EDUC 100TR
Title: Intro Early Educ & Fam Studies
Credits: 2
Course: ECE 121
Credits: 3
Course: EDUC 100TR
Title: Observation and Guidance I
Credits: 2
Course: ED 100
Credits: 3
Course: EDUC 100TR
Title: Intro to Educ for Paraed
Credits: 2
Course: ENG 104
Credits: 4
Course: ENGL 100TR
Title: Intro to Literature
Credits: 2.67
Course: ENG 213
Credits: 4
Course: ENGL 200TR
Title: Latin American Literature
Credits: 2.67
Course: ENG 275
Credits: 4
Course: RELI 200TR
Title: The Bible as Literature
Credits: 2.66
Course: FN 110
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 100TR
Title: Personal Nutrition
Credits: 2
Course: FN 225
Credits: 4
Course: NURS 120
Title: Nutrition in Healthcare
Credits: 2.67
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: KINS 200TR
Title: Nutrition
Credits: 2.67
Course: FR 101
Credits: 4
Course: FREN 100TR
Title: First Year French
Credits: 2.67
Course: FR 102
Credits: 4
Course: FREN 101
Title: Elementary French
Credits: 2.67
Course: FR 103
Credits: 4
Course: FREN 102
Title: Elementary French
Credits: 2.67
Course: FR 201
Credits: 4
Course: FREN 200TR
Title: Second Year French
Credits: 2.67
Course: FR 202
Credits: 4
Course: FREN 201
Title: Intermediate French VW
Credits: 2.67
Course: FR 203
Credits: 4
Course: FREN 202
Title: Intermediate French VW
Credits: 2.67
Course: GEO 105
Credits: 4
Course: NSCI 100TR
Title: Human Geography
Credits: 2.66
Course: GEO 107
Credits: 4
Course: SSCI 100TR
Title: Geography Developing World
Credits: 2.66
Course: GER 101
Credits: 4
Course: GERM 100TR
Title: First Year German
Credits: 2.67
Course: GER 102
Credits: 4
Course: GERM 101
Title: Elementary German I
Credits: 2.67
Course: GER 103
Credits: 4
Course: GERM 102
Title: Elementary German II
Credits: 2.67
Course: GS 107
Credits: 4
Course: PHYS 110
Title: Astronomy NW
Credits: 2.67
Course: GS 108
Credits: 4
Course: GEOS 102
Title: General Oceanography NS,SM
Credits: 2.67
Course: GS 109
Credits: 4
Course: ESCI 107
Title: Global Climate Changes NW
Credits: 2.67
Course: HE 212
Credits: 4
Course: KINS 200TR
Title: Women's Health
Credits: 2.67
Course: HE 242
Credits: 4
Course: KINS 200TR
Title: Stess and Human Health
Credits: 2.67
Course: HE 250
Credits: 3
Course: KINS 200TR
Title: Personal Health
Credits: 2
Course: HE 295
Credits: 2
Course: KINS 200TR
Title: Health & Fitness for Life
Credits: 1.33
Course: HST 100
Credits: 4
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: Intro to History
Credits: 2.67
Course: HST 101
Credits: 4
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: Hist West Civ: Anc/Medieval
Credits: 2.66
Course: HST 102
Credits: 4
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: West Civ: Medv to Early Mod Eu
Credits: 2.67
Course: HST 103
Credits: 4
Course: HIST 100TR
Title: Hist of West Civ: Modern Euro
Credits: 2.67
Course: HST 201
Credits: 4
Course: HIST 200TR
Title: History of US to 1840
Credits: 2.66
Course: HST 202
Credits: 4
Course: HIST 200TR
Title: History of US 1840-1914
Credits: 2.66
Course: HST 203
Credits: 4
Course: HIST 253
Title: 20th-Century U.S. Hist SO
Credits: 2.66
Course: HST 205
Credits: 4
Course: HIST 200TR
Title: US Women 1877 to Present
Credits: 2.67
Course: HST 285
Credits: 4
Course: HIST 360
Title: The Holocaust A
Credits: 2.67
Course: HUM 100
Credits: 5
Course: ARTD 100TR
Title: Intro to Humanities
Credits: 3.33
Course: HUM 214
Credits: 4
Course: SSCI 200TR
Title: Race and Racism
Credits: 2.66
Course: IRW 115
Credits: 6
This course does not transfer.
Course: MP 111
Credits: 4
Course: NURS 100TR
Title: Medical Terminology
Credits: 2.67
Course: MTH 105
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 107
Title: Math Explorations QR
Credits: 2.66
Course: MTH 111
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 115
Title: College Algebra/Trig QR
Credits: 3.33
Course: MTH 111B
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 115
Title: College Algebra/Trig QR
Credits: 3.33
Course: MTH 112
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 140
Title: Precalculus QR
Credits: 3.33
Course: MTH 211
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 200TR
Title: Foundations Elem Math I
Credits: 2.66
Course: MTH 212
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 200TR
Title: Foundations Elem Math II
Credits: 2.67
Course: MTH 213
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 200TR
Title: Foundations Elem Math III
Credits: 2.67
Course: MTH 241
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 128
Title: Linear Models & Calculus QR
Credits: 2.66
Course: MTH 243
Credits: 5
Course: STAT 231
Title: Introductory Statistics QR
Credits: 3.33
Course: MTH 244
Credits: 4
Course: STAT 231
Title: Introductory Statistics QR
Credits: 2.66
Course: MTH 251
Credits: 4
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Calculus I
Credits: 2.66
Course: MTH 252
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 151
Title: Introduction to Calculus QR
Credits: 3.33
Course: MTH 253
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 152
Title: Calculus II QR
Credits: 3.33
Course: MTH 254
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 253
Title: Multivariable Calculus
Credits: 3.33
Course: MTH 256
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 200TR
Title: Differential Equations
Credits: 3.33
Course: MTH 261
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 200TR
Title: Applied Linear Algebra I
Credits: 3.33
Course: MUP 174A
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Applied Music/Voice
Credits: 0.67
Course: MUS 105
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 101
Title: Introduction to Music CX
Credits: 2
Course: MUS 110
Credits: 3
Course: MUSI 111
Title: Music Fundamentals I AR
Credits: 2
Course: MUS 220A
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 200TR
Title: Chorus
Credits: 0.67
Course: MUS 220B
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 200TR
Title: Chorus
Credits: 0.67
Course: MUS 220C
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 200TR
Title: Chorus
Credits: 0.67
Course: MUS 220D
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 200TR
Title: Chorus
Credits: 0.67
Course: MUS 221A
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 200TR
Title: Chamber Chorus
Credits: 0.67
Course: MUS 221B
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 200TR
Title: Chamber Chorus
Credits: 0.67
Course: MUS 221C
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 200TR
Title: Chamber Chorus
Credits: 0.67
Course: PE 140A
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 100TR
Title: Boxing I
Credits: 0.67
Course: PE 162O
Credits: 1
Course: FTWL 179
Title: Core and Stretch FT
Credits: 0.67
Course: PE 180L
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 100TR
Title: Swim Cond I
Credits: 0.67
Course: PE 181B
Credits: 1
Course: FTWL 177
Title: Weight Training FT
Credits: 0.67
Course: PE 182F
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 188
Title: Boot Camp Conditioning PE
Credits: 0.67
Course: PE 182J
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 100TR
Title: Gentle Yoga
Credits: 0.67
Course: PE 182K
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 223
Title: Yoga PE
Credits: 0.67
Course: PE 182Q
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 100TR
Title: Self-Paced Fitness
Credits: 0.67
Course: PE 182S
Credits: 1
Course: FTWL 100TR
Title: Tai Chi I
Credits: 0.67
Course: PE 183A
Credits: 1
Course: FTWL 100TR
Title: Beginning Hiking
Credits: 0.67
Course: PE 183X
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 100TR
Title: Tae Kwon Do I
Credits: 0.67
Course: PE 183Y
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 100TR
Title: Tae Kwon Do II
Credits: 0.67
Course: PE 184M
Credits: 1
Course: FTWL 100TR
Title: Meditation:Mind-Boddy Fitness
Credits: 0.67
Course: PE 295
Credits: 1
Course: PHED 200TR
Title: Health & Fitness for Life Lab
Credits: 0.67
Course: PHL 209
Credits: 4
Course: PHIL 225
Title: Business Ethics VW
Credits: 2.67
Course: PHL 211
Credits: 4
Course: PHIL 238
Title: Existentialism&Meaning/Life VW
Credits: 2.67
Course: PHY 101
Credits: 4
Course: PHYS 100TR
Title: Force, Motion & Energy
Credits: 2.67
Course: PS 201
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 200TR
Title: US Govt; Found/Principles
Credits: Variable
Course: PS 202
Credits: 4
Course: POLS 151
Title: American Government ES
Credits: 2.67
Course: PS 205
Credits: 4
Course: POLS 200TR
Title: Glob Pols: Conflict & Coopertn
Credits: 2.67
Course: PSY 101
Credits: 4
Course: PSYC 100TR
Title: Psych & Human Relations
Credits: 2.67
Course: PSY 201
Credits: 4
Course: PSYC 200TR
Title: Intro to Psychology Part 1
Credits: 2.67
Course: PSY 201A
Credits: 4
Course: PSYC 200TR
Title: Intro to Psych - Part 1
Credits: 2.67
Course: PSY 202
Credits: 4
Course: PSYC 200TR
Title: Intro to Psychology Part 2
Credits: 2.67
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: PSYC 101
Title: Intro to Psychology ES
Credits: 2.67
Course: PSY 213
Credits: 4
Course: PSYC 200TR
Title: Intro Behavioral Neuroscience
Credits: 2.67
Course: PSY 214
Credits: 4
Course: PSYC 310
Title: Personality Theories
Credits: 2.67
Course: PSY 215
Credits: 4
Course: PSYC 320
Title: Devel Across the Lifespan
Credits: 2.67
Course: PSY 231
Credits: 4
Course: PSYC 370
Title: Gender and Sexuality
Credits: 2.67
Course: R 210
Credits: 4
Course: RELI 200TR
Title: World Religions
Credits: 2.67
Course: R 211
Credits: 4
Course: RELI 200TR
Title: Intro to Old Test/Hebrew Bible
Credits: 2.67
Course: RD 115
Credits: 4
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: College Reading
Credits: 2.67
Course: RUS 101
Credits: 4
Course: LANG 100TR
Title: First Year Russian
Credits: 2.67
Course: RUS 102
Credits: 4
Course: LANG 100TR
Title: First Year Russian
Credits: 2.67
Course: SJ 210
Credits: 4
Course: SOCI 200TR
Title: Social Justice:Theory & Practc
Credits: 2.67
Course: SOC 204
Credits: 4
Course: SOCI 100TR
Title: Sociology in Everyday Life
Credits: 2.67
Course: SOC 206
Credits: 4
Course: SOCI 200TR
Title: Social Problems
Credits: 2.66
Course: SPA 150
Credits: 6
Course: HISP 101
Title: Elementary Spanish
Credits: 4
Course: SPA 151
Credits: 6
Course: HISP 102
Title: Elementary Spanish
Credits: 4
Course: SPA 211C
Credits: 1
Course: SPAN 200TR
Title: Inter Spanish Conversation
Credits: 0.67
Course: SPA 250
Credits: 6
Course: HISP 201
Title: Intermediate Spanish VW
Credits: 4
Course: SPA 251
Credits: 6
Course: HISP 202
Title: Intermediate Spanish VW
Credits: 4
Course: WR 115
Credits: 4
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Intro to Expository Writing
Credits: 2.67
Course: WR 121
Credits: 4
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: English Composition
Credits: 2.67
Course: WR 122
Credits: 4
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: English Composition
Credits: 2.67
Course: WR 222
Credits: 4
Course: WRIT 200TR
Title: Writing Research Papers
Credits: 2.67
Course: WR 241
Credits: 4
Course: ENGL 200TR
Title: Creative Writing-Fiction
Credits: 2.66
Course: WS 101
Credits: 4
Course: WMGS 100TR
Title: Women's Studies
Credits: 2.66
Course: WS 201
Credits: 4
Course: WMGS 200
Title: Intercultural Wmns Studies
Credits: 2.67