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):Northwest University Transferring to(gold box):Pacific Lutheran University
Course: BACT 2203
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 200TR
Title: Princ of Financial Accounting
Credits: 3
Course: BFIN 3603
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 300TR
Title: Finance
Credits: 3
Course: BIBL 1053
Credits: 3
Course: RELI 100TR
Title: The Christian Scriptures
Credits: 3
Course: BIBL 1103
Credits: 3
Course: RELI 100TR
Title: Old Testament History & Lit
Credits: 3
Course: BIBL 1203
Credits: 3
Course: RELI 212
Title: Relig & Lit/New Test IT
Credits: 3
Course: BIBL 2553
Credits: 3
Course: RELI 200TR
Title: Biblical Interpretation
Credits: 3
Course: BIBL 2563
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: BMGT 3103
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 300TR
Title: Organization and Mgmnt Theory
Credits: 3
Course: BMGT 3203
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 300TR
Title: HR Management
Credits: 3
Course: BUSM 2093
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 200TR
Title: Business Communication
Credits: 3
Course: BUSM 2553
Credits: 3
Course: ECON 200TR
Title: Survey of Economics
Credits: 3
Course: BUSM 3403
Credits: 3
Course: BUSA 303
Title: Business Law & Ethics
Credits: 3
Course: COMM 1213
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 212
Title: Public Speaking
Credits: 3
Course: COMM 1213
Credits: 3
Course: COMA 212
Title: Public Speaking
Credits: 3
Course: EDUC 2011
Credits: 1
Course: EDUC 200TR
Title: Schools and Society
Credits: 2
Course: EDUC 2012
Credits: 2
This course does not transfer.
Course: ENGL 1013
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Comp I: Expository Writing
Credits: 3
Course: ENGL 1023
Credits: 3
Course: WRIT 100TR
Title: Comp II: Rhetoric/Research WR
Credits: 3
Course: INCS 3423
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 102
Title: Human Cultural Diver ES
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 1203
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 100TR
Title: Pre-Calculus for Business
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 1213
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 140
Title: Precalculus QR
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 1243
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 151
Title: Introduction to Calculus QR
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 1313
Credits: 3
Course: STAT 231
Title: Introductory Statistics QR
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 2003
Credits: 3
Course: STAT 231
Title: Introductory Statistics QR
Credits: 3
Course: MATH 2245
Credits: 5
Course: MATH 152
Title: Calculus II QR
Credits: 5
Course: MUAP 1021
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Concert Choir
Credits: 1
Course: MUAP 1031
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 100TR
Title: Northwest Choralons
Credits: 1
Course: MUAP 2151
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 200TR
Title: Percussion Methods
Credits: 1
Course: MUAP 2581
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 200TR
Title: Basic Computer Notation Lab
Credits: 1
Course: MUAP 2582
Credits: 2
Course: MUSI 200TR
Title: Basic Computer Notation
Credits: 2
Course: MUPL 1211
Credits: 1
Course: MUSI 202
Title: Private Instruction: Piano AR
Credits: 1
Course: PSCI 1103
Credits: 3
Course: POLS 100TR
Title: Intro to Political Science
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 1013
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 101
Title: Intro to Psychology ES
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 2553
Credits: 3
Course: EDUC 200TR
Title: Educational Psychology
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 2563
Credits: 3
Course: PSYC 320
Title: Devel Across the Lifespan
Credits: 3
Course: SCIE 1201
Credits: 1
Course: CHEM 100TR
Title: Survey of Chemistry I
Credits: 3
Course: SCIE 1203
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: SCIE 1211
Credits: 1
Course: CHEM 105TR
Title: Chemistry of Life Lab
Credits: 1
Course: SCIE 1213
Credits: 3
Course: CHEM 105
Title: Chemistry of Life NW
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: CHEM 105
Title: Chemistry of Life
Credits: 3
Course: SCIE 1281
Credits: 1
Course: PHYS 100TR
Title: Physics I Lab
Credits: 1
Course: SCIE 1283
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS 100TR
Title: Physics I
Credits: 3
Course: SCIE 1291
Credits: 1
Course: PHYS 100TR
Title: Physics II Lab
Credits: 1
Course: SCIE 1293
Credits: 3
Course: PHYS 100TR
Title: Physics II
Credits: 3
Course: SCIE 1503
Credits: 3
Course: NURS 120
Title: Nutrition in Healthcare
Credits: 3
Course: SCIE 2201
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 205TR
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol I Lab
Credits: 1
Course: SCIE 2203
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Human A & P I
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 205
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol I NW
Credits: 3
Course: SCIE 2211
Credits: 1
Course: BIOL 206TR
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol II Lab
Credits: 1
Course: SCIE 2213
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Human A & P II
Credits: 3
The course above may also transfer as this course:
Course: BIOL 206
Title: Human Anatomy/Physiol II NW
Credits: 3
Course: SCIE 2452
Credits: 2
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Genetics and Society
Credits: 2
Course: SCIE 2613
Credits: 3
Course: BIOL 200TR
Title: Diet & Nutrition
Credits: 3
Course: SCIE 3104
Credits: 4
Course: BIOL 342
Title: Microbiology
Credits: 4
Course: SOCI 3423
Credits: 3
Course: ANTH 102
Title: Human Cultural Diver ES
Credits: 3
Course: THEO 1063
Credits: 3
Course: RELI 100TR
Title: Gospel and Culture
Credits: 3
Course: THEO 1093
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.
Course: THEO 1213
Credits: 3
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: Christian Thought
Credits: 3
Course: THEO 2323
Credits: 3
Course: RELI 200TR
Title: Jesus the Messiah
Credits: 3
Course: UCOR 1043
Credits: 3
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: Faith in Society
Credits: 3
Course: UCOR 1052
Credits: 2
Course: GENR 100TR
Title: Identity & Vocation
Credits: 2
Course: UCOR 1053
Credits: 3
This course does not transfer.