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Which Arizona nursing programmes take online A&P labs? How to ask before you enrol
By the team. Checked 15 Nov 2026.
The short answer
No published list says which Arizona nursing programmes take an online A&P lab. Each programme decides, and the Board of Nursing does not rule on it. Pima, for example, wants a B or better in BIO 201 and BIO 202 on its transcript, so the reliable answer is a written one from the programme about the exact course.
Why the Board cannot answer this
The Arizona State Board of Nursing approves nursing programmes under A.R.S. 32-1606 and sets the approval process by rule. Those rules govern the programmes themselves. They do not name prerequisite providers or say whether an online lab is acceptable.
That leaves the question with each programme: Pima Community College, the Maricopa colleges, the other community colleges and the universities. Two schools can answer the same question differently, and one school can change its answer from year to year, which is why the reply has to be in writing and dated.
What one Arizona programme already says
Pima's LPN to ADN page is a useful model of what to look for. It asks for BIO 201 and BIO 202 Human Anatomy and Physiology with a B or better in each. It asks for the grades to be on the Pima transcript before you apply. It says transfer credit from another regionally accredited institution must be officially evaluated and posted.
Read together, that means an online course could only reach Pima via a college transcript, and Pima would still evaluate it. The page does not say whether an online lab counts. That is the gap your email fills.
- Grade bar: B or better in both A&P courses.
- Timing: on the Pima transcript before you apply.
- Route: evaluated and posted from another college's transcript.
- Online labs: not addressed on the page, so ask.
What to put in your email
Write to the nursing advising office of the programme you will apply to. One clear email gets a clearer answer than a phone call, and you keep the reply for your application file.
- The course names: Anatomy and Physiology I, Anatomy and Physiology I Lab, Anatomy and Physiology 2, Anatomy and Physiology 2 Lab.
- That the courses are NCCRS-recommended, at 3 credits for each lecture and 2 for each lab.
- The partner college that would place the credit on its transcript, such as TESU or UoPeople.
- The local course each one should meet, such as BIO 201 and BIO 202 at Pima.
- The programme and start term you plan to apply for.
How to read the reply
A yes should name the course it would meet and any grade it needs. A conditional yes, such as yes for the lecture but not the lab, is common; take the lab at your community college in that case. A no is useful too: it saves you the cost and the time.
If the reply is vague, ask one follow-up question: would the programme evaluate this exact course, at this grade, from this college transcript, for this term? Save every reply as a PDF with its date.
What UPI Study cannot cover
UPI Study has no Microbiology, Nutrition, Lifespan Psychology, Organic Chemistry or Pharmacology. It cannot provide clinical hours or nursing courses. UPI Study is not a college and is not accredited, and it cannot decide what any programme counts. A&P and its labs are NCCRS-recommended only, so a programme that wants ACE in particular may say no.
If your programme says yes to the lecture and the lab, PRO at $99 a month covers both A&P courses, both labs and the general education courses on the same plan.
What to ask in writing
Before you enrol
Ask your Arizona nursing programme in writing whether it would evaluate each course, including each online lab, before you enrol.
UPI Study is not a college and is not accredited. ACE and NCCRS review our courses and recommend credit; a college decides whether to give that credit and records it on its own transcript.
ACE and NCCRS have over 2,100 cooperating colleges that will consider accepting credits; the final decision is with the universities.
Questions people ask
Does any Arizona nursing programme publish a rule on online A&P labs?
Pima's LPN to ADN page, the clearest public list we found, does not mention online labs. It sets the grade bar and says outside credit must be evaluated and posted. Without a published rule, the only reliable answer is a written reply from the programme about the exact course and the college that would transcript it.
Who should I email at an Arizona nursing programme?
Email the nursing advising office or the health sciences advising team of the college you will apply to. Name the course, its NCCRS recommendation, the partner college that would transcript it and the local course it should meet. Ask for a reply in writing and keep it with your application papers.
What if the programme says yes to the lecture but not the lab?
That is a common answer. Take the lecture online if you wish and the lab at your community college, then check that the two together meet the local course. Ask the programme to confirm the split in the same email thread, so the whole answer is in one place.
Courses that fit
ACE-recommended or NCCRS-recommended courses, studied online at your own pace.
Anatomy and Physiology 2 Lab
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Ask your programme first; then study only the courses it said it would consider.
Sources
- Arizona Revised Statutes 32-1606: Powers and duties of the board (official)32-1606(B)(1)-(2): the board approves training and educational programmes and sets approval and reapproval processes for nursing programmes by rule. It does not rule on where a student took a prerequisite. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.
- Pima Community College: LPN to ADN Nursing, Associate of Applied Science (official)Prerequisites: Accuplacer Reading, MAT 142 or higher (C), BIO 201IN or 201H and BIO 202IN (B or better), WRT 101 (C), NLN entrance exam; grades must be on the Pima transcript before applying; transfer credit from another regionally accredited institution must be evaluated and posted. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.
- Maricopa Community Colleges: tuition and fees (official)$97 per credit hour for Maricopa County residents, 2026-27. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.