A&P lecture vs A&P lab: do you need both?

Only if your program asks for a lab. The lecture (Biology 211) and the lab (Biology 211L) are separate courses with separate NCCRS recommendations: 3 semester hours for the lecture and 2 for the lab. If your requirement says Anatomy and Physiology with lab, take both, and ask your college whether it takes a virtual lab.

Yes. Anatomy and Physiology 2 (Biology 212) has its own lab, Anatomy and Physiology 2 Lab (Biology 212L): virtual labs on blood, the heart, breathing, digestion, the kidneys and reproduction, with an NCCRS recommendation for 2 semester hours. Its syllabus recommends taking it alongside the lecture.

Yes. A lab can be taken on its own, for example if you took the lecture at another college. Each lab's syllabus recommends taking it alongside its lecture, so ask your college whether it will pair our lab with the lecture you took.

Anatomy and Physiology I (Biology 211) covers the human body from chemistry and cells to tissues, skin, bones, joints, muscles, the nervous system and the endocrine system. Anatomy and Physiology I Lab (Biology 211L) teaches anatomy and physiology lab skills through virtual labs on cells, skin, bones, joints, muscles, nerves and hormones.

Anatomy and Physiology I: NCCRS recommends 3 semester hours, lower division, in Biology among other subjects. Anatomy and Physiology I Lab: NCCRS recommends 2 semester hours, lower division, in Biology among other subjects.

Both are recommended in the same subjects: Biology, Life Science, or Biological Science. Your college decides which requirement each one fills.

Anatomy and Physiology I: 17 chapters and 58 instructional hours. Anatomy and Physiology I Lab: 11 labs and 55 instructional hours. Both are self-paced, so you finish as fast or as slow as you want.

Anatomy and Physiology I: 100 multiple-choice questions, 25% of the grade. Anatomy and Physiology I Lab has no final exam: each lab ends in a lab report and a 10-question quiz.

Both syllabi list Betts, J. Gordon, et al. Anatomy and Physiology 2e. OpenStax, 2022 (optional), with other references.

No: neither is on the ACE list. Anatomy and Physiology I has an NCCRS recommendation for 3 semester hours in Biology; Anatomy and Physiology I Lab has an NCCRS recommendation for 2 semester hours in Biology. Not being on the ACE list never means not recommended for credit.

Anatomy and Physiology 2. In the “Before nursing or health programs” order on the Science and labs courses page, it follows Anatomy and Physiology I Lab. Your program may set its own order.

Yes. Anatomy and Physiology I is a separate course: enroll in it alone, study it online at your own pace, and send its transcript to your college.

Yes, online: under light proctoring (no camera) if you already have 70% before it, otherwise under full proctoring. The quizzes and the assignment are open-book; the Anatomy and Physiology I final is not.

ACE and NCCRS have over 2,100 cooperating colleges that will consider accepting credits; the final decision is with the universities. Search your school in Find My College and ask your registrar whether it takes a virtual lab. For the registrar: Anatomy and Physiology I's NCCRS recommendation lists Biology and Anatomy and Physiology I Lab's NCCRS recommendation lists Biology.