Checked 15 Nov 2026 by the team. Sources are listed at the end of the page.
Nursing prerequisites online for Connecticut students can work, but each programme decides. The Connecticut State Board of Examiners for Nursing approves programmes under C.G.S. 20-90; it does not pick your courses. CT State wants A&P I and II at C+ or better within 5 years. UConn's accelerated BS wants B- within 8 years. Ask your programme in writing first.
The Connecticut State Board of Examiners for Nursing approves nursing schools under C.G.S. 20-90(a)(3) and Regulations 20-90-45 to 20-90-59, and each programme sets its own prerequisites; CT State Community College, for example, requires Anatomy and Physiology I and II at C+ or better taken within 5 years of application.
The rule asks for Programme-set; CT State A&P within 5 years at C+, UConn CEIN within 8 years at B-. The legal source is C.G.S. 20-90.
| Requirement | What the rule says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Who approves programmes | Connecticut State Board of Examiners for Nursing, C.G.S. 20-90(a)(3); Regs 20-90-45 to 20-90-59 | [3] |
| CT State A&P I and II | BIO 2111 and 2112, C+ or better, within 5 years of application | [1] |
| CT State other prerequisites | CCS 1001, ENG 1010, MAT 1011 or MAT 1200 Statistics, C or better | [1] |
| CT State GPA and exam | Nursing admissions GPA 2.7; TEAS 58.7% within 3 years | [1] |
| UConn CEIN sciences | Biology, Microbiology, Chemistry with lab, A&P I and II with lab; B- within 8 years | [2] |
| UConn CEIN labs | In-person, online or hybrid lab courses accepted for Chemistry and A&P | [2] |
Connecticut State Board of Examiners for Nursing (Department of Public Health); each nursing programme for its own prerequisites decides how this rule applies to you. We read its published rule and the pages below; each was checked on 15 Nov 2026.
Each nursing programme sets its own prerequisite list, its own time limits for science courses and its own rule on which credits it takes. Read the programme's published list first and ask its admissions office in writing before you enrol in any course.
UPI Study does not yet offer Microbiology with lab, Nutrition or Lifespan Development. Our courses carry no clinical hours, and they do not clear a deficiency for a board of nursing.
Each course below is ACE-recommended or NCCRS-recommended for college credit. Whether it counts here is the decision of the college and of Connecticut State Board of Examiners for Nursing (Department of Public Health); each nursing programme for its own prerequisites.
A&P I lecture; NCCRS-recommended; ask whether your programme takes it.
Self-paced online Anatomy and Physiology I course (Biology 211). NCCRS recommends 3 semester credits; each college decides how it applies them.
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The matching online lab; CT State and UConn say lab modality is open, but ask about the source.
Self-paced online Anatomy and Physiology I Lab course (Biology 211L). NCCRS recommends 2 semester credits; each college decides how it applies them.
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A&P II lecture, the second half of the CT State and UConn requirement.
Self-paced online Anatomy and Physiology 2 course (Biology 212). NCCRS recommends 3 semester credits; each college decides how it applies them.
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Statistics is on UConn's list and is one of CT State's math options.
Self-paced online Principles of Statistics course (Statistics 101). ACE and NCCRS recommend 3 semester credits; each college decides how it applies them.
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ENG 1010 Composition is a CT State prerequisite.
Self-paced online English Composition 1 course (ENG 101). NCCRS recommends 3 semester credits; each college decides how it applies them.
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Chemistry with lab is on UConn's accelerated BS list.
Self-paced online Chemistry I course (Chemistry 111). ACE and NCCRS recommend 3 semester credits; each college decides how it applies them.
See the course →TESU and UoPeople are partner colleges that consider ACE-recommended or NCCRS-recommended credit; check their own transfer pages, then ask your nursing programme whether it would take that college's transcript.
ACE and NCCRS have over 2,100 cooperating colleges that will consider accepting credits; the final decision is with the universities.
| Option | Price | For this rule | Price checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPI Study PRO | $99 a month, every course | $99 for each month you are subscribed; take as many courses as you finish in that time | 15 Nov 2026 |
| CT State Community College (in-state) | $192 per credit hour plus a service fee | $2,304 tuition for four 3-credit courses (12 credits), before the service fee and lab charges | 15 Nov 2026 |
| StraighterLine | $99 a month plus $79 per course | General education courses, then a college transcript step | 15 Nov 2026 |
CT State's own A&P courses are the ones its nursing programme knows best. Save outside credit for the courses your programme has agreed to in writing.
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.
Ask your Connecticut nursing programme in writing, course by course, whether it would take each UPI Study course via a college transcript, including any online lab, before you enrol.
CT State Community College runs the Nursing Degree (A.S.) through selective admission. Before you apply you need Anatomy and Physiology I (BIO 2111), College and Career Success (CCS 1001), Composition (ENG 1010) and either Applied Algebra with Modeling (MAT 1011) or Statistics I (MAT 1200). Anatomy and Physiology II (BIO 2112) may be in progress in the term before you start.
Both A&P courses need a C+ or better and must be taken within 5 years of application. The other courses need a C or better. CT State works out a nursing admissions GPA of 2.7 or higher from your completed admission and general education courses, including Microbiology, General Psychology, Sociology and Lifespan Developmental Psychology where you have them. The TEAS needs a total of 58.7 percent, taken within 3 years.
On labs, CT State's selective admissions FAQ says it accepts any course modality for lab science classes, with Dental Hygiene as the exception. That is about format. Whether a course from outside the college counts is a separate question for the transfer office.
UConn's CEIN accelerated BS is for people who already hold a bachelor's degree. The checklist for the 2027 cohort lists Biology, Microbiology, Chemistry with lab, A&P I with lab and A&P II with lab, each at B- or better within 8 years, plus undergraduate Statistics at C or better.
UConn says it will accept in-person, online or hybrid lab courses for Chemistry and A&P. It checks each course against its transfer credit equivalency site, and asks applicants to email nursing admissions about any course not listed there. Applicants may have no more than two prerequisites outstanding when they apply.
The age limit depends on the programme: 5 years for A&P at CT State, 8 years for sciences at UConn CEIN, and 3 years for CT State's TEAS score. Count from the application or start date the programme names, not from today.
Format is less of a worry in Connecticut than in many states, because both CT State and UConn publish open lab rules. The real question is the source: neither page mentions ACE or NCCRS recommendations, so ask before you enrol.
CT State's Nursing Degree (A.S.) asks for Anatomy and Physiology I and II (BIO 2111 and 2112) at C+ or better within 5 years, plus College and Career Success, Composition and Applied Algebra or Statistics at C or better, a 2.7 nursing admissions GPA and a TEAS score of 58.7 percent within 3 years.
Often the format is fine. CT State says it accepts any course modality for lab science classes, and UConn's accelerated programme accepts online or hybrid labs. Whether a course from a given provider counts is a separate decision, so ask the programme in writing before you enrol.
It depends on the school. CT State requires A&P I and II within 5 years of application. UConn's accelerated BS requires its science prerequisites within 8 years. Check the current page for your programme and start term before relying on an older course.
No. The board approves schools of nursing under C.G.S. 20-90 and Regulations 20-90-45 to 20-90-59. Each programme decides which prerequisite courses, labs and transfer credits it takes for admission, so ask the programme itself.
We cannot say they will; UConn decides. It checks each course on its transfer equivalency site and asks applicants to email nursing admissions about courses not listed. Send the syllabus and the college transcript details and ask in writing before you enrol.
CT State's catalog lists in-state tuition of $192 per credit hour plus a per-semester service fee, so four 3-credit courses come to $2,304 in tuition. UPI Study PRO is $99 a month for every course, but use it only for courses your programme has agreed to in writing.
Get your programme's written answer first, then start with Statistics and English.