Checked 15 Nov 2026 by the team. Sources are listed at the end of the page.
Nursing prerequisites online for Delaware students only help if your programme takes them. The Delaware Board of Nursing approves programmes under 24 Del. C. 1906; each school sets its own list. Delaware Tech's nursing degree includes A&P I and II, Microbiology, English, Human Development and Sociology. UD's accelerated BSN wants A&P within 5 years. Ask in writing first.
The Delaware Board of Nursing approves nursing education programmes and their curricula under 24 Del. C. 1906 and its rules at 24 Del. Admin. Code 1900, section 2.0, and each programme sets its own prerequisites; the University of Delaware's accelerated BSN, for example, requires Anatomy and Physiology I and II within 5 years of admission.
The rule asks for Programme-set; UD accelerated BSN: A&P within 5 years, other sciences within 10, transfer grade C or better. The legal source is 24 Del. C. 1906.
| Requirement | What the rule says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Who approves programmes | Delaware Board of Nursing, 24 Del. C. 1906; 24 Del. Admin. Code 1900, section 2.0 | [3] |
| Delaware Tech admission | Competitive; prerequisites done before applying; online information session first | [1] |
| Delaware Tech sciences | BIO 120 and 121 A&P I and II (4 credits each); BIO 125 or 250 Microbiology | [1] |
| Delaware Tech general education | ENG 101 and 102, MAT 152, PSY 127 Human Development, SOC 111 | [1] |
| UD accelerated BSN age limits | A&P within 5 years of admission; other sciences within 10 years | [2] |
| UD transfer grade | C or better in transferred courses | [2] |
Delaware Board of Nursing (Division of Professional Regulation); 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 Delaware Board of Nursing (Division of Professional Regulation); 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; ask about lab format before you enrol.
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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Statistics is on UD's accelerated BSN list.
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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General Psychology is on UD's accelerated BSN list.
Self-paced online Introduction to Psychology course (Psychology 110). ACE and NCCRS recommend 3 semester credits; each college decides how it applies them.
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Composition I is part of Delaware Tech's nursing degree.
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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Sociology (SOC 111) is part of Delaware Tech's nursing degree.
Self-paced online Introduction to Sociology course (Sociology 110). 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 |
| Delaware Technical Community College (in-state) | $156.75 per credit hour plus $10 per credit technology fee | About $2,001 for four 3-credit courses (12 credits), before the student service fee | 15 Nov 2026 |
| Sophia Learning | $99 a month | General education courses for $99 a month, then a college transcript step | 15 Nov 2026 |
Delaware Tech's own 4-credit 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 Delaware 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.
Delaware Technical Community College's Nursing A.A.S. in the 2026-2027 catalog is a competitive programme: you finish its prerequisite requirements first, and finishing them does not by itself mean a seat. Applicants must attend or view an online nursing information session before applying.
The degree's non-nursing courses are Composition I and II (ENG 101 and 102), Quantitative Reasoning (MAT 152), Human Development (PSY 127), Sociology (SOC 111), a First Year Seminar, Anatomy and Physiology I and II (BIO 120 and 121, 4 credits each) and Microbiology (BIO 125 or BIO 250, 4 credits). The catalog page does not print grade minimums or time limits; those sit in the Nursing Department Admissions Handbook, so read that for your term.
On transfer, the catalog says transfer students must follow Delaware Tech's transfer policy. It also offers advanced placement for licensed practical nurses with a current license.
UD's accelerated BSN is for students who already hold a bachelor's degree. Its catalog lists General Biology with lab, Microbiology with lab, Anatomy and Physiology I and II, Bioorganic Chemistry with lab, Nutrition, General Psychology, Statistics and Research Methods.
Anatomy and Physiology I and II must be completed within 5 years of admission, and other science prerequisites within 10 years. Transferred courses need a grade of C or better. Several of these, including Microbiology, Bioorganic Chemistry and Nutrition, are not courses UPI Study offers.
Age limits differ by programme: UD's accelerated BSN uses 5 years for A&P and 10 for other sciences. Delaware Tech sets its rules in the nursing admissions handbook. Count from the date the programme names, usually admission, not from today.
Neither school's catalog page says anything about online labs or about ACE or NCCRS recommendations. Treat both as open questions until the programme answers in writing.
Delaware Tech's Nursing A.A.S. includes Composition I and II, Quantitative Reasoning, Human Development, Sociology, a First Year Seminar, Anatomy and Physiology I and II and Microbiology. Admission is competitive after the prerequisites are done. Grade and age rules are in the Nursing Department Admissions Handbook for your term.
Some programmes take online general education, and lab rules vary. Neither Delaware Tech's nor UD's catalog page says whether it takes online labs. Ask the programme in writing, course by course, before you enrol in any online prerequisite, and keep the written answer with your application.
It depends on the school. UD's accelerated BSN requires Anatomy and Physiology I and II within 5 years of admission and other science prerequisites within 10 years. Delaware Tech publishes its rules in its nursing admissions handbook, so check the current version for your term.
No. The board approves nursing education programmes and their curricula under 24 Del. C. 1906 and its section 2.0 rules. Each programme decides which prerequisite courses, labs and transfer credits it takes for admission, so ask the programme itself.
We cannot say they will; Delaware Tech decides under its transfer policy. A course would first need to reach a college transcript, then pass Delaware Tech's evaluation. Ask the nursing admissions office in writing before you enrol, and send the syllabus with your question.
Delaware Tech lists 2026-2027 in-state tuition of $156.75 per credit hour plus a $10 per credit technology fee, so four 3-credit courses come to about $2,001. 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 Composition, Sociology and Statistics.