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Which Delaware nursing programmes take online A&P labs? How to ask before you enrol
By the team. Checked 15 Nov 2026.
The short answer
No public Delaware list says which nursing programmes take online A&P labs. Delaware Tech and the University of Delaware publish their prerequisites but say nothing about online labs on their catalog pages, so the answer is unknown until the programme writes it down. Send the course name, credit recommendation and syllabus, and ask before you pay.
What Delaware programmes publish about A&P
Delaware Tech's nursing degree includes Anatomy and Physiology I and II (BIO 120 and 121) at 4 credits each, with the lab built into the course. UD's accelerated BSN lists Anatomy and Physiology I and II and asks that both be completed within 5 years of admission.
Neither catalog page says whether the lab may be taken online. When a page is silent, do not read it as a yes. Programmes often decide lab questions case by case.
| Programme | A&P rule | Online lab stated? |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware Tech Nursing A.A.S. | BIO 120 and 121, 4 credits each | Not stated |
| UD accelerated BSN | A&P I and II within 5 years; transfer grade C or better | Not stated |
Why labs are the hardest prerequisite to move
A lab is where a programme checks hands-on skills: dissection, microscope work and measurements. Programmes that worry about those skills often want an in-person lab even when they take an online lecture.
There is also the credit shape. Delaware Tech's A&P courses are 4 credits each with lab included. UPI Study's A&P courses carry an NCCRS recommendation of 3 credits for each lecture and 2 for each lab. Ask whether that split would match the programme's course, or whether it wants lecture and lab together from one college.
The email to send before you enrol
Write to the nursing admissions office, not general admissions. Keep it short and attach the syllabus.
- The course name, credit recommendation and whether it is lecture or lab
- The college that would post it on its transcript
- Your target programme and start term
- The question: would you take this course, via that college transcript, for your A&P I prerequisite?
- A request for the answer in writing
How to read the answer you get back
A clear yes names the course, the prerequisite and the term. A conditional yes may depend on the college transcript, the grade shown, or lecture and lab coming together. A no may apply only to the lab, leaving the lecture open.
Save every reply as a dated PDF with your application papers. If the reply is vague, such as 'online courses are reviewed case by case', ask one narrower follow-up: would this course, with this syllabus, meet the A&P I prerequisite for my term?
- Clear yes: course, prerequisite and term named
- Conditional yes: note every condition and plan around it
- No on the lab only: ask about the lecture separately
If the answer is no
A no on the lab still leaves room for general education. Composition, Sociology and Quantitative Reasoning are part of Delaware Tech's degree, and Statistics and General Psychology are on UD's accelerated list. Ask the same question for those; outside credit is considered more often there than in the sciences.
For the lab itself, a Delaware Tech section is the route its nursing programme already knows. UPI Study does not offer Microbiology, so plan that course at a college in any case.
What to ask in writing
Before you enrol
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.
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 Delaware Tech take online A&P labs for nursing?
Delaware Tech's catalog page for the Nursing A.A.S. lists BIO 120 and 121 but does not say whether an online lab is acceptable. It says transfer students follow the college's transfer policy. Ask the nursing admissions office in writing about any online lab before you enrol.
How many credits are UPI Study's A&P labs?
Each UPI Study Anatomy and Physiology lab carries an NCCRS recommendation of 2 credits, and each lecture 3 credits. Those numbers are recommendations. A college decides what it posts on its transcript, and your nursing programme decides whether it takes that transcript credit.
Should I take the lecture online and the lab in person?
Some students do, if the programme allows the two to come from different places. Ask your programme whether the lecture and lab must come from the same college and term, because a 4-credit combined course may be expected.
Courses that fit
ACE-recommended or NCCRS-recommended courses, studied online at your own pace.
Anatomy and Physiology I Lab
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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Anatomy and Physiology 2
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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Get your programme's written answer first, then start with Composition, Sociology and Statistics.
Sources
- Delaware Technical Community College catalog 2026-2027: Nursing A.A.S. (official)Competitive admission after prerequisites; courses include ENG 101 and 102, MAT 152, PSY 127 Human Development, SOC 111, BIO 120 and 121 A&P I and II (4 credits each), BIO 125 or 250 Microbiology; transfer students follow Delaware Tech's transfer policy; advanced placement for licensed LPNs. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.
- University of Delaware catalog: Nursing, Accelerated Degree Program (BSN) (official)Prerequisites include General Biology with lab, Microbiology with lab, A&P I and II, Bioorganic Chemistry with lab, Nutrition, General Psychology, Statistics and Research Methods; A&P within 5 years of admission; other sciences within 10 years; transferred courses need a C or better. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.