Checked 15 Nov 2026 by the team. Sources are listed at the end of the page.
Indiana nursing prerequisites are set by each school, not by the state. The Indiana State Board of Nursing approves programmes under 848 IAC 1-2 but publishes no prerequisite list. Ivy Tech asks for four courses with a C or better; IU asks for five core courses and wants anatomy, physiology and microbiology as graded college coursework. Ask your programme in writing before you take any course anywhere.
Under 848 IAC 1-2 the Indiana State Board of Nursing approves nursing programmes but sets no admission prerequisites, so each school sets its own: Ivy Tech's ASN asks for 4 prerequisite courses with a C or higher, and IU's traditional BSN asks for 5 core courses within about 28-31 application credits.
The rule asks for 4 prerequisite courses (Ivy Tech ASN); 5 core courses in about 28-31 credits (IU BSN). The legal source is 848 IAC 1-2.
| Requirement | What the rule says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Who approves programmes | Indiana State Board of Nursing, under 848 IAC 1-2 | [1] |
| Ivy Tech ASN prerequisites | APHY 101, APHY 102, ENGL 111, PSYC 101, each C or higher; TEAS at Proficient | [2] |
| Ivy Tech time limit | No expiration date on credits earned in earlier years | [2] |
| IU BSN core courses | English Composition, Intro Psychology, Intro Sociology, Human Anatomy, Finite Math | [3] |
| IU science rule | Anatomy, physiology, microbiology as graded college coursework; 7-year limit with statistics | [3] |
| IU RN-to-BSN | All but 9 general education credits before nursing courses; C or above | [3] |
Indiana State Board of Nursing (Indiana Professional Licensing Agency); admission rules are set by each programme, such as Ivy Tech Community College and the Indiana University School of Nursing 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 Indiana State Board of Nursing (Indiana Professional Licensing Agency); admission rules are set by each programme, such as Ivy Tech Community College and the Indiana University School of Nursing.
Matches the A&P I line on most Indiana prerequisite lists; NCCRS-recommended, ask your programme first.
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 lab half of A&P I; check whether your programme takes an online 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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Matches A&P II on Ivy Tech's list.
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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PSYC 101 at Ivy Tech and Introductory Psychology at IU; ACE- and NCCRS-recommended.
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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Introductory Sociology is one of IU's five core courses.
Self-paced online Introduction to Sociology course (Sociology 110). ACE and NCCRS recommend 3 semester credits; each college decides how it applies them.
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ENGL 111 at Ivy Tech and English Composition at IU.
Self-paced online English Composition 1 course (ENG 101). NCCRS recommends 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; credit moves to your Indiana nursing school via a college transcript, and each school decides course by course.
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 |
| Ivy Tech Community College (Indiana resident, part-time) | $178.38 per credit hour | 9 credits: $1,605.42 in tuition, before the Ivy+ textbook fee | 15 Nov 2026 |
Lab sciences are where the money is at risk: if your programme wants anatomy, physiology or microbiology from a graded college course with an in-person lab, take those at the college. Use PRO for courses your programme has said yes 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 nursing programme's advisor in writing whether each course, and any online lab, will meet its prerequisite before you enrol.
Ivy Tech is the largest route into nursing in Indiana. Its Associate of Science in Nursing lists four prerequisite courses: Anatomy and Physiology I and II, English Composition and Introduction to Psychology, each with a C or higher, plus the TEAS at the Proficient level or above with all four parts.
Two Ivy Tech details matter if you plan to bring credit from elsewhere. First, the page says there is no expiration date for course credits earned in earlier years. Second, courses from another college earn selection points only if transfer credit has been posted on the Ivy Tech transcript before the application deadline. Grades of TR are not read by the online application, and Ivy Tech suggests sending transcripts at least four weeks before the deadline.
Indiana University's School of Nursing (Indianapolis, Bloomington and Fort Wayne) ranks traditional BSN applicants on a weighted score. Five core courses make up 65 percent of it: English Composition, Introductory Psychology, Introductory Sociology, Human Anatomy (A&P I at Fort Wayne) and Finite Math. Campus general education courses make up the rest; typically 28-31 credits in all.
The 2025-2026 bulletin is strict about sciences. Anatomy, physiology and microbiology must be graded college coursework, not special or test credit, and only 7 credits of such credit count at all. Those courses and statistics are time-limited: if taken more than seven years before you apply, you must revalidate them.
Read the two lists side by side and a pattern appears. English Composition, Introductory Psychology and Introductory Sociology sit on both, carry no time limit at IU, and are the courses where ACE-recommended or NCCRS-recommended credit is most often considered. Lab sciences are the opposite: IU wants graded college coursework, and many programmes want an in-person lab.
So the honest plan for most Indiana applicants is to ask first, finish the general education courses your programme agrees to, and take anatomy, physiology and microbiology at the college unless your programme tells you in writing that another route is fine.
Each school sets its own. Ivy Tech's ASN asks for Anatomy and Physiology I and II, English Composition and Introduction to Psychology with a C or higher, plus the TEAS. IU's traditional BSN asks for English Composition, Introductory Psychology, Introductory Sociology, Human Anatomy and Finite Math, plus campus courses such as Human Physiology.
It depends on the school. Ivy Tech says there is no expiration date for credits earned in earlier years. IU's School of Nursing treats anatomy, physiology, microbiology and statistics as time-limited: if they are more than seven years old when you apply, you must revalidate them by testing, portfolio or retaking the course.
Only if your programme agrees. IU requires anatomy, physiology and microbiology as graded college coursework, and its accelerated track lists an in-person lab for each. Ivy Tech counts outside courses once transfer credit is on its transcript. Ask your programme in writing about the course and the lab before you enrol.
No. The board approves nursing programmes under 848 IAC 1-2, which covers the controlling institution, faculty, curriculum and programme length. Admission prerequisites are published by each programme, so your answer comes from the school you apply to, not the board.
Indiana residents studying part-time pay $178.38 per credit hour in 2025-26, and Ivy Tech froze tuition through 2026-27. Three 3-credit general education courses come to $1,605.42 in tuition before the Ivy+ textbook fee. Courses taken through UPI Study PRO cost $99 a month for every course.
At IU, RN-to-BSN students complete the campus general education competencies with a C or above, and all but nine general education credits must be finished before nursing courses begin. Statistics, composition, social science and humanities courses are typical; ask the campus which outside credit it will consider.
Take the courses your programme has agreed to in writing, then move them via a college transcript.