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LPN to RN in Indiana: prerequisite checklist and time limits
By the team. Checked 15 Nov 2026.
The short answer
Indiana LPNs usually move to RN through a transition track such as Ivy Tech's Transition to ASN. Its general prerequisites match the traditional ASN: Anatomy and Physiology I and II, English Composition and Introduction to Psychology with a C or higher. Ivy Tech sets no expiration on earlier credits, but the transition track has a six-semester completion limit. Confirm everything in writing.
The Ivy Tech transition route
Ivy Tech runs a Transition to ASN track for LPNs and some other health workers, such as paramedics and military medics. It recognises 20 verified credits once the first two transition nursing courses are completed. The general education prerequisites follow the ASN list, and admission uses the TEAS at the Proficient level or higher.
The transition track exists because your LPN training already covers part of the first year of an ASN. What it does not cover is the general education and science base the associate degree needs. Those are the courses you can plan now, before the application window opens, so the only thing left at application time is the TEAS and the paperwork.
Remember that Ivy Tech is not the only Indiana route. Other community and private colleges run LPN-to-RN options with their own lists. Whichever school you choose, read its own page and ask its advisor; do not assume Ivy Tech's rules carry across.
Your prerequisite checklist
Tick these off before the application window opens.
- Anatomy and Physiology I with a C or higher.
- Anatomy and Physiology II with a C or higher.
- English Composition with a C or higher.
- Introduction to Psychology with a C or higher.
- TEAS with all four parts, scored Proficient or above.
- Any outside credit posted on the Ivy Tech transcript before the deadline (send transcripts at least four weeks early).
Time limits: which ones apply
Indiana schools set different clocks. Do not assume one school's rule applies to another.
| Clock | Ivy Tech | IU School of Nursing |
|---|---|---|
| Age of earlier credits | No expiration date | Anatomy, physiology, microbiology, statistics: 7 years |
| Finishing the programme | Transition track: 6 semesters; traditional ASN: 8 semesters | Traditional BSN: 5 years |
Where outside credit fits for an LPN
English Composition and Introduction to Psychology are the courses LPNs most often still need, and they are the ones where ACE-recommended or NCCRS-recommended credit is most often considered. Anatomy and physiology carry more risk: ask the programme in writing whether an online course and lab will meet its prerequisite. Credit moves via a college transcript; TESU and UoPeople are partner colleges that consider ACE-recommended or NCCRS-recommended credit.
A realistic timeline
Allow one to two months to finish two general education courses, two to four weeks for a partner college to post them, and four weeks before the deadline for Ivy Tech to evaluate the transcript. Working backwards from the application deadline, that means starting three to four months ahead.
If your programme says no to online science, the timeline changes: a college anatomy and physiology sequence usually takes two terms. In that case, start the college science first and fit the general education courses around it. Either way, the written answer from your programme decides the order, so ask before you spend money on any course.
What to ask in writing
Before you enrol
Ask your nursing programme's advisor in writing whether each course, and any online lab, will meet its prerequisite 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
how long does lpn to rn take at ivy tech
Ivy Tech's handbook gives the Transition to ASN track a maximum of six semesters from the first nursing course; students who go past it must reapply. Plan the prerequisites so they are posted before you apply.
do my old lpn prerequisites still count in indiana
At Ivy Tech, yes in principle: its nursing page says there is no expiration date for credits earned in earlier years. IU uses a seven-year limit for anatomy, physiology, microbiology and statistics. Ask your programme in writing.
what test do i need for lpn to rn in indiana
Ivy Tech requires the TEAS with all four parts, scored at the Proficient level or above. You may take it up to four times in twelve months, with fourteen days between attempts.
Courses that fit
ACE-recommended or NCCRS-recommended courses, studied online at your own pace.
Introduction to Psychology
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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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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Take the courses your programme has agreed to in writing, then move them via a college transcript.
Sources
- Ivy Tech Community College: Nursing (ASN) programme page (official)ASN prerequisites APHY 101, APHY 102, ENGL 111, PSYC 101 with a C or higher; TEAS at Proficient or higher; no expiration date on earlier credits; outside courses count for points only once transfer credit is on the Ivy Tech transcript. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.
- Indiana University School of Nursing, Academic Bulletin 2025-2026 (IU Indianapolis) (official)Traditional BSN core: English Composition, Introductory Psychology, Introductory Sociology, Human Anatomy, Finite Math; C or higher; anatomy, physiology and microbiology must be graded college coursework; 7-year limit on anatomy, physiology, microbiology and statistics; RN-to-BSN: all but 9 gen-ed credits before nursing courses. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.
- Ivy Tech Community College: Nursing Student Handbook 2025-2026 (official)Maximum time to complete: traditional ASN 8 semesters, Transition to ASN track 6 semesters, Practical Nursing 6 semesters. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.