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LPN to RN in Kansas: prerequisite checklist and time limits
By the team. Checked 15 Nov 2026.
The short answer
LPN to RN in Kansas runs through programmes approved by the Kansas State Board of Nursing, each of which must have an articulation plan under K.A.R. 60-2-104. Prerequisites, grade minimums and time limits on science courses are set by each programme. Use the checklist below, then confirm every course and any time limit with your programme in writing.
What the board rule sets
K.A.R. 60-2-104 says each nursing programme in Kansas must have an articulation plan. That is the basis for LPN-to-RN entry: it sets how a practical nurse's earlier study counts toward an RN programme. A professional (RN) programme must include at least 30 credit hours in the nursing major, and its curriculum must cover the biological, physical, social and behavioral sciences.
The rule leaves the detailed prerequisite list, grades and time limits to each programme. Ask yours for its current LPN-to-RN admission page, and ask how its articulation plan counts your practical nursing courses: some programmes give credit for earlier nursing coursework or a current LPN licence, which can shorten the RN programme. Get the answer in writing, because it decides how many semesters you will need and which general education courses must be finished before you start.
A prerequisite checklist
Kansas LPN-to-RN and RN programmes commonly list courses like these. Tick off what you have and ask about the rest:
- Anatomy and Physiology I and II, with labs.
- Microbiology with lab.
- English Composition I.
- General Psychology, and often Developmental or Lifespan Psychology.
- College Algebra or Statistics.
- Sometimes Chemistry, Nutrition or Sociology, depending on the programme.
Time limits: what to ask
Programmes differ on whether science courses expire. The KU RN-BSN, a later step for RNs, says its prerequisite credit has no expiration date. Pre-licensure and LPN-to-RN programmes may set an age limit on sciences such as A&P and Microbiology, or recommend recent coursework. Ask your programme directly:
- Do my A&P and Microbiology courses have an age limit? From which date is it counted?
- If a course is too old, can I test out or retake only the lecture?
- What minimum grade do you need in each science course?
- Will you count a course on another college's transcript that it accepted in transfer?
Where UPI Study fits
Against the checklist:
| Prerequisite | UPI Study |
|---|---|
| A&P I and II with labs | Yes, NCCRS-recommended (3 lecture + 2 lab credits each) |
| English Composition I | Yes |
| General Psychology | Yes (Introduction to Psychology) |
| College Algebra / Statistics | Yes |
| Chemistry / Sociology | Yes |
| Microbiology, Nutrition, Developmental Psychology | No |
Putting it together
Ask the programme in writing which of your planned courses it will count and on which transcript. Take the confirmed courses, then move the credit via a college transcript. TESU and UoPeople are partner colleges that consider ACE-recommended or NCCRS-recommended credit. ACE and NCCRS have over 2,100 cooperating colleges that will consider accepting credits; the final decision is with the universities.
UPI Study has no Microbiology, Nutrition, Lifespan, Child or Human Development, Organic Chemistry, Pharmacology or Speech course. Take those at a Kansas community college; Johnson County Community College lists Fall 2026 tuition of $106 per credit hour for county residents and $128 for other Kansas residents. Keep each written reply with your application, and apply before any science course reaches the programme's age limit.
What to ask in writing
Before you enrol
Ask your nursing programme's admissions office in writing which courses it will count, at what grade and from which college transcript, 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 do i go from lpn to rn in kansas
Apply to an RN programme approved by the Kansas State Board of Nursing that offers LPN-to-RN entry. Each must have an articulation plan under K.A.R. 60-2-104. Meet its prerequisites and grade minimums, then pass the NCLEX-RN after graduating.
do science prerequisites expire for lpn to rn in kansas
It depends on the programme. The board's rule does not set an age limit; each programme decides. KU's RN-BSN has no expiration date, but pre-licensure programmes may limit older sciences. Ask yours in writing.
can i take lpn to rn prerequisites online in kansas
Often for lectures; labs vary. Each programme decides which transfer courses it counts. Ask in writing, naming the course, the lab and the college transcript, before you enrol in any online prerequisite.
Courses that fit
ACE-recommended or NCCRS-recommended courses, studied online at your own pace.
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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English Composition 1
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Take only the courses your programme has agreed to in writing, then move them via a college transcript.
Sources
- K.A.R. 60-2-104, Curriculum requirements for approved nursing programs (Cornell LII copy of the Kansas regulation)Kansas State Board of Nursing regulation, effective 1 January 2022: each programme's faculty develops its curriculum, which must include content in the biological, physical, social and behavioral sciences; professional programmes need at least 30 credit hours in the nursing major and practical programmes at least 15; each programme must have an articulation plan; major curriculum changes need board approval. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.
- KU School of Nursing: RN to BSN Admissions (official)Current unencumbered US RN licence; minimum cumulative GPA 2.50 counting all transferable credit; 60 hours of prerequisite coursework with no expiration date, which may be completed at the regionally accredited community college or university of your choice: English Composition I and II, a humanities elective, Speech or Interpersonal Communication, General Psychology, General Sociology, Child or Human Development, Ethics, General Chemistry with lab, Microbiology with lab, Anatomy with lab and Physiology (or combined A&P), College Algebra, Statistics, Human Nutrition, plus electives to 60 hours; $75 application fee; official transcripts from every college attended. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.
- Johnson County Community College: Current Tuition Rates (official)Fall 2026 rates per credit hour including fees: $106 for Johnson County residents, $128 for other Kansas residents. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.