Anatomy and Physiology I
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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Which Kansas nursing programmes take online A&P labs? How to ask before you enrol
By the team. Checked 15 Nov 2026.
The short answer
Online A&P labs for Kansas nursing are decided programme by programme. The Board of Nursing approves each curriculum but does not rule on where a prerequisite lab was taken. Some programmes accept any regionally accredited college transcript; others want in-person labs. Ask your programme in writing, naming the course, the lab and the transcript, before you enrol.
Why there is no single Kansas answer
Under K.A.R. 60-2-104 the faculty of each Kansas nursing programme designs its curriculum, which must include biological and physical science content. The regulation does not say whether a prerequisite lab must be in person. That choice sits with each programme's admissions or transfer office.
So two programmes a few miles apart can treat the same online lab differently. The only safe answer is the one your programme gives you in writing.
What one Kansas programme says
The KU RN-BSN lists 'Anatomy w/lab' and 'Physiology (or combined A&P)' among its prerequisites. KU says you may complete all 60 prerequisite hours at the regionally accredited community college or university of your choice, and that prerequisite credit has no expiration date. Its admissions page does not say whether labs must be in person, so even here, ask.
Pre-licensure programmes, where you are not yet a nurse, are often stricter about science labs than RN-BSN completion routes. Check each programme's current page.
The questions to ask
Put these in one email to the programme's admissions or transfer office:
- Will you count an online Anatomy and Physiology lab toward your A&P with lab prerequisite?
- Does the lab need to be the same course number as the lecture, or from the same college?
- Which colleges' transcripts do you accept for science prerequisites? Is a regionally accredited college required?
- What minimum grade do you need, and do you limit the age of science courses?
What UPI Study offers for A&P
These are the UPI Study A&P courses and their NCCRS credit recommendations:
| Course | NCCRS-recommended credits |
|---|---|
| Anatomy and Physiology I | 3 |
| Anatomy and Physiology I Lab | 2 |
| Anatomy and Physiology II | 3 |
| Anatomy and Physiology II Lab | 2 |
If the answer is yes, and if it is no
If the programme agrees, take the courses, then move the credit via a college transcript. TESU and UoPeople are partner colleges that consider ACE-recommended or NCCRS-recommended credit. Ask the programme whether the college you choose meets its accreditation rule before you apply there. ACE and NCCRS have over 2,100 cooperating colleges that will consider accepting credits; the final decision is with the universities.
If it says no to an online lab, you can still take the lecture online if it agrees to that, and take the lab 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 every written reply with your application.
UPI Study has no Microbiology, Nutrition, Lifespan, Child or Human Development, Organic Chemistry, Pharmacology or Speech course. Plan those at a community college from the start.
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
do kansas nursing schools accept online labs
Some do and some do not; each programme decides. The Kansas State Board of Nursing approves curricula but does not rule on where a prerequisite lab was taken. Ask your programme in writing before you enrol in any online lab.
does ku accept online anatomy and physiology lab
KU's RN-BSN page lists Anatomy with lab and lets you take prerequisites at the regionally accredited college of your choice, but it does not address online labs. Ask the KU School of Nursing in writing about your specific course.
how many credits is a&p with lab for nursing
Programmes often ask for about 4 credits per semester of A&P with lab. UPI Study's A&P lectures carry 3 NCCRS-recommended credits and each lab 2, so check that your programme accepts the split lecture and lab credits.
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 Lab
Self-paced online Anatomy and Physiology 2 Lab course (Biology 212L). NCCRS recommends 2 semester credits; each college decides how it applies them.
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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.