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 Louisiana 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 Louisiana nursing count only if your programme says so. The Louisiana State Board of Nursing's rule, LAC 46:XLVII.3517, has each programme set and publish its own admission standards, and it does not say where a prerequisite lab must be taken. Ask the admissions office in writing, before you enrol, whether it counts a named online lab from a named college transcript.
What the board rules say about labs
The board's curriculum rule, section 3521, lets a programme use simulated laboratory experiences within its own nursing curriculum and count them as classroom or clinical hours. That covers courses the programme teaches. It does not set rules for science prerequisites you take before admission, so the decision about an outside online lab rests with the programme under its own admission standards.
Why answers differ between programmes
Some programmes want every science prerequisite with an in-person lab. Others take online or at-home labs from a college they recognise. Some look at the college's accreditation or set a time limit on science credit. A programme can also change its policy between catalog years, so an old forum post is not proof of what it counts today.
Science grades matter too. LSU Health New Orleans asks for a B- or better in Biology, Microbiology and Chemistry, and lets you repeat a failed prerequisite only once. The only answer you can rely on is a written reply from the programme you will apply to.
What to ask, word for word
Send the admissions office something like this:
- I plan to take Anatomy and Physiology I (3 credits) with a separate lab (2 credits) online. Will these meet your A&P prerequisite?
- The credit will appear on an official transcript from [college name]. Do you take transfer credit from that college?
- Is there a minimum grade, and is there a time limit on science credit?
- Do you need a course description or syllabus to decide?
How the credit reaches the programme
UPI Study is not a college and is not accredited. Its A&P courses carry NCCRS credit recommendations, and they reach a nursing programme only 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.
Ask the programme how it treats each transcript before you start. LSU Health New Orleans, for example, asks for official transcripts from all regionally accredited colleges you attended and sends applications through NursingCAS, so accreditation questions are worth asking up front.
The A&P courses UPI Study offers
Each lecture and lab is a separate course with its own NCCRS credit recommendation:
| Course | Credits (NCCRS-recommended) |
|---|---|
| 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 no
Take the lab where your programme says. You may still be able to use UPI Study for general education the programme does count, such as College Algebra, English Composition I or Psychology. UPI Study has no Microbiology, Nutrition, Lifespan or Developmental Psychology, Organic Chemistry or Pharmacology course. UPI Study also has no general biology lab for science majors, which LSU Health New Orleans lists among the courses due before you apply.
Keep every written answer with your application papers. If you apply to more than one programme, ask each one, because a yes from one does not carry over to another.
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 louisiana nursing programs accept online a&p labs
Some do and some do not. The Louisiana State Board of Nursing leaves admission standards to each programme. Ask the admissions office in writing whether it counts a named online lab from a named college transcript before you enrol.
does the louisiana state board of nursing require in-person labs for prerequisites
The board's rules do not set lab rules for prerequisites taken before admission. Section 3521 lets programmes use simulated laboratory experiences inside their own nursing curriculum. Your programme sets its prerequisite rules under section 3517.
how many credits are upi study's a&p courses
Anatomy and Physiology I and II each carry an NCCRS recommendation of 3 credits, and each separate lab course carries 2 credits. The credit reaches a nursing programme only via a college transcript, so confirm with your programme first.
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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College Algebra, English Composition I, Chemistry, Psychology and A&P with labs, once your programme agrees in writing to count them.
Sources
- LAC 46:XLVII.3517 and 3521, Louisiana State Board of Nursing: student policies and curriculum for nursing education degree programs (official)Section 3517: admission standards for undergraduate and graduate nursing education degree programs are established and published by the program with faculty involvement; placement by examinations, previous education, or both, must be consistent with the parent institution; progression and transfer policies are set by the program. Section 3521: the undergraduate curriculum includes content from the behavioral, biological, mathematical, nursing and physical sciences; simulated laboratory experiences may count as classroom or clinical hours. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.
- LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing: Traditional BSN admission criteria (official)37 hours of prerequisite courses; 16 must be complete by the deadline: College Algebra 3, English Composition I 3, General Biology and Lab for Science Majors 4, General Chemistry 3, General Psychology 3. Minimum 3.0 GPA on prerequisites; B- or better in science prerequisites (Biology lecture and lab, Microbiology, Chemistry); C- or better in non-science. General education courses may be taken at any accredited college or university; official transcripts from all regionally accredited colleges attended. Up to nine combined hours of AP and CLEP and up to nine hours of advanced standing credit. A failed prerequisite may be repeated once. HESI A2 with 80 percent cumulative, score no more than one year old. Fall 2027 NursingCAS application opens 1 December 2026; deadline 31 March 2027. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.