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 Michigan nursing programmes take online A&P labs? How to ask before you enrol
By the team. Checked 15 Nov 2026.
The short answer
Michigan nursing programmes decide for themselves whether an online A&P lab counts. Macomb Community College counts direct equivalents from another accredited institution, as Macomb defines them, with a C or better, and ranks applicants on prerequisite grades. Ask each programme in writing, naming the exact course and lab, before you enrol.
What one Michigan programme asks for
Macomb's fall 2027 associate degree lists Human Physiological Anatomy and Microbiology as its sciences. Both must be within 5 years of the 1 February 2027 deadline, with a grade of C or better that affects GPA. Courses from elsewhere must be direct equivalents at another accredited institution, as Macomb defines them.
The packet does not spell out a rule on online labs. That silence is not a yes: Macomb decides what is a direct equivalent, so the question goes to its admissions office.
Three questions for any Michigan programme
Online A&P raises three separate questions. A programme can say yes to one and no to another, so ask all three.
- Format: does the lab have to be in person, or can it be online?
- Structure: may lecture and lab be separate courses, or must they be one course?
- Grade: how will the course be graded for the prerequisite GPA and ranking?
How UPI Study's A&P is built
UPI Study sells A&P I and A&P II as 3-credit lecture courses and the matching labs as separate 2-credit online courses. A&P carries an NCCRS recommendation only. Credit would reach a school via a college transcript, and recommended credit is often recorded there without a letter grade.
Knowing this before you write helps you ask the right question and saves a round of emails.
- Two courses for each half: lecture and lab
- NCCRS recommendation only for A&P
- Grade on the college transcript may not be a letter grade
- UPI Study does not offer Microbiology
The email to send admissions
Write to the nursing or selective admissions office for the intake you want. Quote their prerequisite exactly, say the lecture and lab are separate NCCRS-recommended courses (3 and 2 credits), give the course links, and ask whether the pair, on a college transcript, would meet the prerequisite and how it would count for ranking. Ask for a yes or no in writing and keep the thread.
If the answer is no, or unclear, take A&P at a community college. Macomb lists $113 per billable contact hour for county residents for 2026-27, before fees, and the course carries a letter grade from the start.
Where online courses are less of a question
Courses without a lab, such as Statistics, Introduction to Psychology and English Composition, only raise the credit and grade questions. They are also the courses most often covered by general education rules such as the Michigan Transfer Agreement. If your programme will not consider recommended credit for A&P, it may still look at it for these, so ask about each course separately.
Remember that Microbiology appears on most Michigan nursing lists, including Macomb's. Plan to take it at a college, since UPI Study does not offer it.
What to ask in writing
Before you enrol
Ask your Michigan nursing programme's admissions office in writing whether each named UPI Study course, including a separate online lab, would meet a listed prerequisite via a college transcript, and how it would be graded for ranking, 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
does macomb allow an online anatomy lab for nursing
Macomb's packet counts direct equivalents from another accredited institution, as Macomb defines them, but does not set out an online-lab rule. Ask Macomb's selective admissions office in writing, naming the course and lab, before you enrol.
will a pass grade work for a michigan nursing prerequisite
At Macomb, prerequisites need a grade that affects GPA of C or better, and the GPA is used for ranking. A pass grade does not affect GPA, so ask the programme how it would treat one before relying on it.
can i take microbiology through upi study
No. UPI Study does not offer Microbiology with lab. Most Michigan nursing programmes, including Macomb's associate degree, require it, so plan to take it at a college. A community college course also gives you the letter grade that ranking uses.
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Ask your programme in writing first, then take the courses it agrees to at your own pace.
Sources
- Michigan Administrative Code: Board of Nursing General Rules, Part 3, Nursing Education ProgramsPart 3, starting at R 338.10301, covers initial and full approval of nursing education programmes by the board; it deals with programmes, not where an applicant took a prerequisite. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.
- Macomb Community College: Associate Degree Nursing selective admission requirements, fall 2027 (official)Deadline 1 February 2027; prerequisites BIOL-2400 or BIOL-2730 Microbiology, BIOL-2710 Human Physiological Anatomy, ENGL-1181 or ENGL-1211, and HHSC-1040 (taken at Macomb); C (2.0) or better, C- not acceptable; direct equivalents at another accredited institution as defined by Macomb; sciences within 5 years of the deadline; ranking uses the prerequisite GPA. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.
- Macomb Community College: 2026-27 tuition announcement (official)Macomb County resident tuition is $113 per billable contact hour for fall 2026 through spring/summer 2027. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.