Checked 15 Nov 2026 by the team. Sources are listed at the end of the page.
Minnesota nursing prerequisites are set by each programme, not by one state list. The Minnesota Board of Nursing approves programmes under Minnesota Rules chapter 6301. Most ask for Anatomy and Physiology I and II, often Chemistry or Microbiology, Statistics, Psychology or Human Development, and English, with a C or better and recent sciences. Ask your programme in writing before you study online.
The Minnesota Board of Nursing approves nursing education programmes under Minn. R. 6301.2340 and the rest of chapter 6301, and each programme sets its own prerequisites: M State's fall 2027 associate degree counts biology courses only if taken within the last 5 years (fall 2022 or later), and Minnesota State Mankato's BSN needs each core prerequisite with a C or better.
The rule asks for Varies by programme; for example, Mankato's BSN core prerequisites total 24 credits. The legal source is Minn. R. 6301.2340.
| Point | M State associate degree (fall 2027) | Minnesota State Mankato BSN |
|---|---|---|
| Who sets prerequisites | The college; the Board approves the programme (s1) | The university; the Board approves the programme (s1) |
| Science age | Biology within the last 5 years: fall 2022 or later (s2) | Ask the School of Nursing; not stated on the admission page (s3) |
| Grades | C or better for developmental work; points for biology grades (s2) | Each core prerequisite C or better; 3.0 cumulative GPA (s3) |
| Entrance test | HSRT-AD, 60 or higher (s2) | TEAS proposed for fall 2027 (s3) |
| Transfer courses | Count once evaluated by the transfer specialist; allow six weeks (s2) | Must appear on the degree audit with a posted grade (s3) |
Minnesota Board of Nursing (programme approval); each Minnesota nursing programme's admissions office (prerequisites) decides how this rule applies to you. We read its published rule and the pages below; each was checked on 15 Nov 2026.
Each nursing programme sets its own prerequisite list, its own time limits for science courses and its own rule on which credits it takes. Read the programme's published list first and ask its admissions office in writing before you enrol in any course.
UPI Study does not yet offer Microbiology with lab, Nutrition or Lifespan Development. Our courses carry no clinical hours, and they do not clear a deficiency for a board of nursing.
Each course below is ACE-recommended or NCCRS-recommended for college credit. Whether it counts here is the decision of the college and of Minnesota Board of Nursing (programme approval); each Minnesota nursing programme's admissions office (prerequisites).
A&P I lecture, 3 credits, NCCRS-recommended; Minnesota programmes list 4-credit A&P courses, so ask how a 3 + 2 split would be treated.
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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The online lab for A&P I, a separate 2-credit NCCRS-recommended course.
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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A&P II lecture for programmes that list both halves.
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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The online lab for A&P II, a separate 2-credit course.
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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Statistics is a core prerequisite at Mankato; ACE-recommended and NCCRS-recommended.
Self-paced online Principles of Statistics course (Statistics 101). ACE and NCCRS recommend 3 semester credits; each college decides how it applies them.
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Composition appears on most Minnesota nursing plans; NCCRS-recommended.
Self-paced online English Composition 1 course (ENG 101). NCCRS recommends 3 semester credits; each college decides how it applies them.
See the course →TESU and UoPeople are partner colleges that consider ACE-recommended or NCCRS-recommended credit; a partner college can review your courses and, if it awards credit, list them on its own transcript for your Minnesota programme to review.
ACE and NCCRS have over 2,100 cooperating colleges that will consider accepting credits; the final decision is with the universities.
| Option | Price | For this rule | Price checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPI Study PRO | $99 a month, every course | $99 for each month you are subscribed; take as many courses as you finish in that time | 15 Nov 2026 |
| M State (Minnesota State Community and Technical College) | $200.35 per credit for 2026-27 ($218.50 per credit for internet delivery), plus per-credit fees | About $1,603 in tuition for A&P I and II at 4 credits each, before fees | 15 Nov 2026 |
| StraighterLine membership | $99 a month plus a fee per course (English Composition I: $79); lab kits not included | Membership plus a course fee for each science; it lists Microbiology and Nutrition, which UPI Study does not offer | 15 Nov 2026 |
A Minnesota State college course is already on a college transcript with a letter grade, which matters where a programme ranks on GPA or needs a posted grade. PRO is $99 a month for as many courses as you finish, but a college has to review and record the credit before a programme can count it, and only if the programme agrees in writing.
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.
Ask your Minnesota nursing programme's admissions or transfer 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, before you enrol.
There is no single Minnesota prerequisite list. The Minnesota Board of Nursing approves programmes under Minnesota Rules chapter 6301, including part 6301.2340 on required criteria, and each college or university then sets its own admission rules. In practice most programmes ask for Anatomy and Physiology I and II with lab, a chemistry or microbiology course, statistics or college math, a psychology or human development course, and English composition.
Two public programmes show how much the details differ. Minnesota State Mankato's BSN lists six core prerequisites: A&P I and II (4 credits each), Chemistry of Life Processes (5), Foundations of Writing (4), Human Development (3) and Elementary Statistics (4), each with a C or better before you apply, and a 3.0 cumulative GPA. M State's associate degree uses a points system: biology courses such as A&P and the related labs earn points only if taken in the last five years, and applicants need 60 or more on the HSRT-AD exam.
Both programmes care about how a course arrives. Mankato needs transfer coursework to show on your degree audit with its posted grade. M State counts transfer courses only after its transfer specialist has evaluated them, and asks you to allow up to six weeks. Recommended credit recorded by a college often appears as transfer credit without a letter grade, so ask how such a course would be treated before you plan around it.
Deadlines are fixed. M State's fall 2027 intake has rounds on 15 February, 1 April and 15 May 2027, with 32 seats at Fergus Falls and 32 at Wadena. Mankato's deadlines fall on the third Friday of the fall and spring semesters; the spring 2027 deadline was 11 September 2026.
UPI Study's A&P I and II lectures (3 credits each) and labs (2 credits each) are separate NCCRS-recommended courses, and Principles of Statistics and Introduction to Psychology are ACE-recommended and NCCRS-recommended. They are most useful for general education and for programmes that agree in writing to consider them. UPI Study does not offer Microbiology with lab, Nutrition, Lifespan Development, Organic Chemistry or Pharmacology, and no course gives clinical hours.
For RN-to-BSN students, general education is where outside credit is most often considered. Minnesota State institutions use the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum, at least 40 credits across 10 goal areas with a 2.0 GPA; ask your BSN programme which goal areas you still need.
Each programme sets its own. Most list Anatomy and Physiology I and II, chemistry or microbiology, statistics or math, psychology or human development, and English composition. Minnesota State Mankato's BSN needs six core courses with a C or better and a 3.0 GPA. Check the page for your exact intake.
It depends on the programme. M State counts biology courses for its fall 2027 associate degree only if taken in the last five years, that is fall 2022 or later. Other programmes use their own limits, so ask the admissions office in writing before you plan a course.
Some programmes may consider online lectures or labs and others may not; the admission pages we checked do not say. Ask the programme in writing whether an online lab, taken as a separate course and recorded on a college transcript, would meet its A&P prerequisite before you enrol.
No. The Board approves nursing education programmes under Minnesota Rules chapter 6301. Each approved programme decides its own admission prerequisites and which transfer courses it counts, so the programme's admissions or transfer office is the one to ask.
UPI Study does not offer Microbiology with lab, Nutrition, Lifespan Development, Organic Chemistry or Pharmacology. Its A&P lecture and lab are separate courses with an NCCRS recommendation only, and no course gives clinical hours. Use a college for anything missing from that list.
M State lists $200.35 per credit for 2026-27, or $218.50 per credit for internet delivery, plus per-credit fees. Two 4-credit A&P courses would be about $1,603 in tuition before fees. Other colleges set their own rates, so check the cost page of the college you choose.
Ask your programme in writing first, then take only the courses it agrees to consider.