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Which Minnesota nursing programmes take online A&P labs? How to ask before you enrol
By the team. Checked 15 Nov 2026.
The short answer
No public list says which Minnesota nursing programmes take an online anatomy and physiology lab. The admission pages for M State and Minnesota State Mankato do not mention online labs at all. Each programme decides, so the only safe answer is a written one from the programme you are applying to.
What the admission pages say
We checked two public Minnesota programmes on 15 November 2026. Minnesota State Mankato's BSN lists Anatomy and Physiology I and II as 4-credit core prerequisites, each needing a C or better before you apply, and says transfer coursework must appear on your degree audit with its posted grade. M State's fall 2027 associate degree gives points for biology courses taken in the last five years and counts transfer courses only after its transfer specialist has evaluated them.
Neither page mentions online labs, credit by exam or recommended credit. That silence is not a yes or a no. It means you need to ask.
Why the lab question is harder than the lecture question
Many Minnesota programmes list A&P as one 4-credit course that combines lecture and lab. UPI Study sells A&P I as a 3-credit lecture and a separate 2-credit online lab, both with an NCCRS recommendation only. A programme has to decide whether two separate courses can stand in for its one combined course, and whether an online lab meets its lab standard.
There is also the grade. Mankato wants a posted grade of C or better on the degree audit. Recommended credit recorded by a college often appears without a letter grade, which may not fit a rule like that.
Who to ask
Ask the office that evaluates transfer courses for the nursing programme, not only general admissions. At M State that is the transfer specialist; at a university it may be the nursing advising office or the registrar's transfer team. Ask for the answer by email so you can keep it.
- Nursing programme advising or admissions office
- The college's transfer specialist or transfer evaluation team
- The registrar's office, for how a course would appear on your record
An email you can send
Keep it short and specific. Name the course, the provider, the recommendation and the credits, and ask the exact questions you need answered.
- Course: Anatomy and Physiology I (3 credits) and Anatomy and Physiology I Lab (2 credits), separate online courses from UPI Study, NCCRS-recommended
- Question 1: If a regionally accredited college records this credit on its transcript, would it meet your A&P I prerequisite?
- Question 2: Would a separate online lab meet your lab standard?
- Question 3: How would the course be graded for admission if it arrives without a letter grade?
- Question 4: Does the five-year (or other) time limit start from the date I finish the course or the date it is recorded?
If the answer is no
Take the science at a Minnesota State college instead. M State lists $200.35 per credit for 2026-27, or $218.50 for internet delivery, so two 4-credit A&P courses would be about $1,603 in tuition before fees. The grade goes straight onto a college transcript, which avoids the grading question.
You can still use online courses for general education such as Statistics or Psychology if the programme agrees. Ask about each course separately; a no for the lab does not mean a no for everything.
If the answer is yes
Save the email, note the date and the name of the office, and check whether the answer covers your intake term. Take the courses, then have a college that considers recommended credit review them. TESU and UoPeople are partner colleges that consider ACE-recommended or NCCRS-recommended credit. Send the official college transcript early: M State asks for up to six weeks for transfer evaluation.
What to ask in writing
Before you enrol
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.
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 minnesota nursing schools take online labs
Some may and some may not. The M State and Minnesota State Mankato admission pages we checked do not mention online labs. Ask your programme in writing whether a separate online lab, recorded on a college transcript, would meet its A&P prerequisite.
is a 3 credit lecture plus a 2 credit lab the same as a 4 credit a&p course
Only if your programme says so. Many Minnesota programmes list A&P as one 4-credit course. A separate 3-credit lecture and 2-credit lab total 5 credits, but the programme decides whether the pair meets its course. Ask before you enrol.
how long does transfer evaluation take at m state
M State's nursing admission page asks applicants to allow up to six weeks for transfer evaluation, and transfer courses do not count toward admission until they have been evaluated and transferred. Plan to send transcripts well before your round deadline.
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
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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Ask your programme in writing first, then take only the courses it agrees to consider.
Sources
- Minnesota Revisor: Minnesota Rules chapter 6301, Program Approvals (Board of Nursing) (official)The Board of Nursing's programme approval rules, including 6301.2310 Nursing Education Program Approval and 6301.2340 Required Criteria for Nursing Education Programs; the chapter governs programmes, not a statewide prerequisite list. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.
- M State: Associate Degree Nursing admission requirements, fall 2027 (official)Fall 2027 start at Fergus Falls and Wadena with 32 seats each; deadlines 15 Feb, 1 Apr and 15 May 2027; BIOL courses must be completed within the last five years (fall 2022 or later) to earn points; HSRT-AD score of 60 or higher; transfer courses count only once evaluated by the M State transfer specialist, allowing up to six weeks. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.
- Minnesota State University, Mankato: Nursing BS pre-licensure, application and admission (official)Core prerequisites A&P I (4 cr), A&P II (4 cr), Chemistry of Life Processes (5 cr), Foundations of Writing (4 cr), Human Development (3 cr) and Elementary Statistics (4 cr), each with a minimum C before applying; minimum cumulative GPA 3.0; deadline for spring 2027 admission 11 September 2026; transfer coursework must appear on the degree audit with its posted grade; proposed fall 2027 changes add TEAS and a holistic review. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.
- M State: Cost and tuition 2026-27 (official)Tuition of $200.35 per credit for 2026-27 (resident and non-resident), $218.50 per credit for internet delivery, plus per-credit fees. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.