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 Missouri 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 Missouri programmes count an online anatomy and physiology lab for nursing. Under 20 CSR 2200-2.090 each programme's faculty writes its own transfer policy. STLCC lists a 4-credit A&P I, and Mizzou counts a lone A&P I with lab as anatomy only. Email your programme in writing, naming the course and its lab, before you enrol.
What the admission pages say
Missouri programmes describe A&P in different ways, and the wording matters for an online lab. St. Louis Community College's April 2026 handbook lists Anatomy and Physiology I (BIO 207) at 4 credits as a pre-entry requirement, with Anatomy and Physiology II (BIO 208) at 4 credits during the programme. Every course needs a C or higher, and Chemistry plus one of A&P I, A&P II or Microbiology must be within 5 years.
Mizzou's Sinclair School of Nursing explains how it treats A&P from elsewhere. If you transfer A&P I with lab on its own, Mizzou gives credit for Human Anatomy only, and you then take its physiology course. If you bring both A&P I and II with labs, they meet both the anatomy and the physiology requirement. Neither school's page says whether an online lab counts.
Why the lab question is harder than the lecture question
A lecture course is judged mostly on content and level. A lab is judged on what you actually did: models or dissection, slides, measurements, and how the work was checked. Many programmes have a view on that which is not written on the admission page. Some count online labs from a regionally accredited college; others want a campus lab. Asking is the only way to know.
UPI Study's A&P labs are separate 2-credit online courses, NCCRS-recommended, next to 3-credit lecture courses. A programme that lists a 4-credit A&P may count the pair, count only the lecture, or count neither. Mizzou's RN-to-BSN page also says transfer credit must come from a regionally accredited college, so ask how credit recorded on such a college's transcript would be treated.
Who to ask
Missouri's rule says each programme's admission and transfer policies are written by its nursing faculty, so write to the office that applies them, not to a general enquiries line. Useful contacts are:
- The school of nursing's admissions or student services office.
- The university's transfer credit or registrar's office, if nursing refers you there.
- At a community college, the nursing programme office or a Student Success Advisor; STLCC applications are signed by both student and adviser.
- Your academic adviser, if you are already a student there.
An email you can send
Keep it short and specific. Subject: Prerequisite question for [programme, term]. Then: I plan to apply to [programme] for [term]. Before I enrol, could you confirm in writing whether these courses would meet your Anatomy and Physiology prerequisite via a college transcript? Anatomy and Physiology I, 3 credits, NCCRS-recommended, plus Anatomy and Physiology I Lab, a separate 2-credit online course; the same pair for A&P II. The credit would be reviewed and recorded by a college that considers recommended credit. Would a letter grade be needed for your GPA, and what time limit applies to A&P?
Save the reply with your application papers. If they ask for a syllabus, send it.
If the answer is no
Take A&P at a Missouri community college or the university itself. At STLCC that is $127 per credit hour in-district for 2026-27, so a 4-credit course is $508 in tuition before fees. It arrives with a letter grade on a college transcript, which helps where a programme screens on GPA. You may still use online courses for general education such as Statistics or Psychology, if the programme agrees to those.
If the answer is yes
Ask the programme which college transcript it needs to see. TESU and UoPeople are partner colleges that consider ACE-recommended or NCCRS-recommended credit, and each sets its own rules and fees. The credit reaches your programme via a college transcript, so leave time for that review before the deadline. UPI Study does not offer Microbiology with lab, Nutrition, Lifespan Development, Organic Chemistry or Pharmacology. No course here gives clinical hours, and none is a remedy for a deficiency the Missouri State Board of Nursing has named.
What to ask in writing
Before you enrol
Ask your Missouri 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
does mizzou count online anatomy and physiology labs
Mizzou's transfer page does not say. It does say a transferred A&P I with lab counts as Human Anatomy only, while A&P I and II with labs together meet both requirements. Ask the Sinclair School of Nursing in writing, naming the course, its credits and that the lab is a separate online course, before you enrol.
is a 3-credit a&p lecture plus a 2-credit lab the same as a 4-credit a&p
Not automatically. Some programmes add the two and count them as one course with lab; others want a single course or a campus lab. UPI Study sells the 3-credit lecture and 2-credit lab separately, both NCCRS-recommended. STLCC lists a 4-credit A&P I, so ask your programme in writing how it would treat that split.
what should i include when i ask a nursing programme about an online lab
Name the course and lab, the credits, that the recommendation is NCCRS, that the lab is online, and that a college would record the credit on its transcript. Ask whether a letter grade is needed and what time limit applies. Ask for the answer in writing, and keep it with your application papers.
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Ask your programme in writing first, then take only the courses it agrees to consider.
Sources
- Missouri Code of State Regulations, 20 CSR 2200-2: minimum standards for professional nursing programmes (3/31/24) (official)20 CSR 2200-2.090(1)(B): policies for admission, readmission, transfer and advanced placement shall be written, implemented and evaluated by the faculty; admission criteria stated in writing and accessible to applicants; time limits for credits earned during prior enrolment should be stated; the board approves the maximum number of students. 2.100(2)(C): curriculum design shall foster seamless academic articulation. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.
- MU Sinclair School of Nursing: Transfer courses (official)3.25 GPA to transfer to Pre-Nursing; no limit on the number of transfer courses and no time limit on transferable courses, with credit older than 10 years encouraged to be refreshed by self-study; a transferred A&P I with lab counts as Human Anatomy only, and A&P I and II with labs together meet both anatomy and physiology. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.
- MU Sinclair School of Nursing: RN to BSN, how to apply (official)2.5 GPA for transfer students; unencumbered US RN licence or NCLEX eligibility in the first semester; general education can be met with transfer courses; transfer credits must be from a regionally accredited college or university; recommended courses include Anatomy, Physiology, Microbiology, Nutrition, Human Development, General Psychology, General Sociology and Statistics. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.
- St. Louis Community College: Nursing Program Handbook (revised April 2026) (official)Pre-entry checklist: 2.5 cumulative GPA; math proficiency at MTH 140 level; CHM 101 or two semesters of high school chemistry with lab; BIO 111; ENG 101; BIO 207 A&P I; PSY 200; COM 200 or SOC 101; all with a C or higher; TEAS composite of 58.7 within two calendar years; Chemistry and one of BIO 207, 208 or 203 within 5 years. RN Bridge adds BIO 208, BIO 203 and PSY 205, a current undisciplined Missouri LPN or EMT-P licence, and one year of work within five years. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.