Checked 15 Nov 2026 by the team. Sources are listed at the end of the page.
Nebraska nursing prerequisites are set by each programme, not by the Board of Nursing. UNMC's BSN lists 58 prerequisite credits, including 8 of anatomy and physiology, 4 of microbiology and 4 of chemistry, with a 7-year limit on the sciences. Southeast Community College's ADN asks for anatomy and physiology with labs before you apply. Ask your programme in writing before taking any course online.
Under 172 NAC 97, the Nebraska Board of Nursing approves prelicensure nursing programmes against yearly standards, and each programme sets its own prerequisites: UNMC's traditional BSN lists 58 prerequisite credits, with designated science courses completed within 7 years of starting the programme.
The rule asks for 58 prerequisite credits at UNMC; 11 credits before applying at SCC's ADN. The legal source is 172 NAC 97.
| Requirement | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Who approves programmes | Nebraska Board of Nursing, under 172 NAC 97; it does not regulate post-licensure programmes | [3] |
| UNMC BSN prerequisites | 58 credits; A&P 8, Microbiology 4, Chemistry 4, Statistics 3, Nutrition 3, College Algebra 3 | [1] |
| UNMC time limit | Designated courses within 7 years of beginning the programme | [1] |
| UNMC grade and GPA | C in each course; 3.0 prerequisite GPA (2.0 for RN to BSN) | [1] |
| SCC ADN before applying | Human Anatomy with Lab 4, Human Physiology with Lab 4, written communication 3 | [2] |
| SCC grade and GPA | C or higher for transfer; 2.75 GPA in the prerequisites | [2] |
Nebraska Board of Nursing (Department of Health and Human Services, Licensure Unit); each nursing programme sets its own 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 Nebraska Board of Nursing (Department of Health and Human Services, Licensure Unit); each nursing programme sets its own prerequisites.
Lecture half of the A&P sequence Nebraska programmes ask for; NCCRS-recommended for 3 credits.
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 lab that pairs with A&P I; ask your programme first whether it takes an online 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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Second lecture course in the sequence.
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 A&P II lab; the same written check applies.
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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UNMC lists 3 credits of Statistics among its time-limited prerequisites.
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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UNMC lists Introduction to Psychology (3 credits) with no time limit.
Self-paced online Introduction to Psychology course (Psychology 110). ACE and NCCRS recommend 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; for a Nebraska nursing programme, ask that programme first whether it will take credit from their transcript for each prerequisite.
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 |
| Central Community College (Nebraska resident tuition) | $102 a semester credit hour (2026-2027) | $1,632 in tuition for 16 credits of A&P I and II with labs, before lab and course fees | 15 Nov 2026 |
| Metropolitan Community College, Omaha | $72 a quarter credit hour (from Winter Quarter 2026) | 16 semester credits is about 24 quarter hours, about $1,728 in tuition | 15 Nov 2026 |
College figures are tuition only, from each college's published rate; fees, books and lab fees are extra. Compare them only after your programme has told you in writing which route it will count.
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 nursing programme's admissions office in writing whether each course, once on an accredited college transcript, will meet its prerequisite, and whether it takes online labs, before you enrol.
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing does not teach its own prerequisites. Its page says students take them through the University of Nebraska or any accredited community college, 4-year college or university, and that online and independent study courses can count when the credit is transferable to the University of Nebraska. The list adds up to 58 credits: English Composition I and II, Introduction to Psychology, Introduction to Sociology, Human Growth and Development, Chemistry (4), College Algebra, Statistics, Anatomy and Physiology I and II (8), Ethics, Microbiology (4) and Nutrition, plus one course in each of five elective areas.
Courses marked with an asterisk, which include the sciences, statistics and algebra, must be completed within 7 years of beginning the programme. Every prerequisite needs a C or better, and the traditional and accelerated BSN look for a 3.0 prerequisite GPA.
Southeast Community College runs its Associate Degree Nursing programme from the Beatrice and Lincoln campuses, with hybrid and online-hybrid options; labs are in person on a campus or at a Learning Center. Its checklist, revised in October 2026, asks for three courses before you apply: Human Anatomy with Lab (4 credits), Human Physiology with Lab (4 credits) and a written communication course (3 credits). A combined Anatomy and Physiology I and II sequence with labs can be evaluated to meet the two biology courses.
Transfer courses need a C or higher, and the three prerequisites need a 2.75 GPA. The checklist also asks for active CNA status on the Nebraska Nurse Aide Registry or proof of a nursing assistant class. It does not say whether an online lab from another college will be evaluated, so that is a question to put to SCC in writing.
Under 172 NAC 97 the Board of Nursing sets standards that prelicensure RN and PN programmes must meet and report on each year, and it re-evaluates programmes on a cycle. A Board advisory note says it approves prelicensure programmes offered to Nebraska residents and does not regulate post-licensure programmes such as RN to BSN. The Board does not publish a rule on where a student took Anatomy and Physiology; that choice sits with each school's admissions policy, which is why the same online course can be counted by one programme and refused by another.
Each programme sets its own. UNMC's BSN lists 58 credits, including A&P I and II, Microbiology, Chemistry, Statistics, Nutrition, College Algebra, English, Psychology, Sociology and Ethics. SCC's ADN asks for Human Anatomy with Lab, Human Physiology with Lab and a writing course before you apply. Always use the current sheet for your start term.
UNMC says designated prerequisite courses, marked with an asterisk, must be completed within 7 years of beginning the programme. The sciences, statistics and college algebra are in that group. If your credits are older, ask UNMC in writing whether you need to retake them.
UNMC's page says online and independent study courses from accredited colleges can count when the credit transfers to the University of Nebraska. It does not address online labs. Ask the College of Nursing in writing about each lab before you enrol.
Only if your programme agrees in writing. UPI courses carry ACE or NCCRS recommendations; an accredited college must first post the credit on its transcript, and then the nursing programme decides whether to count it. We do not offer Microbiology or Nutrition.
UNMC looks for a 3.0 prerequisite GPA for the traditional and accelerated BSN and 2.0 for RN to BSN, with a C in every course. SCC asks for a 2.75 GPA across Anatomy, Physiology and the writing course.
No. The Board approves prelicensure programmes under 172 NAC 97 and licenses nurses. Prerequisite lists, time limits, grade rules and decisions about online labs or outside credit belong to each programme, so the programme's written answer is the one to rely on.
Get your programme's answer in writing first, then take A&P, Statistics and Psychology at your own pace.