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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 Nebraska nursing programmes take online A&P labs? How to ask before you enrol
By the team. Checked 15 Nov 2026.
The short answer
Neither UNMC's prerequisite page nor Southeast Community College's ADN checklist says whether an online Anatomy and Physiology lab will count. UNMC allows online courses from accredited colleges that transfer to the University of Nebraska; SCC evaluates combined A&P with labs. So the honest answer is: ask each programme in writing, course by course, before you pay.
What the two biggest programmes publish
UNMC's College of Nursing says its prerequisites can be taken 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 transfers to the University of Nebraska. It lists 8 credits of Anatomy and Physiology (or Human Anatomy plus Human Physiology). The page does not mention online labs either way.
Southeast Community College asks for Human Anatomy with Lab and Human Physiology with Lab, 4 credits each, before you apply to its ADN. Its checklist says combined Anatomy and Physiology I and II with labs are eligible for evaluation. It also does not say whether a lab done online at another college will pass that evaluation.
Why the answer differs from school to school
The Nebraska Board of Nursing approves programmes under 172 NAC 97; it does not set a rule on where a student took A&P. Each programme writes its own policy. Some take any lab on an accredited college transcript, some want an in-person lab, and some look at how the lab was run (kits, simulations, proctored practicals). That is why a written answer from your own programme matters more than any list online.
The questions to send
Send one short email to the nursing admissions office and attach the course descriptions. Ask each question separately so you get a clear yes or no.
- Will you count Anatomy and Physiology I and II lecture credit that appears on an accredited college's transcript, where the course was taken online?
- Will you count the matching lab credit (2 credits each) when the lab was completed online?
- Does a combined A&P I and II sequence meet your Human Anatomy and Human Physiology requirement?
- Does credit from ACE-recommended or NCCRS-recommended courses count once a college has posted it?
- Does your 7-year (or other) time limit run from the course date or the transcript date?
A short email you can adapt
Subject: Prerequisite question before I enrol. Hello, I plan to apply to your nursing programme for the [term] start. Before I enrol in prerequisites, could you confirm in writing whether the attached Anatomy and Physiology I and II lecture and lab courses, completed online and posted on [college]'s transcript, would meet your prerequisites? I have attached the course descriptions. Thank you.
Keep the reply. If the answer is no for labs, you can still take the lab in person at a Nebraska community college and use online study only where the programme said yes.
Where UPI Study fits and where it does not
UPI Study offers Anatomy and Physiology I and II, each with a lab course, carrying NCCRS recommendations (3 credits for each lecture, 2 for each lab). These only help if your programme says yes in writing and a college posts the credit. We do not offer Microbiology, which UNMC requires with 4 credits.
| Course | UPI Study | Ask your programme |
|---|---|---|
| A&P I and II lecture | Offered, NCCRS-recommended | Online lecture OK? |
| A&P I and II lab | Offered, NCCRS-recommended | Online lab OK? |
| Microbiology with lab | Not offered | Take elsewhere |
What to ask in writing
Before you enrol
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.
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 SCC let me take its own A&P labs online?
SCC's checklist says its ADN labs take place in person on a campus or at a Learning Center, even in the online-hybrid option. For a lab taken online at another college, ask SCC admissions in writing whether it will be evaluated.
Is an online lab the same as an in-person lab on a transcript?
A transcript usually shows the course and credits, not how the lab was delivered, but programmes may ask for syllabi and can refuse online labs. Ask the programme before you enrol rather than relying on how the transcript looks.
Who do I email at a Nebraska nursing programme?
Use the admissions or advising contact on the programme's own page. SCC lists admissions@southeast.edu on its ADN checklist. For UNMC, use the College of Nursing admissions contact on its website.
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 Lab
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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Get your programme's answer in writing first, then take A&P, Statistics and Psychology at your own pace.
Sources
- UNMC College of Nursing: Traditional BSN prerequisite courses (official)58 prerequisite credits; A&P 8, Microbiology 4, Chemistry 4, Statistics 3, Nutrition 3; C or better; asterisked courses within 7 years of beginning the programme; prerequisites not offered by UNMC and must transfer to the University of Nebraska; RN to BSN prerequisite GPA 2.0. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.
- Southeast Community College: Associate Degree Nursing checklist (rev 10/26) (official)Human Anatomy with Lab and Human Physiology with Lab (4 credits each) plus a written communication course before applying; combined A&P I and II with labs eligible for evaluation; C or higher for transfer; 2.75 prerequisite GPA; next LPN intake Fall 2027. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.
- 172 Neb. Admin. Code ch. 97 (Cornell LII copy)Chapter 97 sets the standards prelicensure RN and PN programmes must show the Board each year. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.