Checked 15 Nov 2026 by the team. Sources are listed at the end of the page.
Nevada nursing prerequisites are set by each programme. The College of Southern Nevada's ADN asks for 21 prerequisite credits, including Anatomy and Physiology I and II, with biology no older than 7 years, and it does not take biology with online labs from outside NSHE. UNR's BSN asks for A&P, Microbiology and Chemistry within 10 years. Ask your programme in writing before enrolling.
Under NAC 632 the Nevada State Board of Nursing approves nursing programmes, and each programme sets its own prerequisites: CSN's Fall 2027 ADN lists 21 prerequisite credits with biology no older than 7 years at the application deadline, and UNR's BSN wants science within the past 10 years.
The rule asks for 21 prerequisite credits at CSN; UNR BSN science within 10 years. The legal source is NAC 632.
| Requirement | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Who approves programmes | Nevada State Board of Nursing, under NAC 632 | [5] |
| CSN ADN prerequisites | 21 credits: BIOL 189, A&P I and II (4 each), English, Math 120 or higher, PSY 101 | [1] |
| CSN biology age | No older than 7 years at the application deadline | [1] |
| CSN online labs | Biology with online labs not taken unless from an NSHE institution | [1] |
| UNR BSN science age | CHEM and BIOL within 10 years; 7 recommended | [2] |
| UNR admissions GPA | At least 2.80 | [2] |
| CSN Fall 2027 deadline | 1 March 2027, prerequisites complete by then | [1] |
Nevada State Board of Nursing (approves programmes under NAC 632); 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 Nevada State Board of Nursing (approves programmes under NAC 632); each nursing programme sets its own prerequisites.
Matches the General Psychology prerequisite (PSY 101) on CSN's ADN and LPN to RN sheets.
Self-paced online Introduction to Psychology course (Psychology 110). ACE and NCCRS recommend 3 semester credits; each college decides how it applies them.
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CSN lists a 3-credit composition course among its 21 prerequisite credits.
Self-paced online English Composition 1 course (ENG 101). NCCRS recommends 3 semester credits; each college decides how it applies them.
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CSN asks for MATH 120 or higher; ask which outside algebra course it maps to.
Self-paced online College Algebra course (Math 111). NCCRS recommends 3 semester credits; each college decides how it applies them.
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CSN's ADN lists SOC 101 before the fourth semester.
Self-paced online Introduction to Sociology course (Sociology 110). ACE and NCCRS recommend 3 semester credits; each college decides how it applies them.
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UNR's BSN lists a Statistics prerequisite.
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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A&P lecture, NCCRS-recommended for 3 credits; CSN's own rule rules out online labs from outside NSHE, so ask first.
Self-paced online Anatomy and Physiology I course (Biology 211). 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; for a Nevada 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 |
| College of Southern Nevada (Nevada resident, lower division) | $136.25 a credit plus $11.50 technology fee a credit (Fall 2026 and Spring 2027) | About $1,182 for BIOL 223 and BIOL 224 (8 credits), before course and lab fees | 15 Nov 2026 |
CSN rates are from its published Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 table and can change before classes begin; online sections add $7.00 a credit. Compare 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 Nevada nursing programme in writing whether each course, once on a regionally accredited college's transcript, will meet its prerequisite before you enrol.
The College of Southern Nevada's Associate Degree Nursing sheet for the Fall 2027 class, revised in March 2026, lists 21 prerequisite credits that must be finished before you are eligible: Fundamentals of Life Science (BIOL 189, 4 credits), Anatomy and Physiology I and II (BIOL 223 and 224, 4 credits each), a composition course, Math 120 or higher, and General Psychology. Each needs a C, and the prerequisites need a 2.50 GPA.
Two lines on the sheet matter most for anyone thinking about online study. Biology courses must be no older than 7 years at the application deadline. And biology courses with online labs are not taken, except those from NSHE institutions (Nevada's public colleges and universities). The deadline for Fall 2027 is 1 March 2027, selection uses a points system with the TEAS, and up to 112 students are admitted.
The Orvis School of Nursing at the University of Nevada, Reno publishes a longer list. Alongside its Silver Core courses it asks for Anatomy and Physiology I and II (3 lecture credits plus a 1-credit lab each), General Microbiology (4), General Chemistry with lab (4), Principles of Nutrition, Lifespan Human Development, a communication course, a statistics course and Pathophysiology. Courses marked for the admissions GPA need a C, and that GPA must be at least 2.80.
Chemistry and biology lecture and lab courses must fall within the past 10 years, and UNR recommends 7. Up to 16 credits can be in progress when you apply, with no more than 4 of them in science. The checklist does not say how UNR treats online labs, so ask the school in writing.
Nevada Administrative Code chapter 632 gives the State Board of Nursing its rules for programmes that educate nurses, including approval and a requirement that a programme be accredited or working toward accreditation. The Board does not publish a list of where a student must take Anatomy and Physiology. Those decisions sit with each school, which is why CSN can rule out online labs from outside NSHE while another programme may say nothing on the subject.
CSN's Fall 2027 ADN sheet lists 21 prerequisite credits: BIOL 189, Anatomy and Physiology I and II at 4 credits each, a composition course, Math 120 or higher and General Psychology, each with a C and a 2.50 prerequisite GPA. Microbiology, communication, sociology and constitution courses come later in the degree.
CSN's sheet says biology courses with online labs are not taken, except those from NSHE institutions such as CSN, UNR, UNLV, Nevada State University or TMCC. If your A&P lab was online at a college outside NSHE, plan to retake the lab or ask CSN in writing.
CSN says biology prerequisites must be no older than 7 years at the application deadline. UNR says chemistry and biology courses must be within the past 10 years and recommends 7. Other programmes set their own limits, so check the sheet for your start term.
Only where your programme agrees in writing. UPI courses carry ACE or NCCRS recommendations, and an accredited college must post the credit first. Our A&P labs are online, which CSN's rule rules out, and we do not offer Microbiology or Nutrition. Psychology, English or Sociology are the courses to ask about.
CSN asks for a 2.50 cumulative GPA across its program prerequisites, for both the ADN and the LPN to RN bridge. UNR's BSN asks for an admissions GPA of at least 2.80 across its marked prerequisite courses, with a C in each of them.
No. Under NAC 632 the Board approves nursing programmes and licenses nurses. The prerequisite lists, time limits, grade rules and lab rules on this page come from the programmes themselves, so their written answer is the one to rely on.
Get your programme's answer in writing first, then take Psychology, English or Statistics at your own pace.