Checked 15 Nov 2026 by the team. Sources are listed at the end of the page.
New Hampshire nursing prerequisites are set by each programme, not by the Board of Nursing. At Manchester Community College, A&P earns admission points only if passed with a C within 8 years of acceptance. Lakes Region Community College wants A&P I and II and Microbiology within 5 years of starting nursing, or they must be retaken. Ask your programme in writing before taking anything online.
Under RSA 326-B:32 and the Nur 600 rules the New Hampshire Board of Nursing approves nursing programmes, and each programme sets its own science rules: Lakes Region Community College requires A&P I, A&P II and Microbiology within 5 years of starting the programme, and Manchester Community College counts A&P passed within 8 years of acceptance.
The rule asks for A&P I and II plus 4-credit Microbiology; 5-year limit at LRCC, 8-year window at MCC. The legal source is RSA 326-B:32.
| Requirement | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Who approves programmes | NH Board of Nursing, continuing approval under RSA 326-B:32; Nur 600 standards | [3] |
| LRCC science time limit | A&P I, A&P II and Microbiology within 5 years of starting, C minimum, else retake | [2] |
| MCC A&P points | C or better within 8 years of acceptance | [1] |
| MCC continuation grade | C (73.33) in Nursing, A&P I and II and Microbiology | [1] |
| MCC TEAS | Total 66% or better; scores valid 2 years | [1] |
| LRCC LPN entry | Unencumbered NH LPN licence; criteria met by 15 December for spring Nursing II | [2] |
New Hampshire Board of Nursing (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification); each nursing programme in the Community College System of New Hampshire and University System of New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire Board of Nursing (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification); each nursing programme in the Community College System of New Hampshire and University System of New Hampshire sets its own prerequisites.
Lecture half of A&P I, NCCRS-recommended for 3 credits; ask the programme about the lab first.
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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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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MCC's nursing degree lists Introduction to Psychology (3 credits).
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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MCC's nursing degree includes College Composition.
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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MCC recommends Statistics as the maths option for students heading to a BSN.
Self-paced online Principles of Statistics course (Statistics 101). 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 New Hampshire nursing programme, ask that programme first whether it will take credit from their transcript for each course.
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 |
| Community College System of New Hampshire (in-state) | $238 a credit plus $25 comprehensive fee a credit (2026-2027) | About $2,104 for A&P I and II at 4 credits each, before the $110 a lab hour instruction fee | 15 Nov 2026 |
CCSNH rates are the published 2026-2027 in-state figures; lab instruction fees, books and supplies are extra. 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 nursing programme in writing whether each course, once on a regionally accredited college's transcript, will meet its requirement, and whether it takes online labs, before you enrol.
Several New Hampshire community colleges list Anatomy and Physiology and Microbiology as courses within the associate degree rather than as a long list of courses you must finish before applying. Manchester Community College asks applicants for high school algebra, biology and chemistry with a C, a TEAS total score of 66% or better, and then ranks applicants on a points system that rewards college courses already completed. A&P I and II passed with a C within the past eight years from acceptance earn points.
That structure changes the question. Taking A&P before you apply can raise your ranking and lighten your first year, but only if the programme counts the course you took. Ask before you enrol.
MCC's Nursing AS totals 70 to 71 credits. Its general education includes General Microbiology (4 credits), Introduction to Psychology (3), Human Growth and Development (3), College Composition (4, or 5 with support) and a maths elective, where Statistics I is recommended for students who plan a BSN or MSN. Students must earn at least a C (73.33) in Nursing, Anatomy and Physiology I and II, and Microbiology to continue.
Applications must be in by 1 February for priority review. The TEAS can be taken three times a calendar year, at least four weeks apart, in person. The whole nursing sequence must be completed within four years of entering the first nursing course.
Lakes Region Community College sets the tightest limit we found: Anatomy and Physiology I, Anatomy and Physiology II and Microbiology must be completed within five years of starting the nursing programme, with at least a C, and older courses must be retaken. General education courses need a C. LRCC's page does not say whether it takes online labs from another college.
The New Hampshire Board of Nursing, part of the Office of Professional Licensure and Certification, approves nursing education programmes. Its decisions cite RSA 326-B:32, which lets it grant continuing approval to programmes that meet its standards, and its Nur 600 rules set those standards. The Board does not publish a rule on where a student took A&P or whether a lab was online; those choices belong to each college.
Each programme sets its own. MCC asks for high school algebra, biology and chemistry with a C and a TEAS total of 66%, then includes A&P, Microbiology, Psychology, Human Growth and Development, Composition and a maths course in the degree. Check the current catalog for your college.
It depends on the school. Lakes Region Community College requires A&P I, A&P II and Microbiology within five years of starting the programme. Manchester Community College gives admission points for A&P passed with a C within eight years of acceptance.
The MCC and LRCC pages we read do not say. Ask the nursing department in writing whether an online A&P or Microbiology lab from another college would count, and keep the answer with your application.
Only if your programme agrees in writing. UPI courses carry ACE or NCCRS recommendations; an accredited college must first put the credit on its transcript, and then the programme decides. We do not offer Microbiology or Human Growth and Development.
MCC says students must earn at least a C, which it sets at 73.33, in Nursing, Anatomy and Physiology I and II and Microbiology. For admission points, A&P must have a C or better within eight years of acceptance.
No. The Board approves programmes under RSA 326-B:32 and its Nur 600 rules, and licenses nurses. Prerequisites, time limits and lab rules come from each programme, so get its written answer before you enrol.
Get your programme's answer in writing first, then take Psychology, Composition or Statistics at your own pace.