Anatomy and Physiology I
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Which New Hampshire nursing programmes take online A&P labs? How to ask before you enrol
By the team. Checked 15 Nov 2026.
The short answer
Neither Manchester Community College's catalog nor Lakes Region Community College's nursing page says whether an online Anatomy and Physiology lab from another college will count. Both set grade and time rules for A&P, and both decide transfer credit themselves. So ask each programme in writing, course by course, before you pay for any online lab.
What MCC and LRCC publish about A&P
Manchester Community College gives admission points for Anatomy and Physiology I and II passed with a C within eight years of acceptance, and requires a C (73.33) in both to continue in the programme. Lakes Region Community College requires A&P I, A&P II and Microbiology within five years of starting the programme, with at least a C. Neither page mentions how the lab was delivered.
Silence on online labs is not a yes. It usually means the nursing department or registrar decides when it reviews your transcript, sometimes asking for a syllabus that shows what the lab covered.
Why it matters more in New Hampshire
Because A&P and Microbiology sit inside many New Hampshire associate degrees, a student who brings them in can lighten the first year and, at MCC, earn admission points. A lab that is later refused can mean retaking the whole course while also carrying nursing courses, so the written answer matters before you enrol, not after.
Questions to send
Number the questions and attach the course descriptions so the department can answer each one.
- Will you count A&P I and II lecture credit taken online, on a regionally accredited college's transcript?
- Will you count the matching lab if it was completed online?
- Does credit from ACE-recommended or NCCRS-recommended courses count once a regionally accredited college posts it?
- Does your time limit run from my acceptance date, my start date or the course end date?
- Would an online A&P course still earn admission points in your selection system?
If the answer is no
If a programme says it will not count an online lab, you still have options. Take the lecture online if the programme allows it, and take the lab in person at a CCSNH college, where the lab instruction fee applies on top of tuition. Or take the whole course in person. Ask whether the lecture and lab must come from the same college, because some programmes want them together.
A short email you can adapt
Subject: A&P question before I enrol. Hello, I plan to apply to your nursing programme for the [term] start. Before I enrol, 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 requirements and count for admission points? Thank you.
Keep the reply with your application. If the answer on labs is no, an in-person lab at a CCSNH college is the safe route.
Where UPI Study fits and where it does not
UPI Study offers A&P I and II with separate lab courses, carrying NCCRS recommendations (3 credits for each lecture, 2 for each lab). They help only if your programme says yes in writing and a college posts the credit. We do not offer Microbiology, which both colleges include under their time rules.
| 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 online, NCCRS-recommended | Online lab OK? |
| Microbiology with lab | Not offered | Take at a college |
What to ask in writing
Before you enrol
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.
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
Is there a New Hampshire law about online science labs for nursing?
We found none. The Board of Nursing approves programmes under RSA 326-B:32 and Nur 600, and leaves prerequisite and transfer decisions to each programme. That is why you need the programme's own written answer.
Does an online A&P course earn points at MCC?
MCC's catalog awards points for completed A&P I and II with a C within eight years of acceptance but does not discuss online delivery. Ask MCC's nursing department in writing before you rely on it.
Who do I contact at a CCSNH nursing programme?
Use the nursing department or admissions contact on your college's own nursing page. LRCC says details on transfer and LPN entry come from the nursing chair, so that is a good first contact there.
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
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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Get your programme's answer in writing first, then take Psychology, Composition or Statistics at your own pace.
Sources
- Manchester Community College catalog: Nursing, Associate of Science (official)Priority deadline 1 February; high school algebra, biology and chemistry with a C; TEAS total 66%, valid 2 years; A&P points if C within 8 years of acceptance; C (73.33) in Nursing, A&P I and II and Microbiology; Microbiology 4 credits; Statistics I recommended for a BSN; finish within 4 years of the first nursing course. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.
- Lakes Region Community College: Nursing (ADN) (official)A&P I, A&P II and Microbiology within 5 years of starting the programme with a C, or retaken; LPN to ADN entry into Nursing II with an unencumbered NH LPN licence, ACEN-accredited LPN programme, ATI Fundamentals 65.5% and criteria met by 15 December; RN to BSN pathways with SNHU and Colby-Sawyer. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.
- NH Board of Nursing decision on Nashua Community College nursing programme (OPLC) (official)The Board reviews nursing education programmes and grants continuing approval under RSA 326-B:32 when a programme meets its standards. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.