Checked 15 Nov 2026 by the team. Sources are listed at the end of the page.
Ohio nursing prerequisites are set by each nursing programme. The Ohio Board of Nursing approves programmes under OAC 4723-5-04, and OAC 4723-5-12 requires each programme to write its own policies on admission, progression and advanced standing credit. Programmes usually ask for A&P I and II with labs, Microbiology, Chemistry, Psychology, Statistics and English. Each programme decides what transfer credit it takes.
Under OAC 4723-5-04 the Ohio Board of Nursing grants and reviews approval status for nursing education programmes, and under OAC 4723-5-12 each programme must have written policies on student admission, progression and the credit it grants for advanced standing; both rules amplify ORC 4723.06.
The rule asks for Programme-set; each Ohio programme's written admission and advanced standing policy decides; Columbus State's ADN is five semesters, with LPN advanced standing by individual evaluation. The legal source is OAC 4723-5-12.
| Who | What they decide | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio Board of Nursing | Grants and reviews approval status for nursing programmes (OAC 4723-5-04) | [2] |
| Each Ohio programme | Written policies on admission, progression and advanced standing credit (OAC 4723-5-12) | [1] |
| Columbus State ADN | Five semesters; LPN, paramedic and military medic advanced standing by individual evaluation | [3] |
| Transfer credit | Each programme or university decides; ask in writing | s1, s3 |
Ohio Board of Nursing (programme approval and licensure); each Ohio nursing programme (prerequisites, admission and transfer credit) 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 Ohio Board of Nursing (programme approval and licensure); each Ohio nursing programme (prerequisites, admission and transfer credit).
A&P I is on almost every Ohio prerequisite list; ask whether the programme takes it.
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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Online labs are the most common question; ask first.
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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A&P II, also on almost every list.
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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Statistics is common in RN to BSN general education.
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 general psychology course; it does not replace Developmental Psychology.
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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The English requirement on most lists.
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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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 |
| Sophia Learning | $99 a month, or $799 a year | General education only, such as statistics or psychology; about $99-$198 a course | 15 Nov 2026 |
| StraighterLine | $99 a month plus $79 a course | About $178-$277 a course over 1-2 months | 15 Nov 2026 |
Many nursing programmes prefer lab sciences taken at a college, so price the local community college's A&P and Microbiology too, and ask the programme which it prefers before you pay for anything.
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.
Email the nursing programme and ask in writing whether it would take each course you plan, from the transcript you would send, before you enrol.
The Ohio Board of Nursing approves nursing education programmes. OAC 4723-5-04 sets how the Board decides a programme's approval status, and OAC 4723-5-12 requires every approved programme to have written policies on student admission, readmission, progression and the credit it grants for advanced standing. Both rules carry out ORC 4723.06.
So the Board does not publish one prerequisite list for the state. Each programme writes its own admission policy, which is why two Ohio programmes can ask for different courses, grades and entrance tests. The first step is always to read your own programme's admission page and ask it in writing.
Most Ohio pre-licensure programmes list Anatomy and Physiology I and II with labs and Microbiology with lab. Many add chemistry, general or developmental psychology, statistics and English composition, and some set a minimum grade, an entrance test and a time limit on science courses. The exact list, grade and limit belong to each programme.
Columbus State's Associate of Applied Science in Nursing, for example, runs over five semesters in traditional, blended and advanced standing pathways. LPNs, paramedics and military medics receive credit for earlier coursework by individual evaluation. RN to BSN programmes look different again: a short nursing core plus university general education.
Online general education, such as statistics, composition and introductory psychology, is the area programmes most often consider. Lab sciences are where programmes are strictest; some want them from a college transcript with in-person labs. Ask before you pay.
UPI Study has no Microbiology, Nutrition, Lifespan or Developmental Psychology, Organic Chemistry or Pharmacology course, so those must come from another provider. UPI Study cannot provide nursing courses or clinical hours. Its A&P courses carry an NCCRS credit recommendation only, 3 credits for the lecture and 2 for the lab, and any credit reaches your record only when a college posts it via a college transcript.
Write to the nursing admissions office with a short list: each course you plan, its provider, credit hours, whether the lab is online or in person, and the college transcript it would appear on. Ask whether the programme would take each one toward its prerequisites, and at what minimum grade.
Keep the reply with your application records. Programmes revise admission policies, often each year, so ask again if a year passes before you apply.
Each programme sets its own under its written admission policy. Common lists include A&P I and II with labs, Microbiology with lab, chemistry, psychology, statistics and English. Read your programme's current admission page and confirm with its nursing office.
No. The Board approves nursing programmes under OAC 4723-5-04. OAC 4723-5-12 makes each programme write its own admission and advanced standing policies, so the programme decides which transfer credit it takes. Ask it in writing.
Some programmes consider online A&P and labs and some do not. Ask the programme in writing whether it would take the specific course and lab you plan, from the transcript you would send, before you enrol.
Some Ohio programmes set time limits on science courses and some do not; the rule is in each programme's admission policy. Check your programme's rule before relying on older courses, and ask whether a retake is needed.
No. UPI Study has no Microbiology, Nutrition, Lifespan Psychology, Organic Chemistry or Pharmacology course, and it does not offer nursing courses or clinical hours. Take those at a college or another provider your programme confirms in writing.
Often, through advanced standing. OAC 4723-5-12 makes each programme set its process for advanced standing credit. Columbus State, for example, evaluates LPN, paramedic and military medic coursework individually. Ask your programme how it works.
Take statistics, psychology, composition and A&P with ACE or NCCRS credit recommendations, moved via a college transcript, after your programme confirms in writing what it will take.