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LPN to RN in Ohio: prerequisite checklist and time limits
By the team. Checked 15 Nov 2026.
The short answer
For LPN to RN in Ohio, each programme sets its own prerequisites and advanced standing credit under OAC 4723-5-12. Most list A&P I and II with labs, Microbiology, psychology and English, with a minimum grade. Columbus State, for example, grants LPNs credit by individual evaluation. Some programmes set time limits on sciences, so check yours.
How advanced standing works
OAC 4723-5-12 requires every Ohio nursing programme to have a written process for deciding how much credit an applicant receives for advanced standing. For LPNs, that is the bridge into the RN programme. The rule also asks programmes to review military education and skills training and give credit where it is substantially equivalent.
Columbus State's ADN has an Advanced Standing Program: LPNs, paramedics and military medics receive credit based on an individual evaluation of their earlier coursework. Other programmes may use a fixed number of credits, a bridge course or a challenge exam.
A typical prerequisite checklist
Ohio LPN to RN prerequisites usually look like the list below. The exact courses, credit hours and minimum grades are in each programme's admission policy, so use this as a starting point, not a final list.
- Anatomy and Physiology I with lab
- Anatomy and Physiology II with lab
- Microbiology with lab
- General or developmental psychology
- English composition
- Sometimes chemistry, nutrition or statistics
| Item | Where to check |
|---|---|
| Prerequisite courses | Programme admission page |
| Minimum grade and GPA | Programme admission policy |
| Science time limit | Programme admission policy |
| LPN credit | Advanced standing policy |
Time limits
Some Ohio programmes set a time limit on science courses, often several years, and others do not. The rule lives in each programme's admission policy. If your A&P or Microbiology is more than five years old, ask the programme in writing whether it still counts before you plan around it.
Time limits can also apply to an entrance test score or to how recently you worked as an LPN. Read the full admission page, not only the course list.
If a science course is close to the limit, ask whether the programme measures the age at the date you apply, the date you start or the date you finish the course. The answer can decide whether you retake it.
Where UPI Study can and cannot help
UPI Study offers A&P I and II with labs, which carry an NCCRS credit recommendation only, and general education such as English composition, introductory psychology and statistics. Credit reaches your record only when a college posts it via a college transcript, and the nursing programme decides whether it takes it.
UPI Study has no Microbiology, Nutrition, Lifespan or Developmental Psychology, Organic Chemistry or Pharmacology course, and it does not offer nursing courses or clinical hours. Plan to take any of those your programme lists at a college or another provider it confirms in writing.
A simple plan
List each prerequisite, what you already have, the grade and the year. Mark anything below the programme's minimum or older than its limit. Email the programme with your planned courses and ask which it would take, and ask how it would evaluate your LPN coursework. Then take the confirmed courses in the order the programme suggests, with sciences close to your application date if time limits apply.
Keep every written answer, your transcripts and your LPN licence details together. When you apply, that record lets the admissions office see quickly what was agreed and what is left.
What to ask in writing
Before you enrol
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.
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
Do I need to retake A&P for LPN to RN in Ohio?
It depends on the programme and on how old your A&P is. Time limits, if any, are in each programme's admission policy. Ask your programme in writing whether your course still counts.
How much credit do LPNs get in Ohio RN programmes?
Each programme sets its own advanced standing process under OAC 4723-5-12. Columbus State evaluates each LPN's earlier coursework individually. Ask your programme how many credits your practical nursing courses would earn.
Is Developmental Psychology the same as Intro to Psychology?
No. Developmental or lifespan psychology covers human growth from infancy to old age, while introductory psychology is a broad survey. An introductory course does not replace developmental psychology unless the programme says so in writing, and UPI Study does not offer developmental psychology.
Courses that fit
ACE-recommended or NCCRS-recommended courses, studied online at your own pace.
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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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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.
Sources
- Ohio Administrative Code 4723-5-12: Program policies (official)Programmes must have written policies on student admission, readmission and progression, and on the process for determining the credit granted for advanced standing; military education is reviewed for substantially equivalent credit. Effective 1 Feb 2022; authority ORC 4723.07; amplifies 4723.06. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.
- Columbus State Community College: Registered Nurse (ADN) (official)Five-semester Associate of Applied Science in Nursing with traditional, blended and advanced standing pathways; LPNs, paramedics and military medics get credit by individual evaluation of previous coursework; graduates apply to take the NCLEX-RN and need Ohio Board of Nursing licensure. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.