Checked 15 Nov 2026 by the team. Sources are listed at the end of the page.
Oklahoma nursing prerequisites are set by each nursing programme. Under 59 O.S. 567.12, RN programmes run in accredited Oklahoma colleges and universities and meet standards the Oklahoma Board of Nursing sets; the Board approves and surveys them. 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 59 O.S. 567.12 an approved Oklahoma RN programme is conducted in an accredited college or university and meets the standards the Oklahoma Board of Nursing fixes in its rules, and an approved practical nursing programme runs in a school approved by CareerTech or licensed by the Board of Private Vocational Schools; under 567.5 and 567.6 licence applicants show completion of an approved programme. Prerequisites and transfer credit are set by each programme.
The rule asks for Programme-set; the Board lists dozens of approved associate degree RN programmes, including online LPN to RN tracks, each with its own prerequisites. The legal source is 59 O.S. 567.12.
| Who | What they decide | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma Board of Nursing | Fixes programme standards, approves and surveys programmes; licenses graduates (59 O.S. 567.5, 567.6, 567.12, 567.13) | [1] |
| Approved RN programmes | Run in accredited Oklahoma colleges and universities; listed with approval category by the Board | s1, s2 |
| Online LPN to RN tracks | Carl Albert State, Eastern Oklahoma State, OSU Institute of Technology, Seminole State, Western Oklahoma State | [2] |
| Prerequisites and transfer credit | Each programme decides; ask in writing | [2] |
Oklahoma Board of Nursing (programme approval and licensure); each Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma Board of Nursing (programme approval and licensure); each Oklahoma nursing programme (prerequisites, admission and transfer credit).
A&P I is on almost every Oklahoma 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 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 Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act, 59 O.S. 567.1 and following, gives the Board of Nursing the job of fixing standards for nursing programmes. Section 567.12 says an approved RN programme runs in an accredited Oklahoma college or university, leads to an associate, baccalaureate or higher degree, and meets the Board's standards. Section 567.13 has the Board survey programmes and discontinue any that fail to meet standards within a year of a warning.
The Act does not list prerequisite courses. Each programme writes its own admission requirements, which is why two Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma 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.
The Board's list of approved associate degree programmes shows several online LPN to RN tracks, at Carl Albert State College, Eastern Oklahoma State College, OSU Institute of Technology, Seminole State College and Western Oklahoma State College. It also shows each programme's approval category, such as full approval, provisional approval or full approval with warning. Check the category of any programme you consider.
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 requirements, often each year, so ask again if a year passes before you apply.
Each programme sets its own. 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 before you take any course.
No. Under 59 O.S. 567.12 and 567.13 the Board fixes programme standards and approves and surveys programmes. Each programme sets its prerequisites and decides which transfer credit it takes, so 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.
Yes. The Board's approved associate degree list includes online LPN to RN tracks at Carl Albert State College, Eastern Oklahoma State College, OSU Institute of Technology, Seminole State College and Western Oklahoma State College. Clinical work is still done in person.
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.
Some Oklahoma programmes set time limits on science courses and some do not; the rule is in each programme's admission requirements. Check your programme's rule before relying on older courses, and ask whether a retake is needed.
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.