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Which Oklahoma nursing programmes take online A&P labs? How to ask before you enrol
By the team. Checked 15 Nov 2026.
The short answer
There is no single Oklahoma answer. The Board of Nursing fixes programme standards under 59 O.S. 567.12, but it does not rule on where a prerequisite was taken, so each programme decides whether it takes an online A&P lab. Ask the nursing admissions office in writing, naming the course, the lab format and the transcript it would arrive on, before you enrol.
Why the answer differs by programme
Section 567.12 of the Nursing Practice Act says approved RN programmes run in accredited Oklahoma colleges and universities and meet the Board's standards, and 567.13 has the Board survey them. Neither section lists prerequisite courses or says how a lab must be taken. Those choices sit with each programme's faculty and admissions committee.
In practice, programmes differ on three things: whether they take transfer credit for lab sciences at all, whether an online or at-home lab is enough, and which kinds of college transcripts they review. A friend's experience at another programme does not tell you the answer for yours.
What Oklahoma programmes usually list for A&P
Almost every Oklahoma pre-licensure programme lists Anatomy and Physiology I and II, each with a lab. Many also want Microbiology with a lab and a chemistry course, and some set a minimum grade and a time limit on sciences. Even online LPN to RN tracks hold clinical work in person.
Read the admission page for your programme closely. A prerequisite list may name a course number from the programme's own college, which tells you the content and credit hours it expects.
The email to send
Keep it to five lines. Name the programme and the term you plan to apply for. List each course you plan to take, with its provider, credit hours and whether the lab is online or in person. Say which college transcript the credit would appear on. Then ask one direct question: would the programme take each of these toward its prerequisites, and at what minimum grade?
Attach a syllabus if you have one. Admissions committees often look at lab hours and topics, so a syllabus that lists them helps the reviewer answer quickly.
- Programme and term
- Course, provider, credits, lab format
- Transcript it would appear on
- Minimum grade
- Syllabus attached
What UPI Study offers and does not
UPI Study offers Anatomy and Physiology I and II, each with a lab course. They carry an NCCRS credit recommendation only, 3 credits for each lecture and 2 for each lab, and credit reaches your record only when a college posts it via a college transcript. TESU and UoPeople are partner colleges that consider ACE-recommended or NCCRS-recommended credit, and Newlane is a third.
UPI Study has no Microbiology, Nutrition, Lifespan Psychology, Organic Chemistry or Pharmacology course, and it does not offer nursing courses or clinical hours. If your programme lists those, take them at a college or another provider the programme confirms in writing.
If the answer is no
Some programmes will say they want lab sciences from a college with in-person labs. That is a normal answer, not a closed door. Oklahoma's community and regional colleges offer A&P with labs in several formats, and many students take sciences there and general education online.
Ask the programme which local options it recommends. Then use online courses where the programme says they fit, such as statistics, psychology or composition.
Keep the answer
Save the programme's reply with your application records. If staff change or requirements shift before you apply, a written answer with a date shows what you were told. Ask again if more than a year passes before you apply, because programmes review their requirements regularly. It also helps to check the Board's approved programme list, which shows each programme's current approval category.
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
Does the Oklahoma Board of Nursing approve online labs?
The Board approves nursing programmes, not individual prerequisite courses. Whether an online A&P lab counts is the programme's decision under its own admission requirements, so ask the nursing office in writing before you take the course.
Can I take A&P lecture online and the lab in person?
Some students do, if the programme allows it. Ask whether the programme takes the lecture and lab from different providers, and whether both need to be on the same college transcript.
What grade do Oklahoma programmes want in A&P?
It varies by programme. Many ask for at least a C, and competitive programmes may rank applicants by science grades or entrance test scores. Check your programme's admission page and ask if it is unclear.
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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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
- Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act (59 O.S. 567.1 et seq.), effective 1 Nov 2026 (official)567.5: an RN applicant shows completion of the basic professional curricula of a school of nursing approved by a state board of nursing. 567.6: an LPN applicant shows completion of a state-approved practical nursing programme. 567.12: approved RN programmes are conducted in an accredited Oklahoma college or university leading to an associate, baccalaureate or higher degree and meet Board standards; approved PN programmes run in a CareerTech-approved school or a school licensed by the Board of Private Vocational Schools. 567.13: the Board surveys programmes and can discontinue one that fails to meet standards. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.
- Oklahoma Board of Nursing: State Approved Nursing Education Programs, Associate Degree (revised 23 Sep 2026) (official)Lists Board-approved associate degree RN programmes and their approval category (full, provisional, or full with warning), including online LPN to RN tracks at Carl Albert State College, Eastern Oklahoma State College (LPN/Paramedic to RN), OSU Institute of Technology, Seminole State College and Western Oklahoma State College. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.