Anatomy and Physiology I
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LPN to RN in Virginia: prerequisite checklist and time limits
By the team. Checked 15 Nov 2026.
The short answer
LPN to RN prerequisites in Virginia are set by each programme. Virginia Peninsula Community College's PN to RN Bridge asks for BIO 141, BIO 142, BIO 150, ENG 111, MTH 154, PSY 230 and SDV 101, each with a B or higher, a 3.0 curricular GPA, and sciences no older than 5 years. Ask your programme in writing before you take any of them online.
A real Virginia checklist: VPCC's PN to RN Bridge
VPCC's application page is a useful model because it is specific. Bridge applicants complete the RN prerequisites plus BIO 142 and BIO 150. The page says no alternate or substitute courses may be used.
| Course | What it is | Time limit at VPCC |
|---|---|---|
| BIO 141 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 5 years |
| BIO 142 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 5 years |
| BIO 150 | Microbiology for Health Sciences | 5 years |
| MTH 154 | Quantitative Reasoning | 5 years |
| ENG 111 | College Composition I | None stated |
| PSY 230 | Developmental Psychology | None stated |
| SDV 101 | Orientation | None stated |
Grades, GPA and testing
Every prerequisite needs a B or higher; VPCC says it may take a C for general transfer credit but the nursing programme does not. The curricular GPA must be at least 3.0, and Pass grades are left out of it. The TEAS is taken through VPCC, scores last two application cycles, and the most recent score counts.
- B or higher in each prerequisite.
- 3.0 curricular GPA.
- TEAS at VPCC, aiming above the 45th percentile.
Working out your time limit
The five-year clock at VPCC runs to the date you apply. The next cycle opens in Spring 2027 for the Fall 2027 cohort, so a science finished before Spring 2022 would be too old for that cycle. Once you are admitted, completed prerequisites do not expire. Other colleges use different limits, so check yours.
Courses UPI Study does not offer: plan them now
Two items on the Bridge list are outside our catalog: BIO 150 Microbiology and PSY 230 Developmental Psychology. Take them at a Virginia community college, where they arrive on that college's transcript. Northern Virginia Community College lists $232.05 per credit hour in-state for 2026-27, so a 4-credit microbiology course costs $928.20 there and a 3-credit psychology course $696.15. Other VCCS colleges charge less.
Because BIO 150 is on VPCC's five-year list, time it so it is still current when you apply.
- BIO 150 Microbiology: take at a college, watch the 5-year limit.
- PSY 230 Developmental Psychology: take at a college.
- SDV 101 Orientation: a VPCC course, taken there.
Which items UPI Study can help with
UPI Study offers A&P I and 2 with separate online labs, and English Composition 1. Each counts only if your programme agrees in writing and the credit arrives via a college transcript. We do not offer Microbiology or Developmental Psychology, and our A&P lecture and lab are split 3 and 2 credits under NCCRS, where BIO 141 is a single 4-credit course.
Questions to put in writing
Ask your programme three things before you enrol. Would this named course, with an online lab, meet the named prerequisite? Would the grade on the college transcript count toward the curricular GPA? Does the time limit run from the course end date or the transcript date? Keep the answers with your application.
Send the email to the nursing admissions address on your programme's application page, not to a general enquiries inbox. Attach the course syllabus and the NCCRS listing for each course you ask about. If the programme says no to an online lab, plan to take that science on campus and save online study for courses it does agree to.
What to ask in writing
Before you enrol
Ask your nursing programme's admissions office in writing whether a named course, with an online lab, on a named college's transcript, would meet a named prerequisite 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 LPNs get advanced placement in Virginia RN programs?
Several Virginia community colleges run a PN to RN Bridge or LPN advanced placement option, each with its own application. VPCC's Bridge adds BIO 142 and BIO 150 to the RN prerequisites. Read the page for your college and cohort.
Does VPCC take TEAS scores from other test sites?
No. VPCC's page says the TEAS must be taken through VPCC and outside scores are not used. Scores stay valid for two application cycles, you may test twice in a cycle, and the most recent score counts.
Do my prerequisites expire after I am admitted to VPCC?
No. VPCC says that once you are admitted, previously completed prerequisites do not expire. The five-year limit on BIO 141, BIO 142, BIO 150 and MTH 154 applies at the time you apply, so plan the timing of your sciences around the cycle you will apply in.
Courses that fit
ACE-recommended or NCCRS-recommended courses, studied online at your own pace.
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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English Composition 1
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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A&P I and II with labs, Statistics and Psychology in one plan. Ask your programme in writing first.
Sources
- Virginia Peninsula Community College: Nursing education initial application information (official)RN prerequisites BIO 141, ENG 111, MTH 154, PSY 230 and SDV 101; Bridge adds BIO 142 and BIO 150; B or higher; 3.0 curricular GPA; BIO 141, 142, 150 and MTH 154 expire after 5 years; TEAS taken through VPCC; next cycle opens Spring 2027 for Fall 2027. Checked on 15 Nov 2026.