Would an online A&P course affect admission?

cracklingkraken, ASN, RN · Jun 20, 2014

I think a majority of nursing programs won't accept those credits. Usually, the A&P has a lab portion that you must do which is not a part of an online course. This is why they usually don't accept the credit. However, you should ask the individual schools that you're applying to whether or not they will accept the course or not - you never know! You also don't want to take a class and find out that it didn't count for anything and will have to retake it.

lakmom12 · Jun 20, 2014

I took A&P 2 online, but went in for the lab. Is yours something like that? It was tough, but totally doable. I went in for exams, but everything else was strictly self teaching. I got most of everything I needed out of my lab time. Lots of weekend hours spent looking at plastic models innards lol

claritasd · Jun 20, 2014

I'd check with each school you're considering. Of the two I applied to, one said I must have in-person lab, and the other said online lab was fine.

pmabraham, BSN, RN · Jun 20, 2014

Good day, tayhaynes:

1. Is the online class from a nationally accredited college?

2. How was the lab component handled?

Normally, the transcripts will not indicate if the class was online. The main question would be lab or not as lab is typically required for it to be counted towards a prerequisite, and whether or not the school was/is nationally accredited.

Thank you.

203bravo, MSN, APRN · Jun 21, 2014

I took A&P I and II with labs online from a local community college... had no issues transferring those credits and as pmabraham stated my transcript does not indicate in any way that those credits were taken online. :)

umbdude, MSN, APRN · Jun 21, 2014

Online lab is usually not acceptable and few credible colleges would offer online lab anyway. Lecture online is fine I think, but some schools will not allow any science courses online, period. It's true that schools do not indicate on transcripts whether a course is taken online, but if you live in MA and your transcript is from a school in CA, it's obviously taken online. If you take it from a local fully-accredited school, one really can't tell whether it's taken online.

littlemznurse · Jun 21, 2014

I would definitely check with the schools. I took online micro and have had no issues, but I'm in a different state. I would also suggest not taking micro and A&P at the same time because they are both very hard courses.

NurseGirl525, ASN, RN · Jun 21, 2014

The only way to know is to check with the school and see if they accept online credits with lab. Many schools are having a problem getting their online sciences accredited. My personal opinion is some classes are ok to take online, but the hard core sciences should really be taken in person. Especially A&P because it is the foundation for nursing.

neekzie · Jun 21, 2014

My school allows online, but you must be on campus for lab.

uganurse19 · Jun 24, 2014

There is a lab portion but it is done at home. The teacher explained to me that some specimens will be mailed to us for us to dissect. Hopefully that will be okay compared to going to campus for the lab!

uganurse19 · Jun 24, 2014

Good day, tayhaynes:
1. Is the online class from a nationally accredited college?
2. How was the lab component handled?
Normally, the transcripts will not indicate if the class was online. The main question would be lab or not as lab is typically required for it to be counted towards a prerequisite, and whether or not the school was/is nationally accredited.
Thank you.

1. Yes it is nationally accredited

2. There lab portion is performed at home. I know the professor mentioned we would receive a few things to dissect in the mail..that's about all he said.