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MSU School of Nursing accredited until 2010

MSU's School of Nursing has been accredited through June 2010 by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.

2006-04-09

Minnesota State University, Mankato's School of Nursing has been accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education following a review that spanned the 2004-2005 academic year.

Both the baccalaureate and the master's degree programs in nursing were accredited through June 30, 2010, by the commission. The accreditation was effective April 15.

The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education is an autonomous, national accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education. CCNE accreditation is voluntary, intended as a self-regulatory process to support and encourage continual self-assessment, growth and improvement by nursing education programs.

"Our School of Nursing is very pleased to receive this affirmation of our undergraduate and graduate programs," said Mary Bliesmer, interim associate dean of Nursing. "This accreditation supports our efforts toward continuous quality improvement, not only of the three options leading to the bachelor of science degree (basic, accelerated and RN), but also the graduate program leading to a master of science degree."

CCNE accreditation is a nongovernmental peer review process that operates in accordance with nationally recognized accreditation standards. CCNE accreditation is intended to accomplish several purposes:

• To hold nursing education programs accountable to the community - the nursing profession, consumers, employers, higher education, students and their families -  by ensuring that accredited programs have appropriate mission statements, goals and outcomes to prepare individuals for the field of nursing.
• To evaluate the success of a nursing education program in achieving its mission, goals and outcomes.
• To inform the public of nursing programs that meet accreditation standards.
• To foster continuing improvement in nursing programs and professional practice.

MSU has offered a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing since 1953. The graduate program, leading to a master of science in nursing, is designed to prepare advanced practice nurses. The MSU program emphasizes family nursing, with options for advanced nursing roles of clinical nurse specialist and family nurse practitioner.

MSU's graduate nursing program also is accredited until 2010 by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission.

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