The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), a national nursing accreditation agency officially recognized by the US Secretary of Education, recently completed a rigorous evaluation of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and new Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree programs. On November 19, UW-Green Bay was notified that its BSN program was re-accredited for the maximum 10-year accreditation period through 2025. Additionally, its MSN program was accredited for the maximum five-year accreditation period for new programs. Both programs met all accreditation standards and had no compliance concerns.
“Specialized accreditation affirms the high level of quality in the UW-Green Bay nursing programs and well-qualified faculty teaching in our programs,” says chairperson/director of the nursing programs Susan Gallagher-Lepak, RN, PhD. “This ‘seal of approval’ from CCNE helps students to know that they will receive an excellent education at UW-Green Bay.”
For more than 30 years, UW-Green Bay’s Professional Program in Nursing has specialized in educational offerings for registered nurses to complete the BSN Degree via campus (since 1981) and/or online (since 1995) courses. The program is a recognized leader of online nursing education across the country. The program continually meets the highest standards to ensure the students are receiving the best education possible.
In 2012, a MSN program was launched at UW-Green Bay. This program has an emphasis in Leadership and Management in Health Systems. The program’s first graduates commenced at the Kress Events Center on campus in May 2015. CCNE requires a program be operative for a minimum of two years before evaluation for accreditation. These graduates, along with future graduates will have graduated from an official CCNE accredited MSN program.
The BSN and MSN degrees at UW-Green Bay are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (www.aacn.nche.edu/ccne-accreditation).