Programs currently* offered by the Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). See the CCNE web page by clicking in the link in our right side bar.
Programs at the UW Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing are approved by the Wyoming State Board of Nursing (https://nursing-online.state.wy.us/).
Go to the A-Z menu on the University of Wyoming top menu bar and click on "A" and then "Accreditation" or click on this link: University of Wyoming Accreditation
Fall of 1951: Admitted 1st BSN Program class
1952: The National League for Nursing (NLN) first site visit
1952: Temporary NLN accreditation awarded for new program
1955: Initial accreditation from NLN 1955
1957: Full NLN accreditation awarded
1957-2001: Maintained full accreditation for BSN program through NLN
1978: RN/BSN Program approved and funded by the State Legislature
2001: Moved from NLN to Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) accreditation. Full accreditation awarded for 10 years
2008: BRAND - admitted first students in May 2008 (two pilot cohorts admitted in 2006 & 2007)
Fall 2010: Next CCNE site accreditation visit
May 2011: CCNE grants full 10-year accreditation to baccalaureate and masters nursing programs through June 30, 2021
1980: Admitted 1st MS Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) class
1985: 1st NLN site visit granted full accreditation to the MS Program
1985-2001: Maintained full accreditation for MS program through NLN
2000: Nurse Educator admitted first students in Fall
2001: Moved from NLN to Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) accreditation. Full accreditation awarded for 10 years.
2006: Psych NP program admitted first students (CCNE notified in 2005 through five year progress report)
Fall 2010: Next CCNE site accreditation visit
May 2011: CCNE grants full 10-year accreditation to baccalaureate and masters nursing programs
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* Accreditation for Fall 2012 DNP Program:
The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) has been notified that the school will be admitting students to the DNP program in fall 2012. The school anticipates hosting a CCNE on-site evaluation for initial accreditation of the DNP program in 2014. CCNE requires
that students be enrolled for one year before an accreditation visit can be
scheduled. The school fully expects the DNP program to be accredited by the time the first DNP students graduate.
National accreditation of the school's nursing
programs is very important. The school is proud that the BSN and MS programs have
been nationally accredited by CCNE through 2020, and looks forward to having the DNP program nationally accredited as well.
For more information about
CCNE, please visit the CCNE website at http://www.aacn.nche.edu/ccne-accreditation.
