Accreditation

Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing

The baccalaureate degree program in nursing/the master's degree program/and the Doctor of Nursing Practice program at the University of Wyoming Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org).
Scroll down this page to view the UW FWWSON Accreditation History.

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Programs at the UW Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing are approved by the Wyoming State Board of Nursing.

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BSN Program

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
October 2019: CCNE grants full 10-year accreditation to baccalaureate, master's and DNP program through December 31, 2029

MS Program

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
October 2019: CCNE grants full 10-year accreditation to baccalaureate, master's and DNP program through December 31, 2029

DNP Program

2014: CCNE makes on-site evaluation for initial accreditation of the DNP program March 26-28, 2014
2014: November, 2014 official notice received from CCNE granting full accreditation to the University of Wyoming Doctor of Nursing Practice Program.
October 2019: CCNE grants full 10-year accreditation to baccalaureate, master's and DNP program through December 31, 2029

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Page updated 10/31/2019

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