The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) has re-accredited the Seattle University College of Nursing baccalaureate degree program in nursing for 10 years, extending its accreditation to December 31, 2032.
The program was reviewed by the CCNE Board of Commissioners using the CCNE Standards for Accreditation of Baccalaureate and Graduate Nursing Programs (2018). The Board determined that the program met all four accreditation standards and additionally determined that there were no compliance concerns with respect to the key elements.
“We were delighted when CCNE site visitors affirmed the high quality of our traditional and transfer BSN programs and the Advanced Practice Nursing Immersion/BSN portion of the DNP curriculum,” said Dean Kristen M. Swanson.
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program at SU is among the oldest nursing programs in Washington. Since its inception it has prepared 5,931 BSN prepared registered nurses to lead and transform care systems from a foundation of Jesuit values and social justice.
Seattle University College of Nursing has long offered opportunities for those pursuing their first health care career and for current health care professionals to expand their scope of practice. Study options include baccalaureate programs in both nursing and diagnostic ultrasound, as well as a full complement of advanced practice nursing specialties, including DNP and Post Graduate Certificate programs for Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner, Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, and Nurse-Midwifery.
Over the last three years, the College of Nursing has invited CCNE, Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (ACME), and the Washington State Department of Health’s Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission (NCQAC) to review our programs of study. The CON has received the maximum ten years of accreditation from CCNE and ACME and has been recognized for alignment with the Washington State Nursing Education regulations by NCQAC.
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing/Doctor of Nursing Practice program and post-graduate APRN certificate program at Seattle University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org).
The Seattle University, College of Nursing, Nurse-Midwifery, Doctor of Nursing Practice program is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (ACME), 8403 Colesville Road, Suite 1550, Silver Spring, MD 20910; 240-485-1802, www.midwife.org/acme. The Midwifery program is accredited through October 31, 2031.