College of Nursing

Accreditation

 

UMSL is fully accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The Baccalaureate (BSN) and Master's (MSN) degree programs of the College of Nursing are fully accredited by Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education until 2020. The Baccalaureate program is also fully approved by the Missouri State Board of Nursing. The Doctor of Nursing Practice degree program is fully accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education until 2015.

The Baccalaureate nursing program at the UMSL College of Nursing was initially accredited by the National League for Nursing in the fall of 1983, retroactive to the first graduating class. At that time, the College of Nursing sponsored only a post-licensure (RN to BSN) program. In 1992 the NLN accreditation was extended to the Master's program. Following the merger in 1994 of the University of Missouri-St. Louis and the College of Nursing, the prelicensure track of the Baccalaureate program was accredited by both the NLN and the Missouri State Board of Nursing (MSBON). The MSBON approval ensures that graduates of the prelicensure track of the Baccalaureate program are eligible to take the registered nurse licensure examination (NCLEX-RN). In 1998, the Baccalaureate and Master's nursing programs received preliminary accreditation from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). Full accreditation of both programs was granted by CCNE in 2000 and again in 2010. In addition to programmatic accreditation, the pediatric nurse practitioner option is recognized by the Pediatric Nursing Certificate Board through 2014. The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Nursing program is not accredited by an external accrediting agency since doctoral nursing programs in the United States are not separately accredited. The DNP program received full initial accreditation by CCNE in 2010.

Contact information for agencies that accredit one or more nursing programs of the College of Nursing is listed below:

The Missouri State Board of Nursing
3605 Missouri Boulevard, Box 656
Jefferson City, Missouri 65102
(573) 751-0681

Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 530
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 463-6930

National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners/ Nurses (NAPNAP)
1101 Kings Highway N, Suite 206
Cherry Hill, NJ 08034-1912
(609) 667-1773