The Pacific Lutheran University School of Nursing is a member of the
American Association of Colleges of Nursing and is approved by the
Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission.
Accreditation
of the baccalaureate program in the School of Nursing was initially
granted by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission
(NLNAC) in 1965. In 1993, the Graduate Program was granted initial
accreditation by the NLNAC. The School of Nursing received eight-year
continuing accreditation for all undergraduate and graduate nursing
programs in 1999. Accreditation through NLNAC expired in 2007, and the decision was made not to seek continuing accreditation through them, due to costs associated with carrying two accreditations.
In 2003 the School of Nursing applied for initial accreditation through the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
(CCNE). As a voluntary, self-regulatory process, CCNE accreditation
supports and encourages continuing self-assessment by nursing education
programs and the continuing growth and improvement of collegiate
professional education. The PLU School of Nursing undergraduate and
graduate programs received ten-year accreditation with CCNE in 2003.
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