The University of Southern Indiana Nursing Programs uses the American Association of Colleges of Nursing's The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education, and other specific national guidelines to offer high quality programs that meet national standards.
For further information about the accreditation, state and national guidelines of the programs, please refer to the following websites:
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education – https://www.aacnnursing.org/ccne-accreditation
One Dupont Circle NW, Suite 530
Washington, DC 20035-1120
(202) 887-6791
Indiana Professional Licensing Agency (PLA) – https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/nursing-home/nursing-board/#4OBI
Higher Learning Commission – https://www.hlcommission.org/
National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) – https://www.nonpf.org/
National Task Force (NTF) for Quality Nurse Practitioner Education – https://www.nonpf.org/page/NTFStandards
American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) – https://www.aonl.org/
The Undergraduate Nursing Program has been accredited by the Indiana State Board of Nursing since inception. The RN to BSN post licensure program was initiated in 2006. The ASN to BSN (A2B) dual enrollment program began with a pilot program in Fall 2021 with Ivy Tech Evansville.
The MSN program was approved by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education in 1994, and the DNP program in 2008. The Post MSN APRN Certificate Program is offered for all MSN specialty tracks. The MSN specialty tracks are based upon national guidelines developed by the AACN Essentials and Clinical Nurse Specialist Core Competencies.
The Doctor of Nursing Practice Program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org).
All USI Nursing Programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.