Third-Party Comments for Current Accreditation Reviews

The RN to BSN program at NC Wesleyan College will host an accreditation visit by the Commission of Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) on September 22, 2021. This is an evaluation of our RN to BSN curriculum and involves a virtual visit (due to COVID-19) with a follow-up, on-site visit within two years.

In accordance with CCNE’s procedures, the Commission provides the opportunity for program constituents and other interested parties to submit, in writing, third-party comments concerning a program’s qualifications for accreditation.

If you would like to submit comments, please submit to:

Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
Attn: Third-Party Comments
655 K Street, NW, Suite 750
Washington, DC 20001

thirdpartycomments@ccneaccreditation.org

Written third-party comments must be received by September 1, 2021, 21 days prior to the first day of the scheduled virtual evaluation, with a follow-up, on-site visit within two years due to COVID-19.

Requirements

All third-party comments:

Must be written in English
Must be signed to be accepted by CCNE
Must relate to the CCNE Accreditation Standards
Must be received by September 1, 2021

Please note that CCNE shares third-party comments with members of the evaluation team prior to the visit, but at no time during the review process are these comments shared with the program.

If you have any questions regarding the third-party comment process or any aspect of the accreditation process, please contact Priya Lorenzen at (202) 887-6791 ext. 276 or at plorenzen@ccneaccreditation.org.

Sincerely,

Brittany Bass DNP, MSN, RN
Director of RN to BSN Program
p: 252.985.5141
bbass@ncwc.edu

At least 2 months before the scheduled on-site evaluation, the program must notify its major constituents, including, at a minimum, educators/nursing faculty teaching and students/residents enrolled in the program(s) under review, that an accreditation review is scheduled. For nurse residency programs, the healthcare organization’s nursing leadership must also be notified. The form of such notice is at the discretion of the program, but it should include the name of CCNE, the last date of submission, and instructions for submitting comments to CCNE. For example, the program may notify educators/nursing faculty and students/residents via email or newsletter and notify other program constituents and interested parties via other means (e.g., the program website, the institution’s newspaper, and/or email notification).