Standards for Accreditation of Baccalaureate and Graduate Nursing Programs (Amended 2024)
The 2024 Standards go into effect January 1, 2025. All programs hosting an on-site evaluation after January 1, 2025 will be assessed using the 2024 accreditation standards. Reports (excluding self-study document reports for Spring 2025 on-site evaluations) submitted prior to January 1, 2025 should address the 2018 Standards; reports submitted after January 1, 2025 should address the 2024 Standards. The 2018 Standards will remain in effect through December 31, 2024. A crosswalk table comparing the 2018 Standards and the 2024 Standards is coming soon.
Overview of Substantive Changes to CCNE’s Standards for Accreditation of Baccalaureate and Graduate Nursing Programs (2024)
CCNE Resource on Required Components of AACN’s The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education
Standards for Accreditation of Baccalaureate and Graduate Nursing Programs (Amended 2018)
The 2018 Standards went into effect January 1, 2019. All programs hosting an on-site evaluation after January 1, 2019 will be assessed using the 2018 accreditation standards. Reports submitted prior to January 1, 2019 should address the 2013 Standards; reports submitted after January 1, 2019 should address the 2018 Standards. The 2018 Standards will remain in effect through December 31, 2024.
Crosswalk Table – 2013 Standards & 2018 Standards
This crosswalk provides a comparison of the 2013 Standards for Accreditation of Baccalaureate and Graduate Nursing Programs with the 2018 Standards for Accreditation of Baccalaureate and Graduate Nursing Programs.
Procedures for Accreditation of Baccalaureate and Graduate Nursing Programs