Accreditation

Program Accreditation

Baccalaureate Degree Program

The baccalaureate degree program in nursing at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791.

Master's Degree Program

The master's degree program in nursing at Intercollegiate Consortium for a Master of Science in Nursing (Consortium of McNeese State University, Nicholls State University, Southeastern Louisiana University, and University of Louisiana at Lafayette) is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791. The MSN is also fully approved by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing.

Doctoral Degree Program

The Doctor of Nursing Practice degree program in nursing at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791.

Nursing Simulation Program

The Nursing Simulation Program is accredited by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare's Council for Accreditation of Healthcare Simulation Programs, with a focus on teaching and education. Learn about our simulation labs.

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). View all College of Nursing & Health Sciences accreditations.

Program and Student Learning Outcomes

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

• Core Knowledge: Provide culturally sensitive physical, emotional, and psychological care to assist patients, families, and communities in health promotion, maintenance and restoration.
• Teamwork and Collaboration: Collaborates with inter professional team members, patients, and their support systems to achieve improved health outcomes.
• Evidence Based Practice: Formulate nursing practice decisions utilizing scientific research, evidence-based protocols and other appropriate data sources to ensure that best practices are being incorporated into care of patients, families, and communities.
• Quality Improvement: Contributes to evidence-based nursing practice by participating in improvement strategies/processes including the use of data to design, implement and evaluate outcomes to improve the quality and safety of healthcare systems.
• Leadership and Management: Recognizes the competencies and skills required of an accountable leader and manager while applying principles of organizational process and resource allocation to promote quality care and patient safety.
• Health Care Policy: Understand and consider the impact of health care policy, finance, and regulatory environments on care delivery.
• Population Based Care: Partner with interprofessional health care teams to design and provide quality health care.
• Technology Integration: Provide care with an understanding of the influence of health care technology on the delivery of quality patient-centered care.

Master of Science in Nursing (ICMSN)

The ICMSN will develop graduates who are:

1. Critical thinkers who engage in scholarly inquiry using current research to improve healthcare outcomes for individuals, families, populations and systems.
   • Critically examine the literature to evaluate, determine and implement evidence-based practice. (IV)
   • Apply advanced knowledge of nursing and other disciplines to improve health care delivery in diverse populations and patient care settings. (I, VII, VIII)
2. Practitioners, educators and leaders who engage in professional discourse through written and verbal venues.
   • Demonstrate professional communication skills through organization, critical thinking and dissemination of ideas through presentations and written documents. (II, VII, IX)
3. Nursing professionals who advance the culture of nursing excellence and best practices in healthcare through professional achievement and practice, interdisciplinary collaboration and lifelong learning.
   • Employ health information technology to enhance direct and indirect patient care. (V)
   • Exhibit advanced nursing knowledge, competence and decision-making in the delivery of culturally appropriate patient care in the advanced practice role or concentration. (IX)
   • Model professional responsibility, ethical practice and continued professional growth through lifelong learning.
4. Nursing leaders who can direct interprofessional teams in advanced practice, educational and administrative roles in healthcare systems and diverse settings to promote quality improvement and effect positive change.
   • Assess and evaluate the quality of health care practices and organizational effectiveness to improve healthcare outcomes and systems. (II, III)
   • Utilize leadership skills and interprofessional collaboration to identify and solve practice problems and enhance patient care through the integration of practice, theory and research. (II, IV)
5. Ethically responsible nursing leaders who advocate for health policy to improve healthcare in all populations.
   • Advocate for health care policy to impact nursing practice, healthcare delivery and patient outcomes. (VI)

Doctor of Nursing Practice

1. Synthesize advanced theoretical concepts from nursing and other scientific disciplines to support clinical and leadership practices (AACN 2026 Essentials 1, 4, 10). Integrate science and theory to advance scholarship, research, and leadership in clinical practice to improve health outcomes.
2. Incorporate scholarship, research, and analytic methods to lead evidence-based practice change and continuous quality improvement (AACN 2026 Essentials 4, 5, 7). Appraise scientific processes to inform quality improvement strategies to translate evidence and guide decision-making in clinical practice and organizational systems.
3. Generate clinical prevention and population health improvement strategies (AACN 2026 Essentials 3, 7, 8). Develop, implement, and evaluate interventions that address health promotion and disease prevention.
4. Translate complex scientific findings into clinical and leadership practice (AACN 2026 Essentials 1, 4, 5, 7). Critically evaluate the literature and current research to guide best practices to improve healthcare outcomes of individuals, families, and healthcare systems.
5. Integrate processes which support technology-enhanced and data-based health care (AACN 2026 Essentials 5, 7, 8). Lead quality improvement efforts utilizing healthcare technology to enhance organizational and system performance.
6. Foster intra- and interdisciplinary collaborations which advance the level and quality of healthcare across populations and systems (AACN 2026 Essentials 2, 6, 7). Employ effective communication skills and collaborate with other healthcare disciplines to influence healthcare delivery that enhances patient care and improves outcomes of a population or system.
7. Utilize knowledge of health policy to facilitate advocacy initiatives and ethical care (AACN 2026 Essentials 3, 7, 9, 10). Lead, advocate, and participate in health policy initiatives to positively impact healthcare delivery; and employ ethical and legal principles to guide healthcare systems acting as a patient advocate in the delivery of quality healthcare.
8. Assume high-level leadership roles in organizations and systems, which positively impact the health of individuals and populations (AACN 2026 Essentials 5, 6, 7, 10). Lead and collaborate with interprofessional teams to provide high quality, safe, and cost-effective, focused care to meet the needs of multi-faceted populations and systems.