The University of North Carolina Board of Governors voted unanimously last week to lift its suspension on admission of students to North Carolina A&T State University’s School of Nursing traditional Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) entry option. The move comes after the institution made significant changes, resulting in an 89.3 percent passing rate on the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) for the May 2015 graduates of the traditional entry option – exceeding the board’s 85 percent benchmark. Those graduates benefited from changes in curriculum, faculty, admission requirements and policies, and they took the NCLEX-RN within the recommended 45-days of program completion.
“We are thankful to the Board of Governors for acknowledging the extraordinary progress made by our faculty, staff and students to reclaim our traditional entry option for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing,” said Provost Joe. B. Whitehead. “This decision allows us to grow and strengthen our nursing program and continue to produce academically sound graduates to meet the workforce needs of the region, state and world,” Whitehead said. “We have much more work to do, but we are excited about this latest accomplishment.”
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This is awesome NCA&T has had a great week, winning the Celebration Bowl game and now getting the Nursing School back into prominence in the great state of North Carolina!!