Program changes that represent a significant modification or expansion of the nature and scope of a nursing program and/or nursing education are considered Substantive Changes. See Policy #14 Reporting Substantive Changes for more information.
A change in Nurse Administrator must be reported to the ACEN no later than one (1) month after the permanent or interim nurse administrator assumes duties/responsibilities.
To report a change in Nurse Administrator, download and complete the following form: Nurse Administrator Change (.docx)
The completed form must be submitted as a Word document or searchable PDF through the ACEN website using the Substantive Change Portal.
To report changes to that are not considered substantive in accordance with Policy #14 Reporting Substantive Changes, but are necessary updates for our records, please use the Substantive Change Portal to submit a request using the Report a Non-Substantive Change form.
Examples of non-substantive changes include:
*Note: For changes in governing organization name, please submit a notice on the organization’s letterhead and documentation verifying that the institutional accreditor and/or U.S. Department of Education have acknowledged the change.
A Self-Study Forum is an excellent opportunity to dive deeper into the Standards and Criteria. During this 2 day workshop, the ACEN Directors will help you to prepare for your peer review, while also helping you earn continuing education units.
The target audience is the nurse administrators and program coordinators of currently-accredited ACEN programs with fewer than three years of experience in the role, the nurse administrators and program coordinators of programs with candidate status, or the nurse administrators and program coordinators of programs that recently obtained ACEN accreditation.
An Advisory Review is an opportunity for faculty and administrators, who are preparing for an accreditation site visit, to receive more extensive support and comprehensive feedback from an ACEN Director.
An Observer on a site visit team is a representative from a nursing program beginning its initial or continuing accreditation review process. The Observer accompanies the peer evaluators on a site visit team during the review of a nursing program’s accreditation site visit.
For more information and resources, visit the ACEN Resource Center.
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