PROGRAM INFORMATION FORM Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 530 Washington, DC 20036-1120 GENERAL INFORMATION Official Name of Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Type of Institution (check one): public private, secular private, religious proprietary Institution s Carnegie Classification: RU/VH Chief Executive Officer of Institution (Full Name and Title): Holden Thorpe, Chancellor Official Name of Nursing Unit: School of Nursing Chief Nurse Administrator (Full Name and Title): Kristen Swanson, Dean Address: CB #7460, Carrington Hall City: Chapel Hill State: NC Zip Code: 25999-7460 Phone: (919) 966-3731 Fax: (919) 966-1280 E-mail address: swansok@email.unc.edu Web site address (URL) of institution: http://www.unc.edu/index.htm Web site address (URL) of nursing unit: http://nursing.unc.edu/index.htm Web site address (URL) of institution s catalog (if available electronically): http://www.unc.edu/ugradbulletin/ and http://handbook.unc.edu/table.html Web site address (URL) of nursing student handbook (if available electronically): http://nursing.unc.edu/current/student-handbook/index.htm Check here to verify that the Chief Nurse Administrator, identified above, has approved this completed form and confirms its contents as of September 29, 2011. (date) ACCREDITATION AND APPROVAL 1
Institutional Accreditation: INSTITUTIOL ACCREDITOR (identify agency name) Southern Association of Colleges and Schools LAST REVIEW NEXT SCHEDULED REVIEW 2005-06 2011-12 Specialized Accreditation: SPECIALIZED ACCREDITOR Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education National Association for Nurse Practitioners in Reproductive Health National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission LAST REVIEW 2001 Master s 2001 1996 Master s 1996 NEXT SCHEDULED REVIEW 2011 Master s 2011 Master s State Board of Nursing Approval: Name of applicable state board of nursing: NC Board of Nursing NURSING PROGRAM APPROVED LAST REVIEW NEXT SCHEDULED REVIEW 2001 2011 Master s Add any relevant comments regarding state accreditation and approval:
NURSING PROGRAM INFORMATION Degree Programs Offered, Student Data: Identify all baccalaureate and master s degree tracks offered by the nursing unit. For each track, list current enrollment data, as well graduation data for the previous academic year. For the baccalaureate program, include only nursing students (not pre-nursing students). NURSING PROGRAM (identify all tracks) NUMBER OF STUDENTS ENROLLED NUMBER OF GRADUATES Generic 310 135 RN 31 24 Second Career (Fast Track) 38 65 Other (specify) Totals: 379 224 Master s (Identify all tracks offered) Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner 55 10 Family Nurse Practioner 93 28 Health Care Systems 30 6 Pediatrics Nurse Practioner-Primary Care 46 8 Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse 24 6 Practitioners Women's Health Nurse Practitioner 13 2 Women's Health/Family Nurse Practitioners 13 3 (Identify all tracks/majors offered and indicate whether post-baccalaureate or post-master s) Totals: 274 63 Totals: Identify any post-master s certificate programs offered by the nursing unit: AGNP, FNP, HCS, PNP, PMHNP, WHNP, WH/FNP Identify any doctoral degree programs (other than the program) offered by the nursing unit: PhD
Identify any joint degree programs in nursing offered with any other unit at the institution (e.g., MSN/MPH with the School of Public Health): MSN/MSIS and MSN/MSLS NCLEX-RN Pass Rates for the Last Three Years (Academic or Calendar): Year # Students Taking NCLEX-RN for 1st Time NCLEX-RN Pass Rate for 1st Time Test Takers NCLEX-RN Pass Rate for All Test Takers 2008 187 97% 97% 2009 179 97% 97% 2010 220 95% 95% Certification Pass Rates for the Last Three Years (Academic or Calendar): Year Certification Organization Certification Exam (by specialty area) # Students Taking Exam Certification Pass Rate 2008 ANCC ANP 6 100% 2008 AANP ANP Not reported Not reported 2008 ANCC FNP 8 100% 2008 AANP FNP 8 88% 2008 ANCC PMH-Adult NP Not reported Not reported 2008 ANCC PMH-Family NP Not reported Not reported 2008 PNCB PNP-PC 7 86% 2008 NCC WHNP 3 100% 2009 ANCC ANP 10 100% 2009 AANP ANP Not reported Not reported 2009 ANCC FNP 14 93% 2009 AANP FNP 16 100% 2009 ANCC PMH-Adult NP 7 86% 2009 ANCC PMH-Family NP 8 75% 2009 PNCB PNP-PC 9 100% 2009 NCC WHNP 10 90% 2010 ANCC ANP 3 100% 2010 AANP ANP Not reported Not reported 2010 ANCC FNP 16 93.5% 2010 AANP FNP 11 78% 2010 ANCC PMH-Adult NP 4 75% 2010 ANCC PMH-Family NP 5 100% 2010 PNCB PNP-PC 8 100% 2010 NCC WHNP 11 100%
Nursing Program Faculty: CCNE recognizes that faculty members may teach across program levels. Nonetheless, the institution must estimate the faculty full-time-equivalent by program level for the academic year in which this form is submitted. Identify the number (headcount) of faculty currently devoted to the nursing unit: # FULL-TIME # PART-TIME TOTAL # FACULTY 86 31 117 Identify the faculty full-time-equivalent (FTE) currently devoted to the baccalaureate degree program: FULL-TIME FTE PART-TIME FTE TOTAL FACULTY FTE 29.32 11.11 40.43 Identify the faculty full-time-equivalent (FTE) currently devoted to the master s degree program: FULL-TIME FTE PART-TIME FTE TOTAL FACULTY FTE 11.82 3.81 15.63 Identify the faculty full-time-equivalent (FTE) currently devoted to the program: FULL-TIME FTE PART-TIME FTE TOTAL FACULTY FTE 0 0 0 Additional Campuses/Sites: Identify any additional campuses/sites where the nursing degree program is offered, the distance from the main campus, and the average number of nursing students currently enrolled at each location. CAMPUS/SITE (City, State) DISTANCE FROM MAIN CAMPUS (in miles) # STUDENTS ENROLLED
Distance Education: Does your nursing unit currently offer curricula (or any part thereof) via distance education (i.e., alternative modalities, including distance-mediated modalities, other than traditional classroom style)? (check one): yes no not applicable If yes, please provide a brief (one paragraph) description of the distance learning offerings at the baccalaureate level: The RN-BSN option is a complete online program with students coming to campus for orientation and graduation only. 100% of the course credit for this opton is earned through distance education activities. Web-based enhancements are used in the pre-licensure option where several hybrid courses are offered, particularly in N487, N488 and N489 to allow the students the flexibility of location for the placement and connectivity to the course learning assignments and faculty guidance. Less than 50% of the required academic credit hours in nursing are accrued through distanced education activities in the prelicensure option. If yes, is 50% or more of the required academic credit hours in nursing (excluding practica) accrued through distance education activities? yes no Master s (check one): yes no not applicable If yes, please provide a brief (one paragraph) description of the distance learning offerings at the master s level: In the MSN program, the professiional core courses, the Health Care Systems speciality coures and the PMH NP speciality coures are offered in a "Hybrid" executive format. HCS courses may have 2-3 classes per semester on campus, while some of the PMHNP courses convene on campus 5 full days during the semester. Online strategies include synchronous and asynchronous modalities, conference calls, discussion forums and teleconferencing. If yes, is 50% or more of the required academic credit hours in nursing (excluding practica) accrued through distance education activities? yes no (check one): yes no not applicable If yes, please provide a brief (one paragraph) description of the distance learning offerings in the program: If yes, is 50% or more of the required academic credit hours in nursing (excluding practica) accrued through distance education activities? yes no Amended August 17, 2009