
Standards
The graduate program in nursing adheres to standards, laws, and regulations that guide advanced nursing practice. Students enrolled in the graduate programs are expected to adhere to each of these standards and laws. If a student is not able to meet or maintain the graduate program’s professional standards or regulations outlined above, the nursing student may be dismissed from the program.
- American Association of Colleges of Nursing Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education (AACN, 2021)
- American Nurses’ Association Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, 4th Edition (ANA, 2025)
- American Nurses’ Association Code of Ethics (ANA, 2025)
- Minnesota Nurse Practice Act (https://mn.gov/boards/nursing/laws-and-rules/nurse-practice-act/)
- For nurse educator/leadership MSN students: National League for Nursing Core Competencies of Nurse Educators (NLN, 2018)
- For nurse educator/leadership MSN students: Association of Nurse Leader Nurse Executive Competencies (AONL, 2015)
- For nurse practitioner students: National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties Competencies (NONPF, 2017)
Faculty and students in the graduate program must maintain an unencumbered active license as a registered nurse in the State of Minnesota. Students must hold a valid license at admission and throughout their enrollment in the graduate program. Student failing to comply with the regulations set for in by the Minnesota Board of Nursing will be subject to dismissal from the graduate nursing program.