SITE VISIT REPORT Weber State University Ogden, UT Program
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SITE VISIT REPORT Weber State University Ogden, UT Program Type: Baccalaureate Purpose of Visit: Continuing Accreditation Program Type: Associate Purpose of Visit: Continuing Accreditation Date of Visit: February 19–21, 2019 I. GENERAL INFORMATION Nursing Education Unit Governing Organization Annie Taylor Dee School of Nursing Weber State University 3875 Stadium Way 3850 University Circle Ogden, UT 84408-3903 Ogden, UT 84408-3912 Nurse Administrator Chief Executive Officer (entire governing organization) Susan Thornock, EdD, RN Brad Mortensen, PhD Chair and Professor of Nursing President Telephone: (801) 626-6833 Telephone: (801) 626-6001 Fax: (801) 626-6397 Fax: (801) 626-8021 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] State Regulatory Agency Approval Status State Regulatory Agency Approval Status Baccalaureate Associate Agency: N/A Agency: N/A Last Review: N/A Last Review: N/A Outcome: N/A Outcome: N/A Next Review: N/A Next Review: N/A Accreditation Status (Program) Accreditation Status (Program) Baccalaureate Associate Agency: Accreditation Commission for Agency: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing Education in Nursing Last Review: Spring 2011 Last Review: Spring 2011 Outcome: Continuing Accreditation Outcome: Continuing Accreditation Next Review: Spring 2019 Next Review: Spring 2019 Weber State University Baccalaureate/Associate 2 Accreditation Status (Governing Organization) Agency: Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities Last Review: 2014 Outcome: Reaffirmation of Accreditation Next Review: 2021 Weber State University Baccalaureate/Associate 3 II. SITE VISIT INFORMATION Site Visit Team: Chairperson Member Shellye A. Vardaman, PhD, RN-BC, NEA-BC, Sara Bishop, PhD, RNC-OB, CNE CNE Associate Professor Professor Stephen F. Austin State University Troy University School of Nursing 5707 North Street 400 Pell Avenue Nacogdoches, TX 75965 Troy, AL 36082 Telephone: (936) 468-7704 Telephone: (334) 670-3429 Fax: (936) 468-7701 Fax: (334) 670-3744 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Member Member Elizabeth Ortiz, MSN, RN Anna Nguyen, PhD, RN Nursing Instructor Director of Nurse Science Department Oklahoma Delaware Technical Community College State University – Oklahoma City 100 Campus Avenue 900 North Portland Avenue Dover, DE 19904 Oklahoma City, OK 73107 Telephone: (302) 857-1317 Telephone: (405) 945-3210 Fax: (302) 857-1398 Fax: (405) 209-3175 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Member Member Genell Stites, MSN, RNC, C-EFM Susan (Sue) Dolinar, PhD, RN, CNE Director of PN and LPN-to-AAS Programs Adjunct Faculty for the Nursing Department Department of Health Sciences Greenville Technical College Colorado Mesa University 506 South Pleasantburg Drive 1100 North Avenue PO Box 5616 Grand Junction, CO 81501 Greenville, SC 29606 Telephone: (970) 248-1828 Telephone: (864) 250-8199 Fax: (970) 210-4755 Fax: (864) 906-1388 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] ACEN Standards and Criteria Used: 2017 Program Demographics: Baccalaureate Year Nursing Program Established: 1987 Year of Initial ACEN Accreditation: 1990 Associate Year Nursing Program Established: 1953 Year of Initial ACEN Accreditation: 1966 ☐ Yes The ACEN serves as the Title IV gatekeeper for the governing organization. ☒ No Weber State University Baccalaureate/Associate 4 Faculty: Nursing Faculty Academic Credentials – (Highest Degree Only) – Baccalaureate Doctoral Master’s Baccalaureate Associate Number of Faculty Non- Non- Non- Non- Nursing Nursing Nursing Nursing nursing nursing nursing nursing FT Exclusive 1 1 1 1 PT Exclusive 3 Nursing Faculty Academic Credentials – (Highest Degree Only) – Associate Doctoral Master’s Baccalaureate Associate Number of Faculty Non- Non- Non- Non- Nursing Nursing Nursing Nursing nursing nursing nursing nursing FT Exclusive 1 11 1 PT Exclusive 4 1 Nursing Faculty Academic Credentials – (Highest Degree Only) – Shared Doctoral Master’s Baccalaureate Associate Number of Faculty Non- Non- Non- Non- Nursing Nursing Nursing Nursing nursing nursing nursing nursing FT Shared 10 14 PT Shared Students: Baccalaureate Total nursing student enrollment: 291 RN-to-BSN Hybrid Full-time: 145 RN-to-BSN Hybrid Part-time: 7 RN-to-BSN Online Full-time: 131 RN-to-BSN Online Part-time: 8 Associate Total nursing student enrollment: 416 Traditional RN AS WSU Ogden: 118 Traditional RN AS WSU Davis: 118 PN-to-RN AS Bridgerland Tech: 48 PN-to-RN AS Ogden/Weber Tech: 34 PN-to-RN AS Davis Tech: 61 PN-to-RN AS Online: 37 PN-to-RN AAS (all options): 0 Weber State University Baccalaureate/Associate 5 Program Options/Length: Program Type Baccalaureate Name of Program Option: RN-to-BSN Method of Program Delivery: Distance Education Percentage of Nursing Credits ☐ 0% ☐ 1–24% ☐ 25–49% ☒ 50–100% Delivered by Distance Education: Official Published Program of Study: Full-time; Part-time Academic Term Type: Semesters Length of Academic Term (in 15 weeks): Length of Time/Required Number of 2 semesters Academic Terms (including any prerequisite terms prior to entry into the program): Total Number of Credits for Entire 120 Program Option: Total Number of Nursing Credits: 83 Total number of Non- 37 Nursing/General Education/Elective/Prerequisite Credits (do not count credits twice) Transfer Credits (included in the Up to 90 non-nursing/general education/elective/prerequisite credits above) based on the credits can be transferred into the program option. governing organization or state No nursing credits can be transferred into the program option. policies: Program Type Baccalaureate Name of Program Option: RN-to-BSN Method of Program Delivery: Hybrid Percentage of Nursing Credits ☐ 0% ☐ 1–24% ☐ 25–49% ☒ 50–100% Delivered by Distance Education: Official Published Program of Study: Full-time; Part-time Academic Term Type: Semesters Length of Academic Term (weeks): 15 Length of Time/Required Number of 2 semesters Academic Terms (including any prerequisite terms prior to entry into the program): Total Number of Credits for Entire 120 Program Option: Total Number of Nursing Credits: 83 Total number of Non- 37 Nursing/General Education/Elective/Prerequisite Credits (do not count credits twice) Transfer Credits (included in the Up to 90 non-nursing/general education/elective/prerequisite credits above) based on the credits can be transferred into the program option. governing organization or state No nursing credits can be transferred into the program option. policies: Weber State University Baccalaureate/Associate 6 Program Type Associate Name of Program Option: Traditional RN Method of Program Delivery: Face-to-Face Percentage of Nursing Credits ☒ 0% ☐ 1–24% ☐ 25–49% ☐ 50–100% Delivered by Distance Education: Official Published Program of Study: Full-time Academic Term Type: Semesters Length of Academic Term (weeks): 15 weeks Length of Time/Required Number of 4 semesters Academic Terms (including any prerequisite terms prior to entry into the program): Total Number of Credits for Entire 74‒75 Program Option: Total Number of Nursing Credits: 33 Total number of Non- 41‒42 Nursing/General Education/Elective/Prerequisite Credits (do not count credits twice) Transfer Credits (included in the Up to 55 non-nursing/general education/elective/prerequisite credits above) based on the credits can be transferred into the program option. governing organization or state No nursing credits can be transferred into the program option. policies: Program Type Associate Name of Program Option: PN-to-RN AS Method of Program Delivery: Distance Education Percentage of Nursing Credits ☐ 0% ☐ 1–24% ☐ 25–49% ☒ 50–100% Delivered by Distance Education: Official Published Program of Study: Full-time Academic Term Type: Semesters Length of Academic Term (weeks): 15 Length of Time/Required Number of 2 semesters Academic Terms (including any prerequisite terms prior to entry into the program): Total Number of Credits for Entire 74‒77 Program Option: Total Number of Nursing Credits: 33 Total number of Non- 41‒44 Nursing/General Education/Elective/Prerequisite Credits (do not count credits twice) Transfer Credits (included in the Up to 41 non-nursing/general education/elective/prerequisite credits above) based on the credits can be transferred into the program option. governing organization or state No nursing credits can be transferred into the program option. policies: Weber State University Baccalaureate/Associate 7 Program Type Associate Name of Program Option: PN-to-RN AS Method of Program Delivery: Face-to-Face Percentage of Nursing Credits ☒ 0% ☐ 1–24% ☐ 25–49% ☐ 50–100% Delivered by Distance Education: Official Published Program of Study: Full-time Academic Term Type: Semesters Length of Academic Term (weeks): 15 Length of Time/Required Number of 2 semesters Academic Terms (including any prerequisite terms prior to entry into the program): Total Number of Credits for Entire 74‒77 Program Option: Total Number of Nursing Credits: 33 Total number of Non- 41‒44 Nursing/General Education/Elective/Prerequisite Credits (do not count credits twice) Transfer Credits (included in the Up to 41 non-nursing/general education/elective/prerequisite credits above) based on the credits can be transferred into the program option. governing organization or state No nursing credits can be transferred into the program option. policies: Program Type Associate Name of Program Option: PN-to-RN AAS Method of Program Delivery: Face-to-Face Percentage of Nursing Credits ☒ 0% ☐ 1–24% ☐ 25–49% ☐ 50–100% Delivered by Distance Education: Official Published