Pre-accreditation Candidacy Application Fees

The pre-accreditation candidacy application fee is submitted by a nursing academic unit when application to pursue pre-accreditation status and initial accreditation with the NLN CNEA is initiated. This fee is non-refundable and is typically a one-time fee. However, if a program applies for pre-accreditation candidacy and is not successful in its application or

otherwise voluntarily withdraws from the process, the nursing academic unit would need to submit another application

fee with any subsequent re-application for pre-accreditation status.

Accreditation Fees

Accreditation fees are a flat fee paid by the nursing academic unit when pursuing accreditation from the NLN CNEA. The fees are used to cover expenses related to on-site program evaluation and other related accreditation services when granting initial or continuing accreditation. The nursing academic unit pays the flat fee directly to the NLN CNEA, from which the NLN CNEA will cover the travel expenses of the site evaluation team.

Annual Fees

Upon achieving accreditation status with the NLN CNEA, annual fees are invoiced to the nursing academic unit and payable to the NLN CNEA no later than January 15th of the respective calendar year. Payment of the annual fees is a requirement for maintaining the NLN CNEA accreditation status. Failure of the nursing academic unit to submit annual fees in a timely manner may result in the loss of the NLN CNEA accreditation status.

Additional New Program Fees

After achieving initial accreditation with the NLN CNEA for one or more programs, a nursing academic unit may wish to seek accreditation for an additional program (for example, the nursing academic unit already may have their bachelor’s

program accredited by the NLN CNEA and decides to seek accreditation for its master’s program). The nursing academic

unit would pay the additional new program fee to begin the application process.

Single state, multi-campus institutional systems

Defined as single institution systems, geographically confined to one state with multiple physical locations within the state. This does not include nursing academic units that offer distance education programs or “off-site” outreach programs or branch campuses. Please contact the NLN CNEA to verify fee structure for your institutional system nursing unit.

Multi-state institutional systems

Defined as single institution systems, with multiple physical campus locations across states. This does not include nursing

academic units that offer distance education programs or “off-site” outreach programs or branch campuses.

Please contact the NLN CNEAto verify fee structure for your institutional system nursing unit.

Multi-institutional consortia

Defined as institutional systems that collaboratively offer nursing education programs, either within the boundaries of a single state or in multiple states, across multiple institutions. Please contact NLN CNEA to verify fee structure for your

institutional system nursing unit.