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Alcorn State University

Natchez Campus — Cora S. Balmat School of Nursing

Associate Degree Nursing (ADN/ASN)Traditional BSNLPN-to-RN+3 more
Nursing pathways

Programs & Pathways

Explore nursing pathways available through this campus. State approval and programmatic accreditation are shown separately when supported by current public facts. Institutional accreditation is a separate concept and no institutional accreditation status is reported here.

Become a Nurse

2 programs

Associate of Science in Nursing

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Program status: Active

Where to attend: Academic delivery: Not currently available. Required physical attendance: Yes. Natchez Campus — Cora S. Balmat School of Nursing; clinical/practicum sites variable/external. Check the official source for current attendance and admissions details.

Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL); Alcorn State University ASN; Continuing Accreditation May 21, 2026; exact nursing degree ASN owner entry. IHL degree authority is separate from MSBN PN and national accreditation.

Alcorn State University; exact ASN credential entry; Status=Accredited; Stipulation=None; Initial Accreditation=January 1982; Most Recent Action=September 14, 2023; Date of Last Visit=March 7, 2023; Next Visit=Spring 2031; next visit is planned review, not expiry. Retained raw-display variants: {"Status":["Accredited"],"Stipulation":["None"],"Initial Accreditation":["January 1982"],"Most Recent Action":["2023-09-14","September 14, 2023"],"Date of Last Visit":["March 7-9, 2023","March 7, 2023"],"Next Visit":["Spring 2031"],"Candidacy Start Cycle":["N/A"],"Candidacy Expiration Cycle":["N/A"],"Initial Site Visit Scheduled":["Initial Cycle:"],"Initial Cycle":["Fall 1981"]}. Historical candidacy-cycle fields, where present, do not override the current entry status.

Approval & accreditation
Current program standing
State approvalState approvedAuthority: Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) — nursing degrees
Programmatic accreditationAccreditedAuthority: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing
Reviewed

Bachelor of Science in Nursing — Generic

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Traditional BSN

Program status: Active

Where to attend: Academic delivery: Not currently available. Required physical attendance: Yes. Natchez Campus — Cora S. Balmat School of Nursing; clinical/practicum sites variable/external. Check the official source for current attendance and admissions details.

Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL); Alcorn State University BSN; Continuing Accreditation May 21, 2026; exact nursing degree BSN owner entry. IHL degree authority is separate from MSBN PN and national accreditation.

Alcorn State University; exact BSN credential entry; Status=Accredited; Stipulation=None; Initial Accreditation=December 1982; Most Recent Action=August 28, 2025; Date of Last Visit=March 7, 2023; Next Visit=Spring 2031; next visit is planned review, not expiry. Retained raw-display variants: {"Status":["Accredited"],"Stipulation":["None"],"Initial Accreditation":["December 1982"],"Most Recent Action":["2025-08-28","August 28, 2025"],"Date of Last Visit":["March 7-9, 2023","March 7, 2023"],"Next Visit":["Spring 2031"],"Candidacy Start Cycle":["N/A"],"Candidacy Expiration Cycle":["N/A"],"Initial Site Visit Scheduled":["September 1982"],"Initial Cycle":["Fall 1982"]}. Historical candidacy-cycle fields, where present, do not override the current entry status.

Approval & accreditation
Current program standing
State approvalState approvedAuthority: Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) — nursing degrees
Programmatic accreditationAccreditedAuthority: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing
Reviewed

Advance Your Nursing Career

1 program

ASN — LPN Advanced Placement

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LPN-to-RN

Program status: Active

Where to attend: Academic delivery: Not currently available. Required physical attendance: Yes. Natchez Campus — Cora S. Balmat School of Nursing; clinical/practicum sites variable/external. Check the official source for current attendance and admissions details.

Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL); Alcorn State University ASN; Continuing Accreditation May 21, 2026; exact nursing degree ASN owner entry. IHL degree authority is separate from MSBN PN and national accreditation.

Alcorn State University; exact ASN credential entry; Status=Accredited; Stipulation=None; Initial Accreditation=January 1982; Most Recent Action=September 14, 2023; Date of Last Visit=March 7, 2023; Next Visit=Spring 2031; next visit is planned review, not expiry. Retained raw-display variants: {"Status":["Accredited"],"Stipulation":["None"],"Initial Accreditation":["January 1982"],"Most Recent Action":["2023-09-14","September 14, 2023"],"Date of Last Visit":["March 7-9, 2023","March 7, 2023"],"Next Visit":["Spring 2031"],"Candidacy Start Cycle":["N/A"],"Candidacy Expiration Cycle":["N/A"],"Initial Site Visit Scheduled":["Initial Cycle:"],"Initial Cycle":["Fall 1981"]}. Historical candidacy-cycle fields, where present, do not override the current entry status.

Approval & accreditation
Current program standing
State approvalState approvedAuthority: Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) — nursing degrees
Programmatic accreditationAccreditedAuthority: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing
Reviewed

Advanced Practice & Graduate Nursing

3 programs

Master of Science in Nursing

Official program website; opens in a new tab.
Program status: Active

Where to attend: Academic delivery: Not currently available. Required physical attendance: Yes. Natchez Campus — Cora S. Balmat School of Nursing; clinical/practicum sites variable/external. Check the official source for current attendance and admissions details.

Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL); Alcorn State University MSN; Continuing Accreditation May 21, 2026; exact nursing degree MSN owner entry. IHL degree authority is separate from MSBN PN and national accreditation.

Alcorn State University; exact MSN credential entry; Status=Accredited; Stipulation=None; Initial Accreditation=October 1999; Most Recent Action=April 10, 2025; Date of Last Visit=September 15, 2020; Next Visit=Fall 2028; next visit is planned review, not expiry. Retained raw-display variants: {"Status":["Accredited"],"Stipulation":["None"],"Initial Accreditation":["October 1999"],"Most Recent Action":["2025-04-10","April 10, 2025"],"Date of Last Visit":["September 14-17, 2020","September 15, 2020"],"Next Visit":["Fall 2028"],"Candidacy Start Cycle":["N/A"],"Candidacy Expiration Cycle":["N/A"],"Initial Site Visit Scheduled":["October 12-15, 1999"],"Initial Cycle":["Fall 1999"]}. Historical candidacy-cycle fields, where present, do not override the current entry status.

Approval & accreditation
Current program standing
State approvalState approvedAuthority: Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) — nursing degrees
Programmatic accreditationAccreditedAuthority: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing
Specialty tracks
Reviewed

Post-Master’s Doctor of Nursing Practice

Official program website; opens in a new tab.
Program status: Active

Where to attend: Academic delivery: Not currently available. Required physical attendance: Yes. Natchez Campus — Cora S. Balmat School of Nursing; clinical/practicum sites variable/external. Check the official source for current attendance and admissions details.

Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL); Alcorn State University DNP; Continuing Accreditation May 21, 2026; exact nursing degree DNP owner entry. IHL degree authority is separate from MSBN PN and national accreditation.

Alcorn State University; exact DNP credential entry; Status=Accredited; Stipulation=None; Initial Accreditation=March 2020; Most Recent Action=April 2, 2026; Date of Last Visit=September 23, 2025; Next Visit=Fall 2033; next visit is planned review, not expiry. Retained raw-display variants: {"Status":["Accredited"],"Stipulation":["None"],"Initial Accreditation":["March 24, 2020","March 2020"],"Most Recent Action":["2026-04-02","April 2, 2026"],"Date of Last Visit":["September 15-17, 2020","September 23, 2025"],"Next Visit":["Fall 2033"],"Candidacy Start Cycle":["2020-03-24"],"Candidacy Expiration Cycle":["Initial Site Visit Scheduled:"],"Initial Site Visit Scheduled":["September 15-17, 2020"],"Initial Cycle":["Fall 2020"]}. Historical candidacy-cycle fields, where present, do not override the current entry status. Current displayed last visit September 23, 2025 supersedes hidden historical September 15-17, 2020; current action April 2, 2026; next Fall 2033. Historical candidacy does not change current Accredited.

Approval & accreditation
Current program standing
State approvalState approvedAuthority: Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) — nursing degrees
Programmatic accreditationAccreditedAuthority: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing
Reviewed

Post-Master’s Nursing Certificate

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Post-Graduate Nursing Certificate

Program status: Active

Where to attend: Academic delivery: Not currently available. Required physical attendance: Yes. Natchez Campus — Cora S. Balmat School of Nursing; clinical/practicum sites variable/external. Check the official source for current attendance and admissions details.

Exact Post-master’s Nursing Certificate IHL state approval scope Not currently available. Nursing degree table is not silently extended to a research doctorate or separately named nondegree certificate.

Alcorn State University; exact Post-master’s Nursing Certificate credential entry; Status=Accredited; Stipulation=None; Initial Accreditation=October 1999; Most Recent Action=April 10, 2025; Date of Last Visit=September 15, 2020; Next Visit=Fall 2028; next visit is planned review, not expiry. Retained raw-display variants: {"Status":["Accredited"],"Stipulation":["None"],"Initial Accreditation":["October 1999"],"Most Recent Action":["2025-04-10","April 10, 2025"],"Date of Last Visit":["September 14-17, 2020","September 15, 2020"],"Next Visit":["Fall 2028"],"Candidacy Start Cycle":["N/A"],"Candidacy Expiration Cycle":["N/A"],"Initial Site Visit Scheduled":["October 12-15, 1999"],"Initial Cycle":["Fall 1999"]}. Historical candidacy-cycle fields, where present, do not override the current entry status.

Approval & accreditation
Current program standing
State approvalState approval not confirmedAuthority: Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) — exact program scope not verified
Programmatic accreditationAccreditedAuthority: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing
Specialty tracks
Reviewed