The vision of High Point University’s School of Nursing is to be recognized locally, nationally, and internationally as producers of extraordinary nurse leaders with exceptional skills and exemplary abilities to address disparate, complex healthcare demands for communities across the lifespan using a culturally appropriate and evidence-based approach towards illness prevention, health promotion, and community engagement partnerships.
The mission of High Point University’s School of Nursing is to prepare safe, competent, and professional nurse leaders through education, scholarship, and evidence-based practice models with a focus on illness prevention, health promotion, and community engagement; with a commitment to life-long learning and extraordinary care for communities across the lifespan, using an interdisciplinary approach.
Accreditation: The Teresa B. Caine School of Nursing baccalaureate degree in nursing program at High Point University is pursuing initial accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington DC 20001, 202-887-6791. Applying for accreditation does not guarantee that accreditation will be granted.
At High Point University, every student receives an extraordinary education in an inspiring environment with caring people. Nursing students will have access to the latest technology, access to state-of-the art resources, access to academic support resources, and access to a learning environment that supports interprofessional learning and collaboration.
HPU Nursing graduates will be safe, competent, and professional nurse leaders and managers of care under the guidance of highly qualified faculty who are eager to share their knowledge, and to embrace future graduates into the nursing profession. HPU nursing graduates will not only be fully equipped for clinical practice and leadership but will also have premier life skills to include business essentials needed to lead and manage within variable health care industries.
In order to best educate future professional nurse leaders and managers of care, the nursing program is designed to equip graduates with skills necessary to meet the complex health care needs of diverse communities with a focus on health disparities, illness prevention, health promotion and community engagement partnerships. Graduates will also be academically prepared as competitive applicants for future graduate-level programs as they continue with their personal and professional trajectories.
There are four overarching goals for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program:
- Prepare nurse generalists as safe, competent, diverse professional nurse leaders through education, scholarship, evidence-based practice, and best practice models.
- Equip nurse generalists with the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and abilities to plan, deliver, lead, and manage person-centered care that focuses on illness prevention, health promotion, and enhanced population health.
- Prepare nurse generalists to plan and coordinate quality, fiscally responsible care in collaboration with other members of the healthcare team for diverse communities or populations across the lifespan.
- Prepare nurse generalists as professionals with a commitment to lifelong learning, professional development, personal development, and graduate education.
High Point University is centrally located in the Piedmont Triad area of North Carolina, within 1.5 hours of the top five most populated North Carolina cities. By virtue of this location, High Point University has ready access to more than one-third of the population of the state. This will provide collaborative research opportunities and clinical practicum opportunities for students and faculty.
The Teresa B. Caine School of Nursing offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree. The program prepares graduates as safe, competent, and professional nurse leaders with a focus on illness prevention, health promotion, community engagement, and evidence-based practice. Graduates are also academically prepared as competitive applicants for future graduate-level programs.
The BSN program received full approval from the North Carolina Board of Nursing (NCBON) in June 2024 after graduating its inaugural class with a 100% NCLEX pass rate. Full approval is reviewed every 10 years. The program is also pursuing initial accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington DC 20001, phone 202-887-6791. Applying for accreditation does not guarantee that accreditation will be granted. High Point University is accredited by SACSCOC.
Nursing students learn in Parkway Commons, a 50,000-square-foot facility equipped with state-of-the-art resources. The Nursing Skills Lab has a 16-bed layout with 14 diverse low-to-high fidelity simulators. In addition, there are three high-fidelity simulation suites designed for adult health nursing, maternal-newborn nursing, and pediatric nursing. HPU has invested $350 million in health care programs and science facilities.
Dr. Racquel Ingram, PhD, RN, serves as Founding Dean. She brings approximately 28 years of nursing experience and 26 years as a nurse educator with expertise in nursing curriculum and program development. Dr. Ingram is an Amy V. Cockcroft Nurse Fellow in Nursing Leadership, chairs the North Carolina Board of Nursing, and was selected to the National League for Nursing (NLN) LEAD Leadership program. Under her leadership, the inaugural nursing cohort earned a 100% NCLEX pass rate.
Students in the School of Nursing collaborate with departments within the Congdon School of Health Sciences, including Athletic Training, Exercise Science, Medical Science, Physical Therapy, and Physician Assistant Studies. Interdisciplinary collaboration is an essential component of the HPU nursing curriculum, with a dedicated senior-level course focused on this. Clinical practicum agreements are established with leading healthcare organizations in the region.
The inaugural graduating class of the Teresa B. Caine School of Nursing earned a 100% pass rate on the NCLEX, the national licensing exam for registered nurses. This achievement contributed to the program receiving full approval from the North Carolina Board of Nursing in June 2024.