A nursing program accreditation board visited Montana State University-Northern to review the program, which will decide next year whether it can be accredited through a national agency.

Certain parts of the program are accredited through the university system, but the board that came in Wednesday accredits the program on a national level.

The nursing program is accredited through three different avenues. Being accepted by this national accrediting agency would push the program to a more nationally recognized level.

"I thought it went very well," MSU-Northern Chancellor Greg Kegel said....