The Auburn University College of Nursing (AUSON) was established in 1979 and admitted the first class of 27 juniors in the fall quarter of that year. Most of the students were recruited from the pre-nursing curriculum in the School of Home Economics. There were five full-time faculty the first year. Twenty-four students were graduated in the first class in 1981. Our mission is to To advance health and healthcare for all, through excellence in practice, teaching, research and outreach. The AUCON is approved by the Alabama Board of Nursing and was accredited by the National League for Nursing (NLN) from 1981-2006. In Fall of 2006, AUCON changed accrediting agencies. The school was reviewed by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education at that time and granted the maximum approval in Spring of 2007. Accreditation was reaffirmed in a Fall 2011 review by the Commission. The AUCON offers a Master’s of Science in Nursing which was approved by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education in Spring of 2010. The MSN has two tracks: Primary Care Nurse Practitioner and Nurse Educator. AUCON continues to experience growth in its program offerings with the addition of RN to BSN and Doctorate of Nursing Practice programs in 2018.