Nursing Pinning Ceremony
Celebrate the accomplishments of nursing students
at the Pinning Ceremony on Friday, May 16, 12:30–3:30 p.m. in T Plaza!
The pinning ceremony is a unique and special ceremony for the nursing community. Many nurses hold the pinning ceremony in higher regard than they hold their school commencement, because the pinning ceremony isn’t just a nursing tradition, it is a symbol of the nursing students’ hard work and dedication towards their coursework and clinicals. The pinning ceremony is offered to nursing students who have completed their diploma in practical nursing to become a licensed practical nurse (LPN), or their associate degree in nursing (ASN) or Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) to become a registered nurse (RN).
Like graduation, it is an opportunity to celebrate the accomplishment of becoming a nurse with family, friends and faculty. However, pinning is not a graduation. Many students at their pinning ceremony still need to sit for the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) before they can officially begin working as a nurse. While graduation highlights the completion of academic study, the pinning ceremony marks the important transition from student to nurse.