SALINA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Wesleyan University’s nursing program has voluntarily withdrawn its accreditation from the Accreditation Commission for Education.

The Salina Journal  reports that the Salina school’s withdrawal was effective March 11, and is a part of a plan to pursue accreditation through the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. That process is expected to take about two years.

According to Matt Thompson, president of Wesleyan, the new accreditation is “more appropriate” for programs that offer bachelor’s, master’s or doctorate degrees in nursing.

Thompson says the lack of accreditation will not affect the school’s graduates. According to him, about half of the graduate nursing programs in Kansas don’t require incoming students have a degree from a program with ACEN or CCNE accreditation.

Wesleyan still has accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission, and the nursing program is licensed by the Kansas Board of Nursing.