<P> In the late 1970s , the Royal College of Nursing Australia pioneered a course that became the Diploma of Applied Science ( Nursing ) , awarded by the Lincoln Institute in Melbourne and Cumberland College in Sydney . The transfer of nursing education to the university sector continued throughout the 1980s , and gradually hospital schools ceased operating . In the early 1990s , universities finally granted nursing education the same status as allied health , and granted bachelor degrees in nursing rather than diplomas for entry - level courses . </P>
<P> In the late 1970s , the Royal College of Nursing Australia pioneered a course that became the Diploma of Applied Science ( Nursing ) , awarded by the Lincoln Institute in Melbourne and Cumberland College in Sydney . The transfer of nursing education to the university sector continued throughout the 1980s , and gradually hospital schools ceased operating . In the early 1990s , universities finally granted nursing education the same status as allied health , and granted bachelor degrees in nursing rather than diplomas for entry - level courses . </P>
when did nursing become a degree in australia
when did nursing become a degree in australia
late 1970s
late 1970s