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Bachelor’s of Science
Staging - Nursing
Major

Become a Nurse Where You’re Already at Home
Indiana’s oldest BSN, built to help you afford it, finish it, and belong.
Nursing at Goshen College is the oldest BSN program in Indiana. It’s also accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, and approved by the Indiana State Board of Nursing. You’ll learn to care for the whole person. Then you’ll graduate ready to pass the NCLEX-RN and work as a registered nurse.
Students like you aren’t the exception in Goshen nursing — they’re the program. Most are first-generation, and most are Pell-eligible. A large share are Hispanic. And most commute from Elkhart County. So here’s the norm, not a compromise: living at home and being the first in your family to do this.
Here’s one thing to know early. First, you apply to Goshen. Then, during your first year, you apply to the professional nursing program. After that, your first nursing course begins in the fall of sophomore year.

Is Goshen Nursing Right for You?
If you already know you want to be a nurse, the door here is built to be open. Admission is holistic and test-optional. It weighs your GPA, with a 2.7 minimum, plus your references. It also weighs your life experiences through an essay. So real work counts, like being a CNA or caregiver. Goshen is also a Hispanic-Serving Institution. So being first-gen, Hispanic, or commuting from home is not something to overcome here. Instead, it’s the community you’re joining.
Nursing is demanding. And the real challenge is juggling family, work, and a rigorous program — all without running out of road. But you won’t do it alone. Advising, mentorship, tutoring, and financial-aid counseling are there too. So they help you finish, not just enroll. Classes are small, faculty know you by name. The program aligned with Goshen College values builds cultural awareness, sensitivity, and service mindset. And those skills set Goshen nurses apart in caring for every patient.

What You’ll Study
The nursing major pairs a liberal arts foundation with the discipline of nursing, built on nursing and related theories, scientific principles, intercultural perspectives, and prepares you as a generalist for professional practice. Required courses include Health Care Ethics, Nursing Care of the Child, Human Nutrition and Developmental Psychology.
You finish eligible to take the NCLEX-RN for licensure as a registered nurse. View the complete program requirements in our catalog and the Nursing Handbook. Goshen also offers advanced degrees, the Master of Science in Nursing and the Doctor of Nursing Practice, if you decide to take your degree farther.
Where You’ll Learn, and Practice
You’ll train in the newly renovated Center for Nursing and Public Health in the Westlawn building: a 10-bed skills lab, a hospital simulation lab with obstetrics, pediatrics, acute/trauma settings, a six-room exam suite, classrooms, and student lounges and huddle rooms.
Hands-on learning is central. You’ll complete clinical placements in nearby high-caliber hospitals and community settings, practice in simulation and skills labs, and join service-learning like the Goshen Health flu-shot clinic. Goshen’s partnerships with local health-care organizations put you in real care settings early.

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Paying for Goshen
Cost comes first, so here it is plainly. Goshen offers scholarships specifically for nursing students based on academic performance and financial need, alongside awards open to all students, including an automatic academic scholarship, a first-generation leadership award, and the Indiana Latino Institute scholarship.
To see your own price after aid, run the net price calculator and talk with a real person in the financial aid office. Start the steps to apply when you’re ready.
Common Questions About Nursing
Goshen offers scholarships specifically for nursing students based on academic performance and financial need, plus awards open to all students such as an automatic academic scholarship, a first-generation leadership award, and the Indiana Latino Institute scholarship. Use the net price calculator on the financial aid page for your real after-aid number, and a counselor can walk through it with your family.
Yes, your life and work experience count toward holistic, test-optional admission, which is one of the ways the door stays open to students. Whether a CNA earns transfer credit or advanced standing is decided case by case, so check with the nursing department for your specific situation rather than assuming either way.
You’ll complete clinical placements in nearby hospitals and community settings, practice in the Center for Nursing and Public Health’s 10-bed skills lab and simulation rooms (obstetrics, pediatrics, acute and trauma), join service-learning like the Goshen Health flu-shot clinic, and engage other cultures through the Study-Service Term, often building Spanish competency along the way.
Yes. Goshen runs the oldest BSN in Indiana, accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education and approved by the Indiana State Board of Nursing. You graduate eligible for the NCLEX-RN, and 95% of students pass it while 96% of graduates are working as nurses within 12 months of graduation.
Graduates work as registered nurses and go on to roles like family nurse practitioner, pediatric nurse, certified registered nurse anesthetist, school nurse, case manager, nurse educator, and nurse administrator. Many continue into Goshen’s Master of Science in Nursing or Doctor of Nursing Practice. Employers value Goshen nurses for compassionate, culturally sensitive, high-quality care.
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Sister Veronica Adeduro
Associate Professor of Nursing
Phil Allman
Professor of Marine Biology
Andy Ammons
Professor of Biology
Hilary Arroyo
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Jessica Baldanzi
Professor of English
Department ChairManu Bhattarai
Assistant Professor of Physics
Amanda Borden
Assisant Professor of Public Health
Diana Boussom
Assistant Professor of American Sign Language
Rob Brenneman
Professor of Criminal Justice and Sociology
Deena Brissett
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Amy Budd
Associate Professor of Theater
Cheryl Caffee
Associate Professor of Nursing
Matthew Cloud
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Andrew Clouse
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Brianna Conery
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Courtney Cotter
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Justin DeWeese
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology
Mark Douglass
Associate Professor of Music
Suzanne Ehst
Associate Academic Dean
Interdisciplinary Major Advisor
Patrick Farran
Associate Professor of Business
Nata Fontan
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Cristobal Garza Gonzalez
Associate Professor of Spanish
Colleen Geier
Professor of ASL Interpreting
Philipp Gollner
Professor of US History
Anna Groff
Associate Professor of Communication
Jeanette Harder
Program Director of the Masters Program of Social Work and Professor of Social Work
Jason Harrison
Assistant Professor of Business
Andrew Hartzler
Professor of Accounting
Matthew Hill
Professor of Music
Scott Hochstetler
Professor of Music
Michelle Horning
Professor of Accounting
Program Director
Department ChairDavid Housman
Professor of Mathematics
Department ChairKyle Hufford
Professor of Communication
Department ChairRoy Jackson
Associate Professor of Education
Luke Kreider
Associate Professor of Religion and Sustainability
Joe Kreider
Visiting Assistant Professor of English
Jewel Lehman
Professor of Kinesiology
Brooke Lemmon
Professor of Education
Director of Special EducationJeanne Liechty
Professor of Social Work
Department ChairAlysha Liljeqvist
Associate Professor of Business
Joey Lyon
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Alicia Maldonado-Zahra
Scholar Activist Fellow
Kathryn Marsh
Visiting Associate Professor of Mathematics
Terry Martin
Associate Professor of Spanish
Sara Method
Associate Professor of Art
Elizabeth Miller
Director of the Institute for the Study of Global Anabaptism
Assistant Professor of History
& Convocation CoordinatorBeth Miller
Professor of Nursing
Raquel Montanez Gonzalez
Associate Professor of Biology
Jorge Montenegro Martinez
Assistant Professor of Business
Breanna Nickel
Associate Professor of Bible & Religion
Julie Reese
Professor of Psychology
Department ChairPaul Reimer
Professor of Physics
Department ChairJerrell Richer
Professor of Economics
Carl Kreider Chair and Co-Director of Global EngagementBrandon Sanchez Bravo
Visiting Assistant Professor of History
Jonathon Schramm
Professor of Sustainability and Environmental Education
Department ChairKatie Schramm
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Amanda Sensenig
Associate Professor of Psychology
Susan Setiawan
Professor of Nursing
Regina Shands Stoltzfus
Professor of Peace
Justice
and Conflict StudiesDan Smith
Professor of Chemistry
Department ChairRobina Sommers
Associate Professor of Education
Solomia Soroka
Professor of Music
Steven Thalheimer
Associate Professor of Education
Department ChairJennifer Van Fleet
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Randi Warren
Nursing Simulation Coordinator
Danae Wirth
Assistant Professor of Education
Roz Woll
Associate Professor of Music
Tiffany Wyse-Fisher
Associate Professor of Art
Jewel Yoder
Professor of Nursing
Department ChairKendra Yoder
Professor of Sociology
RJS and Co-Director of Global EngagementEyob Zeleke
Assistant Professor of Information Technology








































































