Physics Major
Spencer Aeschliman '19
Spencer Aeschliman ’19 is a physics major from Salem, Oregon. Outside of his coursework, Spencer plays on the men’s soccer team and sings with the men’s chorus.
Spencer's story
Undergraduate Academics
By the Numbers
Discover 40 undergraduate major degree programs and 47 minor programs offered at Goshen College. Ranked one of the best liberal arts colleges in the US, Goshen students study many top-ranked programs, including our popular study abroad (Study-Service Term).
#2
Ranking in the percentage of graduates going on to earn doctorates among all Indiana institutions
83%
of GC graduates finish in four years
$74,211
average salary of GC graduates 10 years out
98%
of graduates from the GC Class of 2017 were employed, in grad school or service within one year after graduation
91%
of job-seeking graduates from the GC class of 2016 were employed within one year after graduation
71%
of Goshen College students study abroad
Learn more about Goshen College's exceptional academic outcomes and national rankings.
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Experiential Learning
What does it look like to combine practical experience with an interdisciplinary liberal arts education?
Study-Service Term
Goshen is home to one of the top-ranked study abroad programs in the nation, and one of the few that emphasizes service and complete cultural immersion in a developing country. Current locations include China, Indonesia, Peru, Senegal and Tanzania.
Sustainability Leadership Semester
No matter your undergraduate degree program, sign up for this problem-based learning experience where students engage real environmental issues of local concern while living and studying at our 1,189-acre Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center.
Maple Scholars Summer Research
Maple Scholars is a unique opportunity for undergraduate students in all disciplines to spend the summer researching full time alongside a professor and learning from peer researchers in other fields of study.
Quiz: What should you major in?
If you’re not sure what you want to study yet, have no fear. Take our short quiz and find out which majors may be a good fit for you and your future.
Facilities
Our places and spaces will inspire you to take risks, dream and truly learn.
Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center
This environmental learning center is a 1,189-acre natural sanctuary located 35 minutes from the main campus and offers access to most of the habitats found in northeastern Indiana. It is home to the college’s Sustainability Leadership Semester, the Agroecology Summer Intensive, the Master’s of Environmental Education and the first LEED Platinum certified buildings in Indiana.
Music Center
The Music Center’s Sauder Concert Hall is a truly great place to make and listen to music as one of the Midwest’s leading performance venues, due to its acoustics features and simple elegance. The Music Center is also home to the Music Department, the Community School of the Arts, an art gallery and a recital hall.
Library
The Harold and Wilma Good Library offers 135,000 print sources and serves as the gateway to thousands of scholarly databases, digital journals and electronic books. It is also home to the Mennonite Historical Library, one of the world’s most comprehensive collections related to Anabaptist and Mennonite history.
Students, Alumni & Faculty
Nursing Major
Janeth Vela '17
Janeth Vela's first experience with Goshen College began when she started taking piano lessons in GC’s community music program at the age of six. She graduated in 2017 with a nursing degree and played soccer for GC.
Janeth's story
Professor of Communication
Duane Stoltzfus
As a copy editor at The New York Times, Duane Stoltzfus seemingly had it all. But when Goshen College offered Duane a position as a professor of communications in 2000, he couldn't refuse.
Duane's story
Psychology and Music double major
Maddy Garber '18
Maddy Garber '18 is a psychology and music double major from Lancaster, Pennsylvania who participates in choir, intramurals and swing club when she’s not in class.
Maddy's story
Professor of Nursing, Department Chair
Brenda Srof
Brenda Srof enjoys watching her nursing students' creativity flourish, witnessing their growth from beginning of the program through to graduation, and partnering in the transformational power of education.
Brenda's story
Professor of Biology
Ryan Sensenig
"Peacemaking begins with understanding our world and our connection to it -- promoting peace is increasingly about caring for ecological systems on which humans depend."
Ryan's storyMajors & Minors
undergraduate
- Accounting Major & Minor
- Agroecology Minor
- American Sign Language Minor
- Anabaptist-Mennonite Studies Minor
- Art Major & Minor
- Bible and Religion Major & Minor
- Biology Major
- Broadcasting Major & Minor
- Business Major & Minor
- Chemistry Major & Minor
- Communication Major & Minor
- Computer Science Major & Minor
- Conflict Transformation Studies Minor
- Criminal Justice & Restorative Justice Major - New!
- Deaf Studies Major - New!
- Education: Elementary Major
- Education: Secondary Major
- Engineering Physics Major
- English Major & Minor
- Entrepreneurship Minor
- Environmental & Marine Science Major
- Exercise Science Major & Minor
- Film Production Major
- Game Development Minor
- Global Economics Minor
- Graphic Design Major & Minor
- Health Minor
- History Major & Minor
- Information Technology Major & Minor
- Interdisciplinary Studies Major
- International Studies Minor
- Journalism Major & Minor
- Marketing Major & Minor
- Mathematics Major & Minor
- Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Major
- Multimedia Communication Minor
- Music Major & Minor
- Music for Social Change Minor & Track
- Music in Worship Minor
- Musical Theater Minor
- Nursing Major
- Peace and Justice Studies Minor
- Peace, Justice & Conflict Studies Major
- Philosophy Minor
- Physical Education Major & Minor
- Physics Major
- Piano Pedagogy Minor
- Political Studies Minor
- Pre-Architecture Track
- Pre-Law Minor
- Pre-Dentistry Track
- Pre-Medicine Track
- Pre-Pharmacy Track
- Pre-Physical Therapy Track
- Pre-Veterinary Track
- Psychology Major & Minor
- Public Health Major - New!
- Public Relations Major & Minor
- Recreation and Sport Minor
- Sign Language Interpreting Major
- Social Policy and Advocacy Minor
- Social Work Major
- Sociology Major & Minor
- Spanish Major & Minor
- Sport Management Major & Minor
- Sustainability Management Major & Minor
- Sustainability Studies Major & Minor
- Sustainable Food Systems Major
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Major & Minor
- Theater Major & Minor
- Theater Education Minor - New!
- Theological Studies and Christian Ministries Minor
- Women’s and Gender Studies Minor
- Writing Major & Minor
- Undecided