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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.











