Goshen College

The B.S.N. degree-completion track of the Goshen College nursing program allows registered nurses to complete a B.S.N. in about 19 months. The track is designed to affirm personal and professional strengths. Students are actively involved in identifying their strengths and their learning needs. Self-directed study is promoted. Study guides are provided to maximize off-campus study and in-class activities. The collaborative education process makes student experiences and insights a vital part of classroom activities.

Each group consists of 10-20 R.N.s who progress through the courses together. Classes meet either on the Goshen College campus or at Elkhart General Hospital one night per week for four hours, and courses vary in length from two to seven weeks. The same night of the week is used for your group throughout the program. Clinical experiences for specified courses will be arranged at other times during the week. There are 13 courses providing 40 credit hours, of which 28 are upper-level nursing credits.

BSN Program Details

Obtaining a post-high school education at Goshen College will involve a four-year commitment (for full-time coursework), and as a nursing student you will graduate with a bachelor of science degree in nursing. An important factor to consider as you select a nursing program is that many entry-level nursing positions now require at least a B.S.N. degree. In fact, recent reports indicate that increasingly employers are most interested in graduates who also have a background in liberal arts education. A liberal arts background prepares a graduate to enter the workplace with good communication skills, decision-making abilities and flexibility. GC is very proud to offer a degree that will prepare you to skillfully and confidently function as an R.N. in a variety of settings.
Hands-on experiences

Our curriculum includes many clinical experiences for students within the community setting. Such settings include:

hospitals
nurse-managed centers
client homes
mental health centers
county health department
school systems

A unique general education requirement at GC is international education. This requirement can be met with courses on campus, or on Study-Service Term (SST). Most GC students opt for SST because it’s a challenging opportunity for an international experience and it typically costs the same as a term on campus. Nursing students see firsthand how health care beliefs and practices are interwoven with culture. Nursing students sometimes serve in rural health clinics of a developing nation.

MSN Program Details

The master of science degree program in nursing is built on a venerable tradition of excellence in nursing education, versed in the core values of the college.

The master of science in nursing degree program offers two tracks of study:

The Family Nurse Practitioner program
The Clinical Nurse Leader program

The program is designed for the registered nurse who is a graduate of a baccalaureate program in nursing, and is conveniently designed with courses meeting once per week during late afternoon and evening hours. The family nurse practitioner program is comprised of 48 credit hours and the clinical nurse leader program is comprised of 40 credit hours. Both programs prepare students for the certification exam in the selected track of study.

A distinctive feature of our program is an emphasis on nursing care in a culturally diverse society. We give heed to providing care that values understanding of the patient story. Included in this is a focus on care to those who are marginalized in our society.