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B.S. in Nursing (BSN)


Do you feel called to a high level of care in the world of nursing?

Whether you aspire to be an RN or to pursue an advanced professional career path — such as nurse practitioner, nurse educator, nurse anesthetist, or related specialist — a BSN degree from Grove City College will equip you to launch immediately into a well-paying and rewarding career.

Our unique nursing program, in partnership with the Shaffer School of Nursing and Allied Health (Butler County Community College), provides you the opportunity to become a licensed RN in only three years, with the ability to work full-time during your senior year while earning your BSN online. Students employed as RNs are often offered financial advantages such as loan forgiveness, medical benefits, signing bonuses, and master’s degree tuition incentives.

As a student in our accredited four-year nursing program, you will have access to accomplished faculty mentors, excellent medical facilities, real-world experience, and vibrant Christian community on campus. Grove City’s distinctive blend of accredited, high-quality clinical training and an enriching liberal arts core will set you apart to provide excellent patient care —  whether you feel called to family practice, primary health care, pediatrics, geriatrics, neonatal care, urgent care, emergency care, preventative health care, or another specialty.

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Program Structure
  • Year 1: Attend Grove City College, taking pre-nursing and liberal arts courses while building community on our beautiful campus just 60 miles north of Pittsburgh in western Pennsylvania. Maintain a 2.5 GPA during your first year in order to apply for admission to the Shaffer School of Nursing and Allied Health (Butler County Community College).
  • Year 2: Attend Grove City College while taking nursing classes at the Shaffer School of Nursing and gaining hands-on clinical experience through professional placements in Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and the surrounding region.
  • Year 3: Attend Grove City College while completing the additional nursing classes at the Shaffer School and gaining further hands-on clinical experience through professional placements. Earn an Associate of Applied Science in Nursing and be eligible to take the State Board of Nursing Exam to become licensed as a registered nurse.
  • Year 4: Attend Grove City College online and take a flexible course schedule that allows you to “earn while you learn” to finish your BSN degree. You may choose to live on campus or learn from anywhere. You can also take in-person elective courses if you choose to live on campus.
Program Distinctives
  • Rigorous education from a Christ-centered perspective.
  • Personal access to highly accomplished Christian faculty advisors with real-world nursing expertise who prioritize your professional growth and offer guidance to confidently tackle state board exams and meet certification/licensing requirements.
  • Excellent facilities – Learn in state-of-the-art laboratories and simulation classrooms to further hone your skills and evaluate your performance.
  • Top-notch clinical opportunities –  Gain experience at hospitals in globally-recognized health-care networks through partnerships with large health-care systems including AHN, UPMC, Independence Health System, and the Cleveland Clinic.
  • Post-graduate affiliations: Opportunities for early acceptance or guaranteed consideration for medical school and other advanced degree programs.
  • Vocation-enriching humanities core courses woven into your academic schedule that will cultivate greater empathy, critical thinking, writing, and other communication skills, and a well-rounded understanding of the world and your place in it.
  • Vibrant campus community – from the classroom and laboratory to the stage, sports venues, residence halls, as well as ministry and mission opportunities.
    • Our program is uniquely designed to provide undergraduate students like you with a traditional college experience while training you for high-quality patient care and treatment.
  • Leadership opportunities – Grow in leadership and build community through on-campus groups including Grove City's chapters of the Christian Medical & Dental Associations, Pre-Health Society, and Tri-Beta Biology honorary, as well as mission trip opportunities with student-led Inter-Community Outreach teams.
Career Opportunities & Outcomes
  • Career paths: registered nurse in a variety of specialized settings, nurse practitioner, nurse educator, nurse anesthetist, and more.
  • If you are like 96% of Grove City graduates, you too will be ready to compete for a full-time position in a hospital or clinic, homecare, long-term care, critical care, management, missions, or business (insurance, supply chain, health-care technology, etc.), among other career options.
  • If you decide to pursue further education beyond a bachelor’s degree, you will have the resources available to meet admissions requirements for prestigious graduate-level nursing programs offering MSN, Ph.D., and DNP degrees for specialties such as nurse anesthetist and nurse practitioner.
  • No matter where you land, you are sure to stand out in your field as a well-rounded critical thinker and excellent care provider with a mature perspective grounded in Christian principles.
Program Specifics
  • You can get the best of both schools — an exceptional liberal arts and sciences education at Grove City College in combination with accredited, high-quality clinical training at the Shaffer School. For major credit hours/requirements, view the Nursing Curriculum Status Sheet.
    • Nursing core requirements include Intro to Professional Nursing, Nursing Care Throughout the Lifespan, Transition to Practice (Can this be placed last since it is at the end), and Pharmacology for Nurses I-IV.
    • Nursing BSN requirements include Community & Public Health Nursing, Nursing Research/Evidence-Based Practice, Critical Thinking in Nursing, Advanced Nursing Assessment, and Nursing Leadership Seminar, among others.
    • Major-related science and social science requirements include Human Anatomy & Physiology I and II and coursework in biology, chemistry, psychology, and more.
The growing need for nurses.

Nursing is one of the most in-demand professions in the nation, with nurses needed most in homecare, long-term care, and outpatient and rehabilitation settings. That need is expected to grow in the coming years and decades. By 2032 the number of RN vacancies will surpass 3.3 million, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics and U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration.
 
In response to the demand for more and better-educated nurses, Grove City College, in partnership with the Shaffer School, is eager to equip motivated students for God-glorifying impact in this important field.

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