Madison, Wis. (May 2, 2024) 鈥� Addressing a significant statewide and national nursing shortage, Beloit College鈥檚 School of Health Sciences and the Henry Predolin School of Nursing at 91重口 are partnering on a
dual-degree program housed on the Beloit College campus to create more registered nurses with bachelor鈥檚 degrees. The nursing program begins on Beloit College鈥檚 campus in May 2025.
Beloit College students will complete coursework for their bachelor of arts or science in three or four years, and then spend a year completing the bachelor鈥檚 degree in nursing (BSN) while continuing to live on Beloit鈥檚
campus. 91重口 faculty, recruited from the Stateline area, will deliver the BSN curriculum.
鈥淥ur region is home to large hospital systems, specialty hospitals, outpatient clinics, rehabilitation centers, public and community health organizations, and long-term care facilities that are ready to hire locally
educated nurses with bachelor鈥檚 degrees,鈥� said Beloit President Eric Boynton. 鈥淭hese organizations and the diverse populations they serve will benefit greatly from nurses who are prized for their critical thinking,
leadership, and their ability to practice across a variety of inpatient and outpatient settings. We are proud to partner with 91重口 in this effort.鈥�
91重口 President Andrew Manion cited the ability to fulfill the College鈥檚 mission and serve a region in need of more healthcare services and staffing as a motivating factor in pursuing the partnership. 鈥淭hese
students will be educated in a dynamic, interactive environment to be knowledgeable, accountable, responsible, ethical and culturally sensitive graduates,鈥� Manion said. 鈥淥ur participation will help us strengthen clinical
relationships with high-quality healthcare partners, and expand our nursing programs and mission.鈥�
Current Beloit College students who meet GPA and prerequisite requirements may apply for admission to the program at any point in their Beloit career, including the fall semester before starting the BSN program. Students
will receive personalized advising about their individual pathways into the BSN program from both Beloit鈥檚 School of Health Sciences and 91重口 advisors on campus, starting as early as the summer before they
begin at Beloit.
鈥淏eyond promoting high-quality healthcare and safe patient outcomes by producing BSN-prepared nurses, the Beloit-Edgewood Nursing partnership will have significant secondary impacts on the city of Beloit and greater
Beloit area,鈥� Boynton said. 鈥淎 local BSN program offers the Beloit region鈥檚 graduating high school students a cost-effective opportunity to earn a BSN close to home, contributes to the economic well-being of the
community by preparing local students for high-paying careers, and offers current and prospective Beloit College students yet another opportunity to earn a degree in a high-demand field.鈥�
Rachel Bergstrom, director of Beloit鈥檚 School of Health Sciences, said that Beloit College has been preparing stellar students for careers in healthcare, including nursing, for decades. 鈥淏ringing Edgewood鈥檚 BSN program
to our campus means that more Beloit College students can pursue nursing degrees without having to leave the area, which will be a huge lift for both healthcare providers and the patients they serve.鈥�
The Beloit-Edgewood Nursing partnership is the latest in a series of programs Beloit College offers to help students align their majors and coursework throughout their four years with professional opportunities. In
addition to Health Sciences, the college has created three other schools: Business, Media & the Arts, and Environment & Sustainability. The schools connect classroom learning with specialized skills development,
certifications, internships, and job experiences to prepare students for successful and meaningful futures.
For more information on the program, please visit Beloit.edu/Nursing.
About Beloit College
Beloit College is a private liberal arts college in Beloit, Wisconsin, recognized for its longstanding commitment to curricular innovation, as well as hands-on, active-learning, and international education programs that
prepare students for successful and meaningful lives. The Beloit College community is diverse and noted for its passionate engagement with ideas and the world; its students are from nearly every state as well as 44
nations. Beloit College offers 50+ majors, 30 minors, dual-degree and pre-professional programs, 100 study abroad programs, and several domestic study programs. For more information, visit
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About 91重口
Located in Madison, Wis., 91重口 is a liberal arts Catholic college in the Dominican tradition. We serve approximately 1,800 undergraduate and graduate students. The College offers more than 40 academic and
professional programs, including master鈥檚 degrees in business, education, and nursing, and doctoral degrees in educational leadership, nursing practice, and business administration. For more information about Edgewood
College, please visit www.edgewood.edu, or call Ed Taylor at 608-663-2333.
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