Special and Joint Degree Programs
By combining specialized undergraduate studies at Elizabethtown with direct admission to graduate school, you can earn your advanced degree in less time than taking a traditional route—sometimes saving one to three years of study. This also means you save money on tuition and enter the workforce sooner.
Any Graduate Program
Northumbria University (UK)
Elizabethtown College students, as part of a special partnership with Northumbria University in the UK, may qualify to receive a graduate school tuition discount. For students with a GPA of 2.8 or higher, the discount is £1000 (approx. $1,344) from the basic graduate school fee. For students with a GPA of 3.5 or above, this discount is £2500 (approx. $3,360). This discount can be applied to any graduate school program with Northumbria University.
Law
Law Early Admissions Program (LEAP)
with Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law and Widener University Schools of Law
LEAP is a 3+3 or 3+4 early admission program that allows qualified students to complete core requirements, earn a bachelor’s degree from Elizabethtown College and gain automatic acceptance to either Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law or Widener University Schools of Law.
Application Deadline: March 15
Biological Sciences
Masters of Public Health
with Penn State College of Medicine
This Early Assurance Program allows qualified Elizabethtown College students to gain guaranteed entry into Penn State College of Medicine’s Master of Public Health program in their third undergraduate year. Upon completion of their bachelor’s degree at Elizabethtown, students will progress automatically into Penn State’s program.
Medicine
Primary Care Program (MD)
with Penn State College of Medicine
Students in this program may be admitted to Penn State’s Premedical Primary Care Program automatically upon completion of a Bachelor of Science degree at Elizabethtown College. Students may pursue any major but must meet minimum GPA requirements for biology, chemistry and physics courses, along with completing two Family Practice Practicums.
Application Deadline: January 15
3+4 or 4+4 Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Elizabethtown College students qualify for preferred admission to Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM). A bachelor’s degree from Elizabethtown will be awarded to students in the 3+4 program upon completion of their first year at LECOM. All students must meet GPA requirements to be admitted to this program.
4+4 Osteopathic Medicine - Biology Emphasis
with Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Elizabethtown College students qualify for preferred admission to the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM). All students must meet GPA requirements for the 4+4 program to be admitted.
4+4 Osteopathic Medicine - Chemistry/Biochemistry Emphasis
with Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Elizabethtown College students qualify for preferred admission to the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Students in the 4+4 programs must pursue a major at Elizabethtown that will grant them a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry or Biology.
Dentistry
3+4 or 4+4 Doctor of Dental Medicine
with Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Students at Elizabethtown College qualify for preferred admission to Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM). For students in the 3+4 program, a bachelor’s degree is completed with Elizabethtown College after the first year of courses at LECOM. Students are required to have a GPA of at least 3.2 in science courses and an overall GPA of 3.4 to be accepted into the program.
Pharmacy
3+4 or 4+4 Doctor of Pharmaceutical
with Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Elizabethtown College students qualify for preferred admission to Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM). Students in the 3+4 program receive their bachelor’s degree from Elizabethtown College upon completion of their first year of courses at LECOM. All students are required to fulfill a number of admissions requirements before entry into the program is granted.
Physical Therapy
3+3 Doctor of Physical Therapy
with Widener University
Students in this 3+3 program receive their Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Elizabethtown College after their first year at Widener University and move straight into the Doctor of Physical Therapy program.
4+3 Doctor of Physical Therapy
with Thomas Jefferson University
Elizabethtown College has an interview agreement for preferred admission to Thomas Jefferson University’s (TJU) Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program following the successful completion of a bachelor’s degree from Elizabethtown College. All students are required to fulfill a number of admissions requirements before being accepted for an interview.
Optometry
3+4 Doctor of Optometry
with Salus University Pennsylvania College of Optometry
Two students per year may apply to Salus University Pennsylvania College of Optometry’s Doctor of Optometry program. The first three years of this program are completed at Elizabethtown College; students are awarded a bachelor’s degree from Elizabethtown after their first year at Salus University.
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