Joint Degree Programs

In Joint Degree Programs, students study at Elizabethtown College and at affiliated academic institutions or clinical facilities in the United States. The College also offers a number of majors in which work at affiliated clinical facilities constitutes an important part of the student’s education. In music therapy, occupational therapy, social work, and clinical laboratory sciences, students combine work at the College with first-hand experience in hospitals, clinics, and social work and therapy programs. For detailed descriptions, see the appropriate Department for more information. The following programs are offered in conjunction with these academic institutions:

Drexel University College of Medicine

 Master of Science in Molecular Medicine/B.S. in Biotechnology 4+1 Program with Drexel University College of Medicine   

Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law

Law Early Admission Program (LEAP) with Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law  

Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences

Master of Environmental Management/B.S. Program with Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences  

Master of Forestry/B.S. Program with Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences  

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Doctor of Dental Medicine/B.S. 3+4 or 4+4 Program with Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine  

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine/B.S. 3+4 or 4+4 Program with Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine  

Doctor of Pharmaceutical/B.S. 3+4 or 4+4 Program with Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine  

Penn State University College of Medicine

Physician Assistant Program with Penn State University College of Medicine  

Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences

Cardiovascular Invasive Specialty Program with Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences  

Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University

Doctor of Optometry/B.S. 3+4 Program with Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University  

Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine

Premedical Primary Care Program with Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine  

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Osteopathic Medicine/B.S. 3+4 or 4+4 Program with Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (Emphasis in Biology)  

Osteopathic Medicine/B.S. 3+4 or 4+4 Program with Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (Emphasis in Chemistry/Biochemistry)  

Temple University’s School of Dentistry

Doctor of Dental Medicine/B.S. 3+4 Program with Temple University’s School of Dentistry  

Thomas Jefferson University

Doctor of Physical Therapy/B.S. 3+3 Program with Thomas Jefferson University  

West Virginia University School of Dentistry

Doctor of Dental Surgery/B.S. 4+4 Program with West Virginia University School of Dentistry  

Widener University

Doctor of Physical Therapy/B.S. 3+3 Program with Widener University  

Law Early Admission Program (LEAP) with Widener University School of Law