About Accelerated Pathways

Elon offers undergraduate students a distinctive Accelerated Pathway to the university’s highly selective Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies (PA) and Doctor of Physical Therapy (PT) programs within the School of Health Sciences (SHS). Selected Accelerated Pathway students will complete their undergraduate courses in three and a half years with the opportunity for admission and enrollment into the PA and PT programs in the final semester of their fourth year (January). Students will participate in programming throughout their undergraduate career that is aimed at developing essential skills and fluencies, drawn from a liberal arts education, necessary for success as a healthcare provider.

Jen Uno and students in a science lab
Students in the anatomy lab with professors.
Student and professor in a lab.
PT Students in a lab.
Students in assistant professor of exercise science Titch Madzima's exercise science laboratory perform various tests, including a jump test and a VO2 max test, which tests oxygen usage during exercise.

Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies Tracey Thurnes and her students work with “Harvey,” a cardiopulmonary patient simulator.
Matt Sears in a lab.
Students in a classroom.
PA students practice anatomy by painting on students' bodies. Coordinated by Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Studies Cindy Bennett.
Associate Professor of Engineering Scott Wolter works with students in his Grand Challenges for Engineering class in the engineering workshop on campus. They are designing and constructing underwater remotely-operated-vehicles
Melissa Scales works with DPT students Brianna Hurt, Jamila Wilson and Allison O’Halloran in a classroom simulation of muscle testing.