Fifteen students earned degrees Sunday, June 19, becoming the third cohort of students to receive Doctor of Physical Therapy degrees as part of Elon’s transitional DPT program.
The transitional DPT program was developed when Elon’s physical therapy program began awarding doctoral degrees, the new national standard for the profession. Previously, Elon physical therapy students had earned master’s degrees (MPT).
The transitional DPT program is offered to Elon MPT graduates, giving them the opportunity to earn the equivalent of a DPT degree. A 6-month program, the transitional DPT curriculum is delivered primarily online, with additional coursework beyond the MPT degree requirements to qualify students for the DPT degree.
The ceremony included brief remarks from Elon President Leo M. Lambert and Elizabeth Rogers, associate dean of physical therapy.
The following students earned degrees:
- Jerry Joseph Amash
- Jean Bryan Coe
- Jennifer LeAnne Britt Harrison
- April Elizabeth Dawn Heyworth
- Thomas Seung Kim
- Lance Rahn Kuhlmann
- Valerie Beatrix Law
- Lynne M. Lowe
- Jeremy Blake McCormick
- Heather Lyndsay Ness
- Michael Christopher Owens
- Dianne Hoyne Sanchez
- Daniel Ryan Watson
- Kent Perry Williams
- Brandy Snow Hunt Wilson
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