diff --git a/quantum_enablement/circuits/__init__.py b/quantum_enablement/circuits/__init__.py
index ea7c56b..6d04ec2 100644
--- a/quantum_enablement/circuits/__init__.py
+++ b/quantum_enablement/circuits/__init__.py
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 
 """Quantum circuit library and tools."""
 
-from ._qaoa import QAOALineCircuit
+from ._qaoa import QAOAPathCircuit
 
 __all__ = [
-    "QAOALineCircuit",
+    "QAOAPathCircuit",
 ]
diff --git a/quantum_enablement/circuits/_qaoa.py b/quantum_enablement/circuits/_qaoa.py
index 35742a3..1a189ab 100644
--- a/quantum_enablement/circuits/_qaoa.py
+++ b/quantum_enablement/circuits/_qaoa.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 
 # TODO: add graph max-cut weights input arg
-class QAOALineCircuit(QuantumCircuit):
+class QAOAPathCircuit(QuantumCircuit):
     """Parameterized QAOA acyclic line graph quantum circuit.
 
     The cost parameter-vector is labeled γ, and the mixer
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def __init__(
         barriers = bool(barriers)
         measurements = bool(measurements)
 
-        super().__init__(num_qubits, name=f"QAOALineCircuit<{num_qubits}, {depth}>")
+        super().__init__(num_qubits, name=f"QAOAPathCircuit<{num_qubits}, {depth}>")
 
         gammas = ParameterVector("γ", depth // 2)
         betas = ParameterVector("β", depth // 2)
diff --git a/test/unit/circuits/test_qaoa.py b/test/unit/circuits/test_qaoa.py
index b544020..4d107e7 100644
--- a/test/unit/circuits/test_qaoa.py
+++ b/test/unit/circuits/test_qaoa.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 from pytest import mark, raises  # pylint: disable=import-error
 from qiskit import QuantumCircuit
 
-from quantum_enablement.circuits._qaoa import QAOALineCircuit
+from quantum_enablement.circuits._qaoa import QAOAPathCircuit
 
 
 def two_qubit_depth_filter(instruction):
@@ -26,16 +26,16 @@ def two_qubit_depth_filter(instruction):
     return num_qubits > 1 and name != "barrier"
 
 
-class TestQAOALineCircuit:
-    """Test suite for the QAOALineCircuit class."""
+class TestQAOAPathCircuit:
+    """Test suite for the QAOAPathCircuit class."""
 
     @mark.parametrize("num_qubits", [4, 6])
     @mark.parametrize("depth", [0, 2, 4])
     def test_creation(self, num_qubits, depth):
-        """Test QAOALineCircuit creation."""
-        circuit = QAOALineCircuit(num_qubits, depth, barriers=False, measurements=False)
+        """Test QAOAPathCircuit creation."""
+        circuit = QAOAPathCircuit(num_qubits, depth, barriers=False, measurements=False)
         op_counts = circuit.count_ops()
-        assert isinstance(circuit, QuantumCircuit), "QAOALineCircuit must be a QuantumCircuit."
+        assert isinstance(circuit, QuantumCircuit), "QAOAPathCircuit must be a QuantumCircuit."
         assert circuit.num_qubits == num_qubits, "Wrong number of qubits."
         assert circuit.depth(two_qubit_depth_filter) == depth, "Wrong two-qubit depth."
         assert circuit.num_parameters == depth, "Wrong number of parameters."
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ def test_creation(self, num_qubits, depth):
         assert op_counts.get("measure", 0) == 0, "Wrong number of measurements."
 
     def test_defaults(self):
-        """Test QAOALineCircuit defaults."""
-        circuit = QAOALineCircuit(4, 4)  # Note: default barriers and measurements are False.
+        """Test QAOAPathCircuit defaults."""
+        circuit = QAOAPathCircuit(4, 4)  # Note: default barriers and measurements are False.
         op_counts = circuit.count_ops()
         assert op_counts.get("barrier", 0) == 0, "By default barriers should not be present."
         assert op_counts.get("measure", 0) == 0, "By default measurements should not be present."
@@ -57,49 +57,49 @@ def test_defaults(self):
     @mark.parametrize("num_qubits", [4, 6])
     @mark.parametrize("depth", [0, 2, 4])
     def test_barriers(self, num_qubits, depth):
-        """Test QAOALineCircuit barriers."""
-        circuit = QAOALineCircuit(num_qubits, depth, barriers=True, measurements=False)
+        """Test QAOAPathCircuit barriers."""
+        circuit = QAOAPathCircuit(num_qubits, depth, barriers=True, measurements=False)
         op_counts = circuit.count_ops()
         assert op_counts.get("barrier", 0) == depth // 2, "Wrong number of barriers."
         # circuit.remove_operations("barrier")
-        # assert circuit == QAOALineCircuit(num_qubits, depth, measurements=False, barriers=False)
+        # assert circuit == QAOAPathCircuit(num_qubits, depth, measurements=False, barriers=False)
 
     @mark.parametrize("num_qubits", [4, 6])
     @mark.parametrize("depth", [0, 2, 4])
     def test_measurements(self, num_qubits, depth):
-        """Test QAOALineCircuit measurements."""
-        circuit = QAOALineCircuit(num_qubits, depth, barriers=False, measurements=True)
+        """Test QAOAPathCircuit measurements."""
+        circuit = QAOAPathCircuit(num_qubits, depth, barriers=False, measurements=True)
         op_counts = circuit.count_ops()
         assert op_counts.get("measure", 0) == num_qubits, "Wrong number of measurements."
         assert op_counts.get("barrier", 0) == 1, "Measurements should be preceded by a barrier."
         # circuit.remove_final_measurements()
-        # assert circuit == QAOALineCircuit(num_qubits, depth, measurements=False, barriers=False)
+        # assert circuit == QAOAPathCircuit(num_qubits, depth, measurements=False, barriers=False)
 
     @mark.parametrize("num_qubits", [4, 6])
     @mark.parametrize("depth", [0, 2, 4])
     def test_name(self, num_qubits, depth):
-        """Test QAOALineCircuit name."""
-        circuit = QAOALineCircuit(num_qubits, depth)
-        assert circuit.name == f"QAOALineCircuit<{num_qubits}, {depth}>", "Wrong circuit name."
+        """Test QAOAPathCircuit name."""
+        circuit = QAOAPathCircuit(num_qubits, depth)
+        assert circuit.name == f"QAOAPathCircuit<{num_qubits}, {depth}>", "Wrong circuit name."
 
     def test_invalid_num_qubits(self):
-        """Test QAOALineCircuit with invalid number of qubits."""
+        """Test QAOAPathCircuit with invalid number of qubits."""
         with raises(ValueError, match=r"Number of qubits \(2\) must be greater than two."):
-            QAOALineCircuit(2, 2)
+            QAOAPathCircuit(2, 2)
 
         with raises(ValueError, match=r"Number of qubits \(3\) must be even\."):
-            QAOALineCircuit(3, 2)
+            QAOAPathCircuit(3, 2)
 
         with raises(TypeError, match=r"Invalid num\. qubits type .*, expected <int>\."):
-            QAOALineCircuit("4", 2)  # type: ignore
+            QAOAPathCircuit("4", 2)  # type: ignore
 
     def test_invalid_depth(self):
-        """Test QAOALineCircuit with invalid depth."""
+        """Test QAOAPathCircuit with invalid depth."""
         with raises(ValueError, match=r"Depth \(-1\) must be positive\."):
-            QAOALineCircuit(4, -1)
+            QAOAPathCircuit(4, -1)
 
         with raises(ValueError, match=r"Depth \(1\) must be even\."):
-            QAOALineCircuit(4, 1)
+            QAOAPathCircuit(4, 1)
 
         with raises(TypeError, match=r"Invalid depth type .*, expected <int>\."):
-            QAOALineCircuit(4, "2")  # type: ignore
+            QAOAPathCircuit(4, "2")  # type: ignore