Pre-Speech-Language Pathology
Students who aspire to become speech pathologists or audiologists are considered to be on the “pre-speech language pathology”, or “pre-SP” track. Pre-speech language pathology is not an academic major; every pre-SP student must declare and work towards a degree as they fulfill the admission requirements for their preferred graduate programs.
It should be noted that prerequisites for a student’s preferred graduate programs may not be offered at Mercer and so would need to be taken elsewhere as a transient student. Please see the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association website for common admission prerequisites.
Students need to be aware that in-person lab science coursework that may be required for admission to graduate school is only offered on Mercer’s Macon campus. Students must therefore be enrolled in one of Mercer’s colleges or schools on the Macon campus to complete any of the pre-health professions tracks.
Pre-SP Track Advising Resources
Current Mercer Students
Students enrolled at Mercer-Macon who are following one of the pre-health professions tracks should enroll in the “GPS” (pre-Graduate & Professional School) advising course on Canvas.