Academic and Advising Services Pre-Professional Programs

Pre-Professional Programs

At Mercer University

Welcome!
The Office of Academic and Advising Services offers resources for students who intend to apply to professional and/or graduate schools after completing their studies at Mercer. These include a full-time pre-professional advisor on the Mercer-Macon campus, the information on this website, track-specific Student Handbooks, brochures, seminars, and other information at the office's location in Penfield Hall in Macon.

Prospective Students
Check out all Mercer has to offer you! If you are interested in attending professional school after graduating from Mercer, follow the links to the right to learn more about the pre-professional tracks.

More Information
Prospective Students
Seminars/Events for C urrent Students
Pre-Professional Tracks
Guaranteed Admissions
Prepare for Graduate School
Entrance Exam Preparation
Request a Letter from HVAC

Organizations
MerPMed
Alpha Epsilon Delta
Association of Pre-Pharmacy Students

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Dr. Carol L. Bokros
Academic and Advising Services
Located In Penfield Hall
(Across from Tarver Library)
p: (478) 301-2250
f: (478) 301-2015

Current Students
If you are currently enrolled in a pre-professional program, don't miss out on all that the Office of Academic and Advising Services has for you. Learn more about current programs, opportunities for involvement, and vital information by checking your Mercer email daily and by becoming a fan of the "MercerPreHealth" fanpage.

Pre-Professional Tracks

Mercer offers a variety of Pre-Professional Tracks designed to help students enter professional school in the field of their choice. Click on the links to the right to learn more.

Specifically, Mercer offers pre-professional tracks in the following areas:

Pre-Dental
Pre-Law
Pre-Medical Technology
Pre-Medicine (including allopathic, osteopathic, and podiatric medicine and optometry)
Pre-Nursing
Pre-Optometry
Pre-Pharmacy
Pre-Physical Therapy
Pre-Physician Assistant
Pre-Veterinary

Guaranteed Admission Programs
For programs in Pre-Law, Pre-Medicine, Pre-Nursing, Pre-Pharmacy, and Pre-Physician Assistant, Mercer offers guaranteed acceptance of qualified students into Mercer's professional schools. For more information on these programs and their requirements, please visit the Guaranteed Admissions Web page.

Preparation for Professional School
Mercer provides a variety of services to assist students in preparing for entry into professional school. Beyond advising, Pre-Professional Programs offers a series of seminars, workshops, entrance exam preparation, and letters of recommendation for qualified students.

Organizations
Students wishing to surround themselves with young people with similar goals may join MerPMed, Mercer's club for all pre-health students. High-achieving pre-health students are invited to apply for membership in the Georgia Epsilon chapter of Alpha Epsilon Delta, the national pre-health professions honor society. Pre-pharmacy students are encouraged to join the Association of Pre-Pharmacy Students (APPS). Pre-health students may also join Beta Beta Beta, the national biology honor society, and/ or the Mercer student chapter of the American Chemical Society.

Helpful Websites for Pre-Health Students

http://www.explorehealthcareers.org/
Southwest Georgia Area Health Education Center's "Health Careers in Georgia" resource: http://www.sowega-ahec.org/includes/docs/health-careers-2010.pdf
Academic Resource Center: http://www.mercer.edu/arc/; ARC's Study Skills Site: http://www.mercer.edu/arc/LSK/index.html
More Study Skills Help: http://www.studygs.net/
Mercer's Office of Career Services: http://www.mercer.edu/StudentAffairs/CareerServices/