A career in speech pathology

I think I have finally decided what career I want.

Speech pathology.

I'm interested in words and language and how they work together. It has job security, good pay, and job flexibility.

At my education field experience this semester, I watch a speech pathologist when the class I help with and watch is at art. I do plan on watching speech pathologists in other settings, but a school setting is all I can do now.

I wish my school had a Communication Sciences and Disorders major. My plan right now is to switch from an English Education major to an English Literature major. I will take classes that would help me prepare for classes such as courses in child psychology, language development, anatomy, etc. I also hope to graduate in two years and take at least a semester off before grad school because I know I will be burned out. I could work and do some traveling on my time off from school.

Those are my plans for now. They might change.

If anyone reads this post and is a speech pathologist or studying to be one, I would appreciate some advice about the profession, classes to take, etc.