Communication Sciences and Disorders

This area is in School of Health Sciences and Wellness in the COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES .

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Contact: Julia Fischer, Professor, CSD Program Director
Office: Room 037, College of Professional Studies Building
Phone: 715-346-4657
Email: csd@uwsp.edu
Web: www.uwsp.edu/health/Pages/Major/csd.aspx

Definition: Communication sciences and disorders is the study of human communication processes with application to a variety of speech, language and hearing disorders. You acquire an academic base and clinical practicum experience for careers in speech-language pathology or audiology.

When you major in communication sciences and disorders you have two options: (1) a major leading to educational certification, and (2) a major which does NOT lead to educational certification. No minor is available. The CSD coordinator of undergraduate programs will advise you.

Academic Standards for Communication Sciences and Disorders Major

You must have an overall GPA of 2.0 to enroll in lower division preprofessional coursework for the major: CSD 108 , CSD 260 , CSD 264 , CSD 266 , CSD 267 .
To enroll in upper division (300-400 level) preprofessional coursework you must complete the lower division preprofessional coursework with a minimum GPA of 3.0 and have an overall GPA of at least 2.75.
You must earn a grade of C or better in required communication sciences and disorders coursework to receive credit toward the major. You may repeat a course in the major if you follow the Repeating Courses policy found in the catalog.
You must maintain a 2.75 GPA overall and a 3.0 GPA in this major throughout the upper division coursework.
If you fail to meet either the overall or the in-major GPA, you will be placed on probation in the major. You must meet the above GPAs by the end of the probationary semester to continue in the major. Only one probationary semester is allowed.
All courses taken in the major are used to determine your in-major GPA, regardless of a declaration of academic forgiveness.
All college and university coursework will be used for any program decision, including the professional education program, enrollment in upper division courses, and graduation. You may petition the Communication Sciences and Disorders Academic Programs Committee for exception.

Speech, Language, and Hearing Clinic

Contact: Sondra Reynolds, Director of Clinical Services - Speech and Language Pathology
Room 036, College of Professional Studies Building
Phone: 715-346-4816
Email: sreynold@uwsp.edu

Contact: Tonya Veith, Clinical Director for Audiology. on-campus
Room 048, College of Professional Studies Building
Phone: 715-346-2851
Email: tveith@uwsp.edu

Contact: Rachel Craig, Clinical Director for Audiology, off-campus
Room 046B, College of Professional Studies Building
Phone: 715-346-4018
Email: rcraig@uwsp.edu

The Speech, Language, and Hearing Clinic offers speech-language diagnostic and therapy services as well as comprehensive hearing evaluations for children and adults. Assessment and treatment can be provided for numerous communication and swallowing concerns that may be secondary to cleft palate, cerebral palsy, autism, laryngectomy, hearing loss, cognitive disorders, learning disabilities, stroke, traumatic brain injury, or other neurological disorders.

The Speech, Language, and Hearing Clinic is a clinical training facility with a reputation for excellence in serving the university and Central Wisconsin by providing clinical services as part of the professional preparation of undergraduate and graduate students.

Graduate Programs

CLINICAL DOCTOR OF AUDIOLOGY (AuD)

Julia Fischer or Sondra Reynolds, Co-Coordinators of Graduate Programs
Room 037, College of Professional Studies Building
Phone: 715-346-4657
Email: jfischer@uwsp.edu, sreynold@uwsp.edu OR csd@uwsp.edu
Web: www.uwsp.edu/audiology

The UW-Stevens Point School of Health Sciences and Wellness Program in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) has developed a joint clinical doctorate in audiology (AuD) program with the UW-Madison Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. Our universities have merged their resources to provide a unique professional doctorate program. The joint doctoral program in audiology at UW-Madison and UW-Stevens Point is accredited by the CAA of ASHA.

MASTER OF SCIENCE - COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS WITH AN EMPHASIS IN SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

Julia Fischer or Sondra Reynolds, Co-Coordinators of Graduate Programs
Room 0034, College of Professional Studies Building
Phone: 715-346-4657
Email: jfischer@uwsp.edu, sreynold@uwsp.edu OR csd@uwsp.edu
Web: https://www.uwsp.edu/health/Pages/graduate/speech-language-pathology.aspx

The faculty and staff in the School of Health Sciences and Wellness Program in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) provide you with a high quality education that emphasizes training in the prevention, evaluation, and treatment of disorders of hearing, speech, language, and swallowing. Graduates are employed throughout the country in schools, universities, hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and private/public clinics.

Clinical training begins at the undergraduate level and culminates with a full-time clinical externship at the end of the graduate program. In consultation with the director of Clinical Services, you will select a site for your externship. If you are in the audiology program, you will complete a full-time clinical externship during the entire fourth year of study. In the speech-language pathology program, you will complete a full-time 15-20 week externship in a school, health care facility, or clinic setting during the final semester of your program.

Health Sciences and Wellness offers a Master’s of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology . You will receive the academic background and clinical practicum experience required to function competently and independently in a variety of professional employment settings. This program is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA). For more information, see www.uwsp.edu/csd.

Admission to the Program - Communication Sciences and Disorders Graduate

Contact the coordinator of graduate programs for specific information about the application process for both the speech-language pathology and audiology programs. For both programs you will need the following to be considered for admission:

A completed application for admission to the program,
A statement of professional intentions (i.e., interest and goals),
Three letters of recommendation,
GRE scores,
A completed practicum and work experience form,
A completed undergraduate major in communicative disorders or equivalent coursework.

Applications for graduate school are due in January for the next fall semester. For forms and specific deadlines, go to www.uwsp.edu/comd for speech-language pathology and csd.wisc.edu/ for audiology.

Admission to Candidacy for Communication Sciences and Disorders Graduate Program

You must complete at least 9 credits of graduate work with a GPA of 3.00 (B). See the Graduate Handbook in Speech-Language Pathology or the University of Wisconsin Professional Doctor of Audiology (AuD) Degree Student Handbook for details regarding candidacy.

Specializations

In either specialization you must meet minimum standards for clinical certification as established by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association that are in effect at the time you graduate.

Programs

Bachelor Degrees

Graduate Programs

Courses

Communication Sciences and Disorders

NOTE: All 700-900 courses require graduate status and consent of the instructor as prerequisites.