Spring 2025 Catalog
Communication Sciences and Disorders
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This area is in School of Health Sciences and Wellness in the COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES .
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Contact: Sondra Reynolds, Associate Clinical Professor, CSD Program Director
Office: Room 038, College of Professional Studies Building
Phone: 715-346-4816
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
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You must have an overall GPA of 2.0 to enroll in lower division preprofessional coursework for the major: CSD 108 , CSD 109 , CSD 260 , CSD 264 , CSD 266 , CSD 267 .
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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.
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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.
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You must maintain a 2.75 GPA overall and a 3.0 GPA in this major throughout the upper division coursework.
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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.
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All courses taken in the major are used to determine your in-major GPA, regardless of a declaration of academic forgiveness.
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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)
Sondra Reynolds, Coordinator of Graduate Programs
Room 038, College of Professional Studies Building
Phone: 715-346-4816
Email: sreynold@uwsp.edu OR csd@uwsp.edu
Web: www.uwsp.edu/audiology
The UW-Stevens Point Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) in the School of Health Sciences and Wellness offers 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 Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) education program in Audiology at the University of Wisconsin is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2200 Research Boulevard, #310, Rockville, MD 20850, (800) 498-2071 or (301) 296-5700.
MASTER OF SCIENCE - COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS WITH AN EMPHASIS IN SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
Sondra Reynolds, Coordinator of Graduate Programs
Room 038, College of Professional Studies Building
Phone: 715-346-4816
Email: sreynold@uwsp.edu OR csd@uwsp.edu
Web: https://www.uwsp.edu/health/Pages/graduate/speech-language-pathology.aspx
The School of 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. The Master of Science (MS) education program in speech-language pathology at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA), 2200 Research Boulevard, #310, Rockville, MD 20850, 800-498-2071 or 301-296-5700. For more information, see www.uwsp.edu/csd.
The faculty and staff 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. 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.
Admission to the Program - Communication Sciences and Disorders Graduate
Contact the coordinator of graduate programs for specific information about the application process. Instructions for how to apply can be found at https://www3.uwsp.edu/health/Pages/graduate/slp/application.aspx Applications for graduate school are due in January for the next fall semester.
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 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.
ProgramsBachelor DegreesGraduate ProgramsCoursesCommunication Sciences and Disorders
NOTE: All 700-900 courses require graduate status and consent of the instructor as prerequisites.
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