Communication Sciences and Disorders, Speech Language Pathology (MS)

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.

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.