Master's in Speech-Language Pathology

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Attend Our Open House: October 25, 2025

Join us for an in-person Open House for our Speech Language Pathology Program. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear about the program from faculty and current students, explore our clinic spaces as well as take a tour of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ’s campus.

The Open House will be held on Saturday, October 25, 2025 at 10:30 AM until 12:30 PM. Please RSVP at the link below.  We look forward to seeing you there!


Attend a Virtual Information Session at ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ

Attend Our Information Session: November 18, 2025

Join us for a virtual Information Session for our Speech-Language Pathology Program. You will have an opportunity to meet with the Director of the Program and the Graduate Admissions Counselor as we discuss program highlights, curriculum and the application process. There will be plenty of time for Q & A, so have your questions ready.

The Information Session will be held on Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM. Please RSVP at the link below.  We look forward to seeing you there!

Program description

The graduate curriculum in speech-language pathology offers advanced course work in the prevention, identification, evaluation and treatment of speech, language and hearing disorders in both children and adults, meeting both the academic and clinical requirements of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the licensure requirements of the state of Wisconsin.

 

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2

Years to Complete

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Specialize in bilingual English-Spanish Speech Pathology

A bilingual English-Spanish specialization (BIES) is offered through the master’s degree program. This program prepares speech-language pathologists who are proficient in Spanish to evaluate and treat communication disorders in individuals who speak Spanish or are bilingual (Spanish-English). Candidates for the BIES specialization must be accepted to the master of science program in speech-language pathology. Candidates also must complete the department application to the BIES specialization and meet language proficiency requirements established by the American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages.

Graduate-level academic course work for the BIES specialization may fulfill elective requirements for the master of science degree in speech-language pathology. Clinical practicum hours through the BIES specialization will apply toward a master of science degree, ASHA certification and DPI licensure requirements. All course work is based on guidelines suggested by the for speech-language pathologists providing bilingual assessment and intervention.

Accredited Speech Pathology program

The master’s program in speech-language pathology at ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ is accredited by the  and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).

The program is directed at preparing students for the  (CCC-SLP). For students interested in licensure as a public school speech-language clinician, the program meets the requirements of the  (DPI-Wis.) for licensure as a speech-language pathologist.

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To be eligible for admission to the Graduate School at ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ, applicants must meet the following requirements:

  • A bachelor's degree with a major in communicative disorders, or its equivalent, from a regionally accredited institution or international equivalent must be completed prior to starting graduate school.
  • Students seeking the master of science degree in speech-language pathology must have completed the following undergraduate prerequisite courses, or their equivalents, per approval from the director of graduate studies prior to full admission into the graduate program: anatomy and physiology of the speech mechanism, phonetics and phonology, child language development, child language disorders, speech science, introduction to audiology, and intervention methods in speech-language pathology.
  • Prerequisite Course Content Areas Related to SLP Certification Standards are required to obtain licensure. All courses must be completed and passed at the undergraduate or graduate level at an accredited institution and must appear on official transcripts. Classes taken at the high school level are not eligible to meet this requirement, with the exception of advanced placement (AP) courses that appear for credit on your college/university transcript. If students need to take any of these courses during the graduate program, they will not count toward the minimum number of graduation credits. 
    •  Coursework in the areas of biological sciences, physical sciences (either physics or chemistry), social/behavioral sciences, and statistics cannot be related to speech-language pathology, audiology, communication sciences, hearing sciences, or logopedia unless they fulfill a university general education requirement and are available to students who are not majoring in communication sciences and disorders (CSD). 
  • A minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale.
  • Demonstrated English proficiency for non-U.S. citizens.

Students who do not meet these standard requirements must be prepared to complete undergraduate background courses as advised by the program director.

Application Requirements

Applicants must submit, directly to CSDCAS:

1Upon admission, final official transcripts from all previously attended colleges/universities, with certified English translations if original language is not English, must be submitted to the Graduate School within the first five weeks of the term of admission or a hold preventing registration for future terms will be placed on the student’s record. 

2Upon admission, an official course-by-course transcript/academic record evaluation must be submitted to the Graduate School within the first five weeks of the term of admission or a hold preventing registration for future terms will be placed on the student’s record. 

January 15: Application and application materials should be received by the to be considered for the fall term.

Students admitted to the speech-language pathology program are not permitted to defer their admission.

Tuition scholarships and graduate assistantships are merit based. Since we have virtually no way of assessing clinical merit, it means that we look almost exclusively at academic merit.

If there is evidence of research experience or aptitude in your application (for example, you worked in a research lab as an undergraduate, you wrote an undergraduate research thesis, you took research design or statistics classes as an undergraduate), this would be looked upon favorably.

Private scholarships may also be available. U.S. citizens and permanent residents may be eligible to apply for need-based federal aid (loans) to help fund their educational expenses as well.