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Become a Speech-Language Pathologist

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ University’s Speech-Language Pathology program welcomes you to the next level of critical thinking and to a vocation that positively individuals with communicative challenges and their families. Finish the master’s portion of our SLP program in two years on campus.

Sample Careers
  • S-L Pathologist
  • Pediatric S-L Pathologist
Credits57
Block Tuition
  • $14,390 per term
  • $57,560 total plus fees

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Program Overview

Program Overview

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ’s speech-language pathology master’s program is committed to promoting excellence, serving the community, embracing diversity, inspiring compassion, fostering critical thinking, and valuing independence. Our full-time program is designed to prepare you to become a competent SLP who provides quality care in a respectful, culturally sensitive, and knowledgeable manner. Committed and experienced faculty guide didactic programming along with rich community service and clinical experiences. Our goal is to prepare you for your professional certification and licensure through first-rate clinical placements where you’ll interact with diverse populations in a variety of settings, both on-campus in ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ’s state-of-the-art Speech, Language, and Hearing Clinic and offsite through clinical externship and practicum opportunities.


Block Tuition
  • $55,880 plus fees
  • $13,970 paid in 4 equal installments (starting Fall 2023)
Non-Discrimination Statement

The Department of Speech-Language Pathology at ÌÒ×ÓÊÓƵ will not discriminate against any student, applicant, or client on the basis of age, citizenship status, color, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, genetic information and characteristics, national origin (including ancestry), marital status, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other protected category under applicable local, State, or Federal law.

What to Expect

You will learn the skills needed to help prevent, assess, diagnose, and treat speech, language, social communication, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders in children and adults in our graduate program in speech-language pathology.

Students entering the program with a bachelor's in communication sciences and disorders (CSD) can complete the master's program in two years. Students with a bachelor's in a field other than CSD will be required to take an additional one-year leveling program before enrolling in the core master's curriculum. 

Upon successful completion of all requirements and graduation from the Master of Science in speech-language pathology program at CUW, individuals will be prepared to apply for the initial licensure required for practice in the state of Wisconsin.  Click here to view our Handbook and learn more about the SLP program.

As an SLP, you will have the opportunity to work in many different education, health care, and research settings with varying roles and levels of responsibility. You'll also have the opportunity to work with a diverse client population serving individuals across the lifespan. In many settings, you may often work as part of a collaborative, interdisciplinary team, which may include teachers, physicians, audiologists, psychologists, social workers, physical and occupational therapists, and rehabilitation counselors.

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