
All sections of the CSDCAS application completed including the Supporting Information section.15.Ĭompleted applications must have the following: Your application and transcripts must be received by Jan. Your application will be reviewed once it is complete and verified. In order to apply to the UWM graduate program in Communication Sciences and Disorders, you must have completed 15 undergraduate credits in Communication Sciences and Disorders (excluding sign language) by the application deadline. Students are accepted for a fall term start date. To apply to the MS Communication Sciences & Disorders program, you must submit all application materials through the Communication Sciences and Disorders Centralized Application Service (CSDCAS) by Jan. Lund, PhD, CCC-SLP, at 41 or CSD Non-degree requirements (PDF) Application Instructions


If you have questions about your eligibility to apply for our program, please contact Graduate Program Coordinator Shelley K. UWM offers a sequence of courses designed to meet these requirements. Students may be admitted with as many as two course deficiencies, however, they must be completed during the first year of the graduate program. If you have an undergraduate degree in another field, you must have completed 15 credits in communication sciences and disorders, including courses in English phonetics, language development and anatomy and physiology of the speech and hearing mechanism to be eligible to apply to the program.īefore starting the graduate program, students must have completed 27 credits in communication sciences and disorders, including speech and/or hearing science, introduction to audiology, aural rehabilitation and statistics, in addition to the courses listed above. If you have an undergraduate degree in communication sciences and disorders, speech and hearing sciences or speech-language pathology, you will have completed these requirements during your undergraduate studies. In addition to UWM Graduate School requirements, you must be prepared to meet specific departmental requirements for undergraduate coursework in the field. You must first meet the admission requirements of the UWM Graduate School. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Speech-Language Pathologists. Expected GrowthĮmployment of speech-language pathologists is projected to grow 25% from 2019 to 2029, much faster than the average for all occupations.

The lowest 10% earned less than $49,840, and the top 10% more than $121,260.ĪSHA’s SLP Health Care 2021 Survey (PDF) reported a median annual salary in 2021 of $80,00 (n=482) for speech-language pathologists employed in medical and nursing-related facilities.ĪSHA’s SLP Schools Survey 2020 (PDF) reported a median 9-10 month salary of $66,000, and a median 11-12 month salary of $80,000 for speech-language pathologists employed in school-based settings. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median annual wage for speech-language pathologists was $79,120 in May 2019. MS Communication Sciences & Disorders Student Handbook (PDF) Employment Outlook EarningsĪccording to the U.S. Our location gives you easy access to off-campus externships in medical, rehabilitation and school sites.
