Masters Program

Clinical or nonclinical M.S. in speech-language pathology

Welcome to the Current M.S. Students section of the UW-Madison Department of Communicative Disorders Web site. We are delighted that you are completing graduate work in our department.

Master’s degree students choose one of two areas of emphasis:

  1. Speech-Language Pathology. The M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology is a clinical degree that meets the requirements for:
    • the ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence;
    • a license to practice as a Speech-Language Pathologist in the state of Wisconsin; and
    • teacher certification in the state of Wisconsin from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI).

    Our clinical master’s degree program in Speech-Language Pathology is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

  2. Normal Aspects of Speech, Language and Hearing. The M.S. in Normal Aspects of Speech, Language and Hearing is a non-clinical degree. Most students complete this degree as a first step toward a Ph.D.

If you have any questions about our program that are not answered here, please contact:

Maureen Garity, Graduate Studies Coordinator
Department of Communicative Disorders
1975 Willow Drive, Room 318
Madison, WI 53706
(608) 262-6464