From WisPolitics.com/WisBusiness.com …
— UW-Stevens Point is creating its own Doctor of Audiology program, splitting from an existing degree consortium with UW-Madison.
The university today announced it will establish an independent three-year doctoral program that will start enrolling students in summer 2028.
This comes after UW-Stevens Point and UW-Madison have jointly offered a Doctor of Audiology degree for two decades, under a program that will formally end in 2030.
Under the new Au.D. program, which was approved by the UW Board of Regents at its April meeting, UW-Stevens Point will continue to teach currently enrolled consortium students until they finish their degrees.
All students in the accelerated three-year program will be required to finish at least 1,820 hours of supervised practical experience at hospitals, schools and other care locations. The release highlights the school’s Speech, Language and Hearing clinic, which gives students the chance to work directly with patients.
“Students begin working with patients on campus in their first year and progress to off-campus placements and a full-time externship, ensuring they are fully prepared for professional practice,” said Julia Fischer, who leads the university’s School of Health Sciences and Wellness.
See the release below.
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Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, and Senate President Mary Felzkowski, R-Irma, announced Friday they were recommending the committees to the Joint Legislative Council they co-chair for final approval. The study committees are on:
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