UW-Stevens Point College of Professional Studies

UW-Stevens Point College of Professional Studies The College of Professional Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point prepares students in business, education or health-related fields.

The College of Professional Studies (CPS) at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (UWSP) was created in the early 1970s to house many of the campus's pre-professional programs. With majors in CPS as diverse as business administration, economics, education, dietetics, communication sciences and disorders, health sciences, health promotion and wellness, athletic training or clinical lab science

s, you may wonder what is the common thread. Preparation for a profession is the answer. Pre-professional programs typically require a lot of supervised and graded practicum experiences/labs, where for instance, athletic training students actually tape ankles or education students tutor 6th graders. Practicums and labs help students to affirm their interest in the major (it is one thing to think you want to be in interior design and another to produce complicated designs for a nursing home). These hands-on experiences also help the faculty to see if the students can actually DO the job well, not just talk about it. Pre-professional majors require students to work a semester or longer actually on the job in an apprentice role, where they are graded by both University faculty and the practitioners under whom they work. This culminating experience is called different things by different majors: student teaching, internship, externship, or clinical experiences. CPS students achieve acceptance into prestigious internships at a rate higher than the national average. Pre-professional programs are normally nationally accredited, an assurance that the curriculum, faculty, and student experiences are at a high standard. Often students in pre-professional programs must pass national tests. Test scores for CPS majors are considerably higher than the national average

CPS has always had a deep interest in teaching and in the last decade declared a "Focus on Teaching," which has led to very high scores on the National Survey of Student Engagement, to renovated classrooms and labs throughout the College, and a nationally recognized Teaching Partners' Program. The College is also active in promoting diversity, global understanding, sustainability (especially with local farmers), personal/family/community wellness and mutually beneficial partnerships. The College enrolls about 2,350 undergraduates and 1,200 graduate and continuing education students. Job placement or advanced graduate study in professional fields for all majors is above 94 percent.

Summer residency for the Ed.D. in Language and Literacy program continued today!
06/17/2026

Summer residency for the Ed.D. in Language and Literacy program continued today!

The new Ed.D. in Language and Literacy is officially here!
06/16/2026

The new Ed.D. in Language and Literacy is officially here!

06/16/2026

Check out this video to learn more about our special UW-Stevens Point Doctor of Physical Therapy program!

06/13/2026
This year's CPS Former Faculty Fest on Wednesday, June 10 not only served as a time to reflect on memories, but also all...
06/10/2026

This year's CPS Former Faculty Fest on Wednesday, June 10 not only served as a time to reflect on memories, but also allowed guests to look ahead to the bright future on campus. Dean Rebecca Sommer and assistant deans shared exciting updates on CPS programs, highlighting recent accomplishments, new initiatives and the college’s continued growth.

The event was capped off with a special tour of the new Gale and Paul Kirby Library and Student Resource Center (SRC) (UWSP Libraries) which opened this spring. Guests were in awe of the space, resources and services now offered to students in one place. Special thanks to our tour guide Alayna Garrity, a UW-Stevens Point School of Education student who works in the UWSP Disability Resource Center, and the staff at UWSP Archives and Area Research Center for a behind-the-scenes look their new home!

Exciting update about Sentry Hall from UW-Stevens Point Sentry School of Business and Economics!
06/04/2026

Exciting update about Sentry Hall from UW-Stevens Point Sentry School of Business and Economics!

We are thankful to our partners at Marshfield Clinic, who were recently awarded the Regents Business Partnership Award f...
06/03/2026

We are thankful to our partners at Marshfield Clinic, who were recently awarded the Regents Business Partnership Award from Universities of Wisconsin for their continued support of students from the UW-Stevens Point School of Health Sciences and Wellness. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4vnxnyT.

Last week, UW-Stevens Point and the Universities of Wisconsin awarded Marshfield Clinic the Regent Business Partnership Award for their continued support of . Each year, Marshfield Clinic hosts 70-80 UW-Stevens Point students in clinical education and internship opportunities. Thank you, Marshfield Clinic, for all that you do for our students and the community as a whole! Learn more about this partnership here: https://bit.ly/4vnxnyT.

05/26/2026

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1901 4th Avenue
Stevens Point, WI
54481

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