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.

09/04/2026

Class of 2030, you B E L💛N G at UWSP

09/03/2026

now leads all of the comprehensive Universities of Wisconsin schools in the number of doctoral degree offerings. The Doctor of Audiology, Doctor of Physical Therapy, and two Doctor of Education degrees in educational sustainability and language and literacy, UWSP now accounts for 29% of the doctoral degrees offered across the 11 comprehensive institutions. Learn more about the programs here: https://bit.ly/3UmgPdq UW-Stevens Point College of Professional Studies

From a dance party with UW-Stevens Point Athletic Training grad students to a super selfie in the very first sport busin...
09/02/2026

From a dance party with UW-Stevens Point Athletic Training grad students to a super selfie in the very first sport business class, our students and faculty were ready to kick off the first day of classes! We also found out what a few Pointers want to be when they grow up!

09/01/2026
Pointers Week 2026 is well underway as new students were welcomed at Convocation and the College Connections event that ...
09/01/2026

Pointers Week 2026 is well underway as new students were welcomed at Convocation and the College Connections event that featured King Cone and a meet-and-greet with faculty and student orgs from the UW-Stevens Point School of Education, UW-Stevens Point School of Health Sciences and Wellness and UW-Stevens Point ROTC.

08/31/2026

What started as a summer internship for student Kayla Antos unexpectedly became a full-time position that challenged her to put her classroom learning into practice. After graduating with a degree in family and consumer sciences, Antos initially started at the Boys and Girls Club as the facilitator of the SMART Girls and Girls with Goals programs. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/4gRZkKJ. UW-Stevens Point School of Health Sciences and Wellness

A major gift from the McPartland Family Foundation will create a Future Leaders Program, a mentorship program for UW-Ste...
08/28/2026

A major gift from the McPartland Family Foundation will create a Future Leaders Program, a mentorship program for UW-Stevens Point Sentry School of Business and Economics students with regional professionals, leadership assessments, executive coaching by notable authors and service-learning projects within the community. The gift will also establish the Pete McPartland Executive Boardroom within the future Sentry Hall. Learn more about the gift: https://bit.ly/4gzTI6m.

Insights of Interns: Kayleigh Piesik ’26Major: Family and Consumer Sciences - Child Life and Family Studies (UW-Stevens ...
08/12/2026

Insights of Interns: Kayleigh Piesik ’26
Major: Family and Consumer Sciences - Child Life and Family Studies (UW-Stevens Point School of Health Sciences and Wellness)
Organization: South Wood County YMCA Early Learning Center - Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.
Title: Early Childhood Intern/Volunteer

What I did: During my internship, I played with the children and read them books. I also changed their diapers, helped them go to the bathroom, and I helped them line up to go play outside. I did various activities with the children such as finger painting, coloring activities, and dot painting on various animals or other things.

What I liked: What I liked the most was working with the children and just being able to interact with the children.

What I learned: I learned that working with children requires constant consistency, especially as they get older. I also learned that you should take the lead and not to be afraid to do something.

Future dream job: My future dream job is to work in a birth-to-3 setting doing home visits.

Students from the UW-Stevens Point College of Professional Studies share what it's like get a taste of the working life. Are you interning? Email [email protected] with details and a photo to be featured!

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1901 4th Avenue
Stevens Point, WI
54481

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Wednesday 8am - 5pm
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Friday 8am - 5pm

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