Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.)
The Au.D. is a four-year post-baccalaureate professional degree. Its primary mission is preparation of professionals who have the knowledge, judgment, and problem solving skills necessary to provide high quality services and leadership in audiology. A goal is to enable graduates to work effectively in an ever-changing world. Students must successfully complete an independent scholarly project, outcome based formative assessments, and all requirements for ASHA's CCC-A as part of the degree program. In addition, those who have not completed an undergraduate or a graduate course in sign language must do so.
Those with undergraduate majors other than speech pathology and audiology may be considered for admission with special status.
Potential applicants who already have a graduate degree and CCC-A should contact the Department for information.
Admission Requirements
Completion of:
- an acceptable undergraduate degree
- at least one course or transcript credit in each of the following areas: life science, physical science, behavioral science, and mathematics;
- course work or transcript credit that provides information on basic human communication processes (phonetics, speech and language development, and the science of speech and hearing);
- course work or transcript credit in speech, language, and hearing disorders.
- grade point average of at least 3.0 in the last sixty credit hours of undergraduate study and in all undergraduate audiology and speech-language pathology course work.
- competitive GRE scores.
- the Online Graduate Application for the WMU Graduate College (fee applies);
- the online application process through the Communication Sciences and Disorders Centralized Application Service (CSDCAS) (fee applies)..
Sample Program in Audiology
(118-122 semester hours)
Year 1
Fall: Clinical Practice | Anatomy of Audition & Balance | Psychoacoustics | Quantitative Description in Communication Disorders | Diagnostic Audiology I
Spring: Clinical Practice | Hearing Aids | Pediatric Audiology | Diagnostic Audiology II | Otoacoustic Emissions
Summer I & II: Clinical Practice | Auditory Disorders | Industrial & Public Health Audiology | Geriatric & Rehabilitative Audiology | Diagnostic Audiology III
Year 2
Fall: Clinical Practice | Advanced Speech Science | Educational Audiology | Sem: Hearing Aids
Spring: Professional Field Experience | Research Methods | Auditory Habilitation of Children | Approved Elective (e.g., sign language)
Summer I & II: Professional Field Experience | Management of Audiologic Practice | Instrumentation
Year 3
Fall: Professional Field Experience | Research course | Independent Research | Approved Elective (e.g., course in business)
Spring: Professional Field Experience | Research course | Independent Research | Cultural Competence for Communication Scientists
Summer I & II: Professional Field Experience (full-time starting in Summer II)| Independent Research | Ethics, Counseling, & Professionalism
Fall, Spring, & Summer I: Professional Field Experience (full-time)
More Information
Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology
1903 West Michigan Avenue
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5361
phone: (269) 387-8045
email: Paula Armstrong