SPPA
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, judgement, 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
- At least nine semester credit hours including one course in biological science, one course in physical science, and one course in mathematics.
- At least six semester credit hours in behavioral and/or social sciences.
- At least 15 semester credit hours (or equivalent) of courses that provide information on basic human communication processes (at least one course in phonetics, one course in speech and language development, and one course in the science of speech and hearing).
- At least 12 semester credit hours (or equivalent) of course work 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.
- Three letters of recommendation (form) and the applicant's responses on a departmental application.
Sample Program (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
Summer I & II: Clinical Practice | Rehabilitative Audiology | Geriatric 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., Healthcare Marketing)
Summer I & II: Professional Field Experience | Auditory Disorders | Industrial & Public Health Audiology | Instrumentation
Year 3
Fall: Professional Field Experience | Research
course | Independent Research | Approved Elective (e.g., Pharmacology)
Spring: Professional Field Experience | Research course | Independent Research | Communication, Language, & Culture
Summer I & II: Professional Field Experience | Independent Research | Management of Audiologic Practice | Counseling
Year 4
Fall, Spring, & Summer I & II: 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