Doctor of Audiology
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. The goal is to enable graduates to work effectively in an ever changing world. As part of the degree program, students must successfully complete an independent scholarly project, outcome based formative assessments, and all requirements for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's Certificate of Clinical Competence. In addition, those who have not completed an undergraduate or a graduate course in sign language must do so. Those applicants with undergraduate majors other than speech pathology and audiology or who already have a graduate degree and certificate of competence should contact the graduate advisor in audiology.
Admission requirements
In addition to the information listed below please see our admissions page for instructions and additional requirements for applying. Applicants to the Au.D. program must have:
- An acceptable undergraduate degree
- At least one course or transcript credit in each of the following areas: life sciences, physical sciences, social/behavioral sciences and statistics
- 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
- GPA of at least 3.0 in the last 60 credit hours of undergraduate study and in all undergraduate audiology and speech-language pathology course work
- Competitive GRE scores
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
- Otoacoustic Emissions
Summer I and 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 and 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 and II
- Professional Field Experience (full-time starting in Summer II)
- Independent Research
- Ethics, Counseling, & Professionalism
Year 4
Fall, Spring and Summer I
- Professional Field Experience (full-time)
