2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

Doctor of Audiology (AuD)

CIP Code

51.0204

The doctor of audiology degree is a post-baccalaureate degree designed to prepare students for the professional practice of audiology. The program is accredited by the Council of Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) and meets requirements for Indiana state licensure and the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology (CCC-A) awarded by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). The typical program is four calendar years. The first three years include academic study and intense supervised clinical practicum both on and off campus. The final year consists of a 12-month externship at an approved audiologic facility.

 

Degree requirements

Degree requirements include a total of 100 credits (73 academic credits, 18 clinical practicum credits, and 9 externship credits). Students must complete a 12-month audiologic externship during their final year of study. Students must pass comprehensive examinations prior to final externship placement. Students will accumulate a minimum of 1820 clinical practicum hours.

100 credits

The doctor of audiology degree is a post-baccalaureate degree designed to prepare students for the professional practice of audiology. The program is accredited by the Council of Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) and meets requirements for Indiana state licensure and the Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) awarded by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). The typical program is four calendar years. The first three years include academic study and intense supervised clinical practicum both on and off campus. The final year consists of a 12-month externship at an approved audiologic facility.

Degree requirements

Degree requirements include a total of 100 credits (73 academic credits, 18 clinical practicum credits, and 9 externship credits). Students must accumulate a minimum of 800 practicum hours and complete a 12-month audiologic externship during their final year of study. Students must pass comprehensive examinations and successfully pass a national audiology examination during their last year of on-campus study, prior to externship placement.

Academic and clinical course requirements include:

SPAA 562Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology of Speech, Language, and Hearing

3

SPAA 601Introduction to Research in Speech Pathology and Audiology

3

SPAA 648Hearing Anatomy, Physiology, and Disorders

4

SPAA 650Pediatric Audiology

3

SPAA 651Auditory Problems and Management in Adults

3

SPAA 652Psychoacoustics, Instrumentation, and Calibration

3

SPAA 653Balance Function and Assessment

3

SPAA 654Evoked Potential Testing

3

SPAA 655Diagnostic Audiology

3

SPAA 656Speech Perception and Hearing Aids

4

SPAA 657Advanced Diagnostic Audiology

3

SPAA 658Private Practice and Related Professional Issues

2

SPAA 659Industrial Audiology and Noise-Induced Hearing Loss

2

SPAA 660Otoacoustic Emissions

3

SPAA 661Cochlear Implants

2

SPAA 662Pharmacology for Audiologists

2

SPAA 663Counseling Issues in Audiologic Practice

1

SPAA 664History and Issues of the Profession of Audiology

2

SPAA 680Genetics of Communication Disorders

2

SPAA 749Audiology Practicum

1 TO 6

SPAA 766Hearing Aids 2

3

SPAA 770Grand Rounds in Audiology

1

SPAA 771Audiology Doctoral Research Project

2-3

SPAA 793Audiology Externship

3

SNLN 651American Sign Language 1

3

Electives

11

Total Credit Hours: 100