Au.D. in Audiology
Overview
Dr. Chizuko Tamaki, Program Director
Sorenson Language and Communication Center, Room 2216
The Clinical Doctoral Degree (AuD) education program in Audiology at Gallaudet University is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2200 Research Boulevard #310, Rockville, Maryland 20850, 800-498-2071 or 301-296-5700.
The Au.D. program is designed to produce audiologists who are able to function independently in all diagnostic and rehabilitative settings, serving individuals of all ages, including individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. The program offers an intensive, broadly based academic curriculum together with an integrated sequential clinical experience that starts in the first semester, culminating in the final year with a full-time immersive externship experience. The curriculum was developed in accordance with the recommendations and guidelines of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), the American Academy of Audiology (AAA), and the Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology (ARA).
In addition to providing a strong academic and clinical experience, the Gallaudet University Au.D. program has the unique charge of training audiologists who are proficient in American Sign Language (ASL) and are knowledgeable of Deaf Culture, and who have particular expertise in serving members of the Deaf community.
Academic and clinical instruction and coordination are led by 9 full-time faculty and clinical educators, with additional contributions from faculty members of the M.S. program in Speech-Language Pathology and the Ph.D. program in Hearing, Speech, and Language Sciences, as well as faculty from other Gallaudet University departments. In addition, Gallaudet University's Au.D. program benefits from having outstanding adjunct faculty, as well as high-quality clinical placements and internship preceptors in the metropolitan Washington, DC area.
Admissions Procedures
Applicants for the Au.D. in Audiology must complete the application process and meet the requirements for graduate study at Gallaudet University. Please visit the Graduate Admissions website for more information and a checklist of application requirements. Detailed program information and course descriptions are also available under the 'Courses' and 'Requirements' tabs.
DEADLINE |
DATE |
Last Date for Consideration of Application: |
February 1 |
Program Specific Requirements
GRE
Three Letters of reference
Interview
Recommended Undergraduate Major
Speech-Language Pathology
Audiology or related discipline
Communication Sciences/Disorders
Prerequisite Coursework
Physical Science (3 hrs)
Biology (3 hrs)
Statistics/Math (3 hrs)
Behavioral/Social Science (6 hrs)
Anatomy and Physiology of Speech/Hearing Mechanisms
Phonetics/Phonology
Speech Science/Acoustics
Normal Language Development
Intro to Audiology
Plan of Study
Year I - Summer session (11+3 PST Credits)
HSL 784 | Research Methodology in Hearing, Speech, and Language Sciences | 3 |
HSL 815 | Acoustics and Psychoacoustics | 3 |
HSL 817 | Anatomy & Physiology of the Auditory & Vestibular System | 3 |
HSL 831 | Foundations of Clinical Audiology | 1 |
HSL 871 | Clinical Lab: Hearing Evaluation | 1 |
PST | American Sign Language | 3 |
Year I - Fall semester (14+3 PST Credits)
HSL 814 | Instrumentation Lab | 1 |
HSL 819 | Neural Bases of Hearing, Speech, and Language | 3 |
HSL 828 | Clinical Applications of Sign Communication I | 1-2 |
HSL 832 | Diagnostic Audiology | 3 |
HSL 843 | Amplification I | 3 |
HSL 872 | Clinical Practicum: Introduction | 1-2 |
HSL 870 | Research Project in Audiology | 1 |
PST | American Sign Language | 3 |
Year I - Spring semester (14+3 PST Credits)
HSL 829 | Clinical Applications of Sign Communication II | 1 |
HSL 833 | Pediatric & Educational Audiology | 3 |
HSL 838 | Vestibular Assessment and Management | 3 |
HSL 844 | Amplification II | 3 |
HSL 873 | Clinical Practicum-Advanced | 2 |
HSL 874 | Clinical Practicum-Specialty Areas | 1 |
HSL 870 | Research Project in Audiology | 1 |
PST | American Sign Language | 3 |
Candidacy Examination
Year II - Summer session (15 Credits)
HSL 816 | Applied Acoustic Phonetics | 2 |
HSL 821 | Informational Counseling and Multicultural Issues | 3 |
HSL 823 | Auditory (Re)habilitation Across the Lifespan | 4 |
HSL 848 | Cochlear Implants | 3 |
HSL 874 | Clinical Practicum-Specialty Areas | 1 |
HSL 877 | Internship in Audiology | 2-6 |
HSL 870 | Research Project in Audiology | 1 |
Year II - Fall semester (13 Credits)
HSL 836 | Electrophysiological Measures | 3 |
HSL 845 | Communication Technology | 1 |
HSL 865 | Professional Issues | 1 |
HSL 877 | Internship in Audiology | 2-6 |
HSL 870 | Research Project in Audiology | 1 |
| Elective | 2-3 |
Comprehensive Exam (Oral and MC)
Year II - Spring semester (11-14 Credits)
HSL 851 | Central Auditory Processing Disorders -- Evaluation and Remediation | 3 |
HSL 853 | Community and Industrial Audiology | 2 |
HSL 860 | Seminar in Medical Audiology | 2 |
HSL 877 | Internship in Audiology | 2-6 |
HSL 870 | Research Project in Audiology | 1 |
| Elective | 2-3 |
Year III - Summer Session (7 Credits)
Year III - Fall semester (7 Credits)
HSL 859 | Private Practice Development/Clinic Management | 3 |
HSL 879 | Externship | 1-6 |
Year III - Spring semester (7 Credits)
Year IV - Summer session (1 Credit)
Additional Requirements:
- Students must take a minimum of two electives following the first semester of the program.
- Students must successfully complete candidacy exams.
- Students must successfully complete comprehensive exams.
- Beginning the Fall semester of Year 2, students must register for HSL883 (Research Project in Audiology) for each semester until the research project is formally completed.
- Students must successfully complete ASL III.
Prior to 2018-2019 Program of Study
Year I - Fall semester
Year I - Spring semester
Year I - Summer semester
HSL 821 | Informational Counseling and Multicultural Issues | 3 |
HSL 827 | | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 32-35 |
Year II - Fall semester
Year II - Spring semester
Year II - Summer semester
HSL 877 | Internship in Audiology | 2-6 |
HSL 870 | Research Project in Audiology | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 30-33 |
Year III - Fall semester
Year III - Spring semester
Year III - Summer Session
Year IV - Fall and Spring semesters
Year IV - Summer Session
Additional Requirements:
- Students must take a minimum of two electives following the first semester of the program.
- Students must successfully complete candidacy exams.
- Students must successfully complete comprehensive exams.
- Beginning the Fall semester of Year 2, students must register for HSL883 (Research Project in Audiology) for each semester until the research project is formally completed.
- Students must successfully complete ASL III.