Au.D. in Audiology
The Clinical Doctoral Degree (AuD) education residential 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.
| DEADLINE |
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| Last Date for Consideration of Application: |
February 1 |
Program Specific Requirements
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
Accreditation
The Clinical Doctoral Degree (AuD) education residential 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.
Plan of Study
Year I - Summer session (10+3 PST Credits)
| HSL 807 | Research Methodology in Audiology | 2 |
| HSL 815 | Principles of Acoustic Perception | 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 (16+3 PST Credits)
| HSL 800 | Multicultural Issues | 1 |
| HSL 809 | Introduction to Research in Hearing, Speech, and Language Sciences | 1 |
| HSL 814 | Instrumentation Lab | 1 |
| HSL 819 | Neural Bases of Hearing, Speech, and Language | 3 |
| HSL 822 | Auditory (Re)habilitation Across the Lifespan I | 2 |
| HSL 828 | Clinical Applications of Sign Communication I | 1-2 |
| HSL 832 | Diagnostic Audiology | 3 |
| HSL 842 | Amplification I | 2 |
| HSL 872 | Clinical Practicum: Introduction | 1-2 |
| PST | American Sign Language | 3 |
Candidacy Examination
Year I - Spring semester (16+3 PST Credits)
| HSL 820 | Counseling in Audiology | 1 |
| HSL 829 | Clinical Applications of Sign Communication II | 1 |
| HSL 833 | Pediatric Audiology | 3 |
| HSL 835 | Clinical Auditory Electrophysiology | 2 |
| HSL 837 | Vestibular Studies I | 2 |
| HSL 843 | Amplification II | 2 |
| HSL 847 | Cochlear Implants I | 1 |
| HSL 870 | Hearing, Speech, and Language Science Research Lab | 1 |
| HSL 873 | Clinical Practicum-Advanced | 2 |
| HSL 874 | Clinical Practicum-Specialty Areas | 1 |
| PST | American Sign Language | 3 |
Year II - Summer session (9 Credits)
| HSL 823 | Auditory (Re)habilitation Across the Lifespan II | 2 |
| HSL 838 | Vestibular Studies II | 1 |
| HSL 844 | Amplification III | 1 |
| HSL 848 | Cochlear Implants II | 2 |
| HSL 870 | Hearing, Speech, and Language Science Research Lab | 1 |
| HSL 877 | Internship in Audiology | 2-6 |
Year II - Fall semester (11-12 Credits)
| HSL 836 | Advanced Auditory Electrophysiology | 1 |
| HSL 845 | Communication Technology | 1 |
| HSL 860 | Seminar in Medical Audiology | 2 |
| HSL 870 | Hearing, Speech, and Language Science Research Lab | 1 |
| HSL 874 | Clinical Practicum-Specialty Areas | 1 |
| HSL 877 | Internship in Audiology | 2-6 |
| | Elective | 2-3 |
Comprehensive Exam (Oral and MC)
Year II - Spring semester (14-15 Credits)
| HSL 851 | Central Auditory Processing Disorders -- Evaluation and Remediation | 3 |
| HSL 853 | Community and Industrial Audiology | 2 |
| HSL 854 | Tinnitus and Hyperacusis | 1 |
| HSL 865 | Professional Issues | 1 |
| HSL 870 | Hearing, Speech, and Language Science Research Lab | 1 |
| HSL 875 | Clinical Supervision | 1 |
| HSL 877 | Internship in Audiology | 2-6 |
| | Elective | 2-3 |
Year III - Summer Session (6 Credits)
Year III - Fall semester (6 Credits)
| HSL 859 | Private Practice Development/Clinic Management II | 2 |
| HSL 879 | Externship | 1-6 |
Year III - Spring semester (6 Credits)
Year IV - Summer session (1 Credit)
Additional Requirements:
- Students must take a minimum of two elective courses, totaling 5-6 credits, following the first semester of the program.
- Students must successfully complete candidacy exams.
- Students must successfully complete comprehensive exams.
- Students must compile a research experience portfolio, gathered through 4 semesters of HSL870: Hearing Speech Language Research Lab enrollment.
- Students must successfully complete ASL III.
- Students must accrue 1820 clinical clock hours; 1520 hours must come from direct client contact.
Program Outcomes
Graduates of the Au.D. Program should be able to communicate in a professional, culturally sensitive, and effective manner; via spoken, written, and sign languages; in advocacy, consultation, education, and administration.
Graduates of the Au.D. Program should be able to plan, perform, and evaluate programs for the prevention and identification of auditory and vestibular disorders.
Graduates of the Au.D. Program should be able to plan, perform, and evaluate assessments of individuals with suspected disorders of auditory, balance, communication, and related systems.
Graduates of the Au.D. Program should be able to plan, perform, and evaluate intervention of individuals with suspected disorders of auditory, balance, communication, and related systems.
Graduates of the Au.D. Program should be able to conduct clinically relevant research to support evidence-based audiological practice, including evaluation and interpretation of the current literature and planning and executing a hypothesis-driven study.