Doctor of Audiology

 

The Doctor of Audiology (AuD) serves either as preparation for professional clinical audiology, including certification by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), or as preparation for additional graduate study leading to the PhD degree. The AuD program provides a broad range of basic science courses and specialized offerings emphasizing assessment, intervention, and prevention techniques used with patients of all ages who have hearing or balance-related disorders. Students are prepared for careers as clinicians in schools, hospitals, rehabilitation centers, private practice and community clinics. Clinical practicum opportunities are provided at the on-campus USA Speech and Hearing Center and in community  private practice clinics,  outpatient clinics, rehabilitation centers, schools, and hospitals. Within this framework, students must meet the academic and practicum requirements for national certification (the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology [CCC-A] awarded by ASHA) and Alabama State Licensure. The AuD program typically extends for  9  semesters including  three semesters of full-time clinical externship. Graduate Assistantships are available annually on a competitive basis. 

Applications for admission and graduate assistantships are accepted after  August 1 with enrollment beginning in the  Summer Semester only. The preferred deadline for receipt of application materials is December 15. Applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling timeline. Applications decisions will be made as complete applications are received and reviewed for a Summer program start.

▼   Application Information
Applications to the Doctor of Audiology (AuD) program requires four steps:
  1. Complete the application process online through the Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders Centralized Application Service for Clinical Education in Audiology and Speech Language Pathology (CSDCAS). The preferred deadline for receipt of application materials is December 15; however, applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling timeline to begin the program in the Summer semester.  Applicants are responsible for verifying that all reference forms and official transcripts have been received by CSDCAS.

  2. Applicants can choose to submit their official Graduate Record Exam (GRE) score to increase the competitiveness of their application, including a score for the Analytical Writing section. Submitted GRE scores should have been taken within 5 years of the application date. Send your GRE scores from ETS to Department code 2691.

  3. Submit $75.00 administration fee directly to the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology. Applications will not be reviewed until the application fee has been received.

  4. After you have been accepted into the graduate program, submit the $250 nonrefundable matriculation fee directly to the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology using the link provided in your acceptance letter. Submission of this fee will reserve your seat in the class and must be paid on or before April 15.  Upon matriculation into the program, this fee will be applied to your first semester tuition.

▼   Degree Requirements and Course Descriptions

Please see the USA Bulletin for the Degree Requirements and the Course Descriptions.

▼   Model Curriculum

Please see the .pdf below for the Model Curriculum.

▼   MSSLP and AuD Student Outcomes Data

Praxis Exam pass rate and the on-time and overall program completion rate outcomes for MS SLP and AuD graduates for the past 5 academic years are presented below. 

Student Achievement Data

On-time Program Completion Rates

Reporting
Period
(Academic Year)
Speech Language Pathology Audiology
# Completed
within Expected
Tmeframe
% Completed
within Expected
Timeframe
# Completed
within Expected
Timeframe
% Completed
within Expected
Timeframe
2022-2023 23 96% 11 100%
2021-2022 25 100% 10 100%
2020-2021 24 96% 9 100%
2019-2020 25 100% 9 100%
2018-2019 26 100% 11 100%
2017-2018 21 95% 11 100%

 

Praxis Pass Rates

Reporting
Period
(Academic Year)
Speech Language Pathology Audiology
# Taking
the Exam
# Passed
the Exam
% Passed
Exam Rate
# Taking
the Exam
# Passed
the Exam
% Passed
Exam Rate
2022-2023 24 24 100% 11 11 100%
2021-2022 25 25 100% 10 10 100%
2020-2021 24 24 100% 9 9 100%
2019-2020 25 25 100% 9 9 100%
2018-2019 26 26 100% 11 11 100%
2017-2018 21 21 100% 11 11 100%
▼   Accreditation

The Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) education program in audiology {residential} at the University of South Alabama is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2200 Research Boulevard, #310, Rockville, MD 20850, (800) 498-2071 or (301) 296-5700.

▼   Licensure

The AuD program meets the requirements for licensure in Alabama. We have not made a determination regarding whether the program meets licensure requirements in other states.