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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Please see the USA Bulletin for the Degree Requirements and the Course Descriptions.
Please see the .pdf below for the Model Curriculum.
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% |
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.
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.