The Au.D. Curriculum

The Au.D. degree program requires four years of study, including three years on the UT campus and a fourth year off-campus externship. The curriculum in the Au.D. program is tailored to provide students with a general knowledge of all areas in the discipline. The Au.D. research project provides an opportunity for students to pursue areas of special interest. In particular, we are able to offer specialized preparation and training with populations of all ages in areas such as hearing aids, hearing conservation, electrophysiology, auditory perception, and speech production. We are also able to provide a special focus on the aural habilitation of children with cochlear implants and hearing aids. Students who graduate from our Au.D. program will meet the academic and practicum requirements for clinical certification in Audiology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).

Au.D. Program of Study

The Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) program is designed to prepare individuals for professional careers in audiology. The degree program is clinically oriented, with primary emphasis on processes involved in hearing, vestibular function, and communication. The program is designed to meet the entry-level requirements for the practice of audiology established by the Council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Descriptions of the coursework listed in the tables below can be found in the UTHSC Catalog on pages 56 - 59.

The program is a minimum of 112 semester hours, including a minimum of:

1. 67 semester hours of academic coursework at the 500 and 600 levels.
2. 3 semester hours of directed research in audiology, vestibular, or related communication disorders.
3. 24 semester hours of clinical practice in audiology.
4. 18 semester hours of externship in audiology (6 hours per semester for 3 semesters).
5. A qualifying examination and a comprehensive examination.

	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4
Academic	29 of 67	52 of 67	75 of 67	75 of 67
Practicum/Externship	8 of 42	18 of 42	30 of 42	42 of 42
Total				117 of 112

Semester hours in ()
First Year (Fall)
510 ASP Clinical Education Seminar (CES): Protocols (1)
543 ASP Amplification Technology (3)
546 ASP Audiologic Assessment (3)
507 ASP Anatomy & Physiology of Hearing (3)
512 ASP Practicum (1)

First Year (Spring)
510 ASP Clinical Education Seminar (CES): Auditory Processing (1)
576 ASP Physiologic Assessment of the Auditory System I (4)
577 ASP Vestibular Disorders (4)
585 ASP Cochlear Implants (3)
512 and/or 515 ASP Practicum (3)

First Year (Summer)
510 ASP Clinical Education Seminar (CES):  Cochlear Implants (1)
542 Hearing Disorders (3)
574 ASP Pediatric Audiology for Audiology Majors (3)
512 and/or 515 ASP Practicum (4)

Second Year (Fall)
510 ASP Clinical Education Seminar (CES): Private Practice (1)
511 ASP Introduction to Research in Speech and Hearing (3)
544 ASP Amplification for Adults with Hearing Impairment (3)
602 ASP Psychoacoustics (3)
512 and/or 515 ASP Practicum (3)
*Qualifying exams taken at beginning of semester.

Second Year (Spring)
510 ASP Clinical Education Seminar (CES): Hot Topics (as needed) (1)
545 ASP Sound Measurement Techniques and Hearing Conservation (3)
584 ASP Amplification for Children with Hearing Impairment (3)
605 ASP Speech Perception and Hearing Impairment (3)
656 ASP Directed Research (3)
512 and/or 515 ASP Practicum (3)

Second Year (Summer)
512 and/or 613 ASP Practicum (4)

Third Year (Fall)
510 ASP Clinical Education Seminar (CES): Educational Audiology (1)
604 ASP Molecular Genetics & Pharmacology of Hearing (3)
583 ASP Physiologic Assessment of the Auditory System II (3)
594 ASP Aural Habilitation/Rehabilitation of the Hearing-Impaired (3)
656 ASP Directed Research (if needed) (3)
512 and/or 515 ASP Practicum (3)

Third Year (Spring)
510 ASP Clinical Education Seminar (CES): Research Colloquium (1)
586 ASP Standards & Practice Issues in Audiology (3)
663 ASP Advanced Seminar in Aural Habilitation/Rehabilitation (3)
664 ASP Seminar in Amplification (3)
512 and/or 515 ASP Practicum (3)
Elective if Concentration Student or 656 ASP Directed Research (if needed) (3)
*Comprehensive exams taken at beginning of semester.

Third Year (Summer)
613 ASP Externship in Audiology (6)

Fourth Year (Fall)
613 ASP Externship in Audiology (6)

Fourth Year (Spring)
613 ASP Externship in Audiology (6)

*Students with no prior background in communication disorders and sciences will require some additional coursework upon entry to the program.

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