Au.D. Curriculum

Au.D. Sample Curriculum

Year 1 (FALL) – 14/17 credit hours

• Acoustics, Calibration & Instrumentation
• Measurement of Hearing
• Introduction to Neuroscience
• Child Language Acquisition (if not taken as undergrad)
• Introduction to Clinical Case Conference
• Practicum & Clinical Case Conference

Year 1 (SPRING) – 15 credit hours

• Anatomy & Physiology of Hearing Mechanisms
• Amplification I & lab
• Clinical Research Design
• Psychoacoustics Practicum
• Practicum & Clinical Case Conference

Year 1 (SUMMER) – 6 credit hours 

• Auditory Clinical Electrophysiology
• Summer Practicum

Year 2 (FALL) -12 credit hours

• Pediatric Audiology
• Vestibular Sciences I
• Amplification II
• Practicum & Case Conference

Year 2 (SPRING) – 15 credit hours

• Aural Rehabilitation for Children
• Pathology of the Auditory System
• Professional Issues & Ethics
• Introduction to Billing & Coding
• Capstone I
• Practicum & Clinical Case Conference

Year 2 (MAYMESTER) – 1 credit hour

• Optional/Elective Specialty Track Externship – (required for specialty track)

Year 2 (SUMMER) – 8 credit hours

• Vestibular Sciences II
• Family Centered Counseling
• Practicum & Clinical Case Conference

Year 3 (FALL) – 9/11 credit hours

• Cochlear Implants
• Capstone II
• Vestibular Sciences III – Optional/Elective
• Practicum & Clinical Case Conference

Year 3 (SPRING) – 9/15 credit hours

• Hearing Loss & Speech Understanding – Optional/Elective
• Business & Financial Management for Audiologists
• Amplification III
• Seminar in Auditory and Vestibular Science Seminar – Optional/Elective
• Practicum & Clinical Case Conference

Year 3 (SUMMER) – 3 credit hours

• Externship

Year 4 (FALL) – 3 credit hours

• Externship

Year 4 (SPRING) – 3 credit hours

• Externship

Curriculum subject to change. The number of credit hours depends on your electives and specialty track.