School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Doctor of Audiology Program
Objectives - AuD Program
Doctor of Audiology (AuD):
The AuD degree is a 4-year degree that offers broad-based professional preparation in audiology within a welcoming environment. The program supports comprehensive state-of-the science clinical services, academics, and research as well as community and professional service opportunities. Students receive thorough exposure to clinical methods and procedures across the scope of practice in audiology and to the underlying scientific foundations from which clinical approaches are derived. Clinic rotations during the first three years are provided at the Callier Center for Communication Disorders, medical, private practice, and educational settings throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Students complete a full-year externship during the fourth year of the program. Clinic rotations reflect the scope of audiology practice, services across the patient lifespan, placements in various healthcare settings, and care for patients from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds. The AuD program provides multiple opportunities to engage in research activities, interdisciplinary programs, outreach in local and global communities, and activities that cultivate professional leaders.
AuD/PhD degree track:
Students who are interested in both clinical and research training may complete the AuD alongside the PhD in Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences. Students may enter the PhD program in the third year of their AuD program. Interested students must apply separately to the PhD program.
Facilities
Academic, clinical, and research activities of the Doctor of Audiology program take place on both the Dallas and Richardson campuses. The clinical and research facilities have a combined 18 sound suites, equipped with state-of-the-art equipment for clinical- service provision, student training, and auditory research. The Callier Center houses the 0-4 Pediatric Clinics, UT Pediatric Cochlear Implant Program, Callier Balance Center (pediatrics and adults), Tinnitus Clinic, Callier Clinical Innovation Lab, and the general clinics providing auditory assessment and hearing technology services across the lifespan. The Advanced Hearing Research Center (AHRC) in Dallas and Callier Clinical Research Center (CCRC) in Richardson provide specialized clinical and research facilities for the program. The AuD program partners with over 50 off-campus facilities that provide clinical rotation placements during the residential and externship years of the program.
Admission Requirements
The University's general admission requirements are discussed on the Graduate Admission page.
Admission to the Doctor of Audiology Program is based on a review of the applicant's GPA (grade point average), GRE (Graduate Record Examination) scores, letters of recommendation, a narrative description of interest in audiology, career goals, research interests, community service, leadership opportunities, and pertinent life experiences that reflect resilience and likely success as a hearing healthcare provider. Though the GRE score is included in the evaluation of the applicant's record, there is no minimum cut-off score for admission.
Degree Requirements
The University's general degree requirements are discussed on the Graduate Policies and Procedures page.
The Doctor of Audiology (AuD) degree requires 100 semester credit hours. Students completing the AuD degree meet the academic and clinical practicum requirements for state licensure. Graduates will be eligible for American Board of Audiology Certification (ABAC) after licensure and upon completion of ABA supervised hour requirements. Graduates will meet qualifications for the Certificate of Clinical Competence in audiology (CCC-A) offered by the American Speech-Language- Hearing Association (ASHA) if they elect to complete the 4th year externship under the supervision of a licensed audiologist holding additional ASHA-required credentials. Specific degree requirements follow.
Doctor of Audiology (AuD)
100 semester credit hours
Faculty
Professors: Colleen G. Le Prell, Edward Lobarinas, Angela Shoup, Linda M. Thibodeau
Associate Professor: Andrea Warner-Czyz
Assistant-Professor: Kelly Jahn
Professor Emeriti: Ross J. Roeser
Clinical Professors: Jackie Clark, Carol Cokely
Clinical Associate Professor: Andrea Gohmert
Clinical Assistant Professors: Stephanie Fowler, Cornetta Mosley
UT Dallas Affiliated Faculty: Crystal Engineer
Required Courses (100 semester credit hours)
Foundation: 24 semester credit hours
AUD 6121 Foundation Laboratory Procedures in Audiology and Hearing Science (taken 4 times - 4 semester credit hours total)
AUD 6303 Hearing Science
AUD 6305 Anatomy and Physiology of Audition
AUD 6310 Advanced Clinical Audiology
AUD 6311 Diagnostic Audiology
AUD 6216 Audiologic Rehabilitation for Adults
AUD 6318 Pediatric Audiology
ACN 6323 Neurophysiology
Doctoral Core: 26 semester credit hours
AUD 6013 Grand Rounds (taken 4 times)
AUD 6122 Laboratory Procedures in Audiology and Hearing Science (taken 3 times - 3 semester credit hours total)
AUD 6352 Audiology in the Medical and Public Health Systems
AUD 7250 Issues in Mentoring and Counseling
AUD 7321 Theories of Amplification
AUD 7324 Seminar in Cochlear Implants and Technology for Persons Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
AUD 7326 Aural Habilitation of Children with Hearing Impairments
AUD 7327 Evaluation and Fitting of Amplification Systems
AUD 7338 Research in Audiology
AUD 6240 Professional Issues
AUD 7101 Embryology and Genetics
Advanced: 22 semester credit hours
AUD 6114 Instrumentation
AuD 7305 Hearing Loss Prevention and Pharmacology
AUD 7320 Tinnitus and Decreased Sound Tolerance
AUD 7325 Intensive Auditory Rehabilitation for Adults with Hearing Loss
AUD 7351 Physiologic Assessment of Vestibular System
AUD 7352 Advanced Diagnostics of Auditory and Balance Disorder
AUD 7354 Auditory Evoked Potentials & Auditory Processing
AUD 7361 Practice and Business Management
Experiential: 28 semester credit hours
AUD 7V80 Doctoral Practicum in Audiology (taken 8 times - 16 semester credit hours total)
AUD 8V80 Individual Research in Audiology (taken 3 times - 3 semester credit hours total)
AUD 8V97 Doctoral Internship in Audiology (taken 3 times - 9 semester credit hours total)
Out-of-Field Students
Students entering the program are expected to have completed a minimum of 3 credits in each of the following disciplines as part of their undergraduate program: Math/Statistics, Life Science (Biology preferred) , Physical Science (Chemistry or Physics preferred), Behavioral Sciences, and Speech/Language Development. AP course credit is not acceptable for Life Science or Physical Science requirements. Students who lack this undergraduate preparation are required to complete this coursework prior to arriving for Fall enrollment, or as additional corequisite coursework. Students may take these courses at The University of Texas at Dallas prior to the beginning of the program, or concurrently during AuD coursework.
General Requirements
AuD students are expected to maintain professional behavior, take responsibility for learning, and fulfill the essential qualities and abilities considered necessary for academic and clinical performance success in readiness for the workforce. Participation in clinical rotations mandates some personal expenses. All students must obtain Callier approved scrubs, CPR health-care provider certification, professional liability insurance and pass a criminal background check. Off campus clinical rotations and externship may have additional expenses such as a criminal background check, drug screening, TB screening, chicken pox titer, proof of vaccinations, and fingerprinting. Students excluded from off-campus sites for any reason may be unable to complete all degree requirements. Travel is required to both Dallas and Richardson campuses for classes and clinic and within the metroplex for participation in off-campus rotations. Other program requirements include participation in Clinical Grand Rounds, mentored-research project, including poster presentation at the annual AuD research forum, and successful completion of formative assessments in years one through three.