Degree Requirements
Students applying to the AuD program with a completed bachelor’s degree will require four years of study with a minimum of 75 credits (typically about 100 credits) to satisfy academic and clinical requirements for the degree. Other requirements include the successful completion of two comprehensive examinations, a mentored research project, and a full-time clinical externship. Practicing audiologists who seek to move from a master’s degree to Doctor of Audiology should seek departmental advisement.
Comprehensive Examinations
Students in the AuD program are required to successfully complete two comprehensive examinations before the Doctor of Audiology degree can be awarded. The Comprehensive Exam I is a formative examination that will identify strengths and/or weaknesses in the student’s knowledge base. An ad hoc committee of reviewers administers this comprehensive examination.
In addition, students pursuing the AuD are required to successfully complete Comprehensive Exam II. During this examination, the student will demonstrate an ability to apply theoretical knowledge to a real clinical case with which the student has been extensively involved during clinical training. Comprehensive Exam II will have both written and oral portions. Typically, the student will identify a case from the student’s own clinical experience in which they have been primarily responsible for case management. This case will be thoroughly presented in conjunction with in-depth background information, including relevant clinical research on all aspects of the case. A panel of reviewers will be constituted to evaluate each individual student’s examination performance.
All audiology students in good academic standing are expected to pass their comprehensive examination(s). However, regardless of academic standing, failure to pass either of the above examinations within three examination cycles will result in the student’s dismissal from the audiology program.
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