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Doctor of Audiology

The Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) degree is a four-year post-baccalaureate degree that emphasizes the application of basic science and technology and provides advanced professional training

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign audiology program provides courses and clinical experiences that prepare students to work independently in audiology. An active on-site Audiology Clinic and a wide variety of other off-site clinical experiences provide many services to various populations. Students have the opportunity to participate with faculty in research that is performed in state-of-the-art laboratories. The program size permits low student-to-instructor ratios.

Federal Disclosure for Doctor of Audiology Program

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has determined the curriculum in our Doctor of Audiology Program meets the educational requirements for licensure or certification in the state of Illinois. If you are planning to pursue professional licensure or certification in a state other than Illinois, we strongly recommend that you contact the appropriate licensing entity in that state to seek the most up-to-date information and guidance regarding state licensure or certification requirements before beginning an academic program.  

To locate your program by college, please visit https://provost.web.illinois.edu/student-consumer-information/professional-licensure-public-disclosures/. There, you can access information about your state's requirements, resources, and contact details. To determine your location, please review the University’s professional licensure location policy. Please be aware that there may be licensure or certification requirements in addition to an academic program’s curriculum.

Note: This disclosure is being made in compliance with federal regulation 34 CFR §668.43(link opens in new window) and the State Authorization and Reciprocity Agreements Manual(link opens in new window).

Curriculum

Number of semesters: 11

Minimum hours required for graduation: 112 hours

Minimum GPA: 3.0

For more information about degree requirements contact the program director or refer to the university catalog.

Didactic Coursework

Didactic coursework requires 77 hours.

Code Course
SHS 540
SHS 540 Psychoacoustics

Hours: 4

SHS 541
SHS 541 Clinical Auditory Anat & Phys

Hours: 4

550
SHS 550 Assess Audition & Aud Disorder

Hours: 4

551
SHAS 551 Electrophys Indices Audition

Hours: 4 or 5

552
SHS 552 Diag Hear Impair Infants Child

Hours: 4

553
SHAS 553 Hearing Aids and Amplification

Hours: 4

SHS 554
SHS 554 Advanced Audiological Assess

Hours: 4

556
SHS 556 Sens Prosth Devices Hear Loss

Hours: 4

558
SHS 558 Tinnitus

Hours: 2

559
SHS 559 Hearing Conservation

Hours: 2

560
SHS 560 Audiological Assessment Lab

Hours: 2

561
SHS 561 Medical Audiology

Hours: 4

563
SHS 563 Amplification Lab

Hours: 2

564
SHS 564 Vestibular Assessment and Rehabilitation

Hours: 4

570
SHS 570 Quant Reasoning Spch Hear Sci

Hours: 2 or 4

572
SHS 572 Counseling in Comm Disorders

Hours: 2 to 4

579
SHS 579 Prof/Eth/Legal Issues AuD/SLP

Hours: 3

580
SHS 580 Cochlear Implants

Hours: 4

581
SHS 581 Auditory Processing Disorders

Hours: 4

593
SHS 593 Special Problems (Section SS - Systems & Signals)

Hours: 1 to 8

593
SHS 593 Special Problems (Section EA Educational Audiology)

Hours: 1 to 8

593
SHS 593 Special Problems (Section ARI Advanced Aural Rehab)

Hours: 1 to 8

593
SHS 593 Special Problems (Section BPS Business Practice Seminar)

Hours: 1 to 8

Graduate Level Statistics course such as EPSY 580 or PSYC 506
Electives/specialty emphasis

Hours: 12 to 16

Total Hours: 77

Clinical Practica

Code Course
SHS 557 Adv Clin Prac Aud Assess Rehab

Hours: 1 to 8

Total Hours: 25

Doctoral/Capstone Project

Code Course
SHS 593 Special Problems (Capstone Project)

Hours: 1 to 8

Total Hours: 10

Other Requirements

  • Masters Degree Required for Admission to AuD? No
  • Qualifying Exam Required: Yes
  • Preliminary Exam Required: Yes
  • Final Exam/Dissertation Defense Required: Yes
  • Dissertation Deposit Required: No
  • Minimum GPA: 3.0

Additional Information

Financial support through the Department, typically research or teaching assistantships, is available for a limited number of students. Assistantships are awarded first to doctoral students and are based on merit and the strategic goals of the Department. For more information on financial aid, need-based financial support may be applied for through the University Financial Aid Office.

Student Achievement Data can be found here.

AUD Program Admissions Information

Tuition Information

For information on tuition and fee rates, visit the Office of the Registrar’s webpage

Accreditation

The Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) education program in audiology {residential} at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 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.

A complaint about any accredited program or program in candidacy status may be submitted by any student, instructional staff member, speech-language pathologist, audiologist, and/or member of the public. Criteria for complaints and submission requirements can be found in section XIII of the Accreditation Handbook of the CAA.

The Audiology and Speech-language Pathology Certification Standards, and the Standards for Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology may be obtained by contacting the CAA office at:


CAA Office at ASHA,
2200 Research Boulevard
Rockville, Maryland 20850

Call ASHA’s Action Center at 1-800-498-2071

Access files at ASHA’s Web site at
http://asha.org/Certification/ and http://asha.org/academic/accreditation

COMMENTS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO:

Chair, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA)
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
2200 Research Boulevard #310
Rockville, MD 20850

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