Program Overview

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Audiology: Collaborative Program at Stevens Point, AuD

The AuD program is a four-year professional doctorate program offered jointly by the UWMadison Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and the UWStevens Point School of Communication Sciences and Disorders. The program was designed to train professional audiologists through a firm foundation in science and technology. Clerkships and onsite mentoring assure that students graduate with superior clinical skills.

Program Description

In this unique program, lecture classes are taught simultaneously at both campuses; videoconferencing allows for interaction with students and faculty at the remote campus. Laboratory experiences are taught separately, using the same curriculum, on each campus. Summer academic course work is entirely online, and clinical experiences take place both on and off campus.

Accreditation

The AuD program is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and SpeechLanguage Pathology (CAA) of the American SpeechLanguageHearing Association.

Admissions

Graduate admissions is a two-step process between academic programs and the Graduate School. Applicants must meet the minimum requirements of the Graduate School as well as the program(s).

Admission Requirements

• Fall Deadline: January 15
• Spring Deadline: The program does not admit in the spring.
• Summer Deadline: The program does not admit in the summer.
• GRE (Graduate Record Examinations): Not required.
• English Proficiency Test: Every applicant whose native language is not English, or whose undergraduate instruction was not exclusively in English, must provide an English proficiency test score earned within two years of the anticipated term of enrollment.
• Other Test(s) (e.g., GMAT, MCAT): n/a
• Letters of Recommendation Required: 3

An undergraduate major in communication sciences and disorders is recommended, but not required, for admission to the AuD program. If you do not have an undergraduate degree in communication sciences and disorders, you must make up any coursework deficiencies before your graduate study.

Funding

The Bursars Office provides information about tuition and fees associated with being a graduate student. Resources to help you afford graduate study might include assistantships, fellowships, traineeships, and financial aid. Further funding information is available from the Graduate School.

Program Resources

Financial assistance, sometimes available to graduate students in communication sciences and disorders, consists of scholarships, fellowships, traineeships, and project and research assistant positions. Financial assistance is very limited and varies from year to year.

Requirements

Curricular Requirements

• Minimum Credit Requirement: 92 credits
• Minimum Residence Credit Requirement: 92 credits
• Minimum Graduate Coursework Requirement: 92 credits must be graduate-level coursework.
• Overall Graduate GPA Requirement: 3.00 GPA required.
• Other Grade Requirements: Grades lower than a B are evaluated by the department according to the procedure described in the handbook.
• Assessments and Examinations: Taking the Praxis Exam is required to obtain the degree.
• Language Requirements: One introductory course in Sign Language is a prerequisite and required to be taken during graduate study if not already taken as an undergraduate.
• Graduate School Breadth Requirement: Audiology doctoral students are not required to complete a doctoral minor or graduate/professional certificate; they may pursue one if they wish.

Required Courses

The following is the course sequence students follow:

Year 1, Fall Semester

• CS&D 850: Hearing Science I: Basic Acoustics and Psychoacoustics (3 credits)
• CS&D 852: Hearing Assessment (3 credits)
• CS&D 853: Hearing Assessment Laboratory (1 credit)
• CS&D 854: Electroacoustics and Instrument Calibration (2 credits)
• CS&D 855: Electroacoustics and Calibration Laboratory (1 credit)
• CS&D 891: Clerkship in Audiology I (2 credits)
• Prerequisite; optional if not completed in undergrad: CS&D 424: Sign Language I

Year 1, Spring Semester

• CS&D 832: Pediatric Audiology (3 credits)
• CS&D 856: Amplification Systems I (3 credits)
• CS&D 857: Laboratory in Amplification Systems I (1 credit)
• CS&D 858: Physiological Assessment in Audiology I (2 credits)
• CS&D 859: Laboratory in Physiological Assessment of the Auditory System I (1 credit)
• CS&D 891: Clerkship in Audiology I (2 credits)

Year 1, Summer Semester

• CS&D 833: Occupational Audiology (2 credits)
• CS&D 892: Clerkship in Audiology II (3 credits)

Year 2, Fall Semester

• CS&D 835: Clinical Research Methods (3 credits)
• CS&D 860: Physiological Assessment in Audiology II (2 credits)
• CS&D 861: Laboratory in Physiological Assessment of the Auditory System II (1 credit)
• CS&D 845: The Human Balance System: Structure, Assessment, and Rehabilitation (3 credits)
• CS&D 846: The Human Balance System: Laboratory (1 credit)
• CS&D 892: Clerkship in Audiology II (2 credits)

Year 2, Spring Semester

• CS&D 849: Geriatric Audiology: Diagnosis and Rehabilitation (2 credits)
• CS&D 862: Auditory and Vestibular Pathologies II (3 credits)
• CS&D 865: Practice Management (2 credits)
• CS&D 866: Amplification Systems II (2 credits)
• CS&D 892: Clerkship in Audiology II (2 credits)
• CS&D 899: Capstone Study in Audiology (1 credit)

Year 2, Summer Semester

• CS&D 806: Professional Issues: Medical Issues (1 credit)
• CS&D 893: Clerkship in Audiology III (3 credits)

Year 3, Fall Semester

• CS&D 863: Implantable Auditory Prostheses (3 credits)
• CS&D 834: Counseling in Audiology (2 credits)
• CS&D 899: Capstone Study in Audiology (3 credits)
• CS&D 893: Clerkship in Audiology III (3 credits)

Year 3, Spring Semester

• CS&D 865: Practice Management (alternate years) (2 credits)
• CS&D 867: School Methods for Audiologists (1 credit)
• CS&D 836: Pediatric Habilitation/Rehabilitation (3 credits)
• CS&D 899: Capstone Study in Audiology (3 credits)
• CS&D 893: Clerkship in Audiology III (3 credits)

Year 3, Summer Semester

• CS&D 894: Externship in Audiology (4 credits)

Year 4, Fall Semester

• CS&D 921: Seminar-Problems in Audiology (2 credits)
• CS&D 894: Externship in Audiology (3 credits)

Year 4, Spring Semester

• CS&D 921: Seminar-Problems in Audiology (2 credits)
• CS&D 894: Externship in Audiology (3 credits)

Total Credits

92 credits

Policies

Probation

A student failing to maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 will be placed on academic probation and will be required to raise his/her GPA to 3.0 or above in the following semester. If the GPA is not raised to 3.0 or above in the following semester, the student will be dismissed from the program.

Advisor / Committee

Every graduate student is required to have an advisor. The AuD program advisor is the assigned advisor for students in the AuD program. Students can be suspended from the Graduate School if they do not have an advisor.

Credits Per Term Allowed

14 credits

Time Limits

Refer to the Graduate School: Time Limits policy. Consult the program for additional program-specific time limits.

Grievances and Appeals

These resources may be helpful in addressing your concerns:

• Bias or Hate Reporting
• Graduate Assistantship Policies and Procedures
• Hostile and Intimidating Behavior Policies and Procedures
• Office of the Provost for Faculty and Staff Affairs
• Employee Assistance (for personal counseling and workplace consultation around communication and conflict involving graduate assistants and other employees, post-doctoral students, faculty and staff)
• Employee Disability Resource Office (for qualified employees or applicants with disabilities to have equal employment opportunities)
• Graduate School (for informal advice at any level of review and for official appeals of program/departmental or school/college grievance decisions)
• Office of Compliance (for class harassment and discrimination, including sexual harassment and sexual violence)
• Office Student Assistance and Support (OSAS) (for all students to seek grievance assistance and support)
• Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards (for conflicts involving students)
• Ombuds Office for Faculty and Staff (for employed graduate students and post-docs, as well as faculty and staff)
• Title IX (for concerns about discrimination)

L&S Policy for Graduate Student Academic Appeals

Graduate students have the right to appeal an academic decision related to an L&S graduate program if the student believes that the decision is inconsistent with published policy.

Professional Development

Take advantage of the Graduate School's professional development resources to build skills, thrive academically, and launch your career.