Audiology AuD

Overview

This eleven-semester, four-year program leads to the Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) degree. Qualified graduates may apply for state licensure and the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology (CCC-A) from The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

Campus: Hattiesburg

Admission Requirements

In addition to the admission requirements stated in the Admission Requirements and Procedures  section of the bulletin, applicants should have completed a bachelor’s degree in Speech and Hearing Sciences that includes one biology lab science. Three letters of recommendation and GRE scores should also be submitted.

Individuals with a degree in another discipline should contact the School of Speech and Hearing Sciences for information regarding “leveling-in” courses that should be completed prior to applying for graduate studies.

Select applicants will be contacted by a school representative to arrange an in person or online admission interview. 

Applicants will submit a personal statement that includes the following (please limit to two pages):

• an introduction that includes the applicant’s name, undergraduate school, major, and clinical interests
• professional and clinical experiences/strengths
• how the applicant became interested in audiology
• how the applicant became interested in Southern Miss

Individuals with a degree in another discipline should contact the School of Speech and Hearing Sciences for information regarding “leveling-in” courses that should be completed prior to applying for graduate studies.

Program Requirements and Academic Policies

A mandatory two-day orientation is held by the School of Speech and Hearing Sciences for new graduate students each fall prior to the beginning of classes. Second year students are required to pass a Qualifying Examination, and third year students are required to pass a Comprehensive Examination. There is no thesis or dissertation requirement. A Capstone is included in the curriculum.

First, second, and third year students complete practica in the on-campus Audiology clinic or at other area or regional sites. The fourth year is an intensive externship arranged with the off-campus placement director.

See General Degree Requirements  and General Academic Information  for additional policies and requirements

Course Requirements (120 hours)

• REF 601 - Educational Research: Interpretation and Applications 3 hrs. or
• SHS 601 - Designs in Research for Speech and Hearing 3 hrs.
• REF 602 - Introduction to Educational Statistics 3 hrs.
• SHS 528 - Clinical Audiology I 3 hrs.
• SHS 621 - Hearing Aids 3 hrs.
• SHS 622 - Hearing Aids II 3 hrs.
• SHS 623 - Clinical Audiology II 3 hrs.
• SHS 625 - Audiological Instrumentation 3 hrs.
• SHS 688 - Practicum in Audiology 1-9 hrs. (3 hrs. minimum)
• SHS 694 - Off-Campus Practicum in Speech and Hearing Sciences 1-9 hrs. (9 hrs. minimum)
• SHS 701 - Seminar in Psychoacoustics 3 hrs.
• SHS 703 - Auditory Pathologies 3 hrs.
• SHS 706 - Bioacoustics 3 hrs.
• SHS 708 - Evaluation of Vestibular Function I 3 hrs.
• SHS 710 - Rehabilitation for Hearing Impaired Adults 3 hrs.
• SHS 718 - Seminar in Psychology of the Deaf and Speech Handicapped 3 hrs.
• SHS 721 - Educational Audiology 3 hrs.
• SHS 722 - Seminar in Pediatric Audiology 3 hrs.
• SHS 723 - Seminar in Electroacoustic Measurements in Hearing 3 hrs.
• SHS 724 - Seminar in Industrial Hearing Conservation 3 hrs.
• SHS 726 - Auditory Perceptual Disorders 3 hrs.
• SHS 733 - Cochlear Implants 3 hrs.
• SHS 735 - Audiologic Counseling 3 hrs
• SHS 736 - Pharmacological Applications in Audiology 3 hrs
• SHS 740 - Audiologic Habilitation 3 hrs.
• SHS 743 - Electroacoustic Measurements of Hearing II 3 hrs.
• SHS 791 - Research in Speech and Hearing Sciences 1-16 hrs. (3 hrs. minimum)