Audiology, AuD

Program Description

The AuD program in the School of Health Care Professions is a full-time doctoral program requiring a minimum of 97 credit hours based on transcript evaluation, over approximately four (3) years consisting of both academic course work and clinical practicum.

The AuD program is designed to prepare professionals to enter the workplace with a high level of skills and knowledge through intensive academic and clinical experiences. The program is designed to prepare a person for a career in the hospitals, private practice settings, industrial settings, medical offices, clinical settings and rehabilitation centers.

Admission Requirements - Accelerated and Regular program

Completed application must be received by CSDCAS and noted as complete by February 1 to be considered for the fall semester.  No official offer can be extended until applications are verified.  The number of students who can enter the program each year is limited. 

There are two admission processes for the Doctor of Audiology program, depending upon whether a student is admitted through the accelerated track, which begins in the senior year of the UG program or the traditional track, which begins after the UG degree has been awarded. Please be sure to follow the appropriate application process. If you are unsure which of the following two options to follow, please contact the Director of the School of Health Care Professions.

• Applicants applying to the Doctor of Audiology program via the traditional track will start their graduate course work after obtaining a Bachelor’s degree. Applications must be submitted via the CSDCAS application service, and be marked “complete” in CSDCAS by February 1 to be considered for admission for the following fall semester. For instructions on the application process, please visit the CSDCAS website. For those applicants that are selected and accept admission to the Doctor of Audiology program, data from the CSDCAS application can be sent to the Graduate College. Thus, it is not necessary to complete an application to the Graduate College.
• Applicants applying to the Doctor of Audiology program via the accelerated track will start their graduate course work during the senior year of their undergraduate program. Applications must be submitted via the CSDCAS application service by February 1 in the spring prior to the senior year to be considered for the following fall semester. For instructions on the application process, please visit the CSDCAS website.
  • Before enrolling in a course to be counted for both undergraduate and graduate credit, an undergraduate student must be accepted into the accelerated program and receive prior approval from the Director of the School of Health Care Professions, and the Dean of the Graduate College using a Mixed Credit Form. Acceptance into the program and all approvals must be completed prior to the end of the Change of Schedule Period for the semester.  Once admitted, up to 12 hours of coursework can count toward both the undergraduate and graduate degree.

Admission to the program is competitive. Because the accelerated track is more rigorous than the traditional track, accelerated students must meet more stringent admission prerequisites, which include additional coursework in the sciences. Students should contact the Director of the School of Health Care Professions for details regarding prerequisites.

Full admission to the accelerated program shall be based on the following components and application requirements/deadlines:

1. Students must complete at least 75 hours of coursework at the undergraduate level, including college algebra, chemistry, biology, and physics. Please contact the Director of the School of Health Care Professions to determine which science classes are acceptable.
2. Students must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.50 (4.00 scale) on all coursework attempted, including transferred work.
3. Students must submit three letters of recommendation. At least two of the three must speak to the student’s academic potential for graduate school (i.e., current/former instructors/professors).
4. Students must submit evidence of job shadowing experience. At least 25 hours of shadowing experience is required prior to application to the accelerated program. An additional 15 hours of shadowing will be required prior to initiation of graduate coursework in the senior year.

Full admission to the program via the traditional track shall be based on the following components and application requirements/deadlines:

1. A Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited university. While a degree in CSD is not necessary, undergraduate course work must include a biology course (or closely related, as determined by the director), a physics or chemistry course, as well as a mathematics (or a statistics) course.
2. Students must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.00 (4.00 scale) on all coursework attempted, including transfer work.
3. Students must submit three letters of recommendation. At least two of the three must speak to the student’s academic potential for graduate school (i.e., current/former instructors/professors).
4. Students are encouraged to job shadow. Ideally, a student with a CSD background would obtain about 25 hours of shadowing and students from non-CSD background are encouraged to earn about 40 hours. Hours can be documented by a letter from an audiologist that was shadowed.

CSDCAS application service. Students will submit applications through a site called CSDCAS. For instructions on the CSDCAS application process, please visit the CSDCAS website.

The school may contact a student at various times during the application process about his/her status. If students would like to schedule a visit to the school, please contact the School of Health Care Professions office at 417-836-5368 or emailcsd@missouristate.edu.

Program Requirements

A minimum of 97 semester hours shall be completed, including the following:

1. Academic course work requirements for the Certificate of Clinical Competence of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (CCC-A).
2. Clinical practicum requirements for the Certificate of Clinical Competence of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (CCC-A).
3. Completion of a Doctoral Project or Thesis.
4. Comprehensive Examinations.
5. Praxis examination scores must be submitted prior to graduation.
6. Clinical Externship

Additional Program Requirements

Students must pay for and pass both a background/crime records check and drug test prior to their first clinical placement. The CSD Background Check and Drug Testing Policy and Procedure document is available in the School of Health Care Professions Office (Professional Building, room 237).

Retention Requirements

1. To remain in the program, a student must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.00 in their graduate coursework.
2. To remain in the program, student must earn a “C” or better in all courses. Any grade of “C-” or below will not count toward the graduate degree and may be grounds for dismissal from the CSD program. Additionally, accumulation of more than 9 hours of grade “C+” or below will result in program dismissal. Clinical hours from a class where a grade of “C+” or below was earned will not be counted toward required clinical experiences.
3. Students must progress satisfactorily through the levels of clinical practicum as defined in the Clinic Handbook. Dismissal from a clinical offsite or externship experience will automatically result in a grade of “F” and program dismissal unless it can be proven that extenuating circumstances were present.
4. Professionalism is expected and HIPAA policies are enforced. Student who violate HIPAA policies and/or display a lack of professionalism (in on-campus classes and clinical experiences as well as off-campus clinical placements) will be subject to program dismissal.
5. While grades are important, the student’s continuation in the CSD Program is based on the composite picture of the ability of the student to perform satisfactorily in the clinical phase of training as well as the academic components.

The School of Health Care Professions reserves the right to refuse enrollment or program continuation to any student. This refusal will be determined by the judgment of the CSD Graduate Faculty and Director of the School of Health Care Professions based upon the student’s ability to successfully complete clinical practicum assignments or to assume patient care responsibilities and/or function as a clinician/teacher.

According to the Missouri State University Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities, The Codes of Ethics of American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), and requirements of the School of Health Care Professions, academic integrity and honesty are the foundation of the University community. Students are expected to practice academic and clinical integrity in all assigned work. Students are also expected to be honest in all interactions with other students, faculty, and staff, and be professional in attitude, actions and attire.

The University, and the School of Health Care Professions, has the inherent right to promulgate appropriate rules and regulations for the orderly conduct of University business and the protection of the health and safety of the University community. Students are expected to comply with all published and stated rules and regulations. If a student is accused of violating any code (theft, academic dishonestly, possession of drugs, etc.) they will be subject to warnings, loss of privileges, probation, suspension, and/or dismissal.