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Dec 06, 2025
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2025-2026 University Catalog
Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, DAUD
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About the Program
The Doctor of Audiology (AuD) program at Purdue provides students with a solid foundation in the science of hearing and the skills to conduct and promote evidence-based clinical practice in a culturally sensitive manner. Students will learn to apply these skills in a wide variety of clinical settings, through a combination of academic and clinical education and research participation. The program is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. The program’s high-quality clinical education addresses the full scope of practice in audiology through hands-on experience in the Purdue University M.D. Steer Audiology Clinic. Students will work under the direct supervision of clinical faculty members to gain experience providing diagnostic and rehabilitative audiology services to the community. Program Website Program Requirements
105 Credits RequiredRequired Courses (52 credits)
Core Courses (41 credits)
Integrative Audiology Course (4 credits)
Students should take SLHS 670 four times, for 4 credits. School-Clinical Methods (1 credit)
Capstone Project (4 credits)
Two courses are designed to help graduate students understand, critically analyze, and integrate research from the literature. These skills will serve as the evidence base for a lifelong clinical practice and will be used to mentor future
clinicians. For SLHS 588: deliverables at the end of the course include a settled topic, advising mentor or committee, and an abstract. About midway through the semester, students start planning a project concerning the evidence base for current practice. Students pursuing lab and/or clinical research are encouraged to use their research project as their Capstone Project. For SLHS 688: deliverables are a paper and a poster. Posters are presented at the Ringel Student Research Symposium. The course focuses on activities to improve writing and presentation skills based on the integration of research studies. This is not required for Au.D. students who obtain a waiver from the Au.D. Curriculum and Standards Committee to complete an independent research project. Students doing a mentored research project are strongly encouraged to obtain a waiver. Directed Research Study (0-1 credits)
SLHS 590 is an optional summer course, to be taken for all non-clinical experiences and can substitute for SLHS 579 Clinical Practicum. Students should register it with their academic advisor, who will facilitate their summer mentor to assign a grade. Electives (4 credits)
There is a list of Au.D. approved graduate elective courses taught within and outside the SLHS department. Student advisors, the Chair of the Curriculum and Standards Committee, or the Director of Clinical Education can answer any questions regarding these courses. Students are encouraged to identify a course that is not on the approved list. New elective courses can be brought to the Curriculum and Standards Committee for discussion and possible approval. Clinical Requirement (49 credits)
Clinical Practicum (37 credits)
Students should take SLHS 579 for their Clinical Practicum starting in their first semester, for three years, or a total of six semesters. Starting year three, the Clinical Practicum will typically be off-site. Credits taken per semester typically vary between 4-5 credits. The third-year externships (SLHS 57900) consist of three off-campus placements during Summer Year 2, Fall Year 3, and Spring Year 3. Students must have a grade of “B” or better in SLHS 57900 (on-campus clinical practicum) in Spring Year 2 in order to begin their off-campus placement in Summer Year 2. Expectations are similar for off-campus placements as on-campus clinical practicums; as such, adequate progress in the Au.D. program is achieved by maintaining grades of “B” or higher each semester. A student cannot continue in the Au.D program if they obtain two grades of “B-” or lower in their clinical practicums (on- or off-campus) at any point in the program. Advanced Clinical Practice (12 credits)
The fourth-year clinical experience serves as the summative assessment for clinical knowledge and skills. The fourth-year site must offer a broad range of experiences for the student. At the minimum, the site must offer adult and pediatric assessment and treatment opportunities (including hearing aid evaluations and fittings). Along with basic diagnostics and amplification opportunities, the site must offer something “extra” (e.g., cochlear implant evaluations and mapping, vestibular assessments and treatment, intraoperative monitoring). The fourth-year externship placement begins in the summer after Year 3. Depending on the site chosen/arranged, the dates may differ and extend past the graduation date. Students are responsible for identifying possible sites throughout the nation for their fourth-year experience. The student shares a list of possible sites with the Director of Clinical Education in the summer before the third year. The Director must approve all sites of Clinical Education before submitting applications. Students are assessed throughout the fourth year and receive a grade at the end of summer, fall, and spring semesters. The student must receive a B or better each semester to stay in good standing in the Au.D. program. Program Learning Outcomes
Students will: - Become well-grounded in the theory of and experimental research into auditory processes in normal-hearing and hearing-impaired individuals.
- Develop excellence in the diagnostic and rehabilitative clinical skills necessary to fulfill the current and future scope of audiologic clinical practice in a culturally sensitive manner, across the life span in a wide variety of clinical settings: medical centers, private practices, schools, industry, and communities.
- Conduct and promote evidence-based clinical services.
- Be critical consumers of published research in their ongoing professional development.
- Develop the interpersonal, team building, leadership, and counseling skills necessary to function as exemplary professionals in a broad range of practice environments.
- Develop cultural competence by deepening their understanding of those they serve and how their own culture impacts service delivery.
- Act as peer mentors and supervisors of audiologists in training.
- Develop leadership skills and skills necessary to adapt to future changes in the field.
- Meet clinical competencies.
GPA Requirements
Graduate students are not permitted to list courses taken on a Pass/No pass basis on their Plan of Study. A grade of C or better is required for any course permitted on the POS (C- is not acceptable). Undergraduate courses are not allowed on the POS. All POS courses must be at the 500/600-level. Graduate courses taken as undergraduates may only be listed if they were “certified undergraduate excess” hours (i.e., they were not used to satisfy undergraduate degree requirements). Courses used to satisfy the prerequisite statistics requirement (e.g., PSY 201, PSY 500, STAT 501, SOC 382) may not be listed on the POS (even if they were taken during the Au.D. program). Graduate Programs Disclaimer
- The student is ultimately responsible for knowing and completing all degree requirements. Students should consult with their advisor/department for more information.
- Not all graduate programs may be actively recruiting students and course modality availability may vary.
- Please refer to the Explore Graduate Programs website for a list of currently available graduate programs.
- Transfer credit policy: Credits earned for graduate study at other universities (both domestic and international) may be applied toward an advanced degree. Only credit hours associated with graduate courses for which grades of B- or better were obtained will be eligible for transfer. Any additional conditions under which credit transfers may be made are determined by the various departments.
- Comparative information about Purdue University and other U.S. educational institutions is also available through the College Navigator tool, provided by the National Center for Education Statistics, and through the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
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