3 - Admissions
3.1 Admissions Status
Students admitted to the AuD program have met the admissions and undergraduate course requirements to begin graduate training. Only full-time students are accepted to the AuD program. The program is entirely residential, and all students must begin the program in the summer semester. A commitment to full-time training and study is necessary to accommodate the continuous three-year program of study.
3.2 Non-Degree Applicants
Applicants with an undergraduate or graduate degree in a major other than Communication Disorders are required to complete the courses listed in Table 1 prior to beginning graduate coursework. Students with an undergraduate degree in Communication Disorders may also lack one or two courses. All pre-requisite coursework must be completed prior to enrollment with a grade of B- or better. The decision to enroll students with outstanding course requirements is made by the admissions committee on a case-by-case basis. All required courses are offered through the online prerequisite program at IHP.
Table 1. Required coursework for enrollment in the AuD program.
| HCD-550-DL |
Introduction to Communication Sciences and Disorders |
3 |
| HCD-552-DL |
Anatomy & Physiology of the Speech, Language & Hearing Mech |
3 |
| HCD-553-DL |
Speech and Language Acquisition |
3 |
| HCD-555-DL |
Hearing Science |
3 |
| HCD-554-DL |
Introduction to Audiology |
3 |
CAA Scientific and Research Foundations of the Profession: In addition to audiology-specific pre-requisites, students admitted to the AuD program must met the scientific and research foundations of the profession required for ASHA certification (listed in Table 2). All pre-requisite coursework must be completed prior to enrollment with a grade of B- or better. Many of these courses are offered through the online prerequisite program at IHP.
Table 2. ASHA Scientific and Research Foundations of the Profession
| Life Sciences |
HBIO-450-DL |
Introduction to Biology 1 |
3 |
| Life Sciences |
HA&P1-456-DL |
Anatomy and Physiology 1 |
3 |
| Physical Sciences |
HPHYSIC-450-D |
Physics 1 |
4 |
| Behavioral Sciences |
HPSYCH-450- |
Developmental Psychology |
3 |
| Mathematics |
HSTATS-451-DL |
Introductory Statistics or |
3 |
|
Not offered at IHP |
College-level math proficiency |
|
Math Proficiency: In addition to pre-requisite coursework, students admitted to the AuD program must provide evidence of math proficiency either through college-level coursework (e.g., algebra, calculus, etc.) or standardized testing (e.g., Graduate Records Examination).
3.3 Financial Assistance
The number of graduate students receiving financial support varies from year to year. Financial support in the form of scholarships and hourly graduate assistantships in the department and research labs is offered on a competitive basis. All students are considered for financial assistance throughout the duration of the program.