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Audiology (Au.D.)

Commonwealth University - Bloomsburg's Clinical Doctorate of Audiology is a four-year program placing major emphasis on clinical training and the practical application of research, theory, and technology into clinical practice.

Degrees & Offerings
  • Au.D.
Department
College
Program Contact
Professor of Audiology, Coordinator for the AuD Program, Interim Chair of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
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Program Overview:
  • Our Clinical Doctorate of Audiology (Au.D.) program is an 11-semester, 120-credit program that provides both academic and practicum experiences focused on the prevention, identification, evaluation and treatment of individuals with disorders of the auditory, balance and related systems.
  • The first two years of the program emphasize didactic instruction and laboratory class work combining theory, practicality, and emerging technology. The emphasis in the final two years is on combining the theory with clinical learning experiences. The fourth year is a full-year externship with monitoring and advisement.
  • The audiology program includes: academic and clinical training in diagnosis, amplification, Electrophysiological testing, aural rehabilitation, educational audiology, assistive devices, cochlear implants, Industrial audiology, and private practice.
  • Students initiate their clinic experience during the first semester of program in the on-Campus Speech, Language, and Hearing Clinic, where outpatient services are an extension of the Doctorate of Audiology that allows students to place theory into practice.

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Courses and Curriculum

Audiology Program Admission

Admission to the Doctorate of Audiology program is on a competitive basis. Interested students are encouraged to apply early. Application deadline is Feb. 1.

Conditional Acceptance

The Communication Sciences and Disorders Admissions Committee accepts graduate students based on the evaluation of an applicant’s ability and readiness for graduate work. The committee may conditionally accept a limited number of undergraduate students enrolled in Bloomsburg University’s Communication Sciences and Disorders program who meet the strict criteria established by the Department.

Application Process

Applications to Bloomsburg University’s AuD program are managed by the Communication Sciences and Disorders Centralized Application System (CSDCAS). The applicant portal opens in early August and can be accessed using this link: 

CSDCAS Portal

Materials to be submitted through CSDCAS include:

  • a one-page, typed letter detailing your professional background, experience and rationale for seeking admission to the AuD Program
  • three letters of recommendation from references who have knowledge of your academic and/or clinical background
  • current resume
  • GRE scores (*not required for Fall 2023 admission)

Prerequisite coursework and requirements

  • Minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.00
  • A minimum of three semester hours in each: life sciences, physical sciences, behavioral sciences, mathematics, written and oral communications
  • Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended.
  • TOEFL scores for international students

Individuals not meeting all requirements: Conditional admission is considered upon recommendation of the faculty.

The deadline for receipt and verification of all application materials is Feb. 1st of the year that you plan to begin the graduate program.
Applications are only accepted for fall semester enrollment.

CSD 600 Diagnostic Audiology I: Assessment of Auditory Sensitivity and Speech Perception
CSD 601 Aural Rehabilitation for Adults
CSD 602 Hearing Science 
CSD 603 Clinical Methods/Practicum in Audiology I
CSD 604 Hearing Aids: Theoretical & Technical Considerations
CSD 605 Diagnostic Audiology II: Acoustic Immittance, Site of Lesion and Psuedohypacusis
CSD 606 Instrumentation and Electronics in Audiology
CSD 607 Clinical Methods/Practicum in Audiology II
CSD 608 Evaluation & Treatment of Tinnitus
CSD 609 Theoretical and Clinical Auditory Masking
CSD 610 Auditory Problems in Children
CSD 611 Clinical Methods/Practicum in Audiology III
CSD 621 Pharmacology for Audiologists
CSD 622 Aural Habilitation and Rehabilitation in Children
CSD 623 Clinical Methods/Practicum in Audiology IV
CSD 624 Hearing Aids: Clinical Considerations and Fitting Practices  
CSD 625 Clinical Neuroanatomy for Audiologists
CSD 626 Clinical Methods/Practicum in Audiology V
CSD 627 Central Auditory Processing Disorders
CSD 628 Geriatric Audiology
CSD 629 Personal and Interpersonal Implications of Aural Habilitation/Rehabilitation
CSD 630 Clinical Methods/Practicum in Audiology VI
CSD 631 Neuroscience for Audiologists
CSD 635 Clinical and Physiological Methods in Audiology
CSD 636 Professional Ethics and Cultural Diversity
CSD 637 Medical Audiology
CSD 638 Clinical Externship/Residency I
CSD 639 Evaluation & Management of Balance Disorders I
CSD 640 Auditory Implantable Devices
CSD 642 Clinical Externship/Residency II
CSD 643 Hearing Conversation
CSD 644 Issues and Perspectives in Audiological Practices
CSD 646 Clinical Externship/Residency III
CSD 647 Clinical Externship/Residency IV
CSD 648 Clinical Externship/Residency V
CSD 649 Evaluation & Management of Balance Disorders II
CSD 650 Introduction to IONM
CSD 682 Research in Audiology 
CSD 694 Special Topics in Audiology
CSD 699 Doctoral Dissertation in Audiology

On and Off-campus clinical experiences required throughout the program.

  • In accord with ASHA/CAA standards, coursework that provides opportunities for students to become knowledgeable consumers of research literature (with an emphasis on the fundamentals of evidence-based practice and the application of these principles and practices to clinical populations) has been and will continue to be provided. The required Research course entails the completion of a document that emphasizes elements of a literature review, research design, and statistical application.
  • All students are required to successfully complete candidacy examinations prior to beginning the 3rd year off-campus experience.

In addition to acquiring the necessary academic and clinical knowledge to practice as an Audiologist, the program also offers a research option.

  • Research Option: This track is for students interested in completing an individualized research project as part of their program requirements under the direction of an Audiology faculty member. Students seeking permission to complete a research project as part of their program requirements are recommended to speak with the Au.D. Graduate Coordinator/Advisor as early in the program as possible for guidance on initiating the process.
  Fall Spring Summer
First
Year
CSD 600
Diagnostic Audiology I: Assessment of Auditory Sensitivity and Speech Perception
CSD 603
Clinical Methods/Practicum in Audiology I
CSD 604
Hearing Aids: Theoretical & Technical Considerations
CSD 650
Introduction to IONM

Total = 12 credits
CSD 602
Hearing Science
CSD 605
Diagnostic Audiology II: Acoustic Immittance, Site of Lesion and Psuedohypacusis
CSD 607
Clinical Methods / Practicum in Audiology II
CSD 639
Evaluation & Management of Balance Disorders I

Total = 12 credits
CSD 682
Research in Audiology
CSD 609
Theoretical and Clinical Auditory Masking
CSD 610
Auditory Problems in Children
CSD 611
Clinical Methods/Practicum in Audiology III

Total = 12 credits
Second Year
 
CSD 621
Pharmacology for Audiologists
CSD 623
Clinical Methods/Practicum in Audiology IV
CSD 625
Clinical Neuroanatomy for Audiologists
CSD 649
Evaluation & Management of Balance Disorders II

Total = 12 credits
CSD 624
Hearing Aids: Clinical Considerations and Fitting Practices  
CSD 626

Clinical Methods / Practicum in Audiology V
CSD 631
Neuroscience for Audiologists
CSD 635
Clinical and Physiological Methods in Audiology

Total = 12 credits
CSD 608
Evaluation & Treatment of Tinnitus
CSD 627
Central Auditory Processing Disorders
CSD 629
Personal and Interpersonal Implications of Aural Habilitation/Rehabilitation
CSD 630
Clinical Methods / Practicum in Audiology VI

Total = 12 credits
Third Year CSD 622
Aural Habilitation and Rehabilitation in Children
CSD 643
Hearing Conversation
CSD 637
Medical Audiology
CSD 638
Clinical Externship/Residency I

Total = 12 credits 
CSD 601
Aural Rehabilitation for Adults
CSD 640
Auditory Implantable Devices
CSD 606
Instrumentation and Electronics in Audiology
CSD 642
Clinical Externship / Residency II

Total = 12 credits 
CSD 636
Professional Ethics and Cultural Diversity
CSD 644
Issues and Perspectives in Audiological Practices
CSD 628
Geriatric Audiology
CSD 646
Clinical Externship / Residency III

Total = 12 credits 
Fourth Year CSD 647
Clinical Externship / Residency IV

Total = 6 credits
CSD 648
Clinical Externship / Residency V

Total = 6 credits
 
  Fall Spring Summer
First
Year
CSD 600
Diagnostic Audiology I: Assessment of Auditory Sensitivity and Speech Perception
CSD 603
Clinical Methods / Practicum in Audiology I
CSD 604
Hearing Aids: Theoretical & Technical Considerations
CSD 650
Introduction to IONM

Total = 12 credits
CSD 602
Hearing Science
CSD 605
Diagnostic Audiology II: Acoustic Immittance, Site of Lesion and Psuedohypacusis
CSD 607
Clinical Methods / Practicum in Audiology II
CSD 639
Evaluation & Management of Balance Disorders I

Total = 12 credits
CSD 682
Research in Audiology
CSD 609
Theoretical and Clinical Auditory Masking
CSD 610
Auditory Problems in Children
CSD 611
Clinical Methods/Practicum in Audiology III

Total = 12 credits
Second Year
 
CSD 621
Pharmacology for Audiologists
CSD 623
Clinical Methods/Practicum in Audiology IV
CSD 625
Clinical Neuroanatomy for Audiologists
CSD 649
Evaluation & Management of Balance Disorders II

Total = 12 credits
CSD 624
Hearing Aids: Clinical Considerations and Fitting Practices  
CSD 626

Clinical Methods / Practicum in Audiology V
CSD 631
Neuroscience for Audiologists
CSD 635
Clinical and Physiological Methods in Audiology

Total = 12 credits
CSD 608
Evaluation & Treatment of Tinnitus
CSD 627
Central Auditory Processing Disorders
CSD 629
Personal and Interpersonal Implications of Aural Habilitation/Rehabilitation
CSD 630
Clinical Methods / Practicum in Audiology VI

Total = 12 credits
Third Year CSD 622
Aural Habilitation and Rehabilitation in Children
CSD 643
Hearing Conversation
CSD 637
Medical Audiology
CSD 638
Clinical Externship/Residency I

Total = 12 credits 
CSD 601
Aural Rehabilitation for Adults
CSD 640
Auditory Implantable Devices
CSD 606
Instrumentation and Electronics in Audiology
CSD 642
Clinical Externship / Residency II

Total = 12 credits 
CSD 636
Professional Ethics and Cultural Diversity
CSD 644
Issues and Perspectives in Audiological Practices
CSD 628
Geriatric Audiology
CSD 646
Clinical Externship / Residency III

Total = 12 credits 
Fourth Year

CSD 647
Clinical Externship / Residency IV
CSD 699
Doctoral Dissertation

Total = 9 credits

CSD 648
Clinical Externship / Residency V
CSD 699
Doctoral Dissertation

Total = 9 credits
 
  Fall Spring Summer
First
Year
CSD 600
Diagnostic Audiology I: Assessment of Auditory Sensitivity and Speech Perception
CSD 603
Clinical Methods/Practicum in Audiology I
CSD 604
Hearing Aids: Theoretical & Technical Considerations
CSD 650
Introduction to IONM

Total = 12 credits
CSD 602
Hearing Science
CSD 605
Diagnostic Audiology II: Acoustic Immittance, Site of Lesion and Psuedohypacusis
CSD 607
Clinical Methods / Practicum in Audiology II
CSD 639
Evaluation & Management of Balance Disorders I
CSD 654
Clinical Neurophysiology: Electroencephalography / Physics 

Total = 15 credits
CSD 682
Research in Audiology
CSD 609
Theoretical and Clinical Auditory Masking
CSD 610
Auditory Problems in Children
CSD 611
Clinical Methods/Practicum in Audiology III

Total = 12 credits
Second Year
 
CSD 621
Pharmacology for Audiologists
CSD 623
Clinical Methods/Practicum in Audiology IV
CSD 625
Clinical Neuroanatomy for Audiologists
CSD 649
Evaluation & Management of Balance Disorders II
CSD 657
IONM Spine Surgery

Total = 15 credits
CSD 624
Hearing Aids: Clinical Considerations and Fitting Practices  
CSD 626

Clinical Methods / Practicum in Audiology V
CSD 631
Neuroscience for Audiologists
CSD 635
Clinical and Physiological Methods in Audiology
CSD 656
IONM Cranial and Vascular Surgery

Total = 15 credits
CSD 608
Evaluation & Treatment of Tinnitus
CSD 627
Central Auditory Processing Disorders
CSD 629
Personal and Interpersonal Implications of Aural Habilitation/Rehabilitation
CSD 630
Clinical Methods / Practicum in Audiology VI

Total = 12 credits
Third Year CSD 622
Aural Habilitation and Rehabilitation in Children
CSD 643
Hearing Conversation
CSD 637
Medical Audiology
CSD 638
Clinical Externship/Residency I
CSD 652
Clinical Neurophysiology: Evoked Potential / Electromyography

Total = 15 credits 
CSD 601
Aural Rehabilitation for Adults
CSD 640
Auditory Implantable Devices
CSD 606
Instrumentation and Electronics in Audiology
CSD 642
Clinical Externship / Residency II

Total = 12 credits 
CSD 636
Professional Ethics and Cultural Diversity
CSD 644
Issues and Perspectives in Audiological Practices
CSD 628
Geriatric Audiology
CSD 646
Clinical Externship / Residency III

Total = 12 credits 
Fourth Year CSD 647
Clinical Externship / Residency IV

Total = 6 credits
CSD 648
Clinical Externship / Residency V

Total = 6 credits
 

Student must maintain a QPA of 3.0 with no more than two grades lower than a B- throughout the doctoral audiology program. A grade of B- or lower in any clinical experience will necessitate repeating the course to achieve a grade of B or higher.

Knowledge and Skills Assessment (KASA): Students will have regular and ongoing opportunities to assess their knowledge and skills acquired in the academic and clinical program. Standard 5.3. The results of this assessment will be used to plan and implement program improvements. Students track their progress in achieving certification standards by completing a form (KASA) every semester so that progress can be reviewed with the faculty and with the academic advisor.  


Om-time Program Completion Rates

 

Period # Completed within Expected Time Frame % Completed within Expected Time Frame
Recent Year
2021-2022
8 100%
1 Year Prior
2020-2021
14 100%
2 Year Prior
2019-2020
13 100%

Praxis Pass Rates

Reporting Period # Taking the Exam # Passed Exam % Passed Exam  Rate
Recent Year
2021-2022
6 5 83.3%
1 Year Prior
2020-2021
15 13 86.6%
2 Years Prior
2019-2020
12 11 91.6%

Employment Rates of Graduates

 

Reporting Period Employment Rate in Profession
# of Graduates from prior year % of Graduates from prior year
Recent Year
2021-2022
8 100%
1 Year Prior
2020-2021
14 100%
2 Year Prior
2019-2020
13 100%

 

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Additional Program Details

Practicum

Practicum opportunities are available through the Audiology Clinic located in Centennial Hall on the Bloomsburg campus and through other affiliated agencies. Affiliations are also in place with more than 80 hospitals, clinics, public schools and private practice settings.

Services offered at the on-campus Audiology Clinic:

  • Diagnostic evaluations — Pure tone air/bone conduction, speech audiometry, tympanometry, acoustic reflex studies, otoacoustic emissions
  • Electrophysiologic evaluations — Auditory evoked potentials, stacked auditory evoked potential, steady state evoked potential, electrocochleography, visual evoked, somatosensory evoked
  • Hearing Aid/Assistive Devices — Selection, verification and orientation of digital technology and assistive devices across the life span
  • Hospital Clinic — Newborn hearing screening, occupational medicine and in and out patient services
  • Aural Rehabilitation — Habilitative and rehabilitative services and counseling with a patient-centered focus across the lifespan
  • Central Auditory Processing — Evaluations and interventions
  • Cochlear Implant Clinic — Selection, programming, and troubleshooting
  • Electrophysiology Clinic Diagnostic Testing — otoacoustic emissions, auditory evoked potentials, visual evoked, somatosensory evoked, stacked auditory evoked potential, electrocochleography, steady state evoked potential
  • Tinnitus Clinic — Diagnostics, intervention services that include sound generators, counseling, and tinnitus retraining therapy
  • Vestibular/Balance Clinic — Diagnostic (videonystagmography, rotational chair, dynamic computerized posturography, vestibular myogenic evoked potentials) and rehabilitative services

Graduate Studies

Intraoperative Neurophysiologic Monitoring (IONM) encompasses the application of a wide variety of electrophysiological methods to monitor the functional integrity of neural structures during surgery. This certification prepares you to monitor the state of a patient's nervous system in “real-time” during surgery to improve patient safety and surgical outcomes.

  • IONM is a sub-specialty in Audiology and involves monitoring the state of a patient’s nervous system in “real-time” during surgery. 

  • Commonwealth U - Bloomsburg is one of the few programs in the country offering IONM training. Our graduates are highly sought after by various healthcare providers nationwide. 

  • 12 additional credits for students pursuing the Doctorate of Audiology (AuD) 

Research

Students in the Au.D. program will have the opportunity to be involved in research projects with program faculty, as well as conduct their own research under the guidance of Audiology faculty. Student research grants are available through BU and National Organizations (AAA, ASHA). Students are encouraged to present their research at State and National meetings.

Licensure and Certification

Bloomsburg University is approved to offer programs that lead to certification by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and licensure in Pennsylvania. BU’s Doctorate in Audiology program is designed to prepare you for the national exam required for certification and leads to eligibility for audiology licensure in Pennsylvania. BU cannot confirm that this program meets the requirements for licensure in other states. Other states’ requirements may be viewed at the ASHA website. Because requirements differ by state, applicants should verify requirements for their state(s) of interest prior to applying to this program. Note that state requirements are subject to change at any time and without notice. Please visit https://bloomu.edu/state-authorization and https://www.asha.org/ for more details.

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100%
Employment rate over the past three years
IONM
Certification
Commonwealth U - Bloomsburg is one of the few programs in the country offering IONM training. Our graduates are highly sought after by various healthcare providers nationwide.
100%
Program completion rate over the past three years

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CAA Accreditation

"The Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) education program in audiology residential program at Bloomsburg-Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2200 Research Boulevard, #310, Rockville, MD 20850, 800-498-2071 or 301-296- 5700.

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