Doctorate of Audiology

Audiology (Au.D.)

Commonwealth University - Bloomsburg's 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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Audiology (Au.D.) Program Details

  • This 11-semester, 120-credit program 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 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 Au.D. 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 clinical experience during the first semester of the 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 Application and Admission Process

  • Admission to the Doctorate of Audiology program is on a competitive basis. Interested students are encouraged to apply early. Application deadline is February 1.
  • Applications to Commonwealth U - Bloomsburg's Au.D. 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 February 1 of the year that you plan to begin the graduate program. Applications are only accepted for fall semester enrollment.

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 the Commonwealth U - Bloomsburg Communication Sciences and Disorders program who meet the strict criteria established by the Department.

    CU-Bloomsburg - Temple University Articulation Agreement

    The Commonwealth University - Bloomsburg Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders has established an articulation agreement with Temple University Speech, Language and Hearing Science Department to accept a limited number of undergraduate students from Temple University Speech, Language and Hearing Science Department into the Commonwealth U - Bloomsburg Doctorate of Audiology program who meet the strict criteria established by the agreement.

    >> AAHD Frederick J. Krause Scholarship on Health and Disability
    • Organization: American Association on Health and Disability
    • Description: Graduate or undergraduate students with a disability recognized by the Americans with Disabilities Act can apply for this scholarship. They must also be pursuing a degree in public health, disability studies, audiology, special education, rehabilitation engineering, or other fields that have an impact on individuals with disabilities.
    • Amount: Up to $1,000.00
    • Deadline: March 1, 2024
    >> AMBUCS Scholarship Program
    • Organization: National AMBUCS, Inc.

    • Description: This scholarship is open to graduate students earning a degree in speech language pathology, hearing audiology, physical therapy, and occupational therapy.
    • Amount: $600 to $6,000.00
    • Deadline: May 1st annually
    >> American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation Graduate Student Scholarship
    • Organization: American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation

    • Description:
      • General Graduate Student Scholarships - Applicants must be accepted for, or enrolled full-time in, graduate study in a CAA accredited CSD program in the US for general graduate student scholarships
      • Endowed Scholarships –
        • International Student Scholarship- for international students studying in the US. Only non-US citizens are eligible.
        • Minority Student Scholarship- for students who are members of a racial or ethnic minority group and are US citizens.
        • NSSLHA Scholarship – for undergraduate senior students with active National NSSLHA membership who will begin grad study in the fall
    • Amount:
      • Up to 15 general graduate student scholarships of $5,000.00 each
      • Up to nine Endowed scholarships of $5,000.00 each.
    • Deadline: May, annually
    >> Autism Science Foundation Pre- and Postdoctoral Training Awards
    • Organization: Autism Science Foundation
    • Description: This award goes to graduate students or postdoctoral fellows who want to conduct research into almost any research area, including speech and communication disorders, as long as they relate to autism.
    • Amount: $35,000.00 (for predoctoral students) or $50,000.00 (for postdoctoral students)
    • Deadline: December 8, 2023
    >> CAPCSD Frances J. Laven Scholarship
    • Organization: CAPCSD (Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders)
    • Description: This award is intended for graduate students in a professional program (Master’s SLP, Master's AuD, or SLPD) who have shown exemplary service. Examples of service may include, but are not limited to, community service, service to the department or university, or service to the greater discipline. Students must be enrolled in a professional graduate program at a CAPCSD member institution.
    • Amount: $5,000.00
    • Deadline: December 1, 2023
    >> Continued Achievement Scholarship
    • Organization: American Academy of Audiology Foundation

    • Description: This scholarship is awarded to two (2) students who show exceptional promise in providing outstanding patient care as a clinical audiologist. The recipient must be a fulltime graduate student enrolled in an audiology graduate program in good standing at a U.S. university.
    • Amount: $2,000.00
    • Deadline: April 30th
    >> Empowering Students Scholarship
    • Organization: American Academy of Audiology Foundation

    • Description: This scholarship is awarded to six students who show exceptional promise as a clinical audiologist. The recipient must be a fulltime graduate student enrolled in an audiology graduate program in good standing at a U.S. university.
    • Amount: $5,000.00
    • Deadline: May 31st
    >> Graduate Student Scholarship
    • Organization: American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation

    • Description: Any student who’s enrolled in a graduate-level communication science and disorders program may apply. A select number of scholarships will be reserved for certain types of applicants, such as international, disabled, and minority students.
    • Amount: $5,000.00
    • Deadline: May 19th
    >> Jerry Northern Scholarship in Pediatric Audiology
    • Organization: American Academy of Audiology Foundation

    • Description: This scholarship is for students interested in pediatric audiology. Recipients must be full-time graduate students enrolled in an audiology program and in good standing at a U.S. university. Applicants must be in at least their second academic year in the graduate program and have completed at least one course in pediatric audiology.
    • Amount: $10,000.00
    • Deadline: May 31st
    >> Judith Blumsack Scholarship
    • Organization: American Academy of Audiology Foundation

    • Description: This scholarship is awarded to a student who demonstrates outstanding clinical skills and who shows promise in terms of clinical research and service to the hearing health community. Recipients must be full-time graduate students enrolled in an audiology program and in good standing at a U.S. university. Students must be in at least the second year of their program when the scholarship is awarded.
    • Amount: $500.00
    • Deadline: April 30th
    >> Karlind T. Moller Cleft/Craniofacial Scholarship for Speech Pathology/Audiology Students
    • Organization: American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association

    • Description: The scholarship helps graduate and undergraduate speech-language pathology and audiology students fund their research projects that involve patients with cleft lip/palate or other craniofacial conditions.
    • Amount: $1,000.00
    • Deadline: November 10, 2023
    >> Master Clinician Network Scholarship
    • Organization: The Master Clinician Network

    • Description: This scholarship goes to a member of National Black Association for Speech-Language and Hearing (NBASLH) who has demonstrated leadership potential with reference to increasing diversity in the discipline of communication sciences and disorders.
    • Amount: $1,000.00
    • Deadline: January 10, 2024
    >> NBASLH Student Research Award
    • Organization: National Black Association for Speech-Language and Hearing

    • Description: Full-time students enrolled in an ASHA-accredited program are eligible for this scholarship. Applicants must be members of the NBASLH and submit a research paper that addresses a topic of scientific or scholarly merit dealing with issues relevant to communication sciences and disorders and audiology impacting the African-American, Caribbean, African, and/or Afro-Latinx population.
    • Amount: $1,000.00
    • Deadline: January 10, 2024
    >> Preparing Students for Academic Research Careers (SPARC) Award
    • Organization: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

    • Description: The primary goal of this scholarship is to help students who want to engage in a research-oriented career in a field relating to communication sciences and disorders. This scholarship is only open to graduate students and upper-class undergraduates.
    • Amount: $1,000.00
    • Deadline: April 30th
    >> Sadanand Singh Memorial Scholarship
    • Organization: American Academy of Audiology Foundation

    • Description: This scholarship is awarded to one minority or international student who shows exceptional promise in audiology research. The recipient must be a fulltime graduate student in audiology and in good standing at a U.S. university
    • Amount: $500.00
    • Deadline: April 30th
    >> Sertoma Communicative Disorders Scholarship
    • Organization: Sertoma, Inc.

    • Description: Funded by the Sertoma Annual Fund, this scholarship is intended for graduate students enrolled in an accredited audiology or speech-language pathology program. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and have at least a 3.5 GPA.
    • Amount: $1,000.00
    • Deadline: March 31st
    >> Von Drach Memorial Scholarship
    • Organization: Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association (PSHA)

    • Description: This scholarship is available to full-time students working towards a degree that will result in professional-level certification in speech-language pathology, audiology, or educating the hearing impaired within Pennsylvania. Applicants must be a member of the PSHA.
    • Amount: $1,000.00
    • Deadline: February 2024

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Total = 6 credits
    CMSD 648
    Clinical Externship / Residency V

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Total = 12 credits 
    Fourth Year

    CMSD 647
    Clinical Externship / Residency IV
    CMSD 699
    Doctoral Dissertation

    Total = 9 credits

    CMSD 648
    Clinical Externship / Residency V
    CMSD 699
    Doctoral Dissertation

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Total = 6 credits
    CMSD 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
    2022-2023
    11 100%
    1 Year Prior
    2021-2022
    8 100%
    2 Year Prior
    2020-2021
    14 100%

    Praxis Pass Rates

    Reporting Period # Taking the Exam # Passed Exam % Passed Exam  Rate
    Recent Year
    2022-2023
    11 9 81.82%
    1 Year Prior
    2021-2022
    6 5 83.3%
    2 Years Prior
    2020-2021
    15 13 86.6%

    Employment Rates of Graduates

     

    Reporting Period Employment Rate in Profession
    # of Graduates from prior year % of Graduates from prior year
    Recent Year
    2022-2023
    11 100%
    1 Year Prior
    2021-2022
    8 100%
    2 Year Prior
    2020-2021
    14 100%

     

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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 Commonwealth U - Bloomsburg and National Organizations (AAA, ASHA). Students are encouraged to present their research at State and National meetings.

    Licensure and Certification

    Commonwealth U - Bloomsburg is approved to offer programs that lead to certification by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and licensure in Pennsylvania. Commonwealth U - Bloomsburg'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. Commonwealth U - Bloomsburg 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%
    Program completion rate over the past three years

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    "The Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) education program in audiology residential program at Commonwealth U - Bloomsburg 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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