The Doctorate of Audiology (Au.D.) program is a four-year post-baccalaureate program consisting of three years of didactic coursework and on- and off-campus clinical rotations and a fourth year, full-time, external clinical placement. Students also are required to complete a research capstone project during their third year of study. The master’s (M.A.) education program in speech/language pathology and the doctoral (Au.D.) education program in audiology at the University of South Dakota is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

Doctor of Audiology: Total 115-130 credit hours

Major Area Coursework

Audiology coursework-102 credit hours:

• DCOM 522 - AUDIOLOGIC ASSESSMENT I 3 cr hrs
• DCOM 528 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I 3 cr hrs
• DCOM 595 - PRACTICUM 1 to 6 cr hrs (14 credit hours required) 6 semesters
• DCOM 713 - PSYCHOACOUSTICS 3 cr hrs
• DCOM 714 - SIGNAL ENCODING 2 cr hrs
• DCOM 715 - AUDIOLOGY PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 2 cr hrs
• DCOM 716 - ADVANCED TOPICS IN AURAL REHABILITATION 3 cr hrs
• DCOM 717 - GENETICS OF HEARING LOSS 2 cr hrs
• DCOM 722 - AMPLIFICATION I 3 cr hrs
• DCOM 723 - HEARING CONSERVATION 3 cr hrs
• DCOM 725 - OAEs AND BALANCE FUNCTION TESTING 3 cr hrs
• DCOM 726 - ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF HEARING 3 cr hrs
• DCOM 727 - PEDIATRIC AUDIOLOGY 3 cr hrs
• DCOM 728 - CENTRAL AUDITORY NEUROPHYSIOLOGY AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY 3 cr hrs
• DCOM 729 - PATHOLOGIES OF HEARING 3 cr hrs
• DCOM 740 - COCHLEAR IMPLANTS AND OTHER IMPLANTABLE DEVICES 3 cr hrs
• DCOM 786 - ADVANCED RESEARCH METHODS IN AUDIOLOGY 3 cr hrs
• DCOM 888 - INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH IN COMMUNICATION DISORDERS 1 to 6 cr hrs (4 credit hours required) 2 semesters
• DCOM 794 - INTERNSHIP IN COMMUNICATION DISORDERS 1 to 12 cr hrs (12 credit hours required) 2 semesters
• DCOM 796 - FIELD EXPERIENCE: EXTERNSHIP IN AUDIOLOGY (C) 9 cr hrs (27 credit hours required) 3 semesters

Communication Sciences and Disorders core coursework (10-19 credit hours):

• DCOM 523 - AURAL REHABILITATION 3 cr hrs *Unless taken at the undergraduate level.
• DCOM 532 - DISORDERS OF PHONOLOGY AND ARTICULATION 3 cr hrs *Unless taken at the undergraduate level.
• DCOM 535 - LANGUAGE DISORDERS OF CHILDREN 3 cr hrs *Unless taken at the undergraduate level.
• DCOM 710 - PROFESSIONAL ISSUES IN COMMUNICATION DISORDERS I 1 cr hrs
• DCOM 724 - ADVANCED COMMUNICATION SCIENCE 3 cr hrs
• DCOM 730 - CENTRAL AUDITORY PROCESSING DISORDERS 3 cr hrs
• DCOM 787 - THEORIES AND METHODS OF GRADUATE STUDY AND RESEARCH 3 cr hrs