Degree Requirements

Advising

The program provides coordinated academic advising across both campuses through a committee consisting of the Au.D. program directors on both campuses, the Au.D. program coordinator, and the graduate student coordinator.

A faculty member at each campus provides local advising access for students. Issues that affect both campuses are brought to the advising committee.

The UW-Madison program coordinator and the UW-Stevens Point clinic director advise on clinical experiences and placements, and academic and clinical progress tracking.

Course Work

A minimum of 75 credits are required for a Doctor of Audiology. When you are admitted to the Au.D. program, you will be provided with a course sequence for the entire program. It is strongly recommended that you adhere to this sequence, although you may modify the plan in consultation with your advisor and clinic coordinator(s).

If you have an undergraduate degree in communicative disorders, it typically takes four years (including three summers) to complete the Au.D. program.
If you have an undergraduate degree in another field, the program may take an additional year to make up missing course work.

Capstone

You will complete a capstone project during the second and third years of study. This project may involve an in-depth literature review, a limited-scope clinical investigation, a case study, or a large-scale clinical project.

At the end of the third year, you will produce a final paper for the committee and present a report on the project at a meeting of colleagues and faculty.

Clinical Experiences

In your first year, you will participate in a clinical clerkship at your home campus clinic. Both the UW-Madison Speech and Hearing Clinic and the UW-Stevens Point Center for Communicative Disorders offer experience in adult and pediatric diagnostics and hearing aids.

In your second year, you will participate in a mix of on- and off-campus clinical clerkships. Third-year clinical clerkships are entirely off-campus. Off-campus sites include major medical centers, VA Hospitals, outpatient ENT clinics, and private practices.

During the summer, you have the option to complete off-campus clerkships at out-of-state sites or sites within Wisconsin that are further away from Madison or Stevens Point.

Your fourth year consists of a 12-month, full-time externship. You may complete externships at a single site that offers a range of experiences, or at two or three different sites. Externships may be completed in Wisconsin or out of state.