1. CSAD Advising: Audiology
Laura Gaeta, Ph.D.
September 4, 2018

2. Audiology Health care profession Areas:
Diagnosis, treatment, and management of hearing loss and balance disorders across the lifespan
Hearing aids, cochlear implants, assistive technologies
Rehabilitative process
Surgical monitoring, hearing conservation, newborn hearing screenings
Prevention of hearing loss
Median annual salary was $75,920 in May 2017 (bls.gov)
1-3 years of experience: $65,954

3. Employment settings Private practice Hospitals Schools Universities
Industry
Otolaryngology offices

4. Education requirements to become an audiologist
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) degree
Replaced the Master’s as the clinical entry-level degree
Clinical doctorate
NOT a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Focus is on clinical proficiency
Graduates are called “Doctor”
Licensure upon graduation from an Au.D. program
Ph.D.
Master’s
Bachelor's
Au.D.

5. Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.)
Typically, four-year degree
Coursework: anatomy and physiology, psychoacoustics, signals and acoustics, amplification, vestibular assessment and evaluation, aural rehabilitation, professional issues, pediatric and educational audiology
Clinical practica and completion of a full-time externship during final year of program
Research project
Comprehensive exams
Average cost of tuition: $100,000 (audiology.org)

6. Admissions requirements
Highly selective and competitive
273 Master’s in SLP programs (average class size: 25)
75 Au.D. programs (average class size: 10)
Minimum GPA of 3.0 (but average GPA is much higher)
GRE scores
Essay
Resume
Letters of recommendation
Application fees
Interviews

7. The Au.D. at Sacramento State
In middle of approval process
Anticipated date of approval: late Fall 2018 or early spring 2019
Information will be posted on Department website when available
Admissions closes: Spring 2019
Anticipated program start date: Fall 2019
Four years (11 semesters, including summers)
Coursework, clinical practicum, comprehensive examinations, doctoral research project, and externship

8. Preparing for graduate school in audiology
GPA: 3.0 or higher
Letters of recommendations
GRE:
Courses in which an A or B was earned
Take the GRE in the summer
Ask faculty early
Observation hours
Variety of settings, populations, areas of audiology
Signatures from supervising audiologist
Campus and community involvement

9. Questions? Audiology emphasis PowerPoint: Dr. Gaeta’s office hours
Dr. Gaeta’s office hours
Scheduled office hours through Annette
for appointment
Audiology Emphasis Orientation
October 24, 2018 at 5:30pm (Location: Folsom Hall, Room 1050)
Student Academy of Audiology
National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association

10. CSAD Advising: Audiology
Laura Gaeta, Ph.D., F-AAA
September 4, 2018