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Syracuse University, College of Arts and Sciences

Au.D. Sample Program

The audiology degree is a four-year program that is completed in eleven consecutive semesters, including summers. Some courses marked with * are offered every other year and will be taken in the second or third year depending on entering in an odd or even year.

Sample AuD program ODD YEAR start, e.g. 2025 entering class:

FALL SEMESTER YEAR I (Total Fall Credits = 10)

  • CSD 650 Clinical Practicum (1 credit)
  • CSD 637 Instrumentation of Speech and Hearing (3 credit)
  • CSD 661 Advanced Clinical Audiology I (3 credit)
  • CSD 673 Hearing Aids I (3 credit)

SPRING SEMESTER YEAR I (Total Spring Credits = 13)

  • CSD 650 Clinical Practicum (1 credit)
  • CSD 658 Auditory Anatomy and Physiology (3 credit)
  • CSD 663 Auditory Evoked Potentials (3 credit)
  • CSD 665 Medical Audiology (3 credit)
  • CSD 675 Auditory Processing Disorders (3 credit)

SUMMER SEMESTER YEAR I (Total Summer Credits = 7)

  • CSD 650 Clinical Practicum (1 credit)
  • CSD 667 Aural Rehabilitation (3 credit)
  • CSD 668 Cerumen Management (1 credit)
  • CSD 785 Professional Issues (2 credit)

FALL SEMESTER YEAR II (Total Fall Credits = 12)

  • CSD 650 Clinical Practicum (2 credit)
  • CSD 671 Advanced Clinical Audiology II (3 credit)
  • CSD 781 Hearing Conservation and Environmental Audiology (2 credit) *
  • CSD 788 Pharmacology in Audiology (2 credit) *
  • CSD 798 Research Methods & Design (3 credit)

SPRING SEMESTER Year II (Total Spring Credits = 11)

  • CSD 650 Clinical Practicum (2 credit)
  • CSD 662 Pediatric Audiology (3 credit)
  • CSD 674 Hearing Aids II (3 credit)
  • CSD 783 Cochlear Implants (3 credit)

SUMMER SEMESTER YEAR II (Total Summer Credits = 5)

  • CSD 650 Clinical Practicum (2 credit)
  • CSD 644 Counseling Persons with Communication Disorders & their Families (3 credit)

FALL SEMESTER YEAR III (Total Fall Credits = 8)

·       CSD 650 Clinical Practicum (2 credit)

  • CSD 787 Vestibular Assessment & Management (3 credit) *
  • CSD 797 Applied Research (3 credit)

SPRING SEMESTER YEAR III (Total Spring Credits = 5)

  • CSD 650 Clinical Practicum (2 credit)
  • CSD 666 Speech Perception & Psychoacoustics (3 credit)
  • Intensive Exams (Capstone Experience)

CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE

At the conclusion of their academic and local clinic work, each student must pass an examination designed to comprehensively and intensively assess AuD students' academic and clinical preparation.

SUMMER SEMESTER YEAR III (Total Summer Credits = 6)

  • CSD 996 Internship in Audiology (6 credit)

FALL SEMESTER YEAR IV (Total Fall Credits = 0)

  • GRD 998 Degree in Progress (Internship continued)

SPRING SEMESTER YEAR IV (Total Spring Credits = 0)

  • GRD 998 Degree in Progress (Internship continued)

 Total credits: 77

 Sample AuD program EVEN YEAR start, e.g. 2026 entering class:

FALL SEMESTER YEAR I (Total Fall Credits = 10)

  • CSD 650 Clinical Practicum (1 credit)
  • CSD 637 Instrumentation of Speech and Hearing (3 credit)
  • CSD 661 Advanced Clinical Audiology I (3 credit)
  • CSD 673 Hearing Aids I (3 credit)

SPRING SEMESTER YEAR I (Total Spring Credits = 13)

  • CSD 650 Clinical Practicum (1 credit)
  • CSD 658 Auditory Anatomy and Physiology (3 credit)
  • CSD 663 Auditory Evoked Potentials (3 credit)
  • CSD 665 Medical Audiology (3 credit)
  • CSD 675 Auditory Processing Disorders (3 credit)

SUMMER SEMESTER YEAR I (Total Summer Credits = 7)

  • CSD 650 Clinical Practicum (1 credit)
  • CSD 667 Aural Rehabilitation (3 credit)
  • CSD 668 Cerumen Management (1 credit)
  • CSD 785 Professional Issues (2 credit)

FALL SEMESTER YEAR II (Total Fall Credits = 11)

·       CSD 650 Clinical Practicum (2 credit)

  • CSD 671 Advanced Clinical Audiology II (3 credit)
  • CSD 787 Vestibular Assessment & Management (3 credit) *
  • CSD 798 Research Methods & Design (3 credit)

SPRING SEMESTER Year II (Total Spring Credits = 11)

  • CSD 650 Clinical Practicum (2 credit)
  • CSD 662 Pediatric Audiology (3 credit)
  • CSD 674 Hearing Aids II (3 credit)
  • CSD 783 Cochlear Implants (3 credit)

SUMMER SEMESTER YEAR II (Total Summer Credits = 5)

  • CSD 650 Clinical Practicum (2 credit)
  • CSD 644 Counseling Persons with Communication Disorders & their Families (3 credit)

FALL SEMESTER YEAR III (Total Fall Credits = 9) [or 10 credits ODD year start]

  • CSD 650 Clinical Practicum (2 credit)
  • CSD 781 Hearing Conservation and Environmental Audiology (2 credit) *
  • CSD 788 Pharmacology in Audiology (2 credit) *
  • CSD 797 Applied Research (3 credit)

SPRING SEMESTER YEAR III (Total Spring Credits = 5)

  • CSD 650 Clinical Practicum (2 credit)
  • CSD 666 Speech Perception & Psychoacoustics (3 credit)
  • Intensive Exams (Capstone Experience)

CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE

At the conclusion of their academic and local clinic work, each student must pass an examination designed to comprehensively and intensively assess AuD students' academic and clinical preparation.

SUMMER SEMESTER YEAR III (Total Summer Credits = 6)

  • CSD 996 Internship in Audiology (6 credit)

FALL SEMESTER YEAR IV (Total Fall Credits = 0)

  • GRD 998 Degree in Progress (Internship continued)

SPRING SEMESTER YEAR IV (Total Spring Credits = 0)

  • GRD 998 Degree in Progress (Internship continued)

Total credits: 77