Doctor of Audiology

The University of Florida's Doctor of Audiology degree program is a campus-based program that:

Prepares students for a professional career in audiology
Provides students with an array of experiences in the practice of diagnostic and rehabilitative audiology
Provides students with the complex and diverse skills necessary to meet the challenges of the rapidly changing hearing health care field.
The Au.D. program is a four-year graduate degree totaling 110 semester credit hours. The clinical and academic curriculum includes course work in the basic sciences, applied audiology, clinical research, statistics, audiologic rehabilitation, medical neuroscience, neuro-otology, cochlear implants, health care administration, programmable hearing aids, counseling, and aging. Graduates of this program are eligible for the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology (CCC-A) administered by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association as well as Board Certification in Audiology administered by the American Academy of Audiology and state licensure in audiology.

The curriculum includes extensive academic coursework in basic sciences, applied audiology, clinical research, statistics, audiologic rehabilitation, medical neuroscience, neuro-otology, cochlear implants, pharmacology, health care administration, programmable and digital hearing aids, counseling, communication and aging, and speech-language pathology. Students also complete an extensive program of clinical coursework (i.e. clinical practicum). These practicum experiences take place in UF Health facilities (e.g., the new UF Health: The Oaks facility), the University of Florida Health Science Center, and affiliated hospitals and private practice clinics in the North Florida area as well as elsewhere in the state and the country. The fourth year of the program consists of a full-time clinical audiology externship.

Academic Transcripts: You must also submit official copies of all of your academic transcripts directly to the university. UF will not accept academic transcripts through CSDCAS. To prevent delays in processing admission decisions, it is recommended that you submit these academic transcripts at the time of application, particularly if you are an international student.
Applicants with a bachelor's degree only, a minimum grade point average of B (3.0), calculated from all grades and credits after the semester where the applicant reached 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours is required.
Letters of recommendation (You will submit three letter of recommendation through CSDCAS)
Statement of purpose/personal statement (You will submit this information through CSDCAS.)
Resume (You will submit this information through CSDCAS.)
For applicants from countries where English is not the ofcial language, a minimum score on one of these English Language Skills tests, IELTS - 6.0,TOEFL IBT- 80, PBT- 550.