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

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

Employment settings Private practice Hospitals Schools Universities Industry Otolaryngology offices

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.

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)

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

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

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

Questions? Audiology emphasis PowerPoint: Dr. Gaeta’s office hours http://www.csus.edu/hhs/csad/advising.html Dr. Gaeta’s office hours Scheduled office hours through Annette Email for appointment Audiology Emphasis Orientation October 24, 2018 at 5:30pm (Location: Folsom Hall, Room 1050) Student Academy of Audiology https://saa.audiology.org/ National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association https://www.asha.org/Students/Planning-Your-Education-in-CSD/

CSAD Advising: Audiology Laura Gaeta, Ph.D., F-AAA l.gaeta@csus.edu September 4, 2018