Course variations

Course summary

In this program students complete a series of level examinations to progress, and a capstone project. The final two semesters consist of a required full-time off-campus field experience (clinical residency). The program is compatible with ASHA certification requirements. Students are eligible for certification by the Alabama State Board of Education and for licensure by the Alabama Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (ABESPA). Those who are with undergraduate background in Communication disorders in audiology graduate after eleven academic semesters, including a clinical residency during which they will work full-time for a period of nine months in the final year of the program. And students without undergraduate background in communication disorders with careful scheduling and scheduling of undergraduate prerequisite courses, they will be able to complete the doctorate in about four and a half years.

Program modules

The courses include Fall 1: CMDS 7860 Ex. Phonetics, CMDS 7570 Evaluation of Research in Speech-Lang. Pathology, CMDS 7800 Neurological Bases of Communicative Disorders, CMDS 7500 Clinical Practicum, Spring 1: CMDS 7550 Language and Speech Disorders In Adults, CMDS 7820 Medical Aspects of Speech Language Pathology, CMDS 7840 Augmentative Communication, CMDS 7500 Clinical Practicum, Summer: CMDS 7520 Clinical Strategies in Child and Adolescent Language Disorders, CMDS 7530 Advanced Fluency Disorders, CMDS 7560 Cleft Palate, CMDS 7500 Clinical Practicum, Fall 2: CMDS 7540 Advanced Voice Disorders, CMDS 7810 Motor Speech Disorders, CMDS 7510 Advanced Articulation Disorders, CMDS 7500 Clinical Practicum, Spring 2: CMDS 7940 Field Experience.

Entry requirement for international students

Students to be considered for admission must have completed a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. They must have scored Grade Point Average over the last 60 semester hours (100 quarter hours) of coursework taken or exceed score of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale). Additionally, students should also demonstrate "B" average of higher in their major. They must have scored GRE of 1000 or higher in both verbal and quantitative. Also students whose native language is not English must demonstrate their proficiency in English language either with a TOEFL scores of at least 550 on the written test (213 on the computer based test, 79 on the Internet Based Test with 16 in each section) or IELTS scores of at least 6.5.

Qualification

Doctoral

Awarding body

AUBURN UNIVERSITY

Department name

Auburn University Graduate School

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