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Overview
Audiologists specialize in the prevention, identification, assessment, and rehabilitation of hearing and balance disorders, and serve those with congenital and acquired hearing losses. They prescribe and dispense hearing aids and instruct patients in using amplification, and provide aural rehabilitation and speech reading services to those  with hearing aids or cochlear implants. Additionally, audiologists provide vestibular rehabilitation or balance re-training exercises for some balance disorders.

Upon graduation, students are employed in a variety of settings that reflect the diverse populations served by Audiologists. Some graduates are self employed in private practice clinics that provide speech, language and hearing services. Others function as members of interdisciplinary teams in healthcare settings or educational settings, or in research laboratories.

Our academic programs and on-campus Speech-Language and Hearing Center are fully accredited by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Graduates accumulate the basic science, clinical course work and clinical experiences necessary for national certification (ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence, CCC). 2007 Praxis pass rate for Northeastern students was 100%.

Admission Requirements
Students applying to the Doctor of Audiology program must have completed a bachelor's degree in a relevant field from an accredited university with a minimum GPA of 3.2.  Applicants must provide a Graduate Recod Exam (GRE) score.  Applications for fall admission will be reviewed during late February through early March.

Applicants with a bachelor's degree in the field will need to complete four years of full-time study, which includes a clinic internship year.  Bachelor degree holders without a background in speech and hearing sciences/disorders will need to complete the following prerequisite courses: Introduction to Audiology, Speech and Hearing Sciences, Language Development, Anatomy and Physiology of the Vocal Mechanism, and Phonetics.

The Au.D program is also available to practicing audiologist who hold a graduate degree in audiology with a 3.2 GPA (min) and a valid state license to practice audiology as well as the ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-A).  Additionally, two-years of full-time employment are required along with three letters of recommendation supporting these experiences.

Curriculum
The Au.D program requires successful completion of 101 semester hours of course work, practica assignments, comprehensive examination and research project.  In addistion, a clinical internship year in an audiology service delivery facility is required.  The clinical internship year will be completed as a continuous appointment during year four of the program.

Experiential Learning
The program's clinical home is in the new Behrakis Health Sciences Building, which includes the state-of-the-art Northeastern Speech-Language, and Hearing Center, where patients from the NU community and surrounding areas come for services. Here, you will engage in rich clinical experiences in a realistic setting even before you are placed at an off-site practicum location.

For information on the Speech-Language and Hearing Center

Generally in the second semester you will work several days a week with an audiologist as a student clinician in Boston's prestigious hospitals, outpatient clinics, educational institutions, including the Veteran's Administration Hospital, Children's Hospital, Mass Eye and Ear, and other settings. Following ASHA requirements, you will gain experience across the lifespan. Your practica provide hands-on experience with a variety of populations, including infants, children, and adults.  Clinical areas include:

• Congenital and Acquired Hearing Loss
• Newborn Hearing Screening
• Vestibular Disorders 
• Central Auditory Processing Disorders
• Amplification and Assistive Listening Devices
• Hearing Conservation
• Aural Rehabilitation and Speechreading 

Our program emphasizes links to the surrounding communities and to inner-city neighborhoods of Boston. Many of the clients in our Speech-Language and Hearing Center are from the neighborhoods adjacent to campus.  All of our students screen the hearing of new-born infants at St. Elizabeth's Hospital. We also provide services funded by an endowment from the Boston Guild for the Hard of Hearing and the Clive W. and Mona M. Lacy trust.  Services inclue a hearing instrument outreach program where individuals unable to afford hearing aids can obtain financial assistance for hearing aids, assistive listening devices and aural rehabilitation/speechreading class.  In addition, we provide hearing screenings and presentations to the community through the Community Outreach program.

Students have opportunity to engage in related activities, including the NU Student Speech, Hearing, and Language Association (NUSSHLA) and the NU chapter of Future Doctors of Audiology (NAFDA).

Faculty
Helen Anis, Clinical Instructor
Sandra Cleveland, Au.D Program Director and Director of Audiology Clinical Services
Keith Darrow, Assistant Clinical Professor
Michael Epstein, Assistant Professor
Linda Ferrier, Associate Professor
Mary Florentine, Matthews Distinguished University Professor, Advisor to Speech & Hearing Club
Rhona Hellman, Senior Research Scientist
Ying-Yee Kong, Assistant Professor
Ruth Margulies, Clinical Instructor
Therese O’Neil-Pirozzi, Associate Professor, SLP Graduate Program Director
Rupal Patel, Assistant Professor
Kevin Reilly, Assistant Professor
Bertram Scharf, Senior Scientist
Ralf Schlosser, Professor, Chair
Sarah Young-Hong, Director of Clinical Speech-Language Services

Fall Orientation

Tuesday, September 8, 2009 - Plans for Orientation will follow

Fall 2009 Semester Registration Information - AuD

 
Fall 2009 Semester Registration Information - MS in Speech Language Pathology

For more information on our program, please visit our program web site.