1.  The Au.D. Program is a four year program that includes the clinical fellowship.

3.  The program is located in one of the most exciting cities in the U.S.

4.  The program is affiliated with Kresge Hearing Research Laboratory which is housed (within walking distance) in the same Health Sciences Center complex.  Kresge faculty will teach Au.D. coursework in their major areas of expertise as well as offer opportunities for students to observe and participate in the most current audiological research.

5.  The audiology doctorate program is part of the Department of Communication Disorders.  The department is housed within the School of Allied Health Professions and includes state of the art classrooms and research laboratories.  Students may enroll in related allied health courses if interested.

6.  The faculty is comprised of an outstanding group of audiology clinicians and clinician-investigators.

7. The average pass rate for the PRAXIS examination by audiology graduates was 100% for the past three years. The employment rate for our graduates is 100%. The first cohort of Doctor of Audiology students will complete their degree on time in the spring 2008.

8.  Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center is located in a major metropolitan area and in the heart of the medical district.  As such, we are able to offer a variety of off-site clinical experiences within walking distance to campus including the following:  LSUHSC Department of Otolaryngology, Tulane University Medical Center Department of Otolaryngology, the V.A. Medical Center, and Charity Hospital of New Orleans.  Additional sites close by include Joachim Speech and Hearing Clinic of Memorial Medical Center and Ochsner Hospital and Clinics.  Both of these sites participate in cochlear implant teams, allowing our students experience in the implant process from the initial consultation to mappings.  Children’s Hospital and Ochsner both host oral-facial anomalies teams, allowing our students' exposure to this unique population and interdisciplinary process.  Within the metropolitan area we also have affiliations with numerous physician’s offices and private practice audiologists. 

Being part of a major medical center situated in a large metropolitan area offers students unique opportunities and exposure to a wide variety of patients and procedures that they may not have direct access to in other settings.  Students have the opportunity for the following experiences:

• Patients of all ages: birth to geriatric

• Neonatal Hearing Screens

• Aural rehabilitation

• Hearing Aids

• FM and Assistive Listening

• ENG/VNG

• Posturography/balance testing

• Electrophysiological Evaluation, including early (ABR), middle, and late potentials

•  Intraoperative Monitoring

• Topographic Brain Mapping and qEEG

• Otoacoustic Emissions

• Auditory Processing

• Oral-Facial Anomalies

• Cochlear Implants

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF Au.D. COURSES

TYPICAL 4-YEAR SEQUENCE OF COURSES FOR Au.D.