3.2 Non-Degree Applicants
Applicants with an undergraduate or graduate degree in a major other than Communication Disorders are required to complete the courses listed in Table 1 prior to beginning graduate coursework. Students with an undergraduate degree in Communication Disorders may also lack one or two courses. All pre-requisite coursework must be completed prior to enrollment with a grade of B- or better. The decision to enroll students with outstanding course requirements is made by the admissions committee on a case-by-case basis. All required courses are offered through the online prerequisite program at IHP.
Table 1. Required coursework for enrollment in the AuD program.
| HCD-550-DL |
Introduction to Communication Sciences and Disorders |
3 |
| HCD-552-DL |
Anatomy & Physiology of the Speech, Language & Hearing Mech |
3 |
| HCD-553-DL |
Speech and Language Acquisition |
3 |
| HCD-555-DL |
Hearing Science |
3 |
| HCD-554-DL |
Introduction to Audiology |
3 |
CAA Scientific and Research Foundations of the Profession: In addition to audiology-specific pre-requisites, students admitted to the AuD program must met the scientific and research foundations of the profession required for ASHA certification (listed in Table 2). All pre-requisite coursework must be completed prior to enrollment with a grade of B- or better. Many of these courses are offered through the online prerequisite program at IHP.
Table 2. ASHA Scientific and Research Foundations of the Profession
| Life Sciences |
HBIO-450-DL |
Introduction to Biology 1 |
3 |
| Life Sciences |
HA&P1-456-DL |
Anatomy and Physiology 1 |
3 |
| Physical Sciences |
HPHYSIC-450-D |
Physics 1 |
4 |
| Behavioral Sciences |
HPSYCH-450- |
Developmental Psychology |
3 |
| Mathematics |
HSTATS-451-DL |
Introductory Statistics or |
3 |
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Not offered at IHP |
College-level math proficiency |
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