This document summarizes an open house for the AuD graduate program at the University of Illinois. It highlights the strengths of the program including excellent faculty who are national leaders, strong academic and clinical training, and a variety of clinical opportunities. The 4-year AuD program includes coursework, clinical experience, and a capstone project. Students gain experience at the university clinic as well as external placement sites. Financial assistance is available to students through teaching and research positions.

1. Spring 2021
Graduate Programs Open House
AuD Program
Information session

2. Congratulations on being
admitted to our AuD program!

3. What makes us special?
• Faculty are national leaders and excellent teachers
• Strong academic and clinical training
• Small cohort: ~8 Au.D. students per year
• Variety of clinical opportunities

4. Our Audiology Faculty
• 2 clinical faculty members
• 8 academic faculty members

5. Our Areas of Expertise
• Diagnostics
• Amplification and
Rehabilitation
• Pediatrics
• Electrophysiology
• Neurodevelopment
• Cochlear Implants
• Speech Perception
• Tinnitus
• Room Acoustics
• Otoacoustic Emissions

6. Research LABs
Justin Aronoff, PhD.
Binaural Hearing Lab:
binauralhearinglab.shs.Illinois.edu
Ian Mertes, PhD., CCC-A
Hearing Research Lab:
hrl.shs.illinois.edu
Ron D. Chambers, PhD, CCC-A
Auditory Electrophysiology Laboratory
Fatima Husain, Ph.D
Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience Lab:
www.acnlab.com

7. Research LABs
Mary Flaherty, PhD.
Child Speech Research Lab:
childsrl.shs.illinois.edu
Pasquale Bottalico, PhD.
SPAA Lab:
spaa.shs.illinois.edu
Brian Monson, PhD.
Auditory Neuro Experience Lab:
anexlab.shs.illinois.edu

8. Overview of the Au.D. Program
• 4 year program
– Years 1-3: Coursework and clinical experience
– Year 4: Full-time clinical externship
– Program includes summers
• Coursework
– 112 total hours (includes clinic and capstone
project)
– Foundation/Theory courses lead to advanced
clinical courses
• Clinical Experience
– Equivalent of 12 months of full-time experience
by end of Year 4
– University Clinic, Private Practice, Hearing Aid
Manufacturers, VA, ENT practices, hospitals

9. Additional Requirements
• Capstone Project
– Supervised research project or review of clinical literature
– Begins Fall Year 2, completed by end of Spring Year 3
– Includes preliminary exam, final exam, and written document
• Comprehensive Exam
– Multiple choice exam on 5 content areas
– Taken in Summer Year 2
• Other Requirements
– Graduate-level statistics course
– American Sign Language I

10. Unique Courses We Offer
• Tinnitus
• Auditory Processing Disorders
• Hearing Conservation
• Digital Signal Processing
• Business Practice
• Departmental Proseminar

11. AuD Year One
• Fall 1
– Psychoacoustics
– Auditory Anatomy and Physiology
– Assessment of Audition and Auditory Disorders
– Audiological Assessment Lab
– Hearing Conservation
– Clinical Practicum (University Clinic)
– Proseminar in Speech and Hearing Science
• Spring 1
– Diagnosis of Hearing Impairment in Infants
and Young Children
– Hearing Aids and Amplification
– Amplification Lab
– Medical Audiology
– Clincal Practicum (University Clinic)
– Proseminar in Speech and Hearing Science
• Summer 1
– Professional Ethics and Legal Issues
– Clinical Practicum (University Clinic & External)

12. AuD Year Two
• Fall 2
– Tinnitus
– Vestibular Assessment and Rehabilitation
– Quantitative Reasoning
– Counselling in Communication Disorders
– Systems and Signals
– Capstone
– Clinical Practicum (University Clinic & External)
• Spring 2
– Electrophysiology
– Advanced Aral Rehabilitation
– Sensory Prosthetic Devices
– Clinical Practicum (University Clinic & External)
– Capstone
• Summer 2
– Business Practice Seminar
– Capstone
– Clinical Practicum (University Clinic & External)

13. AuD Years Three & Four
• Fall 3
– Auditory Processing Disorders
– Cochlear Implants
– Statistics
– Capstone
– Clinical Practicum (External)
• Spring 3
– Capstone
– Advanced Audiological Assessment
– Educational Audiolog
– Clinical Practicum (External)
– Defense of Capstone Project
• Summer 3, Fall 4, Spring 4
– Full-Time Clinical Externship

14. Sample of External Placement Sites
Advocate Christ Medical
Center
Oak Lawn, IL
Advocate Medical Group
Audiology/ENT
Normal, IL
Campbell ENT
Granger IN
Carbondale Hearing
Center
Carbondale, IL
Carle BroMenn Medical
Center
Normal, IL
Carle @ Fields
Champaign, IL
Carle Danville
Danville, IL
Carle/Brohmen in
Danville
Danville, IL
Carle ECHO
Urbana, IL
Carle Mattoon
Mattoon, IL
CASE: Central Area
Special Education
Champaign, IL
Central Illinois Hearing
Springfield, IL
Child’s Voice Wood Dale
Chicago, IL
Christie
Champaign, IL
DuPage Medical Group
Naperville, IL
(Amita Health) Ear
Institute of Chicago
Hinsdale, IL
Ear, Nose Throat Clinic
Mt. Vernon, IL
EIASE
Charleston, IL
ENTA
Decatur, IL
Geneva Hearing Services
Geneva, IL
GN Resound
Glenview, IL
Hearing Health Center
Oak Brook , IL
Hearing Associates
Gurnee, IL
Hearing Professionals of
Illinois
(Ear Nose and Throat
Specialists of Illinois)
Niles, IL
Hendricks ENT
Danville, IN
Illinois Masonic Medical
Center for Better Speech
and Hearing
Chicago, IL
Central Auditory
Evaluation and Treatment
Oak Park, IL
Katherine Shaw Betea
Hospital
Dixon, IL
Lafayette Hearing Center
Lafayette, IN
Loyola University Medical
Center
Maywood, IL
Lurie Children’s
Chicago, IL
MacNeal Hospital
Berwyn, IL
Nelson Audiology
Litchfield, IL
Northwest Speech and
Hearing Center
Arlington Heights, IL
Northwestern Medicine
Regional Medical Group
Geneva, IL
OSF Saint Francis Medical
Center/ Il Neurological
Institute
Peoria IL
Peoria ENT
Peoria IL
Peoria Schools
Peoria IL
Phonak
Warrenville, IL
Presence Resurrection
Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Riley Children’s - Indiana
University Health Medical
Center
Indianapolis, IN
Sarah Bush Lincoln Center
Effingham
Effingham, IL
Sarah Bush Lincoln Center
Mattoon, IL
Sarah Bush Lincoln
Memorial Hospital
Mattoon, IL
Sertoma Speech and
Hearing Center Crest Hill
Crest Hill, IL
Sertoma Speech and
Hearing Center Palos Hills
Palos Hills, IL
SIU Med School
Springfield, IL
SIH ENT
Herrin, IL
UChicago
Chicago, IL
University of IL Eye & Ear
Infirmary
Chicago, IL
VA Danville
Danville, IL
VA Hines
Hines, IL
VA Lovell
Lovell, IL
VA Marion
Marion, IL
VA Peoria
Peoria, IL

15. We are here to support you!
• Meet with your faculty adviser each semester
• Faculty reviews each student annually
• Other support includes:
– Dr. RAKSHA ANAND MUDAR, Director of Graduate Studies
– Speech and Hearing Science faculty and staff
– Campus resources
• McKinley Health Center
• The Counselling Center
• Student Assistance Center
– Your fellow AuD students!

16. Student Achievement Data

19. Financial Matters
• Students can apply for departmental funding
each semester:
– TAs for individual courses
– Hourly positions as graders
– Research assistants on faculty grants
– Time commitments are typically 10 hours per week
• Other sources of employment on campus:
– Disability Resources and Educational Services –
academic coaches, transcribers
– McKinley Health Center
– Athletic Department – academic coaches, tutors
– We also connect you with the Campus Job Board

20. We hope that you choose
the University of Illinois!
Useful link:
https://grad.illinois.edu/gradmap/overview