Overview

Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences / Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences is located in Auburn, AL, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)
Master of Communications Disorders (MCD)	Audiology
Doctor of Audiology (Au D)	Audiology

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	24
Doctoral Degrees	10

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required for some Comprehensive exam (MCD), thesis (MS)
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

255

Applied

38

Accepted

33

Enrolled

Applying

60

Application Fee - Domestic

70

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Recommended	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	February 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

87

Total Graduate Students

1%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	3.45%
Black or African American	2.3%
White or Caucasian	89%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	1.15%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	2.3%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (4%)

Female (95%)

Faculty

19

Total faculty

Full-time - 18

Part-time - 1

Male (4)

Female (15)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Developmental auditory perception, use of social media in communication, hormone profile and voice function in women, the effect of directional microphones on hearing aids, intrinsic laryngeal skeletal muscle bioenergetics
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 1199 Haley Center
Auburn, AL  36849
United States

Contact Dr. Laura W. Plexico
Chair
Email: lwp0002@auburn.edu
Phone: -844-9620

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