Each post BA student admitted into the LI Au.D. Consortium will
select a home school. Upon entry into the program, the student will
be assigned an advisor and guided through a lock-step plan of study
that will delineate specific courses for each year of the 4 year-89
credit program. Courses will be offered at all three schools to
take advantage of the shared resources and expertise. Some elective
classes will be taught by experts in the area and often at their
labs or medical offices. There will be classes offered in a
nontraditional format as one credit classes during intercessions as
well traditional classes during the academic year.
In the first semester of the program students will take a
“Clinical Instruction Course” at their Home institution and enroll
in a clinical practicum at their home school in the spring
semester. In the first two years of the program students will
engage in advanced coursework. In the third year, students will
develop a clinical research project by taking a Research Seminar.
This 3 credit Clinical Project Seminar will enable students to
formulate and develop a proposal for research. Following that
semester, and if incomplete, the student will enroll in a 1-credit
research seminar until the project is completed. There will be
three semesters in which to complete the project/proposal. In the
third year, students will take two 1-credit Clinical Externship
seminars. In the fourth year of the program, students will earn
2000 clinical hours of practicum at an externship site, placed by
the Au.D. Clinical Coordinator who will monitor students’ clinical
programs.
Students must complete the academic and clinical requirements
and pass two comprehensive exams in order to be awarded the Au.D.
Degree, which is granted by the home institution in cooperation
with Hofstra and Adelphi Universities. Coursework will be provided
throughout the school year in the form of 1-credit and 3-credit
courses.