Hello,

I'm a 3rd year BS Psy student and I recently started to consider other various career options. I was looking into audiology, and was wondering what type of undergrad experience do you need? I know I'll probably need to take at least a semester of SLP classes... right? Do you need to be a communications d/o major to go into this field?

well, I'm just considering my options, (i'll try and shadow local audiologist)

-Thanks for the input!

Hi!

Depends where you want to go... some programs are more suited for comm sci majors (majority) and other programs are more designed for science/pscyh majors (pco). hope this helps!

As mentioned, it depends on the school, you really have to look at the individual requirements. It won't hurt to take a few intro comm sci classes just to have a base of knowledge. Out of the 8 people in my class, 5 of us were comm sci undergrad, 2 were deaf ed, and 1 was a bio major.

if i'm not mistaken, most programs require that you take some pre-req courses in comm sci

I was a psych undergrad at a school without a communication disorders department.

I took pre-med classes to fulfill my electives and additional sciences. This will leave the door open in case you determine that Audiology isn't a viable route at graduation.

Make sure you do well in your research methods and any class that involves statistics in your psychology core classes.

Like others have said, take a look at schools you are interested in applying to. They usually have a list of pre-requisite courses (some do not require any).

IMHO if you aren't sold on Audiology, I wouldn't integrate classes like "Intro to Audiology" into my cirriculum just yet (unless it can be used for graduation). When you get into a school they will analyze your transcript hard trying to find anything that might satisfy a requirement. Taking an additional semester of requirements after graduation is better then delaying your graduation for a year (or more) trying to fit those courses into your schedule.