Prerequisites?

[BrianaGrace17]

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Hello everyone!

I know audiology doesn't technically have prereqs, and that they've been discussed on the forum before but...

Does anyone have any suggestions about the best classes to take during undergrad to help prepare them for audiology? Do current students have experience with any classes that they feel has really helped them?

My school's program deals mostly with speech path, so I'm having to basically create my own "audiology concentration". Right now I've planned to take Human Anatomy, Biomedial Ethics, Physics, Mind & Brain in Developmental Context, Neuroanatomy, and Biological Psychology /or/ Genetics. I also have some ASL and Deaf Studies under my belt, in addition to my required major classes (only 3 of which that really deal with audiology/hearing). Any additions?

Thanks!

 

[rEliseMe]

Beginning Calculus or Calc I. It's a requirement for students in my program. Also, any acoustics class or language development to get 'em out of the way.

 

[BrianaGrace17]

Awwww Calculus...I've taken statistics, which is required for my program. I think physics is the closest I can get to acoustics since the Musical Acoustics class isn't offered anymore, and lang. development is one of my major classes. Thanks!

 

[rEliseMe]

Awwww Calculus...

Yeah, but seriously, they require it for a reason! You'll understand audiology at a deeper level.

 

[cidanu]

i took calc in high school as an AP class but not in college. i guess i don't have a deep understanding of audiology because i'm not really understanding how calculus is related. none of the programs i applied to required calculus, just a math class to fulfill the ASHA requirements.

i went to night school to fulfill my prereq's. one of the programs i applied to required letter grades in the prereq's (not just the P i had from all my AP classes) so i retook all my science classes - A & P, Physics, Statistics.... Physics and A&P were helpful my first semester of the AuD program and gave me a leg up with Anatomy and Acoustics. honestly though i think i could have saved myself a lot of tuition money by not taking them and i still would have been fine.

 

[quiteaud]

Hello! I've been lurking for a while now and just randomly decided to delurk when I read this question. I'm a second-year student at a top school in the field and I have to disagree with rEliseme (sorry!). I would definitely recommend stats over calculus. I seriously doubt calculus will really help you understand audiology "on a deeper level," but stats will definitely help you interpret research articles or carry out your own research.

Anyway, there are certain "knowledge and skills" criteria, set by ASHA, that you need to meet. You can find this information online; however, I also recommend speaking with the head of the department at one of your top choice schools. I thought I had all of my prereq skills in the bag until I asked the head of a school that shall remain nameless; he informed me I needed to take developmental psych in addition to the classes I already thought "counted."

Focus on classes in audiology, acoustics (you may find this in the physics or architecture dept), psych (especially counseling), and SLP. But frankly, at the end of the day, you will learn all you really need to know in your grad program and beyond.

 

[rEliseMe]

Hello! I've been lurking for a while now and just randomly decided to delurk when I read this question. I'm a second-year student at a top school in the field and I have to disagree with rEliseme (sorry!). I would definitely recommend stats over calculus. I seriously doubt calculus will really help you understand audiology "on a deeper level," but stats will definitely help you interpret research articles or carry out your own research.

I hear what you're saying, but we really will have to agree to disagree! 🙂 I'm also at a 'top school', and we're already going over concepts that make no sense to me because I haven't had calculus. I guess it depends on the program you choose and what their style is.

And I didn't mean don't take statistics in favor of calculus! Please forgive me if that's how it came across. Statistics is a vital class to success (and you may have a more program-specific statistics course near the front of your graduate program, like I do), I just think that a basic calculus course will help you as well.

 

[AUDball2012]

Hello! I've been lurking for a while now and just randomly decided to delurk when I read this question. I'm a second-year student at a top school in the field and I have to disagree with rEliseme (sorry!). I would definitely recommend stats over calculus. I seriously doubt calculus will really help you understand audiology "on a deeper level," but stats will definitely help you interpret research articles or carry out your own research.

Anyway, there are certain "knowledge and skills" criteria, set by ASHA, that you need to meet. You can find this information online; however, I also recommend speaking with the head of the department at one of your top choice schools. I thought I had all of my prereq skills in the bag until I asked the head of a school that shall remain nameless; he informed me I needed to take developmental psych in addition to the classes I already thought "counted."

Focus on classes in audiology, acoustics (you may find this in the physics or architecture dept), psych (especially counseling), and SLP. But frankly, at the end of the day, you will learn all you really need to know in your grad program and beyond.

I am going to have to agree. I have degree in Chem and Physics and took Calc 1-3 in addition to stats. I took a total of 3 com. dis. classes. The most helpful classes were my physics courses, electronics class, anatomy and phys classes, bio chem classes, and neuroscience classes.