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Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology

Master's and Doctoral Programs

Graduate opportunities

Pursuing a graduate degree in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology at the University of North Texas prepares you to work effectively with people who have communication disorders. It also advances the discipline through professional, clinical and research activities.

We offer course work leading to the Master of Arts or Master of Science degrees in Speech-Language Pathology and a Doctor of Audiology degree. In addition, completing required course work, laboratory training and clinical practicum experiences qualifies you for national certification from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and state licensure.

You can gain valuable research experience by working with our faculty members on various projects. You’ll have access to laboratories for research, clinical treatment rooms, a clinic library, a student workroom and a computer lab. Faculty research areas include:

Aphasia
Articulation
Auditory evoked potential
Auditory rehabilitation
Correlates of tinnitus
Hearing technology
Speech perception
Swallowing disorders
Traumatic brain injury
Vocal pathologies

Other collaborative research projects are conducted with the College of Music and the biological sciences, electrical engineering and physics departments.

Our programs were among the first accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (2200 Research Blvd.; Rockville, Md. 20850-3289; telephone 301-296-5700).

Excellent hands-on opportunities

Along with the on-campus practicum at the UNT Speech and Hearing Center, practicum opportunities are available at more than 100 sites in the region. Sites include hospitals, nursing homes, rehab centers and public schools administering hearing screenings and raising hearing loss awareness. All practicum requirements are closely monitored by a clinical supervisor.

Our students are prepared academically and clinically throughout their programs. Clinical competencies are reviewed each semester with the clinical supervisor. Academic knowledge and clinical competency are also studied through formative and summative assessments at different stages of the programs.

Students enjoy a 100 percent employment rate within six months of graduation and have a 100 percent pass rate on the AHSA Praxis Exam.

Outstanding student support

UNT provides a wide variety of services exclusively to graduate students. The Graduate Student Writing Support office can help you with writing, and the Office of Research Consulting offers assistance with statistical research.

The Toulouse Graduate School® offers several professional development workshops, including Thesis and Dissertation Boot Camps. Many of the workshops are available online for your convenience.

Attending UNT

Admission requirements

You’ll need to meet the admission requirements for the graduate school and the following program requirements:

Completed program application
GRE scores
Official transcripts from all schools attended
Three letters of recommendation
A personal statement of future professional goals

Applicants to the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology degree programs should submit a completed application form by Jan. 1 for admission the following fall semester. The graduate school’s admission requirements are outlined at graduateschool.unt.edu or catalog.unt.edu. You can learn more about our departmental admissions requirements on our site.

Degree requirements

M.A. and M.S. degrees

There are two options for both master’s degrees:

39 credit hours of course work and a clinical practicum
33 credit hours of course work, 6 credit hours of thesis and a clinical practicum

If you write a thesis, you must pass an oral exam administered by the thesis committee on your topic. A written comprehensive exam is required if you don’t write a thesis. The comprehensive exam focuses on the various content areas of speech-language pathology, including normal aspects of speech, language, swallowing and hearing.

Au.D. in Audiology

This is a four-year, post-baccalaureate degree. Degree requirements include:

70 to 78 credit hours of course work
44 credit hours of clinical practicum (with a minimum of 1,850 clock hours)
A faculty-directed research project
Passing of comprehensive, formative and summative exa ms
During the fourth year of the program, completion of an externship, which may involve relocation or travel

Financial assistance

Semester-long graduate assistantships and scholarships are available. Faculty members may also have research money available for partial support of a research assistant. All assistantships and scholarships are competitive. More information about financial assistance programs is available at financialaid.unt.edu or graduateschool.unt.edu.

Graduate faculty and research areas

Katsura Aoyama, Associate Professor; Ph.D., University of Hawaii. Phonetic and phonological aspects of first and second language acquisition.

Jeffrey A. Cokely, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Northwestern University. Study of speech materials used to evaluate the hearing of Spanish-speaking listeners.

Kamakshi V. Gopal, Professor and Director of the Doctor of Audiology Program; Ph.D., Michigan State University. Internal neuronal network dynamics of cultured auditory cortex networks; effects of heavy metals and neurotoxins on cultured cortical neurons; auditory processing in children and adults; music-induced hearing loss; electrophysiologic and fMRI measures in tinnitus patients.

Gloria Streit Olness, Associate Professor; Ph.D., University of Texas at Dallas. Discourse linguistics; neurolinguistics.

Erin C. Schafer, Associate Professor; Ph.D., University of Texas at Dallas. Cochlear implants and assistive hearing devices; speech perception.

Clinical faculty and professional staff and interest areas

Amanda Labue, Clinical Supervisor; Au.D., University of Texas at Dallas. Assessment, hearing aids, and aural rehabilitation for adult and pediatric populations.

Robyn Martin, Clinical Supervisor; M.S., Texas Christian University. Clinical service delivery.

Lauren Mathews, Lecturer and Undergraduate Advisor; M.S., University of Texas at Dallas. Pediatric language and feeding disorders; children and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Rebecca McLain, Clinical Supervisor; M.S., University of Central Arkansas. Clinical methods and procedures.

Stacy Nunnelee, Clinical Supervisor; M.A., University of Memphis. Adult neurogenic disorders; learning disorders; dysphasia.

Shannon Presley, Clinical Supervisor; M.S., University of North Texas. Treatment of individuals with traumatic brain injuries; adult neurogenic communication disorders; voice disorders; augmentative and alternative communication devices.

Raedeen Wingate, Clinical Supervisor; M.S., Texas Woman’s University. Speech and language disorders; reading and writing disorders in school-age children and high school students.

Sign language instruction

Dori Reeves, Adjunct Instructor; M.S., College of New Rochelle. Teaching American Sign Language as a foreign language; sign language interpreting; deaf culture.

Larry Rogers, Lecturer; Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington. Comparative linguistics of the sign languages of North American and Third World countries.