Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders

Au.D. Capstone (Independent Study) Project

Students in the clinical doctorate program in audiology must follow the guidelines in order to complete the Independent Study (terminal experience) portion of the requirements for the Au.D.

By the end of the eighth week of the student’s fifth academic term (“term” includes summer session, fall semester, spring semester) as a graduate student, she/he must complete the Independent Study Request form and the Time Line Contract. In order to complete these forms, the student must have selected an independent study director, a topic, and a second reader. The director must be a member of the graduate faculty and will typically be a faculty person whose professional expertise corresponds with the topic the student intends to explore in the independent study. The second reader will be selected in consultation with the director. The second reader can be a member of the graduate faculty or a member of the clinical teaching faculty.