Just know, a traditional grad school program is 2 years and Do what you love. I am also IN LOVE with aural rehab, hearing loss, and cochlear implants. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies.

Take the quiz! Check out AGBell, their LSL-AVT certification is a great bonus if you are interested in working with the deaf/HH population. They gave her a loaner aid for the testing, just to see how she would do, and suddenly, you see her eyes light up, and then she was really much more able to hear the testing tones. I am an undergraduate student majoring in communication sciences and disorders. I am interested in watching children grow, week after week, milestone after milestone. Thanks for any advice!

Those are my personal preferences, but they very nicely align with SLP over audiology.Other things to consider: audiology is 4 years of graduate school, SLP is 2 years. All opinions welcome!The audiologists I work with (outpatient hospital setting) seem to spend most of their time selling hearing aids and repairing them. That means an audiology degree will cost more, but they do make more money. Again....not to say that being an audiologist isn't also a very difficult thing to do.New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be castA community of Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs), Speech Therapists (STs), Speech-Language Therapists (SLTs), Clinical Fellowship Clinicians (SLP-CFs), Speech-Language Pathology Assistants (SLPAs), graduate students, graduate clinicians, and undergraduate students. Join /r/SLPGradSchool for pre-graduate school and graduate school related discussionPress J to jump to the feed. We discuss therapy ideas, share stories, share informative links, and give general advice through our personal experience and research. Heart. To become certified to practice, you need a Master’s Degree in a speech pathology curriculum, along with the other requirements, and passing the PRAXIS. It's not that I would dislike speech, i have just enjoyed audiology topics more in my undergrad. Those are my personal preferences, but they very nicely align with SLP over audiology.Other things to consider: audiology is 4 years of graduate school, SLP is 2 years. I also liked audiology science topics in grad school, but I think the daily life of an audiologist can be much more restrictive than an SLP. I will be graduating in May with my Masters degree in SLP. I hope you find what you want and pursuit it endlessly!you may not be able to apply to both programs at the same school during the same admission period. I posted this on the SLP subreddit too but also really wanted audiology opinions so here it goes-- I'm a junior undergrad majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders and I've been passionate about speech pathology up until this summer when I worked on research involving children with cochlear implants and my spark for audiology was lit. To take part you must be aged 18-30, UK based.You must be a right-handed, monolingual speaker of British English, have no history of language, neurological, or psychiatric disorders.You will be compensated … That means an audiology degree will cost more, but they do make more money. That's my ultimate goal! I am also IN LOVE with aural rehab, hearing loss, and cochlear implants. What are some pros/cons of each field? Things you need math/science for in audiology: programming hearing aids and cochlear implants (it is important to understand how the changes you are making affect what these devices are doing), understanding hearing loss pathology (more biology than math), doing electrophysiological testing (ABR, VEMP, etc.

Also note that you can become certified as an auditory verbal therapist as an audiologist, or treat in that capacity, but it wouldn't make much sense to go through that much extra schooling and not use the extra, technical knowledge. Being that you're still in undergrad, use this time before it's time decide which route to go by observing and volunteering in as many settings as you can in both professions.SLP might be slightly less schooling and cheaper (that could vary, though), but you don't want to get into your first grad school clinic placement and realize that it's not your thing.

So I'm a junior majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders and I've been passionate about speech pathology up until this summer when I worked on research involving children with cochlear implants and my spark for audiology was lit. I am doing my final internship with several auditory verbal therapists next semester! I am more interested in treatment than diagnosis. That is an AMAZING feeling to know that you were a part of that process towards effective communication.Quite honestly, I think either choice would be a lot of fun and very rewarding. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcutsCookies help us deliver our Services. We discuss therapy ideas, share stories, share informative links, and give general advice through our personal experience and research. The Cons of Being a Speech-Language Pathologist. Okay, after the pros here are the cons. Also note that you can become certified as an auditory verbal therapist as an audiologist, or treat in that capacity, but it wouldn't make much sense to go through that much extra schooling and not use the extra, technical knowledge. Feel free to message me with any questions!I will give you my reason for picking SLP over audiology. But like the other person said, definitely observe!You should totally observe. -->Many schools use CSDCAS.org for the application process. Feel free to message me with any questions!I will give you my reason for picking SLP over audiology. I am currently not an SLP, but hold a Bachelor of Science in Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology, and am attempting to become an SLPA while applying for graduate school.